Air-brushing tools and equipment?

Air-brushing tools and equipment?
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Custom WorkstationNot ready to invest yet but was curious about what Air-brushing equipment most on here use? Then also what's good and at a decent price point, my wife only lets me spend so much on the kids although if I promise to air-brush cool stuff for her then perhaps sooner rather than later lol! If you have any tutorials or online videos showing how to get started although I reckon practice makes perfect with air-brushing? I ask because I've come to the realization that some custom figures I could pull off so much easier by air-brushing and hand-painting instead of just the latter
. Thanks for your time folks, look forward to the replies .

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I recently started using primer again and have no regrets.
Removing factory paint is easy. Use acetone and beauty sponges to wipe the painted area. The sponge will absorb any paint that's being dissolved as you wipe, so you won't spread the paint to other areas.
Primer also makes painting large areas go faster because the paint actually wants to stick to it.
Airbrushing is alright, but there are unexpected expenses that pop up. For example, you may find that you like the coverage of a .5mm nozzle tip versus a .3mm, then you have to buy the new nozzle along with a new needle that fits. Clean up is also a pain, if your brush gets even a little clogged its gonna sputter and piss you off to no end. And remember to buy thinner so you can use your acrylic paints. A lot of those prethinned airbrush paints like Createx require you to bake them to cure or else they get sticky and gummy, total nonsense. Read everything before you commit to a certain paint.
Anyway, I use a Talon too, it was on sale with a decent compressor that comes with a moisture trap and has adjustable psi.
I suggest you get a single action airbrush though, theyre mechanically simple and all you need for covering large areas, then do any detail work by hand. Double action just means you can control how much paint flys out by moving the lever back and forth, single action shoots a constant steady amount.
And a random tip, for whatever reason it seems like if you spray a little black between a figures muscles, your custom will sell for like 50 bucks more than usual. I don't understand why people go nuts over such simple shading, but take advantage of it lol.
My only suggestion is if you feel that you are really going to stick with it is get an air compressor that you can adjust the psi on. They are a little more expensive but completely worth it if you want to achieve different effects and want to use on other surfaces other than figures.
As for tutorials, Youtube has a ton on cleaning, painting different effects, and anything else you are curious about. I've been using an airbrush for a few years and I have seen a lot of videos, but at the end of the day, practice and repetition is what makes you better.