Being new to airbrushing i thought to myself "I need an airbrush!" so do you guys and girls have any recommendations for a newbie to airbrushing dont worry about cost, make etc. all i want is a reliable effective airbrush.

thanks


commandosolo.

Howdy commandosolo,

First, a warm "Welcome!" to the site.

Second, I have four airbrushes, and strangely enough I have four different makers Paasche, Badger, Craftsman (which I believe is a Badger too), and an Iwata. In trying to avoid any debate with anyone else on this issue I will place all the 'onuss' on myself by answering this self-imposed question for you.......

If I was required to throw all of my AB's away but one, I would hang on to the Iwata.......

hope that helps.

Tread.

Perhaps a little more explanation is in order......

I like all my brushes. I generally use my old fat-bodied Paasche when spraying big fat coats of something or other.........I use my Badger for fast and easy medium sized coats of "something or other"......and finally I use my Iwata for any and ALL fine spraying work, including nice super-fine, meandering camo lines and such.
Now, having said that, if I wanted to I could still use my Iwata for my "big fat coats", and my "medium sized coats"..........but the catch is, I wouldn't do the reverse.

I agree with Gordon i have 3 Iwatas they all work great. A couple of sites to check are below they are not linked just copy and paste.
http://www.bearair.com/
http://www.dixieart.com/

Just don't buy an Aztek!!!

Iwata's are highly recommended but high priced..

Paasches are nice for the money...

so if you've got cash to burn.. Iwata..

if you don't and still want an ok brush.. Paasche!

I have a Paasche and an Aztek. Both are double action. I love the Aztek. It has a much better selection of needles to control pattern and it cleans up more easily.

http://www.rlm.at/start_e.htm?cont/thema06_e.htm&1

hope this helps

I love my Tamiya SuperFine HG...from what I hear it is made by Iwata for Tamiya and the price is quite reasonable ..I got mine from Hobby link Japan.. One thing I love about it is it is so easy to clean !!!!

Rick

I have an Iwata and the biggest inprovement was the clean up time, because its a gravity feed it's way easier to clean then my siphon feed is, I find that i don't think twice about using it for smaller items that I would never have used the siphon feed for.
So all other things aside go for a gravity feed.

Good luck with your tough decision
Bruce

If you want the best of both worlds of siphon feed v/s gravity feed. then go with the badger 360.. a great airbrush that rotates for both gravity feed and siphon feed...... and easy to clean up.. less than 5 mins most times.

I love my Aztec... Easy clean up.. just pop the nozzles apart and clean away.. A good selection of nozzles and you can get just about any pattern you like


Dave

I have an aztek 430 double action and I love it. Easy to control the paint. Cleaning is a snap and a great nozzle selection. Some people hate them, but when you love em, you love em.

Hasty

My Aztek was never consistent.. spitting.. overspray... clean up was/is horrible.. it's construction is junk.. plastic junk...
when I had my aztek.. I hated aribrushing.. maybe it's cause I use acrylics

Now that I have the Paasche, I enjoy airbrushing

Ones I use and would easiely recommend are:
Iwata HP-B
Badger !00G
Passche VSR-90
Badger 150.
All are fine airbrushes, that have given me years of service, with no major repairs required to any of them.
I would simply suggest getting one that is quality made, parts affordable and easy to get, and then learn to use it. Practice, practice, practice.

Just as important as the airbrush you choose, is your air supply. If you are going to buy a compressor, I suggest one with a storage tank.

i have 3 airbrush. the first airbrush was a cheap single action bottom feed ab. after sometime got fade-up with it and get another brush which can do better job. i go for Atzek. i have the A470 set that come with 6 nozzles. I love this ab. then i got Tamiya Superfine just to get the feeling of steel. After 4 years i still love my Aztek and rarely use my Tamiya. I do agree that Tamiya is east to clean compare to Aztek's the plastic materials .
If you want to get your first ab, then dont go for the cheapest one. After a while u want to get more of it. So dont regret later! Others have mentioned here about some brands to consider with. They're good.