What airbrushes and model paints ?

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Are people here using? I used to use a paashe H-3 and scale coat II but now they don't sell scalecoat II in calif so I was going to try model flex since it is noen toxic and needs only water and they say it covers in a thin coat.

I have single action internal mix and dual action internal mix AB's as well but never did much with dual action .

I have 155 badger athem and a vega 200o , a vega 600 single action internal mix which is not as nice as my sold badger 200 and I have a thayer chandler model E-300 single action internal mix old brush but new condition. I have a few others as well .

I was told that model flex does a better job with a med tip internal mix AB .

I have used model flex through my H-3 on wood and it went on well and dried fast but not on a HO loco yet which is not wood .

I wondered what worked for others here>

[Randy Earle]

I have an old badger 250 and as I only shoot black it's Testors.

[stevearado]

When it comes to paint, my only choices are Floquill and Polly Scale since that is all I can find. As for an airbrush, I have a Paasche H single action external mix. It does a pretty good job with model airplanes, but I have not used it on a locomotive yet.

[ricnok]

I have a Badger 150. Dual action internal mix and i spray 95% acrylics. Works well. I used to swear by Badger paints only but I have found the Polly Scale acrylics work well too. Low psi is recommended (15-25 psi). In case anyone is interested, I just picked up a new Badger 150 through their Garage Sale at their website. What a difference in painting.

[dan]

I used to use a Paasche VL but treated myself to a new airbrush last year and opted for a gravity fed Iwata HP-C plus. Sprays beautifully.

I prefer to avoid solvent based paints and am very happy with the Badger Accuflex paints, they spray well (except for the silver!!!!) and dry rapidly.

Experimenting with a spare shell I found I could apply one colour, blast it with the wifes hair dryer and then mask and spray a second colour, remove the masking and it was perfect even though the tape and second colour were applied within minutes of the first coat - still not something I would do other then as a test, but an indication of how forgiving this paint can be.

I used some Tamiya Red Brown the other day to paint a building chimney and that also seemed to spray nicely.

Another of the wifes accessories that comes in handy is her old stockings ;D Great for sieving paint into the airbrush cup, I used to get clogged tips but now I don't experience it at all.

[modelmaker87]

I use Iwata Micron B and HP-C and a Paasche H for general work. The only paint I pump through these brushes are Floquil - Scalecoat II - Humbrol - Artists Oils. I find Humbrol the very best, slow drying with a fabulous finish. For weathering I use artists oils diluted with Zippo cigarette lighter fuel. Lighter fuel holds the paint in a wet form longer than conventional thinners, far superior as it allows the paint to flow more evenly over/across the model for a longer period of time before it starts to cure and thus the final surface finish is far and away smoother with a more consistent thickness than faster drying solvents.