Gravity feed cup sizes.

Tools, Techniques, and Reference Materials Painting and airbrushing
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I have decided to get a Badger 100LG for my first airbrush.I was all set for a 200 for simplicity but i am going the double action route and practice.

I am not sure what size cup size i will need.I build 35th armour,48th aircraft and would like to get into 32th aircraft eventually.

I think i read that the small cup 1/16oz will not cover a large 32th aircraft and will need to be topped up.

The 1/3oz looks big,does it effect the way you have to hold the airbrush.

Any advice would be cool also is the medium tip what i need for sure.this is my first airbrush.

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It is said that several light coats are better than one heavy one, that’s why I prefer a smaller paint cup. It is a mechanical govenor to slow me down and keep the urge to apply the paint too thick.

In the case of having a large subject to paint that requires a lot of paint to cover, mix up the paint separately and add more to the AB cup as needed. Also, there will be times when the AB begins to get dirty and clog. I is easier/better to remove/waste a small quantity from the cup as to opposed to a lot.

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The 100LG is an excellent brush, and the cup size is barely a factor in how you use the brush. After all, it’s only a 1/3 of an ounce! I also have a 150 siphon feed, and I find that makes more of a difference with a bottle attached, than the big cup on the 100LG.

A 1/32 A/C will require you to top up the 100LG as well. They are BIG. As Gerald says, the small cup size means you won’t be loading up too much paint.

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Also remember that you never fill a 1/3 oz color cup to the top…not even close to the top.

I never fill it more than half way personally.

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Filling the cup is a nefarious way to get us to make big paint blotches on our benches and get us to buy more paint![(-D]