Ebay Airbrush Kit Thoughts/ Opinions.

QUOTE: Originally posted by shaun1005 i just ordered the 150 from dixieart..............after i ordered i saw they were located in louisana new orleans.........anyeon know if there still operational???

They said they should be operational again in around 1 week.

the mail has been shut down to and from louisiana, so you might have trouble with that order.

Ick....I would not count on anything being operations there. Even if they are open shipping services might not be.

i just ordered the 150 from dixieart..............after i ordered i saw they were located in louisana new orleans.........anyeon know if there still operational???

the link that you gave to the badger airbrush is that the one with the plastic handle or not???? just to make sure. Ive decided to go with the badger kit and a regualor

will the regulator for 27.95 be sufficent or do i need the 55.95 regulator.........
thanks a bunch again for all of your help

That's a better package than the testor kit. Since you already have a compressor, there is no need to buy another, though you might want to buy an airbrush style regulator as they are adjustable in smaller increments. Not necessary, but nicer to use.

It's a private label Badger 150 but with what looks like a plastic handle. They are excellent airbrushes (says one who owns two!) though I would get the Badger version as it has a metal handle. The plastic ones break off. This one from Dixieart http://www.dixieart.com/Badger_Model_150_Illustration_Airbrush.html comes with fine, medium and large needles and will serve you well.

The compressor you have should work fine, most airbrushes use a 1/4" fitting which your compressor probably already has. The only down side might be waiting for the tank to fill. I don't know how along a 15 gallon tank takes to fill.

Jesse

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this is the kit. Sorry for being a newbie/ i did not see the part about no airbrushes under this forum....sorry. I just read tho someone on here using there 30 gallon compressor, i have a 15 gallon craftsman compressor that i use for air tools , would something like that work......i know id still need the airbrush itself and some fittings to get it to work. ANY help is appreciated, like i said im a huge newbie

First off, welcome to the forums.

I know the airbrush kit you are talking about on Ebay. Personally, I would recommend against it. Not because of anything bad about the kit, but I believe you might out grow it's usefulness quickly. When you do, you will be left with a compressor and airbrush sitting in the closet, after you upgrade to a better one.

I have a Badger Cresendo 175 and an Aztek A470. I love my A470 although you will hear others talk bad about it.

This would be a good set if you can afford it: http://www.testors.com/catalog_item.asp?itemNbr=2206

If you can't afford that, I would look into less costly Aztek A470s or Contempos. You can set these airbrushes to act as single action airbrushes until you feel comfortable with double action. The only word of caution is really clean the airbrush good after each use. Here's a link to Aztek airbrushes: http://www.testors.com/catalog_brand.asp?brandNbr=1&ictNbr=10

You can also check out these sites:
http://www.airbrushcity.com/
http://www.dixieart.com/

Any other questions, just let me know.

Jesse