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What airbrush
Posted by Kovy17 on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 4:51 PM
  I am fairly new to airbrushing. I used to own a Aztek A430, which I thought was terrible. I want to get back into airbrushing and my main focus will be building war aircrafts. I was thinking about purchasing a Thayer and Chandler Omni 4000 airbrush. Is that a good airbrush for what I want to do? Is there a better one in the same price range? I don't want to spend over $90. thx
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Posted by MikeV on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 4:56 PM

That is an excellent choice.

I painted these with the Omni 4000:

 

 

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Posted by Kovy17 on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 4:58 PM
thanks alot for the advice.
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Posted by MikeV on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 6:01 PM

 Kovy17 wrote:
thanks alot for the advice.

My pleasure. Just remember that practice is what makes the paint job not the airbrush so the word "best" when it comes to airbrushes is what you prefer, not what someone tells you is the best airbrush. Wink [;)]

Keep us informed.  

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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Posted by usmc1371 on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 11:18 PM

I recommend the Badger 100G.  It's a great all-around airbrush.

Jesse

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Posted by Kovy17 on Thursday, June 5, 2008 12:38 AM

What is the right psi that I should use on my Thayer Chandler Omni 4000G ?

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Posted by MikeV on Thursday, June 5, 2008 4:20 PM
 Kovy17 wrote:

What is the right psi that I should use on my Thayer Chandler Omni 4000G ?

Try about 15 psi and go from there experimenting with what works best for you.

The higher the pressure, the better the paint atomization you get but the harder it is to control overspray and spidering, etc.

I never go below maybe 12 psi with any airbrush as I see no need.  

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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Posted by Killjoy on Saturday, June 7, 2008 10:45 PM

Hey Mike V, I saw your Israeli F-16 in this month's FSM!  Nice job!

Chris

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Posted by MikeV on Monday, June 9, 2008 8:26 PM

Thanks Chris, I appreciate that.

 

 

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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