Hey Jaredt. welcome to the site. I'm new to this too. I'm working on my sixth model. You'll find this site VERY helpful. Anything you may want to learn is available here. Don't overlook the search area at the top of the page. If you can't find it there, someone will reply and help you out. There are a lot of more experienced modellers here, that could advise you about an airbrush. But for what it's worth, I have a Paashe Talon. They are reasonably priced, we made, and if you buy the Talon with the three tips and needles and fan tip as a kit, you can save even more. It's marketed as the TG-3F SET. For painting models, i don't think you'll ever feel the TALON is holding you back from doing your best work. RONNY.