Hi,
I’m looking at buying one of these after I decided not to get an Aztek A470, I’m just wondering if the nozzle on these airbrushes are changable, so that I can swap between fine, medium, and heavy or if it is even required.
I model mainly 1:48 WWII and Modern aircraft and 1:72 dioramas.
Which nozzle would be best suited to this work and would I need to buy different sized nozzles?
This will be my first airbrush.
Thanks
They are interchangeable, but you’d only really need the medium tip for modeling. You might be able to use the fine tip sometimes, but you’d have to thin a lot more to keep it from clogging. The medium tip should do everything you need it to though.
Thanks,
Do you think I should look more closely at a siphon feed brush? Is the 155 or 200 better? I didn’t pick the gravity feed for any particular reason.
Personally I prefer a gravity feed. I’ve used both and didn’t care for the siphon feed. They’re harder to clean and you have to clean your jars. One would be okay if you only used a side paint cup instead of jars, but then, why not just go gravity feed. I love my 100LG, it’s a really great airbrush.
hey mate…
i have a badger anthem, and while i am no ab whizz, i would reccomend it 2 u only coz i am in awe at the results i have gotten out of it on my first kit (ill post some pics 2moz) it only has one nozze/tip combo ( tho i still dont get what f/m/l tips are used for?!? fine tip for fine lines or thinned paints???..) and i have managed to get some fine spraying outta it ( lines bout 5mm wide). also, i dont find it to hard to clean, but i dont know any better hehe, once i got the familiar with the ab and cleaning process (use laquer thinner to clean it, cuts thru eveything!)
my personal opinion i thin that it is more suited to spraying large areas, tho u can still get in close for tricky parts, because of the nature of siphon ab’s and the simplicity of the ability to keep the paint in jars for the next coat (mix up a whole heap and when ur done with the coat, just disconnect it from the ab, screw the top on and keep it ready for the spray session). i feel that grav ab’s are more suited to up close detail work, coz they can work with low pressures and u can mix paints on the fly (but i guess theyd still be good for general coverage)…
thats just my opion, and please donbt take it as gospel, coz im just a newbie and am no expert, its just what i think…
anyways, hope this helps ya!
I have a Badger 100g and I love it.
if you will use acrylic paints only, AZTEK will do the job, ( no enamels) , but if enamels are yours, then Badger 100 LG for the 1/48 medium tip for all the job
I recently purchased a 100LG with the medium tip & am very impressed with it. For most modeling work, the medium tip is great. You might consider the fine tip if you are contemplating very fine illustration type work. You certainly don’t need the large tip unless you’re doing 1:1 models [:)].
Regards, Rick