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I am planning to learn the arcane secrets of airbrushing over the next couple of months. I am planning to airbrush 28mm and 10mm vehicles as well as my Dropfleet ships
I currently know little to nothing on ths subject so I am looking for some specific recommendations for both the brush itself and also needed ancillaries, paints etc. I don't intend to spend vast amounts so something for around £50 or less would be ideal.

I'm surprised you haven't met a chorus of calls for the 'search' function but this topic comes up nearly every week here haha.

Basic first step: Airbrush - you can easily and safely go cheap - just make sure you get a: Dual-action, gravity fed airbrush.

You'll also need a Compressor, best way to do this is: compressor with separate tank, moisture trap and auto-shutoff.

Then you need accessories like hoses and possibly adapters/fittings and then airbrush mediums and cleaning supplies etc... it's not really a "cheap" sport.

This video should be required watching for anyone about to jump into airbrushing. It's a bit long, but it demystifies a lot of things.




In a nutshell:
I use an Iwata Eclipse HP-CS for just about everything (mostly Dropzone Commander & soon to be Dropfleet) and have this compressor. Don't invest in a cleaning kit, they'll damage your airbrush. Get an ultrasonic cleaner instead (they're also great for cleaning & stripping models) and use Simple Green or something similar as a cleaning solution. Once you've bought it all and still don't know what you're doing, come back to this post and then watch the video

At roughly a 100$ you will probably get stuck with a cheapo harbor freight airbrush compressor that comes with an moisture filter for about 80$, and a super cheap china made iwata clone for about 15$

+ or - depending on sales and coopins.

its nice for base coating and sealing, but the compressor does have moisture issues due to over heating.

but otherwise it will cost you more if you decide to upgrade (id upgrade the compressor first)

Also the harbor freight compressor can be hit or miss but the one i had didnt have a single pressure issue. i hear they are prone to pulsing.