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Post by Farseer Kyladras on Feb 18, 2014 8:18:03 GMT
I know good quality and cheap don't usually go hand in hand but I'm on a really tight budget, I am getting £35 for a small commision job at the end of the month and really need to get my hands on an airbrush and compressor complete kit so I can just take it out of teh box and get practicing without having to go out and buy extra tubing etc.
I have not had good luck with such things- I bought a compressor/ airbrush kit ages ago, sold the airbrushes to buy a badger brush (which promptly broke/ blocked) and then replaced that with an Iwata Neo brush (same problem) so yes, it's obviously something I'm doing wrong but if I'm going to start afresh I need a new compressor as well (mine is looking and sounding very tired, the regulator doesn't seem to work and I have no tubing so I may as well (hopefully) learn from past mistakes and start from scratch with a new brush/ compressor kit.
So yeah, I will have £35 towards it, please recommend me a decent kit that I don't need to add £100s to!
Cheers guys
FK
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Post by Stretch on Feb 18, 2014 8:49:29 GMT
My RDG tools one is still going. I've had it for years. It's moved house half a dozen times and it just keeps going. It's not fancy but it works
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Post by ghostwalker on Feb 18, 2014 9:28:34 GMT
As stretch said. The rdg tools set is great for the price. 2 airbrushes (1 suction and 1 gravity fed) a compressor with the all important tank too. It's delivered pretty speedily too  |
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Post by Farseer Kyladras on Feb 18, 2014 9:50:24 GMT
Cool, is it easy to find on their website?
FK
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Post by Stretch on Feb 18, 2014 10:05:46 GMT
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Post by ghostwalker on Feb 18, 2014 10:18:26 GMT
looking over those and have they changed them? As mine came with a storage tank, which doesn't appear to be in any of their pics.
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Post by Farseer Kyladras on Feb 18, 2014 10:42:48 GMT
That looks good thanks for the link Stretch,and what is a storage tank? Do I need one?
FK
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Post by ghostwalker on Feb 18, 2014 10:46:16 GMT
The tank holds a store of 'pressurised'air for the brush. Meaning the flow reamins constant throughout spraying. Where as if it comes straight through from the compressor it can 'pulse' a bit. The tank also means the compressor only runs when the pressure in the tank drops. In my case that means a tad less vibration and noise through the hobby room floor lol.
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Post by Farseer Kyladras on Feb 18, 2014 10:52:35 GMT
So the compressor they used to sell is better than that one? I'll probably go for that kit anyway as less than £70 for a compressor and 2 decent airbrushes is a really good deal regardless thanks FK |
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Post by ghostwalker on Feb 18, 2014 10:55:10 GMT
Oh don't get me wrong. RDG does a fantastic deal and they may have just shrunk the set or not included the pic of the tank.
As a starter set i think its hard to beat. I painted my dropzone commander stuff, my riptide and am in the middle of painting my deadzone terrain using the brush kit from them. Never had any problems with the brushes.
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Post by Farseer Kyladras on Feb 18, 2014 11:15:28 GMT
You have any pics of the riptide or anything else painted with it?
FK
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Post by Stretch on Feb 18, 2014 11:24:33 GMT
My eldar were painted with it
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Post by ghostwalker on Feb 18, 2014 11:27:18 GMT
yup. Riptide     Dropzone Commander  Deadzone terrain  I use the airbrush mostly for getting a nice smooth base layer down on models, especially with difficult colours. I am not skilled enough with it for what some people can do (paint entire models). But it helps massively with speeding up the early stages. |
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Post by Stretch on Feb 18, 2014 11:42:45 GMT
But it helps massively with speeding up the early stages. Exactly what I use mine for |
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Post by Farseer Kyladras on Feb 18, 2014 11:49:53 GMT
Wow lovely work Mark, and Darren if the quality of your Eldar as well as these models is anything to go by then I'm sold FK |
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