Cheap airbrush kit – good for scale modeling?

[Music] hello everyone so today I have wide highly requested item for review I got quite a few requests to review this airbrush and mini compressor kit and fortunately popular marketplace banggood were kind enough and provided one unit for review so inside of this box we have one airbrush house with two screw connections one airbrush with convenient carry case airbrush holder that mounts on to compressor of course most important part of this kit is compressor itself as you can see that's quite basic compressor with only one button pressure adjustment valve and one screw connection for air house also kit includes a very simple but also very important accessory moisture trap compressor unit is powered by 12 volt power supply so let's talk about good things first airbrush kit is very compact compressor unit weighs under 500 grams those connection has proper screw mount and like those press fit connections you will find in cheap compressors that means compressor is compatible with most popular accessories [Music] before we start testing I will say a few words about airbrush itself so this is quite popular and common model and I have used similar airbrush for years so it is quite good airbrush for beginners it is dual action has big color cup and lid on top construction is quite simple and it will be very easy to maintain included spanner will help you to change nozzle so it's time to talk about cons of this compressor you already know that this compressor has pressure controls however it is very primitive regulator that's a simple limiting valve that releases air or contains it inside of compressor you can't really tell what level of pressure is currently enabled compressor is not very powerful so I would recommend you to set maximum pressure anyway there is also 4 rubber feet to reduce sliding on table and minimize noise levels in a few seconds you will see how effective it is just to give you an idea about noise levels I will first use a spray can [Music] [Applause] as you can see noise level is quite high and trouble feet are not working at all I have found a solution for sliding problem by simply placing compressor on a foam [Music] [Applause] [Music] compressor has now out of stop function and it is running constantly all the time also you can hear changes in the noise pitch when I press trigger that is simply based on buildup of pressure as I said before pressure is adjustable by simply releasing some air [Music] [Laughter] so now that finally time for testing and I will start from common modeling scenarios so that would be painting dots lines and shading [Music] as you can see a brush is easily controllable and I am able to achieve different intensities in dots [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] this kind of flexibility will be more than enough for general-purpose model making [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] I have to mention that included airbrush needle size is quite big if you are building lots of aircraft models I would recommend you to get airbrush with smaller needle and nozzle sizes for example 0.2 or 0.15 and gladly included air brake hose is compatible with most air brushes like order and steam bag Iwata spar max and others I am pouring primer into cup and will start priming this car interior if you listen carefully you will hear how airbrush is struggling because compressor is reaching pressure limits it is necessary to make such tests because cheaper air brushes usually struggle while spraying with your paint [Music] for modeling test number two I'm spraying this car bumper with nice red color [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] so this is our finished test pieces and result is actually quite good primer finishes quite smooth and unified and it proves that you can use this kind of airbrush for model making of course this kind of airbrush it is not perfect compressor is heating quickly and you have to take lots of breaks in order to finish one model also there is no precise pressure adjustment and it is necessary if you like to paint lots of aircraft mm flashes if you are not very serious about your modeling and you can live with that noise it generates this could be a nice solution for you if you are a beginner airbrush artist and you plan on painting pictures or maybe t-shirt you will need something more powerful because included compressor is simply too weak if you still think that something you might want affiliate links for purchase will be an inscription thank you for watching this review and see you soon in my next modelling kepis ode [Music]

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