Model Railroad VLog: I'm finally painting the backdrop - Part 7

[prd3141]

I've watched a number of your tutorial on airbrushing but I dont remember seeing a comment on air compressors. Any recommendations?

[thebige61]

I got a Central Pneumatic 1/8 HP, 40 PSI Oilless Airbrush Compressor from Harbor Freight for 65.00 USD. It's not the quietest beast in the world but it gets the job done. You can get quieter compressors but you'll pay Xtra bucks for them. Since I'm on a budget I can live with the noise. Another option I've read about(if you're really want to do a lot of airbrushing) is to get a 6-8 gallon commercial grade Oilless compressor, a regulator to dial down the PSI from 100+ to 40)

[thebige61]

, and some adaptors to fit your airbrush hose. The advantages of going this route is that while commercial grade compressors are REALLY loud when they run you'll have a 1 - 2 hour supply of air when the tank is fully charged. Regardless of what you do you want to get an Oilless compressor because on a regular oil lubricated compressor the oil can seep into the airline and really mess up your model.

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[coophillips]

So your not only a great modeler your a very good musicain,

good job mate

[kr3wsk8er019]

what are you going to do for the next session . Are you going to run the trains around the layout

[thebige61]

For the next one I'm hopefully going to finish the backdrop up. I've already got a couple of videos of trains running on the layout. Click on the graphic on the right where it says "TheBigE's Model Railroad Tutorials and Video Blog" . that will take you to my channel page. You con find the videos there.

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[hannaclan]

Thanks for sharing your deep talent with all of us!!! You are providing a TREMENDOUS service for those of us stuck trying to turn magazine how-to articles into results on our layouts!!! This is day #2 for me on You Tube and through your series, I'm believing there is no model railroad issue too tough to tackle!!! THANK YOU!!

[EmperorAst]

Very good work. Looks just like real!

[joshdillon2003]

Hello! Nice job so far! Enjoying the series!

[RichmanJ93]

nice work

[svinehunden]

looks really good...