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I posted other because if I had the money spare, I would buy one tomorrow at the latest. But a full setup is currently an expense that I can't justify with my current bank balance.

Iv'e seen what they can do, and although they need a LOT of practice they can make jobs that take hours with a brush, take minutes or even seconds. Like everything they have their place, but I feel they are something that everyone should use, even if it is for just getting a nice even thin basecoat.

This YouTube clip inspired me to purchase and use an airbrush for the initial stages of painting my Space Wolves.




Prime

Basecoat

1st layer highlight

2nd layer highlight

Then you simply apply details with your standard brush... Lester even shows you how to do a nice NMM sword blade...

Airbrushes really aren't that difficult to learn how to use. If you have any skill with painting to begin with, the biggest obstacle is getting used to how to move your hand.
There are countless tutorials online, as well as the instructions that come with the brush itself.
In all honesty, my brush is priceless to me just for basecoating purposes. You save ridiculous ammounts of time basecoating/washing armies using an airbrush

I taught myself by playing around with it for a while, and I love the results I get. If interested, check out the wave serpent in my gallery.

Got a double action and a nice small compressor, speeds up things like hell. Without it I would never have been able to paint my Necrons that fast.

I have a duel action Iwata airbrush, but I developed a dislike of airbrushing vs brush painting so it's been sitting collecting dust for the past 4 years.

Sure, takes longer and some effects are harder/can't be done with a brush but I don't care.

I got the Citadel flamer, all I wanted it for was painting scenery + vehicles, as from what I've seen, the finish is fantastic. I'd love to use a proper one though, and get some training on it

I'm intrigued by airbrushing, sadly I don't have the time or the money right now...

I dont have one, and dont have the spare cash for one... (Im saving up for warmills bases and other cool stuff )

Have one but all it has done is sit there.

I absolutely love my airbrush. The finish is amazing and it really speeds up the basecoating process. Totally recommend one even if that is all you intend to use it for.

I feel they're way too expensive simply for basecoating or vehicles. Since the "cheap" versions I've seen posted here are around $100 US, I don't see the value.

If they were half that price for a decent brush and compressor I'd be interested.

biccat wrote:I feel they're way too expensive simply for basecoating or vehicles. Since the "cheap" versions I've seen posted here are around $100 US, I don't see the value.

If they were half that price for a decent brush and compressor I'd be interested.

I got lucky with mine. Total price was $80 bucks for the brush, compressor, and shipping.

I would like to buy one sometime, but I have no plans to do so for now.

I started about 8 month's ago. I will never go back. Brush still has it's place of course and is mega important, but both the speed and versatility of airbrushing in almost every step of creating everything from infantry to armor and beyond is indispensable to me now. On top of that, the additional effects you can get out of it that require total mastery in brushwork alone are also a great use... smooth gradients, all forms of osl, shading, sripling, spraying inks and washes, shading, techniques like modulation and zenithal...

Anyone who considers themselves a hobbyist as much or more than a wargamer should get an AB at their earliest opportunity IMHO.

It is expensive though, at this point I have 2 high end Iwatas and 2 G44's (the master g44 is a fantastic and cheap starter brush guys, dual action with a mac valve, and shocking quality for the price)

Interesting tool, but wouldn't be interested in actually spending money on one.

I have a couple airbrush's just havent had a chance to use them yet. Maybe when I start my planned Space Wolves army....

Got a basic airbrush and compressor, still getting used to using it though

I do not have one but I want one. No money.

I own a pretty good one but I haven't had much luck with it and don't use it as often as i could.

I have used an airbrush for years, predominately for vehicles.

Some of my Older work:







I should really get some more current stuff up, these are nice but are just basic gradient shading! I'm actually doing some 15mm hard sci fi right now that are much more real world finished.

I've owned and used many airbrushes in my years of hobbies and model building, however it should be remembered that an airbrush is just another tool in the toolbox. Just having and using one at every opportunity will not make you a better painter any more than buying the most expensive basketball shoes will make you jump higher and run faster.

I airbrush base-coats on some parts of our terrain here, when it needs to be a very smooth, flat finish such as painted industrial machines, but past that I do most of the highlighting and shading on our pieces with traditional washes and drybrushing techniques.

Ive used an air brush for a few years now. Its mainly used for tanks, valks, rhinos, basks etc. I use it for mass base coating and fast colouring i.e. whole army red for Blood angels. Ive used GW paint although ive had some pretty bad blockages and clogs in my brush with it. Some colours are worse than others. I do prefer using valejo model air but its hard to come by in the UK.

IM still learning a lot and i found that the best advice is to by some painting inks in a few colours and just practice spraying on card or thick cartridge paper to get the feel of the spray.

Honestly I don't need to, with what I use, I can't use an airbrush. I use krylon fusion for a glossy basecoat, the trim of the pads and the eyes are done in red paint pen (Painters brand, was in my dads toolbox) and the rest is gold and silver sharpie, all that and a quick blast of clearcoat toward the end and its fine, but if i just leave it alone for a week or so I don't see a need for the clearcoat

I own 2 Iwata Airbrushes... an HP CS and an HP B+.

Both very nice, the CS sees a lot more use though.

I voted "I intend to buy one", or at least I hope so! I've seen some very interesting effects people have gotten from using an airbrush. The cost of an airbrush+air compressor is the main thing preventing me from buying one

My airbrush is an Iwata Custom-Micron and I wouldn't want to be without it!

I've got one in storage, been to lazy to bother getting it out.

It'll probably be retrieved when I start my Cygnar however. Not sure how I'll paint a collosal without it.