centerx 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2011 Seen these at the hobby store today. Looks like a great way to do poppers and such. Some of these kits run on the compressed air can like the Copic System. Some of them run right off a bottle of testor model paint. Just twist on a new bottle for a new color . What I was looking at was $30.00 with http://www.testors.com/category/136949/Airbrushes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJ All Day 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2011 Yes I'm sure you could use that. But I think people like colic because it is so easy to swap between colors. Where with that you have to fill up the container with paint, then rinse it out and fill it up again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
centerx 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2011 The one I seen allowed you to use the testors paint in the jar it's sold in. Remove that jar ( put the original cap back on)twist on a new jar and your ready to go. From what instructiosn I could see is you simply gave it a spay at a sheet of paper to make sure the new color was coming through and you were good to go. The only clean up appeared to be the "cap" that you swapped the paint jars on when you were done. At the store they were selling them in a kit with hot colors and stencils for model cars and another kit with dull colors for military models. The replacement air can was huge compared to the Copic at was $7.95 Sad thing is right next to it they had 1 copic system left that they were blowing out for $50.99 ( normally $90.00) and the 2 large air cans left for $7.95 ( normally $12.95) I was not looking to purchase either one but at that price , and one left, I had to pull the trigger. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2011 sure its an alternative but you still need some kind of air compressor another alternative http://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/Airbrushes_and_Supplies/BAD00002503/product.php?type=alternatives Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
centerx 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2011 http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXUEB8&P=FR http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXYVK0&P=FR These are more in line with what I seen today . Cheap enough if anybody wanted a try. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oatka 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2011 I spent $50 on my Copic setup....1 can, 1 grip, 4 markers. In the end, I didn't want to pay for another can, or an air compressor....so I hacked it to make it keep going without spending more cash! http://guysfliesandpies.blogspot.com/2011/04/how-i-made-my-copic-air-can-refillable.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pelhament 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2011 sure its an alternative but you still need some kind of air compressor another alternative http://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/Airbrushes_and_Supplies/BAD00002503/product.php?type=alternatives I have this one and it is terrible... Might as well be using a can of spray paint. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
