It’s shiney and black and it looks like it does something really cool and important… this is the extent of my knowledge regarding the $300 that I invested today. Lord knows, I’ve spent 10x that amount in the last two years, but never on one single item that I know nothing about. I’m scared, guys. It’s a Paasche D3000 and I purchased the regulator w/ moisture trap along with it. I’ve got an older ebay Paasche (H, I think, from the looks of it) with 6 foot hose. Sounds like I’ve got everything I need to get started, except the guts. And a respirator. I’ve been eyeing this beauty for quite sometime now. Here it finally is in my studio, and I’m too intimidated to put it together. I’ll shoot outdoors for fumes sake, but I need some words of encouragement to get started. Anybody got any? SteveM
Git busy puttin’ it together as it wont git done by itself[;)] Just remember, PRACTICE Practice practice
The Progress Dawgs will be motivatin’ ya soon[:P]
Good luck & have fun.
Eddie
Thanks, Eddie
No Prob. What ya aint got it together yet?![:o)]
Well you have come to the right place. If you need encouragement or advice weve got it. You have a specific question or problem just ask.
Trust me, if I can airbrush, you can to. Now get that thing together and start blowing paint!!! [;)] You will love your first model you finish with it, its a great feeling! Now lets go!!!
OK, but one minor problem has stalled forward progress: I can’t seem to make sense of my airbrush enough to put it together! You have to pardon me… novice is too kind a word for me, and implies I’ve done this before maybe once. Or half of once. My experience with airbrushing hasn’t extended past the time last year I put a crappy plastic Testors on to a propellant can and proceeded to blast brown paint all over the place (including me) except for the model. It was discouraging and scary and begged my wife to tell noone what had just happened. I threw it in the trash and sulked for weeks.
Here’s what I have:
I don’t even know if the hose is on correctly. The thingys at 12:00 are spares or diff sized needle and tip thingys. I don’t know what or where the center screw thingy goes. I don’t know how to attach the cup thingy without it spinning upside down, presumably spilling more brown paint on to me. What does the wrench thingy do?
I am useless [:I]
SteveM
Ok I dont have an airbrush like this one so not sure about the extra parts. Someone else will tell you about that. The hose apears to be right. The wrench is to tighten any thing you screw in like the hose ect. I think you should wait for someone with this airbrush to tell you more.
Every little bit helps. Thanks Dave!
Ok Steve, the thingies at 12 o’ clock are extra needle & adjuster that ya see at the business end of the A/B
The round thingamajig in the center is possibly a tire valve adapter?
The color cup has a “spout”(for lack of a beter term) which goes into the A/B infront of the hose. If I’m
not mistaken, that cup is ffor a side feeder[%-)]
Anyone use a side feeder?
The color cup is good to go - it’s a standard accessory for the Paasche “H” series.
One thing I’m not sure about is the coupler at the compressor end of the air hose. The end of the coupler is off the edge of the pic, so I can’t see what it is, but I suspect that you don’t need it - the connector at the end of the hose should screw straight onto the outlet from the compressor.
Tightened the allen screw under the cup/bottle hook-up. Cup/glass jar stays, doesn’t tip over, but cup’s not really secure. The cup spout falls out of it’s hold relatively easily. Should it? Will this “loose” connection be a good enough hold with air pressure? Or will it be a source of loss of paint drawing pressure. Either way, it seems like a spillage disaster waiting to happen. The glass jar hold is pretty good. Enough for a trial compressor test.
I’m not sure what to think, since it is used. And relatively inexpensive off the dang ole’ ebay.
Anyone with Paasche H experience got any advice concerning this cup hold problem?
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The bottle and color cups can’t be inserted straight in, or you WILL end up with a lapful of paint. They’re designed to twist in and hold with friction. I have a Badger 150 that uses a color cup, though mine isn’t bent like yours is. Try holding the airbrush on it’s right side so the the connection is pointing left, then place the upright cup into it, then twist the airbrush up. It’s kind of hard to explain, but once you’ve done it a couple of times without paint, you’ll get the idea. It’s sort of like using a clutch, it takes a while to get used to it!
I suggest buying some cheapo airbrushing paint and practicing on paper, befor commiting any model paints. This will get you used to how far away the tip needs to be (or how close), and what the air pressure should be. Once you switch to model paints, also switch your practice targets to plastic, like milk jugs or pop bottles. Paper and cardboard is fine for illustration, but models aren’t flat or absorbant! The jugs have compound curves and will really help you practice without mucking up a kit.
I also suggest going to MusicCity’s website and reading through his tips and tricks on airbrushes, paints, thinners and pressure. Admire his work, then scroll down for some pretty good articles:
http://www.craigcentral.com/models/
Take it easy, take it slow and enjoy yourself!
LoL Bill!! I totally spaced on MusicCity’s site[banghead][banghead]
Don’t get discouraged there Steve, there’s alot of good, helpful people here. I’m fairly new to the world of A/Bing myself. You’ll get the hang of it. If eizzle can figure it out… Anyone can[:D]
Ed, your such a… good friend! Do we not have any sarcastic smileys? We really need to get some [:-,]
Gee buddy ol’ pal, I was just givin’ an explanation as to how easy it is to learn how-to A/B[}:)][swg]
I would think a [rolling eyes] smiley would work well in this case… [;)]
LoL… and I agree[swg]
In my case, just use two or three faces laughing and pointing at the dunce face. Got the airbrush together, gonna test this sucker out today on a pz II I built last night (it’s an Allen, so I threw it together as fast as I could. They’re such dogs). Can’t wait to be a part of this A/B world. SteveM