First is my Hacked up card board box I've kept folded up and away behind my tool drawers for all my projects. I just refold it and use packing tape to hold it together every time. Then remove the packing tape when I'm done and fold it up and put it away.
I like the fact that this came from a big box so I have lots of area to paint and then put some stuff off to the side to dry. I do most of my painting in my garage so I do have to open a window and get a box fan running usually but it works fine. I also have to use a respirator and safety glasses but again part of the job in these tight conditions.
For the actual airbrush I have a Master Airbrush G22. Here are the specs for reference:
Dual action, internal mix
0.3mm needle/nozzle, 1/3 oz gravity fed cup
Pattern is hairline to 1.5" wide
I looked up the needle size in relation to the airbrush primer use and they say it is fine. I haven't done this before so I wanted to make sure. We'll see how it goes.
I also have a quiet oil-less piston type air compressor. Mini air compressor TC 20. I really like this. It does vibrate a bit so keep it on the floor or in a stable condition so it doesn't walk off your table. It heats up quite a bit but has only overheated on me and auto shut off once after about an hour of continual use when painting the Phantom Titan parts. Still that is a nice feature in my opinion.
I have a simple screw on hose but would probably like to upgrade that soon with a longer, more durable one, and one that uses the snap attach feature.
That's all for now, hope to start painting soon.
Always been interested in airbrushing, at least for basecoating and maybe highlights. How do you clean it afterwards? Is it a pain? How easy is it to mix colors to be airbrushed?
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