lcorinth
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I have a 50% off coupon from a craft store (Michael's), and I'm thinking of getting an airbrush. I know absolutely nothing about airbrushes, but I have a feeling it might be a good idea, so that I could paint indoors during the winter, and perhaps it would help me get a smoother finish.
As I said, I know nothing of airbrushes. What kinds of features do I need to look for? Looking online, I see that there are "siphon feed" and "gravity feed" brushes, but that's all the facts I know.
I can't draw, so I don't need something that will have a lot of fancy features for people who airbrush images, though perhaps something that would allow me to do some small color details would be nice. Mainly, I want to be able to paint my rockets as I usually do.
I've seen the Badger 350 brush, and also the Master line online. And I see Testors has a beginner's set. But I don't know if one of these is really superior, or one is really terrible, or if any of them are for special uses and wouldn't really work with rocket building.
So, are there things you would look for? Are there certain things you can't really do with an airbrush, for which rattle cans (or something else) would actually be better? How about for larger rockets - is it impractical to paint, say, a 4.5 foot, 3-inch diameter rocket with a tiny airbrush? And what about priming and surface prep?
I know you often get what you pay for, so I'm not looking for the cheapest possible brush, but I'm not a professional, so I also don't think I need the most expensive one. Are there specialty brushes I probably won't need to bother with? What about bad ones I should avoid?
Also: compressors - good, necessary, or just a nice extra?
I'm kind of rambling here, because I'm really not sure where to even begin, but I'd appreciate any advice you all can give me. I have one week to use this coupon, and I'd like to know more before going to the store.
Thanks!
Edit: Oh, one last thing! I'm not sure if getting one at Michael's with this coupon will really be a better deal than getting a different, better one on Amazon right now, as some of them seem pretty reasonable. Perhaps I should use this coupon for something else. Anybody have an opinion on this, I'd sure love to hear it.
As I said, I know nothing of airbrushes. What kinds of features do I need to look for? Looking online, I see that there are "siphon feed" and "gravity feed" brushes, but that's all the facts I know.
I can't draw, so I don't need something that will have a lot of fancy features for people who airbrush images, though perhaps something that would allow me to do some small color details would be nice. Mainly, I want to be able to paint my rockets as I usually do.
I've seen the Badger 350 brush, and also the Master line online. And I see Testors has a beginner's set. But I don't know if one of these is really superior, or one is really terrible, or if any of them are for special uses and wouldn't really work with rocket building.
So, are there things you would look for? Are there certain things you can't really do with an airbrush, for which rattle cans (or something else) would actually be better? How about for larger rockets - is it impractical to paint, say, a 4.5 foot, 3-inch diameter rocket with a tiny airbrush? And what about priming and surface prep?
I know you often get what you pay for, so I'm not looking for the cheapest possible brush, but I'm not a professional, so I also don't think I need the most expensive one. Are there specialty brushes I probably won't need to bother with? What about bad ones I should avoid?
Also: compressors - good, necessary, or just a nice extra?
I'm kind of rambling here, because I'm really not sure where to even begin, but I'd appreciate any advice you all can give me. I have one week to use this coupon, and I'd like to know more before going to the store.
Thanks!
Edit: Oh, one last thing! I'm not sure if getting one at Michael's with this coupon will really be a better deal than getting a different, better one on Amazon right now, as some of them seem pretty reasonable. Perhaps I should use this coupon for something else. Anybody have an opinion on this, I'd sure love to hear it.
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