"Best airbrush set to get?" Topic

I am looking into getting an airbrush set for camo and wanted to know what you guys suggest. I don't want to spend much money as I will only use it a few times, so any ideas would be great.
I have seen sets on ebay for around $45. USD Also what are the best paints to use.
Thanks!

I will only use it a few times

Airbrushing camo is quite tricky, it will take you more than a few goes to produce a nice result.

I started with a compressor/brush combo off ebay for about £60.00 GBP iirc. It did the job. I moved up to an iwata neo which is a decent budget brush but I don't think its that much better than the Chinese cheapo ones on Ebay. Make sure your compressor has a tank and I would suggest using tamiya paints for less headaches.

Thanks

Yeah, I agree with FDIARA. It takes awhile to get the hang of an airbrush, and then more to learn to do camo. But I find lots of other uses for it. I prime and seal figures with it now and that seems to work a lot better than brushing or painting from a can.

Also agree on Tamiya paints.

I bought a decent Iwata airbrush, thought I would run it from my general purpose compressor. Bought Vallejo model air paint set too. Oh yeah – needed thinner and cleaner also.

That compressor was way too loud, so I bought a very nice Iwata compressor that is quiet.

But I was using a cardboard box for a booth, and that looked like crap and started to warp, so I bought a Paasche spray booth.

Now I have spent about $600 USD on my airbrush kit … but I have to say that I really love it and use it all the time now. Priming, basecoating, camo, you name it. It's awesome. And I'm still a novice user, the camo takes a lot of practice.

But the brush itself is just the tip of the berg… bit like crack really.

Dave in Edmonton

A lot of people get very good results with using paper, or cardboard templates, or other materials to mask their vehicle models. You can even use those with rattle spray cans.

Definitely worth trying out with the airbrush as well, at least until you feel comfortable with being able to control it freehand, for your camo schemes.

I'd agree with this – and especially the point about getting a compressor, ideally with a reservoir. I started out using propellant in aerosol cans, but that means that you are aware that every squirt is costing you, and that's fatal to lots of practice. I'd also recommend a top-feed cup, rather than a bottle below the brush – there's less to block in the paint pathway. After trying the cheap Chinese copies from eBay – with reasonable results – and convincing myself it was for me, I bit the bullet and got an Iwata Eclipse. I don't regret the cheap ones I tried first – I would hate to have splashed out on all the good gear right away, and then discovered I didn't like the airbrush idea at all.