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So I posted in here a little while ago with some beginner questions for airbrushing miniatures and everyone was awesome and helpful. I managed to bend the needle on my cheap eBay airbrush due to being completely careless and was out of airbrushing for a bit. Just recently bought myself a Sparmax Max 4 though, so not topline Iwata but a huge difference to the no-name eBay job. Managed to branch out into using stencils too and ended up with this: https://www.dropbox.com/s/n7hybrt3jnatv58/starweaver stenciled.jpg?dl=0
Still getting a lot of tip dry though, especially with Citadel paints (even the air ones). I figure I'll get used to having right consistencies and air pressure eventually.

Just have a question with the airbrush, when I cover the front of the airbrush to backflow the air for mixing and cleaning the airbrush I'm finding I get a bit of thinner/cleaner leaking through the nozzle cap and needle cap. The eBay one did this too but I just figured it was cheap and the seals had gone. Is this normal? Here's a picture of the airbrush and circles around where it comes out: https://www.dropbox.com/s/as8xlqpd6kgtpce/leak photo.jpg?dl=0
 
I little chap stick or bees wax on the threads of the air cap will stop the leak.
Very cool work on the use of a stencil on that piece. Stencil are just tools sometime you do want full color like in the checker board pattern you have on your model other time you want to just dust in the color very light to when you are finished no one can tell you used a stencil .
Glad to see you sticking with it .
Also on a bent needle you can buy and use the Sharpen air https://sharpenair.com/
 
Yep chapstick should do the trick, just remember to not overtighten anything. These are soft metals you’re dealing with. Normally finger tight is enough, at most a little nip with some soft jaw pliers or pliers with electrical tape around the jaws.
Could be worth cleaning the threads with some thinners and a soft toothbrush or interdental brushes to make sure there’s no dried paint causing grief
 
That sharpenair looks amazing! I had no idea those existed.

Chapstick it is then. I also have some ptfe plumbers tape, would that work or is the chapstick a better idea?
 
Chapstick. I tried ptfe tape, chapstick is easier, use a cocktail stick to apply, you don’t need a lot
 
The model is looking great Supernaught. I really like the use of the chequer pattern. The Sharpenair is a really useful tool. I bought one back when they were pretty expensive and it’s still be worth while.


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