Best Airbrush

Posted in Custom Workstation

So, I'm in the market for an airbrush set up and I can't exactly make heads or tails of what I should go with when it comes to customizing 1:12 scale figures. I've read up some on it but I'm still confused here. I'd like some recommendations in the mid-higher price range. From what I can tell, I should be looking for a compressor with a tank and to make sure it has pressure control, a drain to release moisture that collects in the tank, is oil-less, and hopefully quiet.

Any and all help appreciated, thank you.

Posted by BuriedOnSunday

on Tuesday, June 23, 2020

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Henchmen4Hire -

Saturday, July 11, 2020

What do you want to do with it? Most people just use them for basecoating and rudimentary shading, and you can do that with a cheap $20 airbrush.

Airbrushes aren't magic, don't spend a bunch on it.

Get a double-action airbrush, that means the trigger lets you control both the paint flow (pulling back farther sprays more paint) and airflow (by simply pressing down).

A decent compressor and airbrush together might be like $150-$200.

I don't know how service is now, but the people at TCPGlobal helped me pick one out way back when I first started. Ended up with a Talon and the standard compressor everyone seems to use, good value. I still use the same stuff to this day.

EDIT
Looks like they've updated the compressor:
https://www.tcpglobal.com/products/abd-kit-tg-set (tankless)
https://www.tcpglobal.com/products/abd-kit-tg-set-t (with tank)

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