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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 9084153" data-attributes="member: 4534">There's certainly a cost associated with it and you've got to learn a new skillset to use an airbrush.  Here's how I started: <ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Iwata Revolution CR Airbrish - $100 (Middle of the road airbrush good for starting out)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Air Compressor- $100 (several companies produce the same model AS182K)  </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Miscellaneous - $100 (hoses, connectors, airbrush paint thinner, etc., etc.)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Spray Booth - $150 (but a gift from my in-laws so I didn't buy it)  - I started out painting outdoors, so didn't need the spray booth initially.  </li> </ol>I typically don't paint an entire model with the airbrush alone.  With this giant, I painted a lot of the skin with the airbrush but also did a bit of old fashioned brushwork to finish it up and of course his pants, arm braces, etc., etc. were all done with a brush.  Once you get used to using it, an airbrush can really save you some time when you're painting larger models like monsters and vehicles.  When I took the plunge and bought an airbrush, I was really worried that I'd spend a bunch of money and end up not liking it.  That's why I went for a middle-of-the-road airbrush.  I've found that I simultaneously love and hate the airbrush.  Sometimes, when everything is working, it's just great.  But at other times it's very frustrating, particularly when there's a technical problem I have to solve.  And then there's getting the paint thinned just right, making sure the air pressure is right, etc., etc.  I still have problems getting the paint mixed up correctly.  [ATTACH=full]291552[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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