Thanks to everyone for their helpful comments. I’ve tried the Mr. Pro-Spray Delux on a mule and was pleased with the result. I’ll let you know how my first “serious” use turns out (the “cockpit green” interior of the cockpit and fuselage of the TBM-3E I’ve started.)
Bob
Congratulations on your new airbrush, Bob! It’s agreat tool and I think it will allow to develop your modelling skills even further! Good luck with it and have a nice day
Paweł
Quick note to everyone: I used my Mr. Pro-Spray Delux airbrush today, using thinned Tamiya cockpit green acrylic paint for the interior of the TBM-3E I’m building. Wow! Easy peevy from beginning to clean-up. I’m sold. Thank you all for your support and suggestions!
Bob
Glad to hear it’s going well for you, that’s awesome !
As those who who have been following this discussion know, I did buy the Mr. Pro-Spray Delux airbrush, and I’m glad that I did. It’s been much easier to use than I anticipated. My biggest concern was space to use it, since I live in a small apartment. I decided to build my own airbrush “studio” out of a large cardboard box to use on the kitchen stove with — obviously! — the burners and oven turned off and the exhaust fan over the stove on high. Here’s what it looks like in use:
I plan to use only acrylic paints, and for the time being I’ll paint smaller areas — odor and overspray aren’t a problem at all, and I’m amazed at how little paint is used and how much control I have.
Thanks to everyone who has offered suggestions and opinions. I think that my Mr. Spray Delux was the best purchase I could have made to advance my modelling skills.
And happy new year! I certainly hope that 2023 turns out better than 2022, both for the world and for me and my family; both my wife and I had Covid in early November, and I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. I’ve never been sicker, and only narrowly missed being hospitalized.
I’ve enjoyed success with my Mr. Hobby Pro-Spray Deluxe air brush system, using it with a cardboard “spray booth” on my stovetop (see above; the stovetop is the only place available in my small apartment, with the advantage of the exhaust fan in the stove hood). I’m thinking that maybe I could make good use a regular air-brush system in place of Mr. Hobby’s system, which uses canned air and an ultra-basic spray head which only allows you to adjust the volume of paint, not the spread of the paint. No fine lines.
Real G suggested the Tamiya Spray-Work Air Compressor w/ Airbrush Set. Does anyone here use that airbrush? I understand that it doesn’t come with a battery pack or AC adapter, but none of the advertising I’ve seen offers either the battery pack or adapter.
One of the reasons I’ve decided to consider this step is that I’m only using acrylic paint, and I’m pleased with the results. The limited amount of spray doesn’t seem to be a problem, and I gather that the acrylic paint isn’t toxic, not like lacquers, anyway. I would also use a tight-fitting mask with particle filters.
Your thoughts will be appreciated.
Bob