NP's Adventures in Airbrushing

So first off, BIG THANKS to AutobotX23 for hooking me up with an Airbrush.
That being said, I figure it would be fun to post  this here, as I learn to airbrush.
Any tips & tricks from you guys would be great, but as with Kitbashing, you really only learn by trying.
Enjoy my noob-ness.





I'll update this thread as I make more vids in this series.

That main screw section is what keeps the entire inner assembly in place. by completely unscrewing it, you can remove the innards to clean them better. It's also used to adjust the forward/backwar play in the trigger. 
Another thing about cleaning is it's best to keep a syphon jar of clean water to run through the airbrush, particularly right after you're finished with a given color and between colors, as well as before soaking. When soaking, disassemble it completely. 

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Ah, I see. Good advice, thanks.

congarts on the airbrush

u dont need to dismantle it after every paint
leave a jar filled with iso alc and just spary it ,it will clean the airbrush
when i started airbrushing i was so carefull like u are ,but this maching is built to last , the only thing u need ot take care of is the needle , a toilet paper soaked in iso alc or acetone , will make a better clean then puting it in the bowl, be carfe ull not to bend the tip of the needle (or buy an extra one just in case ) a bent neele can f^&k some project really bad .

i will also recomend buying making a smaller paint jar  so i can drop some drop of paint for some touch ups, the side feed airbrushes has those small  paint thingys for small amount of paints , when i use my buttom feed one i just plug it in and pump some iso alc or acetone( when u r working with enamels) it cleans the airbrush in secs.

Part 3, just an update vid.

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congarts on the airbrush

u dont need to dismantle it after every paint
leave a jar filled with iso alc and just spary it ,it will clean the airbrush
when i started airbrushing i was so carefull like u are ,but this maching is built to last , the only thing u need ot take care of is the needle , a toilet paper soaked in iso alc or acetone , will make a better clean then puting it in the bowl, be carfe ull not to bend the tip of the needle (or buy an extra one just in case ) a bent neele can f^&k some project really bad .

i will also recomend buying making a smaller paint jar  so i can drop some drop of paint for some touch ups, the side feed airbrushes has those small  paint thingys for small amount of paints , when i use my buttom feed one i just plug it in and pump some iso alc or acetone( when u r working with enamels) it cleans the airbrush in secs.

I normally, only shoot one color at a time. I paint during my Daughters morning nap. So just in-case I can't get back to it. I break it all down & let it soak.
I'm trying to find a airbrush supplier locally so I can pick up a side feed adapter. If not I'll just wait til I need to order so more stuff. But I do want to get one.

nice progress
love the shades u choose

i'll share another tip

i love using masking fluid - i used this brand
http://www.rebelart.com.au/shopexd.asp?id=2693

its realy easy to apply it and its really easy to strip it of .
this fluid is basicaly liquid rubber dispensed in amonia - dont breath this stuff:)
u can apply it with an old brush (dont use a good new one - it will ruin it ) let it sit and dry (10 min ) and then u can spray on on it , i find it realy usefull in round shapes and masking of small details.

after the stuff is dry and u sprayed what u wanted it comes of really smooth with an ereaser .

i'll throw an example
on this part i wanted to spray the scales in chrome , so fisrt i painted the scales in glossy enamal black, then sprayed it with alclad2 chrome (which is an amazing thing). after the chrome was set , i masked each scale with the masking fluid and painted the whole tail/shield with the red wine paint .

another trick from my sleeve , hope it will help ya

Interesting stuff, BB.
I'll have to look into that. I normally use Sticky tack for making really small & hard areas to mask.

Here a few more vids of my attempts to learn to airbrush.
It's coming along, I've still got alot to learn, but I think I'm getting the basics down.









As always, any tips you guys have to offer are always welcome.

A Dude at Ethereal Realmz (Damien, the MthaFcknMan), my local styrene sheet and paint supplier flat out GAVE me a MISB Humbrol Airbrush kit last week. Needless to say, eFFin' stoked! I haven't hooked it up to my little compressor yet but i'll probably use it to prime a project i hope to finish this weekend.
 I'll be following your learnings and trying to learn with you NP. i'm glad i found this thread! thanks for posting it