Advise for purchasing Tamiya Airbrush

[nakadds]

Originally Posted by mgt

I was also thinking of grabbing a new pair of tweezers with this order for masking tight spots, decals, handling small parts etc., and I see there are like 5 types offered on HLJ;

Straight Tweezers - http://www.hlj.com/product/TAM74004
Angled Tweezers - http://www.hlj.com/product/TAM74003
HG Straight Tweezers - http://www.hlj.com/product/TAM74048
HG Angled Tweezers - http://www.hlj.com/product/TAM74047
Tweezers for Decal - http://www.hlj.com/product/TAM74052

Any recommendations/opinions/differences between any of these?

My favorite is a pelco mini flat tweezer (see link below) which is perfect for all the tasks mentioned above, especially decals. It is thin enough that you can actually lift a decal off the model (if it has not dried yet) and reposition it if necessary.

http://www.tedpella.com/tweezers-pel...pelco-mini.htm

here's a picture comparing it to other tweezers I have which don't get much use since I bought the pelco.

[mgt]

Those tweezers look great, pricey though, nearly 20 bucks each + shipping, although I really need something to replace the tweezers I pulled out of my swiss army knife!

[TurboGuru]

Originally Posted by robertgreen94

If you don't get cramp when spaying, then someone else must be doing it for you :-)

Ok so its normal?

I'll just have to wait for an Iwata Trigger airbrush then.

[mgt]

Ok guys so I finally made my purchase yesterday from Chicago Airbrush Supply!
Here's what I ended up getting (the guy managed to up-sell me on some cleaning supplies though haha):

1. Iwata Revolution CR Airbrush + Sprint Jet Compressor: http://www.chicagoairbrushsupply.com/iwre.html

2. Mack Airbrush Cleaning Kit: http://www.chicagoairbrushsupply.com/maaiclkit.html

3. 32oz bottle of Createx OR Medea Airbrush Cleaner solution (not sure which they are sending me, the guy on the phone suggested I add "cleaning solution" to my package, and these are the two they offer on the website): http://www.chicagoairbrushsupply.com/craicl.html
OR
http://www.chicagoairbrushsupply.com/meaicl.html

Im going to call and find out which solution they are sending, which one should I go with?

[MPWR]

Instead of the cleaning kit, I would recommend you get a cleaning station. Having a container to spray cleaning solution into is fantastic.

To clean my airbrushes, I use spray bottles of cleaner and Qtips. I think they would do as well as the cleaning kit.

I believe the cleaning solution they are selling is intended for the inks that many graphics artists use in airbrushes. It may not work well with hobby paint. If you will be spraying hobby acrylics (Tamiya or MM Acryl), a spray bottle of household cleaner like Windex or Simple Green is fantastic. if you're going to be using lacquer, any cleaning solution other than lacquer thinner will be useless. So I'm not sure that a liter of cleaning solution would be worth ordering.