airbrushes

[Guest]

yippee my compressor has turned up. And im glad I brought the iwata brush as the ones supplied were as expected poo.although they may be usefull just as compressed air cleaners for blowing dust off models etc.

All as I need now is to find an hour or two spare.

[Guest]

Life starts to day Steve !

Boring but Practice. Some think a two stage airbrush is more difficult.

Press down of the trigger & "keep it there" until you want to stop. No practice it is simple as that.

Pull back for the amount of paint you want released. This is the practise & difficult bit. How close & how much paint to release.

Bit frustrating to begin but soon falls into place & becomes just like driving all on automatic brain.

Laurie

[Guest]

thanks for all the advice peeps. I think I will stick around on here for a bit.I may learn a lot and you never know I may even be able to contribute.

[Guest]

Contributing already Steve. 310 have looked in & 32 written. For all a different stages there is always a bit to learn or try out a tchnique.

Laurie

[stona]

Stating what may be obvious but always press to start the air before pulling back to add the paint. At the other end stop the paint first though eventually you'll find that you stop both almost simultaneously.

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

Ive had a quick try of the new compressor and it does the job fine.

I wasn't prepared to have a go of my good brush as I didn't want to get it soiled without knowing how to clean it thoroughly.

I tried the cheapo brush supplied.to clean it I washed the cup and then spayed air brush cleaner though until clear.

As for my thoughts on the cheapo brush.

I must admit I gave it to my little girl. I said my wife could have the other one because I had my Neo.

I said come on skye (my girl) have a go at your new brush.

Now im jealous it is very good indeed. gravity fed dual action big cup and a spry limiter on the back for ease of use perfect for shading and without a OOOPs slipped with the pull back too much paint and blob.

If my brush is half as good as the cheap ones in the box I would recommend them to any beginner.

for 66 quid you are away and painting.

Ive only had one go and my only complaint is.

It did splatter occasionally on first spray.might of been me or the gun.

but I am pretty sure I can master this and theres no going back to a furry stick now..

[Guest]

I..............Ive only had one go and my only complaint is.

It did splatter occasionally on first spray.might of been me or the gun.

but I am pretty sure I can master this and theres no going back to a furry stick now..

Start the spray away from the model, move over the model and keep going with the spray over the whole area, and keep the spray going until you clear the model. It seems to be the starting and stopping the paint stream that causes spatter, so do that off the model. Also, clean the tip of the AB every 5 minutes or so, to clear any dried paint there.

[stona]

It seems to be the starting and stopping the paint stream that causes spatter, so do that off the model.

That shouldn't really happen. It might be caused by pulling the needle back before starting the air or, at the other end so to speak, stopping the air before closing the needle. There are all sorts of other reasons related to thinning and pressure which might cause this too. It can only be caused by a build up of paint at the nozzle which is then blown out when the air flow is started.

How would you go about shading a panel in the middle of a model if you have to start and stop the paint flow clear of the model? I couldn't paint like that. I'm afraid it doesn't make sense to me.

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

it was my first go .

also I didn't thin the paint. do I have to? I was using valejo onto paper.

and to be fair the brush is very cheapo.

[Guest]

That shouldn't really happen. It might be caused by pulling the needle back before starting the air or, at the other end so to speak, stopping the air before closing the needle. There are all sorts of other reasons related to thinning and pressure which might cause this too. It can only be caused by a build up of paint at the nozzle which is then blown out when the air flow is started.How would you go about shading a panel in the middle of a model if you have to start and stop the paint flow clear of the model? I couldn't paint like that. I'm afraid it doesn't make sense to me.

Cheers

Steve

I suffered from sputtering during the early stage of my airbrushing (I started in February) and solved it by the method I mentioned (start and end the stream off the model). I also wiped the nozzle frequently. I was aware that would not work with, for example, that type of German camo which involves islands of squiggles. I will now experiment with making sure that I avoid pulling the needle back before starting the air or stopping the air before closing the needle, as you mention.

[Richi72]

Hi Steve,

well Vallejo has ready to spray paint in there shop they are the airbrush series. But if using the normal Vallejo range and you want to thin the paint go with 1 on 1 it means 1 drop of paint and 1 drop off clean water or there special liquid for thinning the paint.

I am using Vallejo paint with an Aztek 470 for over 14 years now and I am using a Revell Gamma Compressor and I am still happy with the results.

Cheers

Richard

[Guest]

You have my sympathy, Exosteve, as a new airbrusher. I'm in the same boat, having bought a similar kit to yours, I think, though I'm persevering with the cheap airbrushes for a while. I've now got a 1/2 litre drinks bottle and various other bits of plastic packaging covered in Valejo primer and have just added a coat of RLM65 with a view to a Luftwaffe camouflage drinks bottle. I seem to be getting the hang of the techniques to avoid splatter - I'm with Stevekir here and start to spray off the 'target'. I'm very impressed with the smooth finish I've just achieved. I couldn't resist having a go at a real model part, so I airbrush-primed the propeller of my 1/72 Bf109 - complete disaster. I think I got carried away with the small size of the part, and got too close. I've just finished sanding it all off! We live and learn...

[Guest]

I would recommend Steve (exost) giving a short squirt at an old plastic bottle to ensure all is working before moving in on your model.

Laurie

[Guest]

As Steve (Stona) has indicated I would get into the practice of starting to spray on the model not before you start. As said a short squirt before starting.

Laurie

[Guest]

This makes fascinating reading for me as I am also an "airbrush newbie", well, actually an airbrush virgin! There's some great input here from you guys.

There's so much to learn, I just hope it's not too much of a learning curve. I think I've got most of the gear I need I just need to get practising once I've set up a work area.

But unfortunately that'll have to wait as I've got to go in hospital for a week or two on Monday.