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-==== Model making equipment and tools ====
+===== Model making equipment and tools =====
+==== Airbrushes ====
+=== Harder and Steenbeck Silverline Evolution 2-in-1 ===
+Bought November 2020. This comes with 0.2mm and 0.4mm needles so it can do very fine work as well as more general colour fills on models.
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+Link to airbrush specs are [[https://www.harder-airbrush.eu/en/evolution-108.html|Harder and Steenbeck.eu]].
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+=== Neo for Iwata TRN-1 ===
+My first airbrush and incredibly comfortable to use, being a pistol trigger design. This has a 0.35mm needle so it is a balance between fine and general work. For some reason this airbrush gets dry needle tips very, very easily, so it needs constant cleaning or can start spitting quite badly.
+I've had to replace the needle and several other parts on this and have found them //very// expensive.
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+Link to airbrush at [[https://www.iwata-airbrush.com/trn1-trigger-neo-airbrush-gravity.html|Iwata.com]].
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+=== No-name sidefeed & suction airbrushes ===
+I got a pair of no-brand airbrushes; one side-feed, the other suction (which I don't use). The side-feed isn't bad, not particulary fine, but it's good enough to do all of my heavy duty work (e.g. priming).
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+==== Other tools ====
+=== Compressor ===
+I use a cheap compressor from [[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ED0R95M/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1|Amazon]]. It has an air tank and pressure valve. It was cheap, but works great. Usually I have it set between 15-30psi. The compressor runs for a couple of minutes at a time, and if you are using the brush more-or-less constantly, you'll get a couple of minutes between the compressor running. So it isn't silent, but it's quiet for periods of time.
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+The compressor also came with a pair of basic airbrushes, listed above.