Multi-Purpose Gravity Feed Air Brush Kit with Air Compressor - Model G22 Gravity Feed Dual-Action Airbrush with 1/3 oz. Fluid Cup and 0.3 mm Tip, Hose, 1/5hp Compressor

I was very worried purchasing this item considering the vast amount of mixed reviews. However, I am very happy with this product and have been pleasantly surprised. As a disclaimer, this is my first airbrush but, it has been the perfect tool to learn on thus far. To combat the issues presented in the reviews make sure when receiving the item you thoroughly check the compressor, hose and airbrush functionality. When you are certain everything is perfect, PRACTICE! Get used to how the airbrush works, look up tutorials on YouTube on the ins and outs of airbrushing. This will help a lot. The biggest part of combatting a faulty product is taking care of your airbrush. Now I tend to be lazy when it comes to equipment, but if you want to go with a cheaper end product, you'll have to go higher end on the cleaning. I have only fully disassembled the airbrush once and I invested in some Tamiya airbrush cleaner which works perfect. I know it can mess with the flow of the airbrushing process, but after changing every color, I thoroughly clean it out using water first then airbrush cleaner to finish the job. This has helped reduce having to take apart the airbrush all the time. I had one instance of clogging but a cotton swab with some tamiya cleaner did just the trick to clear it up. Take care of your airbrush and it will take care of you. The compressor works very well. It's quiet and gets the job done. Truthfully, I was more worried about the compressor working than the airbrush so the fact that it performs well is great. It's fairly quiet (I airbrush in a garage but no one inside is able to hear it). When people say you can hold a conversation over the sound of it, they are speaking the truth. In order to suppress the sound a little more I make sure to put it on some styrofoam to prevent it from being directly on the hard ground. Overall, this airbrush is a trusty starter set and saving money on the price allowed me to save for more expensive model kits. Really it's all about the care and practice you put into this. You can easily get professional results if you put in the time to practice. If you're looking to get into airbrushing but are afraid to drop tons of money, go for this. Happy airbrushing!

Great little compressor. Extremely quiet.

K.. Sillies out of the way first. This compressor is just so darned cute!! Chubby little body. Stubby little feet. It's just so cuddly!! Recently got back into Gundam kit building. Tried all the methods I'd tried in the past: spray cans and brushes. Not the most effective ways, but they always worked in the past. Bleh. I just wasn't happy with the results I was getting. Buddy of mine suggested I try airbrushing. No way. That stuff's too expensive. What If I don't stay with the hobby?? Turns out that a) it's not that expensive and b) it is quite fun. I ordered this thing last week and it arrived yesterday. 7 days from order to my door. I opened up the box to find a plastic case with the airbrush inside it. My first airbrush. How cool looking this thing is, all shiny and stuff. After that is the air hose, followed by the pressure valve/water trap assembly. Took everything out and made sure nothing was broken. Everything is very well packaged. Oh, there's also a roll of Teflon tape included. Use it. I had a little trouble getting the pressure valve/water trap assembly properly aligned, but with enough Teflon tape I was able to get it properly vertical. Works like a charm. Attach the air hose to the compressor, then to the airbrush. Turn the power on. Voila!! Wait. This thing purrs. Seriously. My dogs snore louder than this little guy. Being able to use this pretty much anywhere is just great. Practiced a bit with plain water, just to get the feel of the brush. I find myself alternating between my index finger and my thumb on the trigger. Both feel comfortable. Don't know if I'll settle on one or the other, but I have the same control either way. Finally, I put some paint through it. It works!! How cool!! It's going to take some practice to become proficient, but using the airbrush to paint is a cinch. You watch the color build as you lay on thin sheet after thin sheet of paint. After a couple of minutes of spraying, the piece looked really nice. No streaks, no bubbles, no over spray at all. And it took very little paint to do. This will of course vary depending on if/how you thin the paint, distance from the piece, etc.. That's where the practice and experimentation come in. So, bottom line?? I very highly recommended this. If you are new to airbrushing and need a place to start, this kit is just what you've been looking for. The price is right, and it works. What else do I need??

