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Writing to share some thoughts about the Infinity CR Plus airbrush from Harder and Steenbeck. Haven't seen it discussed much here, am using one and enjoying it.

Badger is what I normally use, I have a Sotar, a Krome and a Velocity. This is not a knock against them, perfectly fine airbrushes that do their jobs.

Currently working on Deathwatch Veterans, I paint their armor black then cover it with blue gradients before applying a black glaze to create layers on the surfaces of the armor. There are some clear points of comparison between the Badger airbrushes and the Infinity.

- First, cleanup. I get a lot of clogs with the Badgers, there's a tiny cap that goes around the tip of the needle that collects paint. I regularly need to clean it out. The Infinity has something more like a chuck, I can pull it out and wipe it off with a paper towel. Huge difference in the amount of work necessary to clear the clog. Plus the cap on the Badgers is tiny, I've dropped them before and spent half an hour locating it on the floor. That can't happen with the Infinity.

- Second, trigger tension. I like dual action airbrushes, it's slightly easier to control the air pressure and paint flow with the Infinity. When I first started working with it, I was spraying way too much paint because I'm used to pulling back farther with the Badgers. It feels like I'm getting more variance in the amount of paint and more control over the amount of air with the trigger on the Infinity. It's not a huge difference, but enough to notice.

- Third, assembly. The paint well can be unscrewed and replaced, it came with a 2oz and a 5oz well. Along with those, it came with 2 needles. Right now, I'm using the larger needle and have found it's good for fine detail and general spraying. I know I can replace the parts quickly and easily if I need to convert for even more detailed work.

I will continue using the Badgers alongside the Infinity. It's just a really nice airbrush that's worth considering.

This is an interesting read at some point next year I’ll be buying a better airbrush so it’s interesting to hear opinions on what makes certain brushes better than others

Infinity is really the Glock of airbrushes. Easily dismantled and maintained. No tools required. Love it for the precision and control.

I might be getting a Krome some day as I tried my friend's airbrush and it felt pretty good to handle.

I also have a Grex which is not quite as popular but once you start looking at the bigger picture is very interesting. Grex = Versatility. Can use needles ranging from 0.2mm (fine work) all the way to 0.7mm (Scenary or thick primer) with only swapping 3 pieces. Also most of the components are common or compatible between their models so spare parts are not too expensive since they are produced in bulk and suitable for most models.

I know Grex advertises their "paint-gun" a lot but they also make gravity airbrushes which uses the same parts as the "paint-gun" so again cheap parts and versatility.

 Erik_Morkai wrote:
Infinity is really the Glock of airbrushes. Easily dismantled and maintained. No tools required. Love it for the precision and control.

I might be getting a Krome some day as I tried my friend's airbrush and it felt pretty good to handle.

I also have a Grex which is not quite as popular but once you start looking at the bigger picture is very interesting. Grex = Versatility. Can use needles ranging from 0.2mm (fine work) all the way to 0.7mm (Scenary or thick primer) with only swapping 3 pieces. Also most of the components are common or compatible between their models so spare parts are not too expensive since they are produced in bulk and suitable for most models.

I know Grex advertises their "paint-gun" a lot but they also make gravity airbrushes which uses the same parts as the "paint-gun" so again cheap parts and versatility.

Watch Badger's Facebook page.

They do these one day sales. Takes them forever to send you the brush, but I got my Krome for like $60.

re: Grex - always curious about that one. Can it handle fine details?

 techsoldaten wrote:

 Erik_Morkai wrote:
Infinity is really the Glock of airbrushes. Easily dismantled and maintained. No tools required. Love it for the precision and control.

I might be getting a Krome some day as I tried my friend's airbrush and it felt pretty good to handle.

I also have a Grex which is not quite as popular but once you start looking at the bigger picture is very interesting. Grex = Versatility. Can use needles ranging from 0.2mm (fine work) all the way to 0.7mm (Scenary or thick primer) with only swapping 3 pieces. Also most of the components are common or compatible between their models so spare parts are not too expensive since they are produced in bulk and suitable for most models.

I know Grex advertises their "paint-gun" a lot but they also make gravity airbrushes which uses the same parts as the "paint-gun" so again cheap parts and versatility.

Watch Badger's Facebook page.

They do these one day sales. Takes them forever to send you the brush, but I got my Krome for like $60.

re: Grex - always curious about that one. Can it handle fine details?

If you take the Grex Ergonomic ($151) or Essential ($98) Gravity fed with a 0.2mm needle it will handle as fine details as any Badger.

The cool thing, like I said is that the same airbrush, you can swap the paint cup for a bigger one, change the 0.2mm for a 0.7mm and use Vallejo Primer without clogging. You do not need a second airbrush, just a few extra needle kits (As you need them) which are like $35 each (includes needle, nozzle and cap).

If you are curious I bought mine and the parts from https://www.midwestairbrush.com

 Erik_Morkai wrote:
If you are curious I bought mine and the parts from https://www.midwestairbrush.com

That's a nice Harder Steenbeck Infinity they have in the site header.

: )

I buy stuff from them from time to time. Not really looking to go downmarket, but appreciate you for letting me know your thoughts on the Grex!

I started airbrushing with H&S and use both their cheaper model "Evolution" and an Infinity. There is barely any difference between the two for me, since I don't use the limiter function on the Infinity.

Friends from the local gaming club have bought cheap airbrushes, broken them while cleaning and then bought Evolutions. Just because those are easily taken apart and put together, without tools or fiddly bits.