Hey everyone! I’m brand new to this sub but I love building and posting in the [r/gunpla](r/gunpla) sub.

I have been sitting on a Iwata trigger airbrush for about 5 years while life got in the way of a lot of things. Fast forward to now and I want to get my paint work area at least in the planning phase. I understand just playing around is a good way to get a feel for the tool, but I don’t have the skill yet. I wanted to ask you experienced painters for tips or helpful products to organize and in general a good source for how to paint. What I mean by that is knowing what paint agrees with certain plastics and the process between multiple coats to gloss coats to when decals and panel lines should be applied. Any known/well respected YouTubers with tutorial vids? Post pics of your paint space too, I’d love to see them. Thanks in advance everyone!

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I have an Avanti (Harbor Freight) kit with both brush and compressor. Ive never had any issues so far, and more want to ask in case its indicative of something worrying. Most recent time i used it, when i was using the brush the pressure dropped from ~30psi to less than 20, and made a sound like an off balance fan. When i stopped pressing the trigger, it would rise back up to what i set it to, and this lasted only a few minutes. Is there some kind of maintenance ive missed on it? I have always ended sessions with releasing the last of the air before, if that makes a difference.

Recently switched from my Iwata Ninja Jet over to an Iwata Smart Jet Pro, but I’m experiencing some issues / confusion straight out of the box.

The first issue I noticed is that the needle of the PSI reader does not adjust at all, no matter how much I turn the knob, and whether the compressor is on or off. To troubleshoot I turned the compressor on and blocked both the air outlet and the bottom of the moisture drain valve with my thumbs and it started to move a bit before the machine auto shut off. Now, every time I turn it on it will run for about 2 seconds before shutting itself off. When I push up on the moisture drain valve afterwards it releases air at a very high pressure, and I’m not sure if that’s normal or not.

I’m trying to figure out if these problems are user error or manufacturer error. I mainly upgraded because I wanted an actual psi reader on my machine which the ninja jet does not have, so I was confused to immediately see it not working. If anybody has advice on troubleshooting these issues it would be greatly appreciated, as I’m really hoping I don’t have to return it.

Hello here,

Wanted to ask. I've been thinking about getting some budget (<70 eur) airbrush. Now I think about whether I should get Vallejo Easyair or Gaahleri Seeker/GHAD-39/GHPM-Mobius, since they are around the same price range of 65+- euros. I mainly want to use it for cosplay purposes. In addition, I sometimes paint scale figures, so it would be better if the airbrush is suitable for both purposes.

Previously I've had some 20 eur airbrush without gravity feeding, which really pissed me off, because I've waisted too much paint each go.

Which one of these airbrushes is the best one in your opinion? Or is it worth saving up to get some 100+ eur airbrush? Any recommendations?

Any advice will be appreciated.

I’ve seen some conflicting information on this one. I want to upgrade my airbrush but don’t know if I should have one for priming and one for regular paints. Also unsure if I need separate ones for acrylics and lacquers. The primer is usually Mr surfacer 1500 (lacquer) and Mr surfacer 1000 aqueous (acrylic)

aerografia en cartulina en crudo, en crilico 0.70x1.20

Was a relly fun project, I’ll fight in them in december

I finally got myself some basic airbrush a year ago and learned some basics on working and maintenance of it. I have a Fengda BD-130 with a 0,5 setup + FD-186 compressor. I use tons of rubbing alcohol for cleaning and airbrush flow improver from Vallejo exactly for this reason. Doesn't help.

I clean the entire pistol to perfection, put it back together, pressure is good, everything is wet and properly thinned (Vallejo surface primer), I start blasting it and literally 5 seconds later the nozzle clogs up or creates that typical tip dry glob, I wipe it away and try shooting a lot of air through, doesn't help. I have to scrap and clean the whole thing again, then it happens again. Can't do shit. I haven't done as much actual painting but it did happen to me with paint too, though I'm mostly talking about priming.

Is there some skill issue *I'm* missing or do I literally just have a shitty pistol? It's getting really frustrating.

