funnelfan
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A few weeks ago I picked up this airbrush from a local Harbor Freight Tools store for under $15;
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95810
I wanted to give it a extensive workout before I mentioned it here. But after a few weeks painting up some structures, weathering dozens of cars and a locomotive. I can honestly say it's a great airbrush and well worth the price. It's a double action, all-metal construction airbrush that is well manufactured. I modified the siphon so I can shoot straight from Poly Scale and Floquil bottles (which share the same lid with Testors line of model master paints, and the addition pack of bottles and paint siphons). The double action trigger offer very fine control over the amount of paint applied, which is a must for weathering. The airbrush has preformed great for all tasks that I've tried with it. It operates the same as the Badger or Pasche airbrush, but is much more affordable. I would also strongly recommend the 10' braided nylon airhose and a 1/4"NPT-18 quick release fitting to hook it into your air compressor. This new setup has worked wonderfully for me. I can now just slap on a Polly Scale bottle of the color I want and go to town on the model. Or custom mix a color in a Testors bottle and use that. Clean up is even easy, I just slap on a bottle of rubbing alcohol and spray until the the brush is clean and clear.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95810
I wanted to give it a extensive workout before I mentioned it here. But after a few weeks painting up some structures, weathering dozens of cars and a locomotive. I can honestly say it's a great airbrush and well worth the price. It's a double action, all-metal construction airbrush that is well manufactured. I modified the siphon so I can shoot straight from Poly Scale and Floquil bottles (which share the same lid with Testors line of model master paints, and the addition pack of bottles and paint siphons). The double action trigger offer very fine control over the amount of paint applied, which is a must for weathering. The airbrush has preformed great for all tasks that I've tried with it. It operates the same as the Badger or Pasche airbrush, but is much more affordable. I would also strongly recommend the 10' braided nylon airhose and a 1/4"NPT-18 quick release fitting to hook it into your air compressor. This new setup has worked wonderfully for me. I can now just slap on a Polly Scale bottle of the color I want and go to town on the model. Or custom mix a color in a Testors bottle and use that. Clean up is even easy, I just slap on a bottle of rubbing alcohol and spray until the the brush is clean and clear.