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Originally Posted by Jraw4
the missus would cut my nuts off with a very blunt and very rusty instrument  |
Nice quote dude.
The Clark one isn't over kill, it would provide good air and more than you want but the noise issue is a real problem.
Your initial listing from ebay is okay, it would get you started but that compressor has no tank, it's direct air. Because of this it will have to work hard to keep up the air supply with these paints as they need quite a bit of pressure to spray. Also because it's direct air it will pulse, that is the piston that produces the air will make any fine lines you try and do inconsistent by the very nature of the way it works and creates air.
You can if you search this very forum find out how to make a completely silent one from an old fridge motor and a little tank. I didn't realise this but it's essentially how silent compressors are made.
Depending on your budget you could try the 8th one down on this page
http://www.everythingairbrush.com/ac...AS_Series.html it's essentially the same compressor you were going to buy but has a receiver tank underneath it to store the air, however only being a 1 litre tank you'll soon run out and because of that the compressor will be working very hard ! Staying on that page there is one listed a little further below that has a 3litre tank AB-AS196, this would be much better for only another 14 quid. However you're still without an airbrush.
Everything airbrush are great and do copies of Iwata Airbrushes for a fraction of the price, granted the quality isn't there but for 30 quid you can't really complain
http://www.everythingairbrush.com/ac...vity_Feed.html
It would give you a good starting point and if you got one of the £30 brushes and that compressor with the 3ltr tank it's still less than the one you initially looked at on ebay.
When you've painted a few shells and decided you want something better you can get the Iwata airbrush then, while you're learning though the AB-130A would be fine, to be honest it's what I use, I've got an Iwata too but the nozzle is too fine for this so I just grabbed one of those for myself. Does alright !
Hope that helps
