Buying Your First Airbrush and Compressor

 by Antoine Rizzotti

An airbrush is one of the most important tools in scale model painting. Airbrushes with fine nozzles and tips are typically designed for using inks.  Many types of economical airbrushes and compressor kits are available on the market, but it can be difficult to choose the best one for your application. So, before buying your first airbrush and compressor you should understand some of the features and uses for the equipment involved.

MonkeyChucka's Amazing Malanthrope!

 

This morning we have a re-post of a couple of posts by Monkey Chucka over at the Chucking Monkeys blog.  This is an extremely impressive conversion and paint job... don't miss it!

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Whilst attending a Warhammer 40k tournament recently, a friend walked up to me and said, "I've got something which I think you'll like".  He held up what looked like a small, perspex box.

DzC: Neptune Finished & Masking Trick

by Novus

I'm slowly working through my PHR army and getting it all painted the way I want.  Super quick post today...

DzC: PHR Tritons - Now With Tutorials!

by Novus

I've finally gotten around to painting my PHR stuff.  I figured since I'll be doing demos of the game at the BAO on Saturday and playing in the tournament on Sunday, I should probably not show up with a bare army.  I'm pretty sure I won't get everything painted in time, but I'll sure as Hell try!

Badger SOTAR 20/20 Product Review

by Novus

Someone on 40k For Grown Ups (a great Facebook group I belong to) linked the group to Amazon where Badger SOTAR 20/20's were being sold for $59.99.  To be honest, I didn't have much faith in a product that has an MSRP of over $400 and is being sold at an 85% discount, but I needed another airbrush to replace the one I accidentally threw away (never mount your airbrush holder over a trashcan).  At that price, I was willing to take the risk.

First Try at Object Sourced Lighting

by Novus

Seeing as I've gotten a new IG Valkyrie, I thought I'd try some different painting techniques.  This is my first try at Object Sourced Lighting (OSL).  I'd seen this same technique for a Valkyries cockpit done on another blog months ago.  I thought it was cool so I gave it a shot.

WIPs This Week (or Stoopid Vindi)

by Rich K

Well, I don't have any completed stuff to show you guys or any tutorials for that matter.  All I have are a couple of the WIPs I'm working, right now.  Above is one of two Plasmacutioners I'm painting up for my Traitor Guard allies.  It's my first try at pre-shading with my new Badger Renegade Krome Velocity airbrush.

Badger TC910 Aspire Pro Compressor Review

Badger TC910 Aspire Pro

by Rich K.

Not knowing anything about airbrushing I bought a "starter kit" from Amazon for $60 about a year ago.  It came with a Master G22 airbrush (which isn't bad for an economy 'brush, but not all that great, either) and a super cheap compressor shaped like an elephant.  That kit has been OK to learn on, but I recently wanted to up my airbursh game.  Seeing as the Elephant only produced about 17psi at any given time, it was very hard to get anything but the most watered down paint out of it.  I needed more power... er, pressure!

Blended Tiger Stripes Made Easy

By Rich K.

I’ve done my Screamers in a “non-traditional” color scheme: green with dark tiger stripes.  Seeing as this Chariot of Tzeentch (my Allied HQ for my CSM army) is basically a Tomb Kings chariot atop a giant Cyborg Screamer, I felt all my Screamers, large and small, should have a unified look.

Active WIPs

I’ve been working on a couple of things this week.  The first is: I finally just decided to paint my Dreadclaw.  I’ve been staring at it for a month to try and figure out what else I could add to it.  Well, I decided that paint would be a great thing to add.  I suppose I was victim to “analysis paralysis” because I just couldn’t bring myself to move forward.

Basic Airbrush Troubleshooting

This last weekend I ran into some trouble with my airbrush so I shot it.  The trouble, not the airbrush.  If you run into problems, this is the process I’d go through to track them:

Daemon Prince Conversion

This is my Daemon Prince, Dave of the Grim and Unrelenting Naughtiness.

Deadman Footswitch - Short Product Review

The cable that goes off to the right plugs into the wall.

I saw this MLCS 9080 Billy Pedal Footswitch on Amazon and thought “Hey, that would be great for my Dremel tool!”  Unfortunately, I completely forgot my wife got me a cordless Dremel for Christmas and I had already given my corded unit to my brother.  So, seeing as it was already on its way when I realized my error, I decided to try it out on my airbrush.