I have used this airbrush for quite a few months before deciding to finally write a review. I wanted to get the hang of using it before incorrectly attributing any issues to the machine itself when many of them might actually be user error. Firstly, this is a nicely packaged machine. The only assembly required was screwing on a few valves and hoses. There has been some back-and-forth on the reviews as to whether the main pressure gauge is installed at the time of shipment or not...on my unit it was installed already. However, the packaging did have a cut-out where it would have been stored if it wasn't pre-installed. The tank and pump itself is a nice unit. The pressure valve allows you to monitor pressure in the tank as well as adjust the pressure that you want flowing through the airbrush. Once turned on, it will initially fill up and then only run when it needs to fill again. The motor is...quiet-ish. It's not silent by any means, nor is it majorly loud. But it's not enough to be annoying. I did find at some times the unit wants to vibrate closer to the edge of the table as the feet didn't seem to completely hold it in place. This can be fixed by either mounting it permanently to a workbench or to trap it with a ridge that the feet can't vibrate past/over. The tank seems to hold it's pressure for quite a while unused. The airbrush, while basic and not a top-of-the line one, is actually pretty nice. It is a double action gun, which means you activate the air by pushing down on the trigger, but you apply the flow of paint by slowly pulling back on the trigger. The more you pull back, the more paint is applied. I have been using strictly acrylic paint in my gun since purchase, as I don't want to have to clean up enamel paint which requires running paint thinner through the unit to clean it out. I typically run alcohol or water through mine after scrubbing the paint pot with a brush and rinsing it. I have found issues where the gun likes to clog, but I've attributed this to me not knowing how to properly mix paints. Most experts recommend the paint having a "milk" texture, meaning that when you use a brush to wipe it up on the side of the paint pot it should look like the consistency of milk. Often I wouldn't mix my paint enough and found globs in it. This can also be found when using cheap store-brand acrylic paints for brushes. They often come out thick and if you don't mix them thoroughly, they will clog your gun. I also found that acrylic paint tends to dry on the tip of the needle faster than other types of paint, so others have recommended keeping paint thinner and a brush nearby to wet the tip of the needle when this happens. Overall, this air compressor and airbrush is great for starters and those just using it to play around. Professionals or those already versed in airbrushes might want to look at either upgrading some components or buying a higher-end unit. Keep in mind, you can always upgrade the airbrush to a more professional grade and keep the compressor the same. Some quick-fit disconnectors can always allow you to swap out airbrushes easily.

I purchased this airbrush for one single purpose...to paint a very large 3D printed model that I was in the process of printing and building. I put a ton of time and effort into the print, so I wanted to make sure that it was going to look as good as it could, and I quickly found with some test pieces that using brushes on it just wasn't going to give it the look I was going for. I did a bit of research and settled on the Master Airbrush set that's listed here, and to be honest I couldn't be happier. I have never used a REAL airbrush before...I had only used the Testor's one that uses propellant to spray the paint, which really just makes it more like a glorified spray paint device. I watched a few videos on YouTube about how to go about using the device, and when it arrived I quickly gave it a shot. I mixed Tamiya acrylic paint with Tamiya thinner in the ratio that I found on Tamiya's site for mixing paint for airbrushes, and I found it to work very well. I absolutely loved the level of control that I had with the airbrush...I could lay just a little bit of paint if I wanted to, or I could put more on at a time. I quickly found my way around using the thing and ended up with GREAT results on the model I was working on. The set comes with pretty much everything you need to get started, and I found that the only thing I needed to get in order to get started was paint, thinner, and some airbrush cleaner. I would highly recommend grabbing some cleaner when you order it, as it's nice to be able to use it to clean out the brush after every use. I found that by cleaning it every time I was done using it I had no issues at all whenever I went to use it again. I know it's fairly basic, and probably not top of the line...but for my uses and the amount of money I spent I feel that this airbrush setup is an incredible value. For getting started, or for doing just very basic projects, I think you couldn't go wrong with this setup. Highly recommended.

