Finest airbrush???

sanzvictor · #1 09-22-2004, 08:13 AM

Hello !!!

I'm planning to buy a new airbrush... this would be my third one.

I've got a Badger 100 LG with 2 needles: fine & large, great for painting car bodies, but not so good for fine details. It's hard to control the air pressure, not a good trigger.

Now I'm looking for an airbrush that could be able to draw very fine lines and with good air control.

Any good advise?

& TIA !!!

Víctor

Martbee · #2 09-22-2004, 11:03 AM

If it's gonna be your third one you should know... IWATA !
Use the search facilities on the forum... we talked about this several time since this summer !

Vric · #3 09-22-2004, 11:45 AM

Well my Badger anthem can do 1/8" line with a steady hand.

but yes, Iwata are the best for fine art

sanzvictor · #4 09-22-2004, 12:41 PM

I'm sure this could be a past thread, but a friend of mine told to go for a Iwata Eclipse CS and I would like to hear... errr... read more points of view.

Thanks!!

Inservible · #5 09-22-2004, 01:39 PM

Definitively Pasche's Turbo, the best airbrush for finest details without any doubt!!

willimo · #6 09-22-2004, 03:13 PM

Sorry, Martbee, I've looked through every airbrush thread since I am about to get my second, and this question has never been addressed. We've pretty much discussed everything but which brushes can draw the finest lines, if I recall the past threads correctly.

ZoomZoomMX-5 · #7 09-22-2004, 03:26 PM

I have a Rich AB 200 which draws amazingly fine lines. It's made by Iwata. Iwata's are some of the very best. If they say it draws a fine line, you can believe it does, and does it very well. I have six airbrushes, the Rich is the only one that does a very fine line. It's more like drawing than spraying.

mike@af · #8 09-22-2004, 04:03 PM

I've got an Iwata HP-BC, I can spray .8mm lines with a steady hand.

Martbee · #9 09-23-2004, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by willimo

Sorry, Martbee, I've looked through every airbrush thread since I am about to get my second, and this question has never been addressed. We've pretty much discussed everything but which brushes can draw the finest lines, if I recall the past threads correctly.

Guess you're right !!? Must be another forum then.... but still: IWATA (micron or else...).
Interesting that someone bring the Paasche Turbo though, he's right too. Very fine itsy bitsy little lines, I know someone whose working on bikes with that airbrush. Funky look and noise though !

malsheem · #10 09-23-2004, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by sanzvictor

I'm sure this could be a past thread, but a friend of mine told to go for a Iwata Eclipse CS and I would like to hear... errr... read more points of view.

Thanks!!

I have an Iwata Eclipse CS. It can do some nice fine lines. It's an excellent airbrush at a reasonable price. I'm sure the higher end Iwatas can do much better, like the Microns with the extra air adjustment valve, but more money.

quyeno · #11 09-23-2004, 02:27 PM

I have an aztek A7778 which has a 0.13mm nozzle, and i think they have also released a finer nozzle as well.

RallyRaider · #12 09-23-2004, 05:38 PM

For really fine lines you may have to consider the paint you intend to use as well. I'm lead to believe that most airbrushes are designed for spraying inks rather than some of the paints we modellers use. Try use a thicker solution through some of the finer nozzles and all you could end up doing is clogging it. Just a thought/pseudo theory I have

Martbee · #13 09-24-2004, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by RallyRaider

For really fine lines you may have to consider the paint you intend to use as well. I'm lead to believe that most airbrushes are designed for spraying inks rather than some of the paints we modellers use. Try use a thicker solution through some of the finer nozzles and all you could end up doing is clogging it. Just a thought/pseudo theory I have

Absolutely right... Thicker solution and very close to the thing is the only way to have a very thin line. I sometime use "Createx Autocolor Airbrush Ready Paint" and beleive me... it's way thicker than most of the paint I shoot on models (which I almost always thin... except the X-22 Tamiya).

StephenDeli · #14 09-24-2004, 07:33 AM

I find that I can spray all tamiya acrylics without begin thinned. But since I dont really need paint that thick I thin my paints 2:1

Martbee · #15 09-24-2004, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by StephenDeli

I find that I can spray all tamiya acrylics without begin thinned. But since I dont really need paint that thick I thin my paints 2:1

Agree, you'll need a little more pressure to shoot but 100% stock Tamiya paint (stock=not thinned) is easy to spray.

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