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Master at Arms
I finally gave into my latest obsession, the Paasche Turbo AB.
I remember the guy at Pearl in '82 laughing at me a saying 'don't even think about it kid' when i asked about it. Who's laughing now?
Theres almost no info on these, they are from the original 1850 design and have been out of production for some time. I grabbed a few used airbrush books and the first one mentioned it as on of the five airbrush types, but then went on to say 'but we won't discuss them any further since they aren't for anyone but seasoned pros.' It was like I was 17 again standing in front of the display.
After a month or so of eBay stalking, research and tinkering, I now have two that are working beautifully. They are by far the most accurate airbrush I've ever used, when adjusted well, I can get a consistent line at 0.010". Can place a dot anywhere.
It's a lot of work, I do not recommend it to anyone. My main use will be illustration, but there will be few models painted with it, like 1/35 oak leave patterns.
The red handled one is the later model, from 1980. The green, Bakelite handled one is, get this, from 1931. 89 years old and after cleaning and rebuilding, was painting like a champ. Can still get parts for it too.
I remember the guy at Pearl in '82 laughing at me a saying 'don't even think about it kid' when i asked about it. Who's laughing now?
Theres almost no info on these, they are from the original 1850 design and have been out of production for some time. I grabbed a few used airbrush books and the first one mentioned it as on of the five airbrush types, but then went on to say 'but we won't discuss them any further since they aren't for anyone but seasoned pros.' It was like I was 17 again standing in front of the display.
After a month or so of eBay stalking, research and tinkering, I now have two that are working beautifully. They are by far the most accurate airbrush I've ever used, when adjusted well, I can get a consistent line at 0.010". Can place a dot anywhere.
It's a lot of work, I do not recommend it to anyone. My main use will be illustration, but there will be few models painted with it, like 1/35 oak leave patterns.
The red handled one is the later model, from 1980. The green, Bakelite handled one is, get this, from 1931. 89 years old and after cleaning and rebuilding, was painting like a champ. Can still get parts for it too.
