Aztec Airbrush

[Guest]

Hi Thinking of buying an Aztec Airbrush due to the lack of cleaning required and the various parts the appear to screw in to give you a different spray pattern or to change colours without cleaning.


As you can see the less cleaning and taking apart is what is good for me. If they are OK what compressor should match them.


Many thanks for any comments.

[Guest]

I can't comment on the Aztec range, but I'd heartily recommend the Harder & Steenbeck Ultra.


I have the 2 in 1 with a 0.2 & 0.4 nozzle. Cleaning is very easy as the nozzle floats in the crown cap & the paint cup twists off. No rooting around with many cotton buds anymore!


Any commercial compressor will work with either make of airbrush. Many people buy the AS 186, although it does get hot if used for a long session.


Whichever one you get, make sure it has a tank & invest in a quick release valve if you haven't already done so.


Cheers


Patrick

[PaulTRose]

i love my aztek.....best airbrush ive owned.....cleaning is really easy but you have to watch out for paint drying at the tip sometimes


when it eventually dies i will have another without hesitation

[Guest]

Many thanks. Good to hear from somebody who owns one.

[Wendall]

I've been using an Aztek for the last 3 years and like Paul says it is a very good airbrush. I found that I only ever used the tan and the white nozzle, I didn't really get what all the other ones were for!! If its the Aztek that you have your heart set on then you shouldn't be disappointed.


However, I have just replaced mine with the H&S silverline 2 in 1 and (this is my opinion only as I know people have very strong opinions on this subject ) I absolutely love it. I am finding that I get a far greater level of control and I can adjust the spray pattern down to a pencil lines width. I don't have to clean the air cap as often and it is just as quick to strip and clean. I also upgraded my compressor from a cheap Sealy thing without an air tank to a Sparmax 610 which is a vast improvement. I got the airbrush and compressor for about £280 and I reckon it was worth every penny. Saying that though 90% of the finish is in the preparation and I've seen excellent results from much less expensive equipment.


Jason

[Guest]

I agree with Jason... I bought this


http://www.air-craft.net/acatalog/Sparmax-TC-63-_tc_-Airbrush-Compressor.html#SID=1000


along with the H&S infinity and the RG-3 spray gun. The above compressor has 47lpm flow rate which allows small spray guns to be used for a great primer coat (have a look at Paul Budzik's videos on YouTube).


The infinity allows poor operators like me to get consistent results which is what its all about - far less frustration. You can dial in the amount of throw in the airbrush actuator from the back of the brush so that you get exactly the same line every time (distance to part taken into account!) Im sure H&S do this option on a few of their brushes.


I'm still not too hot at building models at the moment but the equipment will grow with me and thats why I'd recommend getting the best compressor you can afford - particularly in terms of flow rate, (tank is a must) and and noise levels. They can grate on you very quickly!

[Guest]

Thanks for that. I only joined this forum a couple of days ago and so far I am amazed with the fantastic help received.


Regarding the compressor above is the noise level OK.

[PaulTRose]

i used to worry about noise cos i live in an apartment....so just stood it on a inch thick slab of polystyrene to act as insulation, did the trick