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[Squee]

So, a new Gundam Marker Airbrush. 3400 yen. Might be good for people wanting to try airbrushing but are too wary to buy one. Or for that price, i can finally just use up my extra markers lmao

https://twitter.com/iCraft_base/stat...52251234353152

[Zeta]

So, a new Gundam Marker Airbrush. 3400 yen. Might be good for people wanting to try airbrushing but are too wary to buy one. Or for that price, i can finally just use up my extra markers lmao

https://twitter.com/iCraft_base/stat...52251234353152

Now that's cool. I could definitely use one of those. A couple of questions: 1) does it come with an air compressor or do I need to get one? 2) when will these go on sale?

[Wiz33]

Now that's cool. I could definitely use one of those. A couple of questions: 1) does it come with an air compressor or do I need to get one? 2) when will these go on sale?

Doubt it given the price. All you would get is probably just the hand piece. Kinda pointless as anyone who already have a compressor setup would probably already have an airbrush and paint.

[Zeta]

Doubt it given the price. All you would get is probably just the hand piece. Kinda pointless as anyone who already have a compressor setup would probably already have an airbrush and paint.

My guess then is that these airbrushes are made for the entry-level painter then.

[Squee]

People on social media have started posting pictures of taped gundam markers to their airbrushes in the same angle. Works just fine lol

[CV13]

Torn between these two airbrushes:
- Badger 105-BWH Patriot
- Tamiya Spray-Work HG Airbrush III (0.3mm)
Any opinions about these two?

[Dlinker]

The Patriot is a known solid AB. I have two and never have any problems with them. Don't know about the Tamiya one, but reviews seem to be good for it.

[DK.Alice]

I used the Metro ED500 DataVac 500-Watt 120 volt 0.75-HP Electric Blower Duster for cleaning my PC.

[Vile]

Ho boy, time to drop a lengthy post.

My AB doesn't seem to like perfectly smooth paint. While some kits look good, they have spots here and there where I can tell issues occurred.

Airbrush specifies!
Neo CS for Iwata
Iwata Ninja Air conpressor

One issue to address first is paint always seems to get between the trigger and the paint cup, getting the needle stuck at times.
Now, what is happening, and it really became an issue this past month, was my paint came out frosty. The best I can describe it is it looked like frosted dice from Chessex, and it feels like velvet. This sometimes happens with my Alclad Gloss Black or Chrome, but I've always chalked it up to dust or somthing small and stupid. After a polish it's fine. But this time I was trying to use Alclad Copper and it just came out frosty and gross. I am not pleased. I've teied a few other paints, enemal blacks, alclad primer, and i recently found an easy way to decan paints so I've tried Tamiya Primer gray from the can. It worked well, smooth and junk but this copper was still a problem. Okay blame the paint, move on.

Well this week the primer started to have this same issue as the Copper, and it almost sounds like the air is struggling to flow. I've deep cleaned the brush, soaked it in thinner IN A PROPER MANNER, as in only the tip area. Tried again, same issues except with Testors Enemal paints. So my trouble shooting led me to a more extensive break down of the brush. My only theorys are as follows.


1) Humidity or Moister. Neither the brush nor compressor have a moister trap, and I have one in the mail now just in case but honestly I don't think that's the issue due to enemals working

2) Inside the Needle Screw wss suppose to have an O-ring it seems, part number 5, but undoing that there wasn't one. Not sure how badly that single o ring effects the whole brush.

3) The brush is junk and I should just get an Iwata Eclipse

DISCLAIMER: Yes I have replaced the nozzle, needle, and I have messed with the PSI trying all ranges.

Photos for relevance.
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https://imgur.com/a/An7yC
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[Vile]

So being as I'm a lazy ass and waited last min to file my taxes, I discovered I'm getting.... quite a bit more than expected. My plan was just to buy a new AB and save the rest, as my goal is to save 70% of my taxes. Well I can still do that and buy both, yay!

So I'm looking at an Iwata Eclipse CS for an AB. I've heard good things about it and it looms simple. The website only lists the kit, my store has the solo AB for sale.
https://www.hobbylobby.com/Crafts-Ho...rush-Kit/p/848

For compressor though, I'm kinda unsure. I definitely want one that shows what my psi is, as my current doesn't.
I've been considering this bad boy. I've read some good things from it.
https://www.hobbylobby.com/Crafts-Ho...mpressor/p/730

I realize both are from hobby lobby, and I'm slightly biast to buy from there because I can use a 40% off coupon, and my mom is the store manager so I can get an extra 15% off lol.

Here's my current setup. Neo for Iwata AB and an Iwata Ninja Jet compressor. I've been using this for like 8 years, minus the 3-4 year hiatus I hit. After giving up in gunpla due to repeated failure I just used it for transparent coats, some priming, and alclad stuff on minitures.

[gundammonkey]

OK I will try and tackle some of your issues. The paint between the trigger and the cup. It could be a simple as the way you are holding the AB. I had that issue when I started, turns out if the paint is thin like say Alcllad II it can run back into the body of the AB and gunk it up. So always have the tip slightly pointed down. Now as for the air having a hard time getting out. you most likely have a build up of paint in the airway line inside the AB. You might want to take it all the way down and clean the body out as well. If the paint was getting between the trigger and the cup you might have some left in that tight spot and that will clog up the pathways for the air.

As for the foggy quality. Ya it might be moister in the air I personally never go straight from the compressor. I have the compressor fill a secondary tank and draw off of that. This will stop 2 things, no chance of pulsing from the compressor which can happen and it will ruin a paint job. It will also allow the moisture fall out of the air in the secondary tank, now I still have a trap and a better regulator between the tank and the AB. But I have not had the foggy issue ever sines I started to use the secondary tank.

[Vile]

I appreciate the response, Monkey. Mist of thise issues were solved sense I posted a work thread between you and squee. I made the other post in its own thread but I guess recommendations go here. Kinda sucks becuase it took 2 months to get a reply to that first post so I've assumed this thread just gets overlooked.

[gundammonkey]

Sadly yes it dose get pasted by at times. I try and look at the "Ask a question" threads as often as I can.

[Squee]

I always recommend a compressor from California air tools. A small tankless one is about 100$. It's super quiet and doesn't overheat. You should also always have an moisture trap, even if you have a tank compressor. I have a normal one at my compressor end, and a mini grip one at the brush end.

I believe I have linked the compressor here a few times, but I'm on mobile so I don't want to look.

[Vile]

Lol that's fair Squee. I have a moister trap now. It's in the picture's I posted above.

This California place, is the shipping gonna cost me an arm and a leg?