Whoohoo! Got an airbursh!

Hi guys!

bought a Badger 150 today. Brandnew and it looks great. Now I have to learn to work with it... Now I need to know if it is a good idea to try out the advices that come with the instructions to learn to work with an airbrush. Painting lines, dots etcetera. Does that work well, or is it better to try to paint the bodies immediately...

I hope you guys can advice me in this, you propably will :D Thanks in advance.

I've never done the circles and lines and dots in the instructions, but I just use my airbrushes for overall coverage, and not custom details or anything, yet. Definitely practice on someting first, to see how the air pressure and paint adjustments work.

Put on the IL needle and head and practice with color on a primed spare body. It takes a bit of practice with different thinner ratios and air pressures to get a smooth coat of paint. good luck!

Testors/MM enamel and Tamiya acrylics need very different thinning ratios and air pressures so it is best to stick with one or the other untill you get a feel for your AB.
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Definately practice, practice! With a dual acton, the dot and line exercises are pretty useful in developing feel for the trigger. Sooner or later you'll want to get into detail work with it, (like heat tinting exhausts, etc.), and the more control you've developed, the better!

I expect you'll be very happy with it once you get to know it. I've been using my Badger 150 for 15+ years now, and it still manages to surprise me what I can do with it.

As mentioned above, it is also well worth the effort to experiment with thinning ratios and such before spraying models. I spray onto old index cards to test paints before spraying bodies. Always test spray first!

Enjoy!!

Good advices there! Thanks guys. I'll start practicing next week!