Airbrush Advice

[Isaac Horner]

Does anyone have any recomendations for an airbrush in the £0-£100 price bracket? Any responses would be greatly appriciated.

 

[AlanG]

Hi Isaac.

Firstly welcome to the forum


Secondly £100 will buy you a very good airbrush. But you don't say what experience you have with airbrushing. I personally would start off with something cheap (but still a 2-stage) just until you've got some experience with them. There are a few different type of feed systems. Gravity, side and bottom. I prefer top feeds but it's user preference.

I bought a really cheap 2-stage from Machine Mart first off then, a better one from Everything Airbrush. Finally i bought an Iwata CR Revolution from John in Scale Models shop

 

[AlanG]

P.S. Buy a cheaper airbrush at first and invest the rest in a good dust mask

 

[Isaac Horner]

I have very little experience so I will look into the 2 stage you are talking about. I am a complete rookie so do you have any recommendations of a 2 stage airbrush? (Probably asking a really stupid question, sorry)

 

[AlanG]

Single stage airbrushes are even easier. But you don't get the control with them as much.

As for a recommendation. I think the Everything Airbrush website should give you an idea of what to look at

 

[Isaac Horner]

Thank you so very much for the advice, Happy New Year!

 

[AlanG]

HNY to yourself Isaac

 

[AlanG]

Isaac. Here are my three airbrushes:

Top left: Everything Airbrush BD (number?). Top right: Machine Mart Clarke CAB-2P. Bottom: Iwata CR Revolution

 

[Isaac Horner]

Thank you very much.

 

[AlanG]

Just a quick thought Isaac. You do have a compressor (oil free) or access to one right?

 

[Isaac Horner]

No. (I probably should have mentioned that, sorry)

 

[AlanG]

You can buy cans of compressed airbrush gas but it is really expensive in the long run. Maybe someone else on the site knows of an airbrush/compressor combo you can get for under £100

 

[Isaac Horner]

Ok. Thank you, I will ask around.