GusMac

Thanks Dave and all the others who've contributed. Very much appreciated. That's my Santa list sorted! Just need to bust out some old kits to practice on. Gus

I've found a couple of Sparmax compressors which seem to be in the price band I was considering. They are the TC-610H and TC-620X - both have 2.5 litre reservoirs. Is this the sort of spec that would suit a novice for a year or two to get started?

Thanks everyone for the welcome and very useful tips. I've had a look at pleasedshop and they certainly seem very reasonable. I remember Doogs mentioning it on his site, (which is inspirational), but I'd been unable to find it again. Is there anything to look out for / avoid as regards compressors - I didn't quite undertand Jeroen's comments as I really don't know enough about them.

Hi folks, Just got back into this great hobby of ours, after 25 years or so, and done a couple of kits using Tamiya rattlecan (plucking up courage to put the P47 on the finished pages!). I'm thinking of buying an airbrush but I've really no clue where to start. Could anyone recommend a good beginners airbrush and what to look for in a compressor. Any online resources or good reference books might also be handy. Really inspired by the workmanship on here and have picked up some great tips and techniques. Gus