This is my first airbrush. I bought it for the purpose of customizing shoes and using it for simple things like blending colors in for a background. The kit is amazing and I’m not exaggerating. Let’s tackle some problems that I faced that you might too: 1) When you first get it, hook up everything up and set the air pressure to 20. This is the first thing that had me sweating because I never used an airbrush before and the air kept shutting off very quickly. After doing this, you’ll have a better constant flow of air to use for whatever project you have. 2) If there’s any problems with the actual air gun, just take the pieces apart and carefully assemble it back. Sometimes the first small piece around end of the needle is too loose and you’ll have a problem with the paint coming out. Tighten the piece and move the trigger back and forth to see if the tip of the needle is moving in and out. Paint and air should come out fine now. 3) Whenever bubbles are appearing and there’s no paint coming out, unscrew one or both of the caps at the front (where it’s showing the pointy needle tip) and press down on the trigger. Air and paint should be coming out again and you can screw the caps back on. This might not be the proper way to handle any of these problems but these are the ways that get me through without damaging anything. 4) Cleaning the airbrush: If you’re customizing shoes like I am or doing a project that requires different color paint, the ideal would be to literally dissemble the whole air gun to clean the paint out. However if you’re switching between paint quickly, I would take a bottle water and pour water into the air gun paint cup and pour it out (basically “rinsing” it out). After this, I would pour a little more water and press down on the trigger till I see just clear water coming out. If I wanted to make sure it was really clean, I would pour a little bit of nail polish remove (100% acetone) and press down on the trigger. Like I said, this is not the ideal but it works fine for me lol. I recommend buying spare needles because the tip can easily bend if you’re not careful. This is definitely a product worth buying!

I have read through all of the reviews with low ratings and I can all see why they gave this WONDERFUL product a low rating. It is simply because they are ignorant, not because the product if broken. Heck, I thought my compressor and airbrush were broken when I first got them, too! As a newbie to this product and airbrushing in general, here is a little newbie guide I threw together: The compressor: The first deal is that the regulator is not attached. My compressor came with Teflon tape (I'm not sure if yours will, I got mine used). You NEED to wrap the male part on the compressor in Teflon tape then screw on the regulator. This is done so that the none of the air leaks out. Once it is attached, you can hook up the braided hose. Here is the deal with the compressor: when it is turned on, it will not constantly run, it has an auto shut off once it has stored pressure. On top of this, your airbrush must be hooked up to the hose & compressor for the gauge to work. To adjust the pressure, you pull out the black knob on the regulator and then twist it left/right, it should have + and - symbols so you know which way to twist it. Note, the gauge will only read if you have the compressor running and the hose is hooked up to your airbrush! If your compressor has auto shut off and you need to adjust the pressure, just run some air through the airbrush so that it starts back up again. Also, keep in mind when you are airbrushing the compressor will turn itself on and off. THIS IS NORMAL AND A GOOD THING, don't let it alarm you. It means your regulator and compressor are working correctly! The airbrush: as stated earlier, the airbrush must be hooked up to the compressor and the compressor must be running for it to work properly (this should be obvious, but I will state it anyway). There are two controls on the airbrush, and also some adjustments. The first control is pressing the trigger down, which will make air come out. Note, when it is pressed down there should be NO fluid coming out, just air. Once the trigger is pushed down, when you pull it back your liquid should come out stronger and stronger. If you cannot pull your trigger back far enough to let the liquid out, here is what might be wrong: On the very back of the airbrush (opposite of the front) is a little knob. If you loosen this knob, it will allow you to pull the trigger further and further back allowing you to release more and more liquid. As I said earlier, I am nowhere near an expert or even an adept on air brushes. As my first air brush, for $80 (I got mine used from Amazon) this is WORTH EVERY PENNY. Airbrushes alone go for $100+, where this is an airbrush AND a compressor AND a regulator (yes, some airbrush/compressor kits don't come with regulators)! As for quality, I honestly don't know how good the airbrush is, but I used it to write my name and paint some model kits, and the paint (water based acrylic thinned with Windex) came out evenly with no splattering. Also, the included booklet is a joke. It is about 5 pages front and back, and basically explains how to clean your airbrush and tells you to practice painting lines, dagger strokes, and dots. The important thing is that it explains how to clean your airbrush. It is EXTREMELY important to keep your airbrush cleaned if you want it to last you forever. The brush gets gunked up with paint quick, so it is important to keep it clean. Just keep in mind that when you purchase this you will have to keep it maintained. It is not too hard to clean, you just need to run some cleaner through it and unscrew some small parts. Conclusion: If you are looking for a airbrush for painting anything, this is worth it. I personally use it for painting model kits but you can use it for everything else!

