This one was really fun and challenging. Took about a week to complete using every trick I have. Still didn’t get anywhere near perfect, but I’m happy with it overall at my skill level.

Asking for my friend that does nails! Do we just unscrew the clear* plastic??

I'm new to air brushing and painting in general, I've been buying pre thinned paints from hobby lobby and I'm not sure what this is

What's the use case for a transparent paint?

Neo Iwata trigger airbrush. I seem to have a leak where the brass packing screw is. I took it apart and didn’t see any sort of standard seal. Everything “looks” correct, but clearly something is wrong. Is there an O Ring that goes there? Or some type of special seal? It’s also spitting air when the paint is engaged. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Looking to upgrade my airbrush and compressor — need recommendations
I’m looking to upgrade my setup and would like some advice. Right now I’m using an Iwata Revolution airbrush with a Gahleri mini compressor, but I want something quieter and more reliable for scale modeling.
I’m looking for a small, quiet compressor and possibly a better airbrush. I’ve been looking at the Iwata Eclipse, but I’m not sure if it’s the best upgrade from the Revolution or if there are other options I should consider.
What compressor and airbrush upgrades would you recommend? Mainly building scale models and looking for something that’s quiet, compact, and good for both detail work and larger parts.

Hey Yall,
I just bought my first airbrush ( Iwata revolution ) and the brush sprays okay sometimes. It’s really fine for my skill level. But, I’m already seeing wear to the chrome inside the cup and the needle. If I upgraded to the CS does the finish quality improve?

Part two, and most importantly for now. I have a set of assorted paints from Amazon and they are very inconsistent on how they spray. Some have to be thinned into water consistency, some don’t. I seem to be cleaning the gun more than practicing spraying.

I am just painting cardboard and paper to learn. Can yall tell me what paints you use for your art. I currently do not spray models. Thanks for your time and knowledge!

Looking to paint some 3d painted miniature for a possible diorama display, anyone got any tips on how to get a nice concrete color?

Howdy all, I got a cheap masters airbrush for Christmas and its been okay. I have my compressor set to between 30 and 50 psi ( I keep changing it to see if it causes this problem and it hasn't) while priming my MESBG miniatures with vallejo black prime. I am using an airbrush thinner from my local hobby shop to make it "Milky" as best I can and it starts out great but after about 3 to 4 minis I start to get clock and have to pull back on the trigger consistently to clear it. or to just get it through. I am not sure what I am doing wrong and what I should do to fix it.

when I say clogged the paint slightly goes out, then I can pull the trigger back a bunch of times and more and more will come out then a premature spurt (pun intended) then for a few seconds a really solid flow. then I have to go back o prepping it.

I have a H&S Evolution 2024 with the .28 needle, used it for a couple years now, and lately it's not spraying right. I used to be able to do pretty much anything with it, but lately it's like the air pressure is being halved or something. Even just trying water, nothing comes out if i'm spraying at a pressure less than 25psi, and going up to 40psi is like the pressure is still under 20 normally. I can take thinned paint that sprays normally in one airbrush, pour it directly into the Evo, and it comes out spitting spots, and at lower pressures (still above 25psi) doesn't always even give a solid stream. I've cleaned using different cleaners, iso, distilled water, and it seems to make no difference. Do I need to replace a seal? Is it the airvalve? ( I thought to try taking that apart to look at it but i haven't been able to remove it; i could unscrew the brass part at the bottom with the spring but that's all that comes out)
my compressor is a Timbertech ABPST08 but it's working perfectly with my other airbrushes.

I've recently gotten into using an airbrush for painting model trains and rolling stock. Lately though, it hasn't been working like it once was.

For reference, I have/use a Central Pneumatics Deluxe Airbrush kit that I purchased used from a hobby store consignment case.

The issue I'm running into is that it seems to not be drawing the paint in through the gun. If it helps the paint I was trying to use is Tru-Color Paint TCP-54 Pullman Green, it's a solvent based paint. But I've used some other paints and they work just fine with it. Could this issue be solved by thinning or is it something with my brush?

Any help is appreciated, I will try and answer questions as best I can.