And I think that is the most common reason these sell so well. Even with the creos 290 being in the 100 ish range... that's still a bit out of the comfort range of most people just to try and decide they want to do this.. Also in my case I bought a cheap airbrush just to spray some stenciling on something that a spray can was way too much for. If there was no cheap option, i may have never bought my first airbrush.. It wasn't until after that I got interested in art. :) It was a couple weeks later I walked in hobby lobby then bought a neo (which i did not keep long and was not much better) Because even when I bought the neo i had no idea i was going to be using an airbrush much. I didn't know how to clean them.. was trying to spray pearls through them etc. It was a rocky start for sure :)

@The AIR space yes I had the same experience with my neo and with pearls. Such a pain in the butt to get it all cleaned out. Thanks for doing all the videos they've helped me out so much.

Absolutely. I won’t really keep any airbrush that has a screw in nozzle only option. Except grex or passche which have much more robust nozzles and threads. And even then those are not my first choice. Easy to clean and maintain is often overlooked. But 16 bucks? I’d not feel bad at all about this. 30 bucks even really probably not. Speaking of I need to do a mass review on some brushes. Cause I think I’m gonna sell about 7 and probably promptly go buy more to try 😂

@@TheAIRspace Thanks Bill. That's commitment, selling some to buy some more. Look forward to it.

Awesome! Clearly I didn’t need another airbrush. And got some really nice ones here. But I thought it was important people could see these are the same. As I mentioned it took me buying a cheap one to know I wanted to do this. 😀 Thanks for commenting!

@@TheAIRspace your welcome. I hate that some builders have not a good word about those cheap brands. I do watch a lot barbatos rex and others about the ins and outs from Airbrushing. And including you i get wiser and more clever about the mixing rates etc. But we all need to start somewhere. And my last build won a 3 th place in a regional modelshow with a special note about the paintwork and how well it was done. For me this was a great result,due my only 2 years of Airbrushing experience,and whit cheap tools. The 2 winners above me complimenten for that paintwork also. And did not believe me i have done that job with a $33 airbrush.

@@janvanrenselaar5998 what is missed about airbrushes.. is types. Needle taper is important and noone talks about that.. For instance of these two airbrushes neither would be a good choice for basepainging models... and pearls would clog them quickly. But by the same token a badger patriot is awesome at spraying basepaint and pearls etc at models.. but really falls down as a detail airbrush (in standard needle and nozzle configuration) Different airbrushes suit different needs, one of the reason there is such a huge difference of opinion. I love doing art, and small detailed paintings but I also love doing larger paintings.. and occasionally i like to paint up 3d objects. What works best for either is not the best for the others :)

While these do a decent job, im still not a fan of screw in nozzles. I just dropped a review of one with self centering nozzles. They can get the job done, they certainly are not as refined as my iwata or creos brushes. But they do have a place.

to be clear im not advocating everyone go out and buy 16 dollar airbrushes... but if your looking for a cheap airbrush there is no point spending more on the same exact item. :)

The point zero i have has been pretty darn good. No question i could take a harbour freight clean it up tune it and make it perform.. don't mean I would want to :) But I certainly understand what you are saying. These are still mostly throw away i mean who would spend 15 bucks rebuilding one. But they are wildly popular I mean the g22 is the same as the g33 minus the cutway handle and needle limiter. Which of course is just another fengda. I mainly bought these just to show they were the same airbrush. These are serviceable.. aside from the needles being pretty rough finished.. you could definitely do worse. Now with that said.... I have a cheap airbrush here that ill show in a week or two. That far exceeds my expectations. Enough so ill probably buy a second. But ill abuse it a little and see how it likes that for a bit. If it was warm enough id go outside and paint something big.. but yeah that shipped has sailed for the next 3 months :)

Ohh and thanks!

@@TheAIRspace Good to see you putting out content again...always like your videos..

@@mwebb-01 im gonna try and stay on top of it for a while.. i got a lot of other irons in the fire so ill be running back and forth out of state a bit.. but were gonna do the best at keeping some videos rolling in hopefully at least 3 times a month.. it would be a near miracle for me to do weekly on a schedule :0

@@TheAIRspace one other KZfaqr uses all fengda and the work he does it amazing too.

I’ve told everyone about that brush, and the cost yet soo many sleeping on that at that price point . But even then I look back to where I started and I was not willing to spend that on my first airbrush either. Of course I had no idea where I’d go with them. Clearly there’s a huge market for ultra cheap airbrushes, this video is just pointing out many are just the same. I do have a review on the 289 it’s my most recommended airbrush at any level.

Ya i bought a few of them few weeks ago.. absolutely a decent brush to start with and even use for a lifetime if you take care of it.

I’d have to look that brush up. There are two sizes of threads I have seen on these so no they are not all the same. Amongst most of the Chinese ones they are the same thread but not all. I’m pretty much of the opinion almost all threaded nozzles just suck period with grex and pasche breaking the pattern with thick beefy threads. I wish there was a full database on the threads but unfortunately not. And I certainly don’t have time money nor enough desire to build one 😅

@@TheAIRspace Thanks for the reply and the answer as best as you know and that is what I was afraid of. I had asked the same on reddit airbrush and nobody replied anything at all. Always a good day when you drop a video though!

its the same brush with 3 nozzle tips and a cutaway handle. The needle nozzle and aircap 3 pack run about 12 bucks on amazon. the g22 is the bd130 the g222 is the bd 130 with 3 tips.. The g23 is the bd 130 with a cutout handle and the g233 is the cutout handle and 3 tips. Same brush all around.

unfortunately no, i didnt have the time to devote to patreon. And do it at what I thought was a level of quality I would want. So i closed it shortly after I had started. i felt it was the only fair thing to do. I do have some pretty long ones on here.. a couple very long ones. Like the painted lady, the tiger and winter girl.

@@TheAIRspace I understand. Thank you.

Magnetic whiteboard :)

@@TheAIRspace Thanks!

For lures and stuff, details are not all that important. its a lot of shading. and most details are done with stencils What is important is easy to clean and durable. And you are going to want to spray pearls.. So your going to want another airbrush probably very shortly after you start trying to do metallics. For basepainting primers/ laying clears/ and metallics at smaller scale like that badger excels. The original partriot, the omni are great. The ps290 gsi creos fan pattern airbrush is also amazing ive done a review on that and the omni elsewhere on the channel. The patriot arrow is really inexpensive on amazon right now if you don't mind a smaller cup amzn.to/3WZnLsT The 290 amzn.to/3Z4TElJ Ive been testing a really inexpensive airbrush that's significantly higher quality than the g22 with self centering nozzle (easier to clean and maintain) that i'm sure ill be making a video on soon. But i'm really putting it through some torture testing for a bit. That probably will make a highly recomend list *This post may contain affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate and a member of other affiliate programs, I may earn a small compensation from qualifying purchases. All opinions and recommendations are my own.*