Miniature Painting
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Gankak
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^This. Speaking from the model building world(where I have the most experience with ABs) most modelers think anything beyond an eclipse is just more expense for features that probably won't be realized by your every day modeler.
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Aazrael
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Yea the Patriot gets lots of good reviews also. Hard to find here though and the unprotected needle would be damaged in 1 second for me. But it seems its a very good airbrush.
Phazael
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Depends on your comfort/skill level and the complexity of the model. Simple non posable furred animal models you can probably fully assemble and pin to a cork to prime, especially since you will likely be using dry brush and/or wash techniques on them. Larger models with limbs that are hard to get around or with shields, you may leave some things unassembled. I am strictly tabletop, so I pretty much fully assemble. But the good detail guys I know usually leave anything that can be attached later off the model if it is going to get in the way of some hard to reach spots. But they also prefer full assembly if they are going to do really high level shading, to keep things consistent.
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Phazael
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Yeah we have one of the patriot models (forget which). Its a pain to set up and clean up, but when you are using it in a rhythm, the thing is a beast. Helps that we have a vaccum vent hood to speed up drying. My wife did her phoenixes with it and I did a bunch of coral spires and ocean bottoms. Thing is amazing for mass production of painted models.
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Aazrael
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I got myself the Eclipse, arriving tomorrow. Could not find the Patriot over here. Should be an upgrade to the H&S Ultra, I'm not overly friendly with their trigger and press fit cup that tend to fall off.
Also got the Polish Hataka Orange paints today, sprays nice when thinned and are really durable.
Current color plan when I begin painting that PG kit later this week.
Also got the Polish Hataka Orange paints today, sprays nice when thinned and are really durable.
Current color plan when I begin painting that PG kit later this week.
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Aazrael
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Took the Eclipse for a test run now to clear coat some guns. The difference is huge from the H&S Ultra. Not that the other was bad but the Iwata feels better all around.
Bigger size and feels better in the hand. Better trigger mechanism and easy access to cleaning the cup/needle. It might not give better results in the end but it feels better to use for sure, easier to control the flow of paint.
Thanks for the tips!
While trying new stuff is fun I wish I could go back a year and tell myself to start using Lacquer paints instead of the alcohol/water based. And also get another Airbrush straight away.
But part of the hobby is also learning and trying stuff out I guess.
Bigger size and feels better in the hand. Better trigger mechanism and easy access to cleaning the cup/needle. It might not give better results in the end but it feels better to use for sure, easier to control the flow of paint.
Thanks for the tips!
While trying new stuff is fun I wish I could go back a year and tell myself to start using Lacquer paints instead of the alcohol/water based. And also get another Airbrush straight away.
But part of the hobby is also learning and trying stuff out I guess.
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DirkDonkeyroot
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Hateyou
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Yeah the resolution is pretty high on these. You only see lines on wide shallow areas like those four circles on top of the pillar. Even then it’s no where near my FDM layers. There just aren’t any visible in most of the prints.
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Aazrael
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Hateyou
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