Can I do a cheeky thread jack here?
Anyone got experience with airbrushes?
Looking to get a set for model painting got a budge of about £100.
Does this look ok?
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B015IYGS1C/
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Tue 14 Feb 2017, 10:05,
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I do
I would not recommend one of those all in one kits at all - I bought one when I wanted to try airbrushing and it was bloody awful and nearly put me off entirely.
For beginning, you'll need to get yourself a compressor for about £60, and buy an airbrush for about £50-ish. The Neo by Iwata is a fantastic airbrush for non-professionals, and it was about the fifth airbrush I bought.
I would highly recommend giving yourself an extra thirty quid budget, because more so than with other stuff, you'll be paying several times over the first time a cheap airbrush clogs up and absolutely won't work.
Also, if you're painting models, I've got a set of vallejo paints I bought by mistake when I started, and they're useless for illustration - if you're willing to trust a b3tan with your address, I'd be happy to send them your way so they get used
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Here's what I would order if I were you
Ignore the cutesy twee cupcakey packaging - what you're buying here is a convenient, hassle free compressor,and a spare airbrush.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cassie-Brown-Cake-Craft-Decorating/dp/B00DSNB690/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1487069740&sr=1-1&keywords=Spray+craft+airbrush
And here's the airbrush I would buy if I were you:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neo-Iwata-CN-0-35mm-Gravity/dp/B00792I04U/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1487069869&sr=8-2&keywords=neo+iwata+airbrush
This has the bonus of having spare parts readily available when/if you need them. The cheapo off brand airbrushes will just be lumps of metal as soon as anything goes wrong.
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Cheers! That's very generous of you.
The airbrush looks fine and good to know about spare parts.
Will get that one probably.
Not sure about the cutesy compressor though.
Would prefer something metal that I can service and repair myself with gopping great heat sinks to make it look all manly!
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How about this as a replacement for the cupcake set?
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Double-Action-Airbrush-Kit-Compressor-With-Tank-AS186-Paint-Nail-Tatoo-Art-/252567688815?hash=item3ace35166f:g:7b4AAOSwCGVX8hHN
Soddit, just bought it. Got an air tank, spares are avaialble and has big manly heat sinks. Can use the included brushes for dirty jobs like primer.
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Tue 14 Feb 2017, 12:14,
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Given the possibilities of what that blind link could have been I feel like I got off lightly.
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Tue 14 Feb 2017, 13:19,
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*Puts note in diary*
*Cerebus will click ANYTHING*
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Fadgebadger (1 like), Tue 14 Feb 2017, 13:46,
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sorry, but I wasn't expecting that
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Woodkovsky ☹️➝🚻➝🚽➝😣➝💩➝🧻➝😁, Tue 14 Feb 2017, 16:35,
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A mate of mine uses them professionally and swears by these
tinyurl.com/cstormbrushes
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TownsendsPublisher is all gravy baby, Tue 14 Feb 2017, 13:47,
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*hovers*
*bottles it*
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Tue 14 Feb 2017, 13:53,
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You can trust me - I'm a b3tan!
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TownsendsPublisher is all gravy baby, Tue 14 Feb 2017, 13:55,
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