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| Subject: | Re: Double action airbrush recommendations? |  |
| Date: | Mar 23, 2002 |
| From: | Christophe Jacquemont | |
Randall Smith wrote:
> Guys,
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> I've tried out the Aztek, and I have some concerns with regard to it's "feel."
> I thought that it felt a bit light and awkward - not very much like a writing
> instrument. Also, is the cup on this beast gravity or suction? I'm constantly
> throwing out paint from my bottom-feed Badger, and I like the idea of gravity
> feed to conserve on the paint.
You have both options with the Aztek.
Personally I use the larger "suction" paint cup, any leftover paint I keep in air
tight boxes for 35mm photo rolls of film. However I thin my paint (Tamiya
acrylic) a lot (70% thinner to 30% paint) so I have to refill several times per
painting session.
Cheers,
Christophe |
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 | Double action airbrush recommendations? - Randall Smith - Mar 15, 2002 |
| . . . Re: Double action airbrush recommendations? - Christophe Jacquemont - Mar 15, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: Double action airbrush recommendations? - Pierre de Jeso - Mar 15, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Double action airbrush recommendations? - Randall Smith - Mar 16, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Double action airbrush recommendations? - Christophe Jacquemont - Mar 23, 2002 |
| . . . Iwata all the way - David A. Levy - Mar 22, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: Iwata all the way - Chappy_ju87 - Mar 23, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: Iwata all the way - Christophe Jacquemont - Mar 23, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re:What about cleaning? - Christophe Jacquemont - Mar 23, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . Nozzles and Cleaning - David A. Levy - Mar 24, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Nozzles and Cleaning - Christophe Jacquemont - Mar 24, 2002 |
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