The Ship Model Forum

I now work with 3 airbrushes, all of them Badger:

I have an external-mix 250 that I use for "hot" solvents, such as lacquer, for large areas such as priming, mass clear or flat coats, etc.

I have a Badger 150 that I keep around just because I've had it for over 20 years now. It's good for medium jobs, such as 1/350th scale ship hulls and decks, etc., wherever I need wide coverage but want to be able to throttle back the material for thin coats.

My favorite is Badger's Sotar 20/20. Dual action, color cup only. I can get pretty good coverage for a full ship hull, but it's better for detail work, shading, weathering, etc. Fantastic control, super fast clean-up, etc. The only issue is that some people say they do not respond well to hot solvents over a long term, so I'm reluctant to shoot primer through it. It, in short, is the best modeling tool investment I've ever made.

-Devin

I use Victor AB-3 gravity feed double action airbrush, and Victor Compressor, a simplier type of it (membrane type, but with water separator and pressure regulator), dont remember the model number Im fully satisfied with it.

Same as Les with an 'almost' silent compressor - means I can do my building in the kitchen without upsetting the rest of the house.

John

Badger Model 200 Single Action

I need some help. What would be a good air brush for doing my ships and subs with. I have been painting with cans for so long now. Models are starting to get loads of detail in them and cans can some times drown out the detail. So I was thinking of going to an air brush. I do not know much about them but I have been doing some looking around. What do you guys use?