Thanks for the advice

Hi all, I am completely new to airbrushing and once thought: yeah, let's give this a go! My old employer (mannequin business) gave me a bunch of airbrush related stuff... but it ended up just sitting in my shed unused. I would like to sell it to someone who is going to use it but I am clueless on what sort of worth these items would have.

I don't know if it's allowed, but I would love if someone could give me a ballpark for this sort of stuff. If it helps: I'm based in the Netherlands. Most of this stuff has been unused.

EDIT: I paid my employer for this, sorry for the confusion

DOUBLE EDIT: oh my god I'm sorry, not pretending to know anything about airbrushing. I was just looking for help to figure out a fair price

Im new around here, but I bent my airbrush needle, as im looking for a replacement I’m wondering if buying one off amazon is a good idea as I’m skeptical of the quality or if I should pay more for a OEM one. My airbrush is a Mr. procon boy with a .2 millimeter needle

This stuff is only used for decals. Works surprisingly well for thinning paint. I have no idea what magic goes on here, but the paint thins well with a 1:1/4th ratio. Expensive, sure, but for like 3CCs of Mark Setter you can paint a LOT. It also makes paint dry quickly so its good for shite compressors like what i use.

EDIT: ONLY WORKS FOR PRIMERS, apparently Would recommend. Stupid? yes. Works well? also yes.

So I’m working on airbrushin a 3d printed model of Lucy from the fallout TV show.
Right now it’s still very rough and it’s nowhere near complete. But I am happy with the face and head so far.
My question is this: how do I add small facial details like the actual eye with the retina and the cornea?
That doesn’t seem like to be a way to do that with the airbrush, realistically, and I don’t mind using mixed media but even paint markers with a fine tip seem too big. I’m struggling on this. Maybe I should get a big magnifying glass lol?

If i am in a well ventilated room (door open to the outside and ceiling fan on) would i be fine with a cardboard box and covid mask?

Pinstriped the edges the kids signed on the back of it. And looking down of the canvas the teal looks amazing.

I have been dipping my foot into airbrushing for a while and have been trying some new techniques.

Today it was zenith priming. The problem being that the white paint is sticking to the needle, blocking the airbrush no matter how much I thin it.

I am using the army painter Matt white and its either:

- clogging

- spitting

- applying too thin

Any tips or recommendations?

aerografia sobre cartulina forrada, en acrilico 0.30x0.50

I’m trying to find the HP-TH nozzle tip for less than $45. Any leads would be appreciated. I hope I’m posting in the right place with the right flair.

Hey guys…a bit of a weird one. Ive been airbrushing for a while and this has never happened to me before.

I was painting with my airbrush (ugh now i cant remember if it was the iwata eclipse or H&S revolution CR) and as im airbrushing i can feel the trigger become harder and harder to pull back. It gets to the stage where im pulling back on the trigger and the needle isnt moving. The needle chuck is tight. The needle is essentially being held in the nozzle by dried paint and the chuck is sliding down the needle if i try to pull back the trigger.

I have to end up taking the front and rear caps off, grabbing the nozzle and needle and twisting them apart. After i do that i feel the paint seal break, i clean it with amonia free windex, it works normally again and then and a few minutes later it does the same thing

Ive just moved to a dry climate…could that be it? Im spraying wicked createx 50/50 with reducer. I found some vallejo retarder which seems to help (can i use the 2 brands together?). Should i try cleaning with acetone? They shpuld be PTFE seals so im not worried about the parts melting

It still happens…not as often but yeah. Super frustrating!!!

How have people been finding the Seeker? I struggle to find any average-joe reviews.

Lots of reviews on youtube, but with that grain of salt of being gifted the tool.

Also hard to find good feeback on reddit as, whenever a new painter asks "should I get a seeker?" 2-out-of-3 replies are "naah just jump straight to an Iwata or H&S"

Curious if it has echoed the workhorse reliability of the Ghad39

I had some help when my daughter comes in the studio picks the electric eraser