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I've got a 0.5mm nozzle on and can get a nice fine line, but the line is quite sharp and if there is feathering it's not that noticeable, as for 0.3 to 0.25 isn't that about 0.05 I'm no expert but would you see that much of a difference?

I don't think you'll see much difference between the two. If you are spraying model paints I'd stick with 0.3 as the smaller the nozzle the more blockages you may get. My two main brushes have 0.3 and 0.35 nozzles and I can't honestly tell the difference.
Steve

I know its a tad fiddly, but get an airbrush where you can change the tip and needle. One airbrush three tips and needles and you have every thing you need.
As Stona pointed out realy fine nozzle is = more frequent stopages as the media drys up in the hole.
Another thing to remember is that a finer nozzle will need more air pressure, so its either screw up and down on the one regulator, use two regulators or find a happy middle point and use that. (not the best way. To much for one and to little pressure in the other = not good results in either. Note to self; buy a second regulator valve!!!

Ok thanx guys, one of my questions sorted.
I would still like to know if the "overspray edge" on these 0.3 mm nozles give a realistic finnish on 1.48 size without having to do the "rolled worm mask" trick?

Theuns

The edging is very much a matter of opinion. Any WW2 British camo at 1/48 would appear hard edged,whether sprayed with masks or to the permissible limits laid down in Air Ministry orders. Some modellers like to give the edge a slightly out of scale softness as a sort of scale effect and it can look very good. You'd struggle to do it free hand.
I'd say the same for factory applied Luftwaffe schemes with the exception of some mottling (like the loose,almost cloud like,"blobs" applied at the Erla factory). Field applied stuff is another story,some was very loose and thinly applied,definitely possible freehand. Infact the word "overspray" is sometimes used as part of camouflage descriptions in crashed enemy aircraft reports. "Dapple" is probably most popular.
Cheers
Steve

Thanx for the replies. I mean the edge of the brown and green for example on a spit or hurricainn

Theuns

Originally Posted by T. van Vuuren

Thanx for the replies. I mean the edge of the brown and green for example on a spit or hurricainn

Theuns

That was a pretty hard edge at 1:1 scale. At 1/48 it would certainly be hard. I don't think it can really be freehanded. It did vary in the real world but in scale...hard.
Real world camo demarcations:
Hard

Medium

Softish

Cheers
Steve

Cool thanx Steve.
If I look at the first two pix it looks like the plane was masked off and then painted.
The last pic has a "soft" edge to the paint, but still only very thin.I believe you are right, it will have to be masked off to get the effect on 48 scale.

Who is the F/ Sgt. in the last pic with the dog?
I assume he was from Canada or USA volenteer sqn?

Theuns