Zulu504
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Which is more economical, airbrushing or painting with aerosol cans? This hobby is becoming quite expensive, lol.
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The hardware cost of a decent complete airbrush system is pretty expensive (from what I've seen, $50 to $200 for a gun and whatever you want to pay for a compressor and accessories). For the casual hobbyist who's going to paint a few bodies over the course of a few years, how is that cheaper than some ~$12 cans of spray paint?Cheapest Is airbrush, and use the can to seal it when done. Dark colors first, light last. If you break that, silver prevents bleeding of darker colors into lighter ones.
Everyone around me has air compressors, I have 2. The airbrush I use is a $20 harbor freight and a $80 Paasche vl.The hardware cost of a decent complete airbrush system is pretty expensive (from what I've seen, $50 to $200 for a gun and whatever you want to pay for a compressor and accessories). For the casual hobbyist who's going to paint a few bodies over the course of a few years, how is that cheaper than some ~$12 cans of spray paint?
Gotcha. I'm looking at painting one 1/10 shell for a starter. I'm not planning any expansion to multiple vehicles or bodies, but I know I'll have to replace my initial body shell in a while. I don't have a compressor and neither does anybody I know, so I'd be on the hook for the cost of a complete airbrush system. I understand that the airbrush is the preferable way to go, but the startup hardware cost is a tough nut to crack at my level of foreseeable use. I wish it was otherwise, but I think I'm limited to rattle-can painting unless the amount of painting I'm doing increases dramatically.Everyone around me has air compressors, I have 2. The airbrush I use is a $20 harbor freight and a $80 Paasche vl.
As for casual hobbyist painting a few bodies a year, you didn't mention if it's 1/24 or 1/5. Alot of variables missing. The op asked what's cheaper, and I stared my experience. Since I had the compressor it took me $20 for the first airbrush, plus paint.
ThanksCheapest Is airbrush, and use the can to seal it when done. Dark colors first, light last. If you break that, silver prevents bleeding of darker colors into lighter ones.
It's actually been converted for my wife. She loves the truck and the body I paintedLooks good! Go T-Maxx
That's the jconcepts super cab 79 on my Trx-4 defender chassisI want that Ford love it!!!