Recommended Gravity-feed AB?

Tools, Techniques, and Reference Materials Painting and airbrushing
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I have ricently got a friend intrested in a AB’s. I got the iwata eclipse HP-CS. Now he could get this bursh but i payed the extra for it because i want to get into artwork later, he simply wants to paint models.

He wants something that is durable(commonly used hobby chemicals won’t damage it), easy to clean,gravity feed and dual action. He knows about regular bottom feed ones, i know where to get a good one cheap, but he insists on gravity feed.

So can anyone recommend a AB like what i mentioned above, only going to be used for models. The price range is around $150 US, but still post if it costs more plz.

Thanks for any help on this.

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I have the Iwata HP CR, I think it sells for less than $100 at dixieart or Pacific Coast Airbrush. its a great gravity feed AB

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Thayer & Chandler (Badger owns the line) Omni 4000—all he’ll ever need for models and more. Dixie Art is a great place to buy, too.

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Badger 100LG; very versatile brush that adapts to fine, medium, and large tips and needles. It can handle any medium that can be thrown through it.

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I second that. I have a 100G and wish I had gotten the 100LG.

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Thanks for recomending some good model AB’s. I will foward this info to my friend and let him decide.

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I have both the HP-C and the HP-CR. I think the Eclypse or Revolution would work fine. The Revolution has a dual angled tip and a .5 tip opening that works perfectly with hobby paints. Greg

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I’ve had my HP-CR Revolution for awhile now and love it… I’ve heard the 100LG is good too, but can only comment on my experience with my Iwata…

I have the HP-CS and the HP-CR and both are great brushes…

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[#ditto]

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I commented on this in another thread, but all summarize my experiences with gravity fed brushes.

the HP-CS is a great starter brush, that will do good general work. If you want something to do more detailed work with, I would consider an HP-C or HP-CP/CH. these are good overall general workhorse brushes that still allow for good detail. They’re pretty durable, and can withstand a lot of abuse.

I prefer gravity fed brushes to other types of brushes, excepting the side feed brushes, which I feel are underrated and dismissed by many people. In fact, the HP-SBS might be a great brush to consider. however, the reason I like side feed brushes is for control, and the degree of control I like is not always necessary for general modeling.