Do I buy an airbrush or not?

Help Needed/New Painter

So I've been dead set on getting into airbrushing for a while now, but I've been having some doubts.

Pros:

I could prime and basecoat any colour consistently and easily from the comfort of my room no matter the weather.
I could save time and effort on varnishing.
I could start learning new techniques like zenithal priming and volumetric highlights.

Cons:

It would be costly, in my financial situation 100GBP is a lot to drop on an airbrush and compressor. I could take the more demanding route of brush varnishing multiple models multiple times and save the money.

What should I do?

Posted May 2, 2026, 4:09 AM UTC

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