First a quick review, and then onto some knowledge that will save you a lot of time if you plan on mating this with any standard air compressor fittings: The airbrush itself is a fine airbrush. My 13 yr. old son uses it for painting his gundam plastic models (gunpla) and it works great for him. The compressor itself is quiet and although it vibrates enough to move around the top of a plastic crafting table, it does just fine on the floor. The reason this is a 3 star review and not a 5 star review as follows: * The regulator is made of a very pliable and weak metal. The 3rd outlet from the regulator is plugged with an allen plug and even the most snug allen wrench with completely strip if you try to pull it. I'm not impressed with the quality of the metal used for this component. * My compressor and regulator came assembled and there is no way to disassemble it. Whether they are using the worlds strongest thread-locker or the metal is so pliable that it has become one piece, there's no removing the regulator from the compressor. * My goal was to mate this with a 1 gallon tank so that both my son and I could airbrush intermittently at the same time. In this mission I learned a few important things regarding the types of connectors/threads used by Master Airbrush. I'd like to pass my knowledge along to you: The type of connector your standard air compressors and air compressor tanks use are called NPT: NPT fittings (National Pipe Thread) have threads with an angle of 60° from the valley of the thread to the peak and taper in a way that they do not require a rubber gasket to seal, just some thread tape. This thread type is what you will find at your local hardware store and are compatible with the fittings that carry the MIP (Male Iron Pipe) designation as well, which include all the brass fittings in the plumbing isle. The type of connector that the airbrush regulator, pressure gauge, and hose use is called BSP (British Standard Pipe). They are similar to NPT but have threads with an angle of 55°, making them slightly different than our NPT threads. Now it's important to know that there are two types of BSP fittings: BSPT (British Standard Pipe Thread) and BSPP (British Standard Parallel Pipe). These fittings will have the same overall diameter, but are very different in how they seal: BSPT (British Standard Pipe Thread) are similar to NPT in that they use a taper to create a seal. At small sizes like 1/8" and 1/4", they can play nice with eachother with some teflon tape. Unfortunately, Master Airbrush does not use BSPT connecters, they use BSPP: BSPP (British Standard Parallel Pipe) cary the same thread dimensions as BSPT, but they do not taper. Instead, they are straight like a bolt and rely on a rubber gasket to create a seal. This is the type of thread that Master Airbrush uses and it is the most difficult to find adapters for. Some of these adapters will place nice, some will not. Here is an outline for 1/8" (what the airbrush hose uses) and 1/4" (what compressor tanks and standard hoses use) threads and how they play together: * Male BSPP to Female BSPT or Female NPT: Not going to happen. The male BSPP fitting won't get even a full thread into either of the other two female fittings because of their taper. * Male NPT to Female BSPT: It'll work. You'll need to pack on several wraps of teflon tape, but you will get a seal. Use a rubber O-ring/gasket if you can. * Male NPT to Female BSPP: It'll work, but not great and not at PSI higher than around 40. You'll need to pack on the teflon tape and I suggest using a rubber O-ring/gasket. * Male BSPT to Female NPT: Should work with the same caveats above, but you'll never need this combination for our needs. The real issue here is that trying to find a 1/4" NPT (female or male) to 1/8" BSPP adapter is a nightmare. Amazon doesn't carry them. You can get a 1/8" NPT to 1/8" BSPP adapter STAINLESS STEEL ADAPTER 1/8" NPT FEMALE X 1/8" BSPP MALE 304 SS W/ SEALING WASHER and then use a 1/4" NPT to 1/8" NPT adapter, but at that point you're spending a ton per connection. The best bet right now is to use the Master Airbrush adapter which is a 1/4" female BSPP to 1/8" male BSPP adapter and then connecting that to your 1/4" male NPT hose or adapter. You'll need a healthy amount of teflon between the NPT and BSPP fittings and an O-ring wouldn't hurt, but it'll get you where you want to be.

Works great for alcohol inks

I received a damaged compressor (see picture) and the airbrush was completely missing from the packet. Felt like a complete scam, which was surprising to me after all these positive reviews…

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Don't buy this product. I bought this to use for my cake decorating business and after two uses the airbrush gun stopped working. Spend a little more and buy a better machine.