Reddit reviews Harder & Steenbeck Ultra Airbrush with plug in cup and 0.2 mm nozzle set
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Ultra - the ideal airbrush for beginning airbrushersnozzle 0.2 mmpaint plug-in cup 2 mlpresented in exclusive caseself-centering socket-type nozzle
I started with a brush, and I found out that good paint/thinner ratio is key when hand painting with acrylics. I started with the revell aqua color paint which isn't bad, but Tamiya acrilycs are better.
After a few models I decided to buy a H&S ultra with a small air compressor.
Then I found Plasmo's chanel. He builds and paints his models with step by step explanation. I learned a lot from his videos.
In my experience patience and experience are the most important factors. Dexterity is also needed but not that much. You learn a new thing with every build, and experience makes up for the lack of deftness.
Be ready to mess up the first few models, but trying is the key to get better. You need to take it slowly, try something simple first, like a single color tank, then try to use washes/modulating on it, then try out rust pigment, etc... Never throw away poor attempts, they will come handy when you try a new technique.
Since I'm also just a begginer, I don't know what else could I say. I'd like to get better in time, but I hope my few experience helped you a bit.
Unfortunately it's quite a rabbit hole, the better you want to be the more time and money you need to invest. I spent about 6-800 euros on it last year, but I pretty much have everything I need now. I only need to buy kits, and consumables now and then.
Depends on your budget, I'd recommend getting quality tools from the get go, if you can afford them.
Decent starting setup would be TC-20T compressor (or equivalent, there's a bunch of similar compressors coming from the same chinese factory) and either Neo for Iwata, Badger Patriot 105 or H&S Ultra. All of them offer good performance and will last you quite a while. Personally, I'd go for Ultra simply for the ease of maintenance.
If you're on a really tight budget, you can look for some cheap chinese kit. Not the highest quality, but it'll do well enough as a learning tool.
just double checked, I'm in the wrong. never had a harder & Steenbeck but it was my opinion that they were High quality but High cost, not the greatest choice for a beginner.
seems this airbrush has quite the price variation:
228$
90$
I've had this one recommended to me:
https://www.amazon.com/Harder-Steenbeck-Ultra-Airbrush-nozzle/dp/B003Z9M7Z4/
Iwatas are good. Most of my friends use the Neo.
I personally went for Harder and Steenbeck evolution. Their entry model is the Ultra