Which airbrush you guys are using ?

Tools, Techniques, and Reference Materials Painting and airbrushing
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Hi every one, I just want to know which airbrush most people are using. I’m using AZTEK A4709 and I love it [:D]!!!

Big boy form Western Australia …

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Paasche H. It works good. Gary

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I just got my new Iwata in the mail and have been using it for a couple days now. Gads, I love it! It’s just about infinitely superior to my Aztek that I wasted 75 bucks on.

madda

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Badger 200…had it for 15 years and no complaints yet.

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Paasche H … all the airbrush I need

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Aztek 470 and have used it successfully for about 6 years now for a multitude of applications.

Mike

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I use a Thayer & Chandler Vega 1000.

I also have a Vega 2000 bottom feed and an Omni 3000 bottom feed, but they are mainly my T-shirt, and helmet, painting airbrushes.

Mike

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I use a Paasche H and an Iwata .
fuzzy

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Paasche H for over 20 years now. Have 2 of them, one for acrylics and the other for enamels.

Fly Navy![:D]

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Tamiya HG Trigger Type. You just gotta love that trigger. And it cleans up in about 30 secs.

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I haven’t seen that one with the trigger before, do you have a pic of it you could post or put a link up to?

madda

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Not many people using AZTEK, hmmmmmm Paasche and Badger are quite interesting for me.

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I just picked up a Cresendo 150 by badger it is my 1st dbl action brush so I could use some advice.
Cheers McCaber

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I just got my first double action airbrush, all I can really say is to play around with it for a couple of hours. Check out some books on airbrushing and techniques and maintenance from your library, they’re much cheaper than buying one, and you’ll get the same info. They have tons of good information, and lots of little practuce exercises to help get you familiar with using it. I’m still learning it, but I really love it. It won’t take you very long I’ll bet.

madda

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Here’s one I found on the web:

Way too expensive in my opinion. You could buy two Omni’s for the same price. [:D]

Mike

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McCaber,

Just ask and we will try and help out the best we can my friend.

Mike

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I don’t think I would have as good a control with that trigger model as I do with a regular airbrush. It does look really neat though. I’m a pencil and charcoal artist, so I feel a lot more comfortable with a pencil like grip and arm motion than I would with that trigger action.

Thanks for posting the pic.

madda

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[Here’s one I found on the web:
Way too expensive in my opinion. You could buy two Omni’s for the same price. [:D]

Mike
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Madda, thats the one. Mike, thanks. It is a little pricey. But ive had my eyes on it for years. Finally saved up and bought one (my wife thinks it was a gift). Gotta admit I havent tried an Omni, but … the HG? Well, you just gotta love that trigger. Its great in atomizing the paint as well. To clean you pour in thinner, put a rag on the nozzle, squeeze the trigger for a few secs, and then spray out the regurtitated thinner. 30 secs and youre done.

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Allan,

That HG is a single-action airbrush then correct?

Mike

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I believe its actually a double-action rig. You can control paintflow by reducing the trigger movement or limiting the squeeze altogether by turning the needle stopper at the rear end. The trigger format may seem unweildy or hard to control at first but you get used to it. Plus, it saves your wrist and finger from strain when painting.