Airbrushes

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subaqua

What’s the point
Location
Leytonstone
Have bought a compressor and some airbrushes as got heartily sick of brush strokes on models.

Long time ( 25 years )since i used one so has anybody got any good tips for me ?

I have set up a cardboard box as a paint booth to stop overspray getting on the wrong things. but I find conflicting information on humbrol enamels ( yeah I know but matching other colours is a PITA )
 

classic33

Leg End Member
What conflicting information?
 

Cuchilo

Prize winning member X2
Location
London
If you have made a spray booth you will want air flow to take the overspray away . Be careful if using spirit based paints though as you could end up tuning your models into jet planes :laugh:
Seriously though , I have a spray booth for my joinery and only use water based paint as the fan isn't explosion proof .
This is what you want at the back of your box .

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The bottom part is a filter and the top is normally covered with a filter . The fan draws the air through those and the paint sticks to them .
Scale that down and you will have the perfect spray booth :thumbsup:
 
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PaulSecteur

No longer a Specialized fanboy
When I were a lad....

... I used to fly radio controlled planes. At one of the club nights they organised an airbrush artist to come in to give a demo of how to use them.

He gave demos of how to make the panel lines and rivets, make the warbirds look like they had been in the wars, and let us have a go. Most people first attempts were poor, but with guidance soon improved.

Im sure there will be an "Airbrush Chat" forum somewhere, and if possible it might be worth paying for lessons as it will really speed up the time it takes to get good results and wasting paint and time.
 

classic33

Leg End Member
When I were a lad....

... I used to fly radio controlled planes. At one of the club nights they organised an airbrush artist to come in to give a demo of how to use them.

He gave demos of how to make the panel lines and rivets, make the warbirds look like they had been in the wars, and let us have a go. Most people first attempts were poor, but with guidance soon improved.

Im sure there will be an "Airbrush Chat" forum somewhere, and if possible it might be worth paying for lessons as it will really speed up the time it takes to get good results and wasting paint and time.
http://www.theairbrushforum.com/ & http://airbrushrus.yuku.com/
 

midlife

Legendary Member
True, when I were a lad scale models were like they left the factory, then a guy came with a Douglass Dauntless which had been weathered and it all changed ......

Shaun
 
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