Scale Model Basics: 5 considerations when choosing an airbrush

Hello Aaron, I have been using an H+S Infinity CRplus Two in One #2 for colored paintwork and an H+S Evolution for clearcoat paintwork for almost 20 years. You can disassemble and assemble the airbrush in seconds. Apart from seals, nothing has ever had to be replaced. Both work perfectly. I am very happy with it. - I really like your videos/posts - a lot of it is known, a lot of it is new. Keep it up! My tip for close-ups: Use hand cream beforehand (;).

I have an Testors AZTEC A7778 that I have used for about 20 years. Replaced an old Badger with it.

do the connector fittings vary from one manufacturer to another? In other words, will the hose/connector I have work with an airbrush from another brand?

Aaron, My first encounter with airbrushing came when I purchased a Binks Wren B airbrush, which I still have. Later I purchased a Badger 150, which I hated. I have used Iwata Neo airbrushes and they are okay. I have gotten hooked on the Point Zero airbrushes and my friends and I love the results that we obtain. They come with three different needles and nozzles. What I chose to do was to buy three of the airbrushes so that I can set each one up with a different nozzle and needle. At a price point of under $30 per unit, I feel this is the best alternative for my usage. If you clean the brush by running reducer through the brush with each and every usage and don't let paint dry out in the brush, you can minimize the number of times that you have to tear down your airbrush. Before I use my airbrush I always run some reducer through it before loading paint. If you do that, you can save yourself having to dump the paint out to clean your brush before painting. There is nothing worse than being all dressed up with no place to go. Thank you for sharing your skills and expertise.

AAron maybe a topic could be cleaning your airbrush, or disassembly cleaning. By the way, you mentioned the Testor airbrushes, Where can I find the tips?

on the internal mix how should the needle be seated in the tip of nozzle after cleaning?