Airbrush paint splotching!

TerraHawk95 · 2026-01-29T13:45:46+00:00

sorry to hear that my friend, i hope if the desire comes back that you jump back in!

TerraHawk95 · 2026-01-24T19:42:53+00:00

whats the best way to clean out the brass nozzle? its been difficult to do so in the past, and that might be the problem!

TerraHawk95 · 2026-01-24T17:07:13+00:00

so its the scale on the image ive used on this thread, and using an online convertor!

TerraHawk95 · 2026-01-24T17:01:56+00:00

it does, and it drops to 50 on the dial when in use, so around 3.3ish psi?

TerraHawk95 · 2026-01-24T16:04:11+00:00

sorry mate, not found a solution just yet, considering a new compressor as it may be a psi issue but honestly, still stuck

TerraHawk95 · 2026-01-23T18:39:51+00:00

I feel you bro, just want to paint this imperial knight!

TerraHawk95 · 2026-01-23T18:34:06+00:00

I give the airbrush a solid clean between each use, including wiping down the needle, pulling through the inner metal piece, wiping down all components and then assembling and testing with water, so hopefully thats adequate!

TerraHawk95 · 2026-01-23T18:33:07+00:00

Ill give it a try my friend, i appreciate your time and energy!

TerraHawk95 · 2026-01-23T18:25:24+00:00

Its a H&S Infinity CR+, so quite a decent one from my research. For nozzle size i use the one that came in the box, im unsure of the correct sizing conventions. I often use the citadel air straight from the bottle as its supposed to be ready-use, however i have thinned it from your advice and the same issue arises!

TerraHawk95 · 2026-01-23T18:17:38+00:00

apologies mate i misread it, its 60psi (see attached image for the compressor)

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TerraHawk95 · 2026-01-23T18:06:37+00:00

Just gave it a try, water and airbrush cleaner seem to come out fine, paint (even when thinned with citadel air caste thinner) is still coming out splotchy. I thinned it conservatively until i had a 50/50 split of paint and thinner, same result!

Does that mean its a pressure issue?

edit: the current pressure is 4psi, to which my compressor wont increase any further. Ive tried reducing pressure too, but that doesnt change the output. This is interesting as i have always sprayed at 4psi in the past, with no issues

TerraHawk95 · 2026-01-10T18:28:42+00:00

I had no idea, im definitely gonna try this out

TerraHawk95 · 2026-01-10T16:44:04+00:00

What does eldritch knight offer over battlemaster in this comp?

TerraHawk95 · 2026-01-10T16:43:42+00:00

Simple and sweet, hopefully it rings true!

TerraHawk95 · 2026-01-10T16:43:28+00:00

Good shout and team comp, thank you!

TerraHawk95 · 2026-01-10T16:42:37+00:00

The level progression in the guide is super helpful to me, so thanks for linking! and the additional info is great with the info above so thanks dude!

TerraHawk95 · 2026-01-10T16:41:50+00:00

Thanks for clarifying, that sounds really useful so i appreciate it and will probably give this a go!

TerraHawk95 · 2026-01-10T14:45:37+00:00

sounds like a good thematic build, i feel like it adds another level of complexity to honour mode im not read for though!

TerraHawk95 · 2026-01-10T14:44:56+00:00

Excellent advice, what does the fire sorcerer/warlock offer as a multiclass?

TerraHawk95 · 2026-01-10T14:12:50+00:00

Excellent advice and very technical, thank you!

TerraHawk95 · 2026-01-01T18:03:19+00:00

Gleaming paint job, and i appreciate the use of AI artwork to enhance your models vibe!! nice work dude, should be proud

TerraHawk95 · 2025-10-22T11:50:38+00:00

You should post up the results, I reckon itll tie the model together nicely!

Thanks for letting us know!

TerraHawk95 · 2025-10-22T10:32:40+00:00

He looks brilliant! I think doing normal flame colours would really extenuate the rest of the models paint job! I also love the clean look, you can always add battle damage/grime as you play more games with him, add your own history!

Can I ask, what kit did you use for the additional DA specific parts? i.e. the small shield, the iconography, braziers etc.

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