What airbrush to buy?

I would suggest either an Anthem or a Crescendo. Both are very easy to use. Although the Crecendo has three different head and needle assemblies, my kids (14 and 10) have no trouble changing them as they are to finger tight tolerances. You'll be happy either way. They are night and day compared to the 350 which is not a bad brush in itself.

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I'm into Luftwaffe mottles, even in 1/72, so the 100G with fine tip is for me. Otherwise, I would have gone with 155 to avoid having to change needles/tips/etc...

Actually I have both the 155 and 175 Crescendo and I believe I get finer detail with the Crescendo with a fine needle. And the Crescendo seems to do better spraying acrylics with the medium head (not sure if you spray that or enamel) Not to knock the 155, it is an excellent brush and I still use it for most of my work.

Another good all around brush that won't set you back a lot is the Omni 4000 from Thayer and Chandler, you can see it either at www.badger-airbrush.com or www.dixieart.com.

Quite a few people here use it and it does both fine detail and larger coverage well and also uses one needle assembly. Being gravity fed it will be able to get finer details at lower pressures. (and easier cleanup, although the 155 is a breeze to clean as well!)

Badger 100g. Enough said.

I have an Anthem and I could not agree more, its a nice airbrush.

How about the Badger 360?

the Badger 360 is the sister brush to the 155 several of us own here and like (i.e. same body, needle etc..) The difference is that it can do both gravity fed and siphon fed!! This means for large areas you can load up the bottle and spray away! For smaller detail you flip the cup around and use it as a gravity feed with lower air pressures. Some comment on the size of the cup which is a bit small but for detail you won't need a LOT of paint in 1/72 scale.

when you do decide which brush to get, I would suggest ordering an extra needle with it, as they always seem to get bent at 9pm on Sunday night when you are on you last bit of painting (ESPECIALLY if your kids will use the brush too ). And needle lube (Regdab and Medea lube are two names it goes by)

And if you buy from www.dixieart.com you get free shipping on orders over $45.00...