I finally opened the 200SG (single action/gravity) that I bought a few months ago at Badger’s Garage sale. The paint reservoir seems to be a milled out hole about 7/16" by 5/16" by 1/4" deep, just fwd of the trigger.
Is that the reservoir? I realize that this gun is big for nail salons…but what do you do? Find a way to put a few drops of paint in and hope it doesn’t spill out while aiming downward?
Really. I’ve never used an AB with no cup or bottle! It came with no instructions so I emailed Dino at Badger and he sent me a file. It says…“fill the reservoir, turn on the air and paint”
You might have wanted the 200G instead… it has a small color cup. I use that one, and it’s great.
That little notch on the SG, as far as I know, is the reservoir. The only thing I’ve been able to figure is that folks who use it for nails only needs a very small amount of their stuff in it.
So, yeah… fill it up, turn it on, and paint. Then repeat. And repeat.
Hate it for you… I almost ordered that one too.
It’s a good airbrush, no doubt, but without a color cup, it seems to me it has limited use for modeling beyond very subtle and small detailing.
Yeah…thank you Jon. I was afraid of that. Should have researched. But, I paid between $10-15 for it…so I’ll find a use for it. (Besides "wash, rinse, repeat!)[(-D]
I just had some stuff where a single action would be perfect and simple. Oh, well…I have others!
But for the price you paid it’s a fine brush for detail work where you only need a dab of paint. You’ll be surprised at how much coverage that little cup will give you, just don’t expect to paint an entire model with it.
That’s true Bill! With the 200G, if I load up the cup almost full, will cover a 1/48 P-47 upper surfaces. (I just used it to do that yesterday!) It’s really showed me how I was using too much paint in my siphon feed cups. So I bet the 200SG will cover the little stuff pretty well- tires, props, interiors, etc.