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    November 2005
Testors compressors?
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 28, 2005 10:07 PM
I have a home-made spray box, I have an Aztek airbrush, and now I'm looking for an air compressor. I know the hardware-store models are pretty popular, but they don't exactly fit my needs. I noticed that Testors offers a couple compressors made specifically for modelers. One of them, the AC700, actually looks pretty nice. Anybody here have experience with this model? How good is it in reality?
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    May 2005
Posted by IceDragon122 on Saturday, October 1, 2005 1:21 AM
I have the mini-Ice blue one............if that is what your refering 2............i love the little thing. I have also an Aztek airbrush and i can swear by it..........the compressor (ice-blue) one you can get at ACMoore, or Michaels for $50 with a %50 coupon they give u in the paper. Never had any problems.....works beuitifully......and its a constant pressure, so you u consistent results.

Hope this helps.

-Brian
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  • From: SETX. USA
Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, October 1, 2005 9:04 AM
Andy - that AC700 will work fine... it looks like all you would need would be a moisture trap.. you might look at the AC100 too, I saw it on Testors site and it looks like it would be a bit more capable and perhaps durable... it was only about $50 more I think...
---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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    September 2005
Posted by nathaniel on Saturday, October 1, 2005 1:08 PM
I've heard good things about them-- your airbrush isn't an airhog, so you should be fine. I use a Paasche VL and they take a bit more pressure-- these things aren't quite strong enough. But if I would have went for a Badger or an Iwata, I think they would have worked nicely. I have seen lots of quality models airbrushed by people using the setup you're considering. If you can get it $50 because of a coupon-- great!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 1, 2005 11:47 PM
Thanks for the info, guys!Big Smile [:D]
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