i am so glad i threw away my stainless Paasche H and got my aztec no more worries execpt for maybe a little tip dry
gotta love your aztec
k
I got rid of a Badger 175 Cresendo. I have two Aztek airbrushes, A320 and A470.
I love my Aztek.
I have a question for Aztek users who have the 470 or the Contempo.
I use a Paasche VL and an Aztek 370. I really prefer the Aztek overall (though the only complaint I have with the Paasche is tip dry). The one area that the Paasche is easier to use is in the trigger.
The Paasche trigger is “taller” if that makes sense. To go from no airflow to full airflow, i don’t have to depress the 370 trigger hardly any distance. The Paasche has almost double the distance. This makes it easier to really get just the right airflow I want.
I’m looking at the Contempo or a 470 set, but I wondered how the trigger height is?
Also, on the 470’s, does the hose detach from the body? On the 370 it’s fixed.
I don’t have the 370, so I can’t tell you if the 470 has more travel. But subjectively, it does have enough of ‘range’ for me to vary the air flow fairly easily. The hose is not attached, theres a thread at the base of the AB where the airhose screws in.
I used a Badger 150 for yrs , then started using the Aztex 470 , both are double action as you probably know and both good AB’s . Anyway i went back to my Badger 150 to see if it would solve my problem with MM acrylics ,it didnt . One thing i noticed was that holding and operating the trigger on the Badger is not as comfortable to use as the Aztex . The overall design of the Aztex is easy to use IMHO.
Shell
There’s been other talk on the forum about MM acrylics. When they dry, they’re tough as nails to remove. After using MM Acryl paints, I have clean up my color cups with lacquer thinner or MM Dried Acrylic Cleaner. Water won’t budge them.
Jesse
Hi all I have learned a lot from reading this post. I have used the aztek\testors AB for a long time For the most part I like the easy use of it. I agree with most about cleaning the tips you do have to take them apart too realy clean them. I can’t remember but I believe they have a life time warrenty. I have tryed others Badger, Passche. But I keep comming back to the 470. I have a question I want to ask on the Tamiya acrylics paints do they have the same colors as MM I want to start working on my models over here were I work but I will need to use all acrylics. I was going to use MM but now I’m not sure?
The Tamiya acrylic range is good, but its definitely not as large or as specific as the MM acrylic range. The MM range has FS number or says specifically their application - i.e. German Panzer Gray. Except for some Japanese aircraft specifc paints, Tamiya colors are more generic. If you are particular getting the exact correct shade of RAF desert tan, then you will need to use one of those paint cross reference charts which tells you which color or mix of colors corresponds to FS or other colors.
So I wind up using both, generic & Japanese AC colors I’ll use Tamiya, but something specific like Hellbau I’ll just use MM. I just have a hard time recreating specific shades of paint if I ever needed to touch up some area a few days later.
Here’s a link to Tamiya flat acrylic color chart…