airbrush or brush?

[ALPHA]

Well Alpha to be honest iam getting as much info first before I purchase my tank so nothing soon But you can bet your cotton socks I will certainly share my pics with all to see it will be interesting to get objective feed back ftom all you pro's

One thing for certain Sarge....you are getting into the hobby at a good time ...On the 1/16th level...the companies are really putting a lot more into the production of new models for consumption...when I got in...the trend had just started...progress was slow...but now the transitions and options to buy are much better ...you have a lot more choice ...and that choice could go along with your budget ..or if you like to "model" or just run...Plastic models are better for the modeller as you might have observed...the Metal ones not so much...but are great runners straight out of the box

Not to worry about not having anything to offer at this time...there are a lot of people making the transition ...picking your first tank is probably the hardest to do...just because of the entry of modern tanks
Just remember ...you don't have to justify the choice...the main thing is it is yours...and that you will enjoy it


ALPHA

PS. I am definitely not a Pro by any means lol...Just a Hobbyist who does things a little differently ...........

[SargeV1]

lol Alpha i love your p.s. comment lol.

I am not a rivet counter lol like to be as accurate as i can be but yea like you say its a hobby and as i always say aslong as you enjoy what your doing then your doing something right.

And if I make a mistake then I learn from it. If we dont make mistakes we dont learn:) This forum is fantastic as you learn a lot and the guys such as your good self are always there to lend a hand.

Tanks away lol.

[ALPHA]

PERFECT MINDSET SARGE

Panzer Vor!!!!!!!!!!!!

ALPHA

[tomhugill]

As has been said its horses for courses, but depending on what sort of camo job you are doing and whether you are looking to do highlighting, colour modulation, pre and post shading you will struggle with a brush. Things like soft edge camo will also be much easier with an airbrush. If you really like using a brush then I would never say you shouldn't but I can't think of much on a tank where brush painting gives superior finish or is quicker.

[tomhugill]

Also you tend to use less paint airbrushing so it's cheaper too

[ausf]

I completely agree with Tom.

I have three Iwatas and a host of the best Series 7 Sable brushes available and short of figure painting, tiny detailing, weathering or touchups, there is no instance where hand brushing is superior to airbrushing for models.

Even small things like tool heads, etc benefit from airbrushing.

I'm not saying that you can't get good results by hand brushing, but if you invested the time and effort to pull that off into getting better with an airbrush, the results would be staggering.

Paint formulas are getting better for hand brushing in the past few years, and there are reasons why not to airbrush (noise, cleanup, etc) but if you have access to both, there really isn't a question in my mind.

Here's the base coating of a splinter camo all done with an airbrush. I would never be able to get that flat with a hand brush. After covering it, I'll go in and do the details with a brush. The three splotch colors were masked and the splinters were sprayed through a small PE screen.

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[SargeV1]

Thanks lads for all your input I really appreciate it. Great job ausf on that figure.

[ALPHA]

Give yourself some credit Sarge anyone who can lay down gloss coats of paint without brush strokes...I will tip my hat and salute any day

ALPHA

[tomhugill]

I completely agree with Tom.

I have three Iwatas and a host of the best Series 7 Sable brushes available and short of figure painting, tiny detailing, weathering or touchups, there is no instance where hand brushing is superior to airbrushing for models.

Even small things like tool heads, etc benefit from airbrushing.

I'm not saying that you can't get good results by hand brushing, but if you invested the time and effort to pull that off into getting better with an airbrush, the results would be staggering.

Paint formulas are getting better for hand brushing in the past few years, and there are reasons why not to airbrush (noise, cleanup, etc) but if you have access to both, there really isn't a question in my mind.

Here's the base coating of a splinter camo all done with an airbrush. I would never be able to get that flat with a hand brush. After covering it, I'll go in and do the details with a brush. The three splotch colors were masked and the splinters were sprayed through a small PE screen.

fa7.jpg

How did you do the masking? Very inpressive. Figure work is some where is like to start using my airbrush more but have struggled to get to grips with.

[SargeV1]

Thx Alpha for your salute and the tip of your hate not sure if that hat suits you lol