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| When I was around 12 years old I bought a very
inexpensive no-name airbrush to paint the camouflage on my model
airplanes and Estes
rockets. Not satisfied with the results and wide spay pattern, I
purchased a Paasche
Model H, a single action brush. Trying to duplicate exhaust
stains on small airplanes required even more accuracy so I upgraded to
an Iwata HP-B, a
double action brush. The primary difference between the actions
is with a double action the button moves in two directions (up/down
and forward/back) to control both the air flow and the paint
flow. With a single action, the button controls only the
air. Paint flow is controlled by turning the needle nozzle on
the Paasche Model
H. For the utmost precision in detail work, there is no better
brush then the Paasche
AB Turbo. This thing is amazing! It has a needle that
oscillates between a paint reservoir and the air stream at thousands
of RPM. Regardless of which brush you buy, quality airbrushes require quality
paints. Using cheap dyes and paints will cause your brush to
spatter a great glob on your almost completed masterpiece.
I like Badger paints for
broad coverage and Dr. P.H.
Martins for fine detail work. Another cause of airbrush
malfunction can be traced to water in the air supply lines. I
use multiple moisture traps and long lines of air hose to avoid
this. Long air hoses also help reduce the pulsating pattern
caused by diaphragm compressors. Something to consider while
painting indoors is a painters mask. Otherwise you will have
nice multicolored boogers for days. Another good idea is build
or buy yourself a paint trap. Essentially, a box with a small
hole containing absorbent paper. When you change colors, spay
the remaining paint and then cleaner into the paint trap.
Otherwise after a few weeks you will have a gray film covering
everything in your house. For more tips and ideas, you may want
to check out airbrush.com.
Another excellent site is www.airbrush-art.net,
be sure to check out their Artists' Links pages for some amazing
examples of what can be done. If you are into the bizarre, check
out the body art at: www.airbrushshoppe.com.
If you really get into it, I recommend you subscribe to Airbrush
Action. My favorite airbrush artist is the late HR
Giger. He did much of the artwork in the Alien series
of movies, unfortunately Fox Films denies him this credit in
Alien3. Soon I will post pics of work that I have done... |
Paasche Model H
Iwata HP-B
Paasche AB Turbo
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