clamboni Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Just got an Iwata HP-BCS. First time I've even seen an airbrush in person. Played with it and painted a box for a little while then attacked some spinnerbaits. I see a couple problems I'm having already, mainly steadiness with the paintflow and not being careful enough with the baits after painting and before epoxy, but I'm pretty pleased with the results. I think it'll be much nicer once I can get a finer line and details around the gills, and next time I'll definitely pay more attention to what the baits are touching before being epoxied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sim Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 I don't see a darn thing wrong with any of those....nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braveviper Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Its fun huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 I too have just started using an air brush Got a Paasche double action for Christmas. Your stuff looks professional compared to what I am doing. I have made jigs, spinners and buzzbaits for years and just started trying to make Crankbaits a little before Thanksgiving 2006, thankfully after makin about thirty of them, I just got my first one to wobble and run correctly last week. TU has been invaluable to me in this endeavor. Thanks to all you guys for your tutorials and posts. They were and are very important to us beginners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clamboni Posted January 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Defnitely. Just need to get a little steadier hand. Vise and booth, too, trying to paint little detail while holding the bait in my hand is no good. I have a hard enough time holding one hand steady at a time. I was wondering also, if I'm trying to paint a very fine line I am having trouble keeping the needle at a consistent point. It seems like it should work fine to me and I won't be able to try it out until tomorrow, but can I just lock the chuck down further back on the needle? Moving it back would reduce the distance it could pull back and if I get it set right I should be able to pull the trigger all the way back and get the exact spray pattern every time. No?? Someone please enlighten me. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 very nice!! especially for a first timer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastendlu Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Practice and time and you will get it their is no shorcut to gaining experience.You can play with the air pressure also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximusgunn Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 you can make a stencil for your gills and other fine lines. You can use index cards or plastic milk jugs or stencil material. Draw the pattern then exacto knife it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clamboni Posted January 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 I thought about making stencils, but I kind of want to just take the time and be able to make the finer details with practice. I have been experimenting with air pressure, it seems like if I get the air pressure low enough for me to easily get a fine line, I have to thin the paint so much that the air makes it run. The biggest problem I'm having is me just not being able to keep a constant amount of paint coming from the brush. Don't have the steadiness in my finger to keep the trigger from moving. It'll come with time. I have a few bad pours that I've been painting over and over again when I get a chance to paint, using createx it's easy to get rid of mistakes. Just need to spend more time with the brush. Thanks for the compliments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
