At what point do you go down the airbrush route?

[Tim Marlow]

I love the one i got but rarely use it

Bought a second hand one to try cos ii was tired of cheapo conventional ABs.......after 2 years i broke something inside.....your not supposed to be able to take them apart or repair them....supposed to send them back to america to get fixed.....couldnt be arsed to do that but i found the address of the uk importer.....asked him if i could get spares and he just sent a brand new AB for free!!!....i really like the spatter nozzle.....great for weathering on armoured vehicles

I thought Testors discontinued those a few years ago? Never got in with mine, it was just too air hungry. Jakko swore by his though.

[PaulTRose]

I thought Testors discontinued those a few years ago? Never got in with mine, it was just too air hungry. Jakko swore by his though.

I bought the first one about 8 years ago......got the free one about 5 years ago

They are a marmite type of thing

[Tim Marlow]

I bought the first one about 8 years ago......got the free one about 5 years ago

They are a marmite type of thing

I used mine for quite a few years, bought it a good twenty years ago from the states before they were widely available. Got a good set of nozzles and the wood case. As a brush I liked the ergonomics and the ease of cleaning (you can easily strip the nozzles), but thought some of the parts (fine nozzle in my case) were poorly made, and I found even my Iwatta pro compressor couldn’t keep up with its air requirements. Always thought I had a leak but couldn’t find one. Switched to an Iwatta HP-SBS afterwards and love it. The ergonomics on the Aztec were why I picked the Iwatta though, it’s also a side cup, and I even got a different tail for it so I could mimic the single/double arrangement.

[Richard48]

I did hear rumours that the Aztec was going to be reissued by another company after Testors.Im hoping to give mine a good go soon.I have a few nozzles for it and you see the odd bits on E.bay from time to time.I hear good and bad things using it and like everything else its down to the individual using it.Ive seen in youtube where a guy stripped it down to clean right inside and he said with TLC the airbrush can last a lifetime.Plus it can be used as either single or double action by using the knurled roller on top i believe.Mini is in a nice polished wooden box and i got it in 2003 and think it cost me quite a bit back then.
Richard

[Tim Marlow]

I did hear rumours that the Aztec was going to be reissued by another company after Testors.Im hoping to give mine a good go soon.I have a few nozzles for it and you see the odd bits on E.bay from time to time.I hear good and bad things using it and like everything else its down to the individual using it.Ive seen in youtube where a guy stripped it down to clean right inside and he said with TLC the airbrush can last a lifetime.Plus it can be used as either single or double action by using the knurled roller on top i believe.Mini is in a nice polished wooden box and i got it in 2003 and think it cost me quite a bit back then.
Richard

Sounds like we have the same version……acrylic bodied?

[Richard48]

Sure Tim.I think thats the one ive got lurking on my shelf.
Richard