Ran across a post a few days ago I found interesting regarding side vs gravity feed. I will spare you from reading the entire quote but Vladimir is saying sidefeeds spray better because you need less paint reduction therfore more saturated and less spidering. Is this true of sidefeeds?
I see miniature painters always using gravity feeds but maybe I should be looking into a sidefeed. Would like to get you more experienced people's thoughts.
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I see miniature painters always using gravity feeds but maybe I should be looking into a sidefeed. Would like to get you more experienced people's thoughts.
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model (gravity) requires more paint reduction. More reduction - more possibility to catch a spider (splatter) on your painting and the paint is less saturated.
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Oh, sorry!
By saying that I mean that siphon feed is more forgiving the paint reduction. I had HP-SB+ than I desided to buy HP-B+. When they arrived (two ABs B-model) I loaded them with paint and what the hell! They were not performing like SB! I thought maybe there were different colours in them and the pigments behave differently. But the same perfomance was with the same colour in all ABs, SB sprayed well B - didn't. B model (gravity) requires more paint reduction. More reduction - more possibility to catch a spider (splatter) on your painting and the paint is less saturated. I've played with B models for a while and sold them like new. Reduction and different pressure didn't give me the perfomance of SB model. After that I got a couple more of HP-SB+ and there were no issues with paint reduction.
Aslo I liked HP-BC+ 0.3 mm nozzle more than HP-B+ 0.2 mm as could have better control over spraying. I can't udestand why this happens as I'm not AB technician. But after all those playings I decided that siphon feed is all mine. And moreover side feed is very convenient for me to draw with.
And I'd say about spray patterns of B and SB model the same as I've said above about HP and Micron.
It's all mine preferences as a result of my experience.
But! I'm not saying that about gravity Micron. Even gravity Micron overperforms HP-SB+. What happens with siphon feed Micron I can't say as I have not tried it yet. But Microns have different spray system which gives another kind of perfomance.
I hope I've cleared up a bit what I meant above