I just have one thing to say to everyone that may stumble on this board wondering wether or not they should airbrush. DO IT!!! It's well worth the money and time. I couldn't wait any longer and since I had everything ready, I took a test run on a finished model that I had attempted to paint using brushes. (rather than ruining a so far perfectly assembled unfinished model)
I can honestly say that it looks 100% better with only one coat of airbrushed paint that with several paintbrushed coats. Overall I think it was a pretty good session, although I probably sprayed too much for one coating (I kept on spraying and spraying)
there's a few things that I will need to address in the near future...
1. I tried to paint a fully assembled plane, but did the topside only, I have to figure out if and how I should spray one coat all around somehow
2. I have to cut down on the paint I use for each coat, It's something that even with brushes I always found hard to control, I overdo it on everything.
I also learned a few things while attempting this for the first time... (which I should mention were covered on this board more than once)
1. Airbrushing will NOT cover up imperfections left unattended. I can clearly see the dust particles that had settled on the previous coat of paint I had applied with brushes. (how they got there to begin with beats me)
2. Either I was spraying too much of a mist or I didn't make enough, I needed to stop halfway to mix another bottle. (maybe I should use the big bottle that I never thought I would need to) point said... Always make more than you're gonna need.
3. All the work I put into assembling a work space totally sealed from the rest of the closet obviously paid off since the fumes did get pretty bad. (I underestimated that aspect, but good thing I did pick up a painter's mask)
sorry for the long post, just excited to have finally tried it...
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