I am considering buying a new airbrush. I surrently own a Badger single action, internal mix, suction feed model. I liked it for a while, but the straw is too short. I need to mix far too much paint just so the straw can start sucking paint up. Most of it is wasted. I would think a gravity feed brush would use less paint? I was thinking of buying the Paasche VSR90#1. However, I don't know if I may end up spilling paint. Are lids available for the paint cups, or are they always open? Are the Paasche siphon feed models better than the Badger? My main concern is wasted paint, but also freedom of movement (I want to turn upside down without spilling paint if I had to).

You will spill paint until you get use to it, but otherwise a gravity feed brush can't be beat. I got a VSR90, and can't find parts, so I'm not going to recommend it. But i got both a Iwata HP-B and Badger 100G gravity feed, and both work great.
One good point, or maybe bad point is, if you got a bad tip, or needle it will leak out, when you put the brush down, takes the guess work on the tip and needle condition. As for turning it upside down, I've been airbrushing for over 30 years, and yet have had the need to turn my airbrush upside down.

I love my Paasche VLS and I still do spill paint from the siphon cup even after using it for over a year. (Exuberance I guess in painting!)
I find it easy and quick to clean. It came highly recommended by my local hobby shop guy and I'm not sorry at all that I got one.

Hi,

I have a Paasche Millenium and I think it is fantastic. I don't waste any paint and think it is a good investment for a double action AB.

Cheers,

Gabe

Have you ever thought of... just making the tube that sucks up the paint... longer?

Cut the tubing longer... then gently bend the tubing toward the edge of the bottle. When you paint... lean the bottle a little while painting... just make sure that when you put your cap on paint bottle... the tubing points away from the front of your brush. That way the paint will pool in the edge of bottle

I don't use the glass bottles... I always use the metal cup.

Then again... you might be looking for an excuse to buy a new brush.

Jim

Edit: Just seen that this post is over 2 weeks old... so I guess my point is moot and that your probally the owner of a new airbrush.