Airbrush choice/advice.

There are dozens of good airbrushes out there. A prime consideration is your own location. Some brands (Paasche and Badger) are very expensive in Australia or Europe.

Personally, I'm a Badger man. I currently have four of them, as well as a Thayer & Chandler (also made by Badger). Only one is a single action.

If I were you, and lived in North America, I would buy a Badger 100LG with the medium tip/needle combo. That will handle 99% of your armor needs and you can buy a separate fine tip/needle combo for the last 1%.

Can you tell me the reason to go for the built on paint cup type or the seperate jar/pot.

I do not know the reason for the differance.

Gravity fed airbrushes allow you to mix/use less paint. Siphon fed airbrushes give you the ability to apply a lot of paint at one time...less need to stop and refill.

Gravity fed double action are also less time intensive to clean than siphon fed. You have to not only clean the airbrush, but you have to deal with the jar and feed cap.

My gravity fed Iwata allows me to spray as little as one drop of thinned paint.

Though old school way was one should start with a single action, those we were good with rattle cans progressed naturally into double action brushes. Go for the double action gravity fed. But work within your budget!!! 

KJ200 wrote:

I'll second that. Been using a 100G for the last few years with a medium head, and there is very little that brush can't handle. Karl

I'll third it i have a 175 and a 100lg fine needle and love them both.