Well basic rule of thumb is if your going to go big, perhaps auto work by the sounds, you will want two guns and if in budget I would suggest....
1- Anthem 155-Siphon feed and will handle all your big space work much better than any gravity..
2-Any siphon feed detail gun maybe a Krome if lower costs are desired or equivelent or perhaps a micron of some type if you can afford more..
That way you'll have the best of both worlds and good deals can be found but will still likel be $500 + to have a decent type of both styles..Most top brand guns will handle solvents but always best to check...Good luck..
Dont forget spares for each gun into the equation aswell...thats where the costs can add up and aint hard to bend a detail needle..
Thank you for the excellent advice on the hardware....
...also get out of my MIND!!! Auto work is exactly what I want it for, and when I say auto work I mean I just bought a new car last February 2015 and it got dinged with hail and rocks. I tried to fix it with a kit but the application method, cheap brush attached to the cap of the container, was less than stellar at blending and the only thing that I could think of that would apply the tri-coat paint to the vehicle was the art of an airbrush. Also I've always wanted one , ever since art school back in the day airbrushing always intrigued me. Yes i could have paid someone $400 to fix the paint on my car, but isn't a DIY solution so much more satisfying, and getting back into painting... that's paramount to me.
As for what comes after the vehicle, I want to do some painting of scenery, animals, people if I get good enough. I come from an artist background, I used to sculpt, paint portraits with acrylics using paint brushes. What I'm saying is that I'm versatile, and also the thought of repainting the top sheet of my snowboard had crossed my mind, obviously this all comes after I fix the paint job on my car. Mind you it has been about 10 years since I have been serious about art but no time like the present.
I hear you on the parts and equipment cost, and I've already blown my budget by hundreds of dollars, and I know in the next year I'll be spending so much more $ on this. Initially I set aside $500 for this hobby, but over the last few months it has turned into double that. I'm buying a second brush and I haven't ever perfected the craft, I know with my initial purchase the brush I bought is not what I need, hence why I'm here talking to you folks
But I'm ok with getting the extra equipment, the joy I get from creating something is just like nothing else.