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Badger or Iwata?
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 8, 2006 4:18 AM
Hi all, im new to airbrushes and im wondering what is the best very fine detail airbrush out there? I want somthing that will paint very very fine lines and medium sized lines/patterns? Price is not a problem! Thanks for any advise
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  • From: ireland
Posted by david on Friday, September 8, 2006 12:29 PM

hi,

I dont know about any body else but I like paasche. Paasche normally come with different nozzles which contain a very fine one Smile [:)]

DAVID
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Posted by archangel571 on Friday, September 8, 2006 12:48 PM

Try to go through a few pages of threads in this section about recommendations on new airbrush purchases.  There were a lot.  With a title like that, you are about to open a HUUUGE can of worm on the endless debate and all you will get is one suggestion for every models of airbrush from every manufacturer... 

two you should look at is probably the Badger 100LG with medium tip and the Iwata HP-CS, HP-CR, HP-C, and HP-C+.

-=Ryan=- Too many kits... so little free time. MadDocWorks
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Posted by tho9900 on Friday, September 8, 2006 7:00 PM

I concur with the choices Ryan put out for ya... also it would be helpful to know if you use acrylic or enamel.  I don't remember you saying how much airbrush experience you have, but if you are fairly new to it, the 100LG with a medium tip/nozzle or the Iwata HP-CR would be more forgiving for a relative newcomer using acrylics... if you use enamels any of them would do...

Do a search for "Iwata or Badger" and you will have hours of reading material on the subject... people here are quite defensive of their choice in airbrushes!!!

--edit-- I just read you are new to airbrushing... so if you are going to use solely acrylics the two I mentioned might be something to think about... otherwise you can read on this section a lot about the different choices in either brand...

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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Posted by cbreeze on Friday, September 8, 2006 7:59 PM

Harder & Steenbeck Evolution two in one.

http://www.obeeliks.com/index.html?lang=en-gb

Check it out.

Chuck B.

 

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  • From: White Mountains, NH
Posted by jhande on Saturday, September 9, 2006 3:04 PM
Everyone has given great advice.

It's not so much the brand as they all have a model that will accomplish what you want.
As far as spraying acrylic or enamel, the same brush can handle both. It's when you get into inks and/or dye's when you need the really fine needles that can't handle the heavier medium as the paints as well.

What I would like to add is that it is best, if at all possible, to actually hold the different airbrushes in your hand or better yet test spray with them. I know that's not always possible, but that was the deciding factor in my purchase.



-- Jim --
"Put the pedal down & shake the ground!"

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