A bit longer for my Vallejo matt varnish since the varnish isn't as easy to dissolve as Tamiya paint. I'm down to just under 3 minutes for a full clean. Perhaps Iwata users aren't into full teardowns and H&S users are, and thus generating those reviews? I don't know, but I really like my current H&S Ultra and it's super easy to take apart and do a full clean. In fact I have checked the Hi Line HP HC, but it costs quite a bit more than the Infinity and all the reading I've done says the Iwata isn't as easy to clean as the H&S when doing a full teardown - which I do every time, often even between colours, so easy to clean is a must! If my cheapo plastic compressor didn't overheat I'd continue to limp on because it sort of works with my Ultra airbrush, but I'd like to progress in the painting department and I think I've reached the limit with my equipment. What should I do? Is the AC-27 good enough or is the lack of a tank noticeable and I'm going to have to buy another compressor yet again next year? I've got a dual tank 10 bar compressor in the workshop that is adjustable, but I don't know how low I can set it - and it's a lot louder than any of these!!! I already own it so that is one benefit - but it's very heavy, albeit on wheels, but dragging it out to the workshop whenever I need to use the compressor there isn't wishful either. I'm going to buy an H&S Infinity CRplus Two in One airbrush so that's £240 on top of the compressor, plus I will also need a moisture trap but those only costs around £17-ish. The Panzag also has a tank, bigger than the TC-610H but not by much. The TC-610H has a tank and will thus have a more consistent airflow, but will I really notice this on 15-20 PSI? It hasn't got a tank as far as I know and thus has to be "always on". The AC-27 is a "beginners" compressor but well within range of what I think is needed for scale modelling, but I don't know how good it is. I've spent more money than I could afford really on kits, paints and tools so I'm going to spend money I actually can't afford to be honest on a new compressor and airbrush, so I don't want to spend more money than I have to - but at the same time I don't want to buy something crap that I'm going to have to replace soon anyway. Not very good with acrylics like Vallejo and AMMO but works well with Tamiya. It's a plastic 10 PSI membrane pump to be honest. Today I've got the cheapest of the cheapest compressors, or "compressor" to be honest. Panzag has a max pressure of 57 PSI and airflow 20-23 lpm The TC-610H has a max pressure of 60 PSI and airflow 23-28 lpm The AC-27 has a max pressure of 50 PSI and airflow 13-16 lpm I'm using £1 = 10 SEK for exchange rate to make it easier for you) (the prices are not exactly these ones, but for comparison. The Sparmax AC-27 Achieve is the cheapest, obviously, at ~£160, TC-610H costs ~£280 and Panzag ~£220 My "local" hobby store that I buy almost all of my stuff from has these two in store right now, and a Panzag compressor that I know nothing about. If I'm going to do the airbrush upgrade I will need a new compressor.
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