BADGER AIRBRUSH CO.

Badger Airbrushes for Models, Miniatures & Creative Painting

Badger airbrushes offer a wide range of options for modelers, miniature painters, illustrators, custom painters, and other artists who need controlled paint application. The Badger lineup includes gravity-feed, siphon-feed, single-action, and dual-action airbrushes designed for different levels of detail and coverage.

Popular Badger Airbrush Models

This collection includes several well-known Badger airbrush families, covering everything from general-purpose hobby painting to detailed illustration and precision airbrush work.

  • Badger Patriot 105: A versatile gravity-feed airbrush available in several configurations for hobby painting, model work, and general airbrushing.
  • Badger Sotar 20/20: Designed for painters who need greater control for fine-detail work, illustration, miniatures, and precision shading.
  • Badger Renegade Series: Includes models such as the Krome, Krome Jet, and Velocity for controlled detail painting and custom applications.
  • Badger Omni Series: Airbrush options suited to a variety of general-purpose and detail-oriented painting applications.
  • Badger 250 Series: Single-action external-mix spray guns designed for straightforward spraying and broader paint coverage.

Choosing the Right Badger Airbrush

Selecting a Badger airbrush depends on the type of project, the amount of detail required, the paint-feed configuration, and the level of spray control preferred by the user.

  • Fine-detail painting: Consider models designed for controlled lines, detailed shading, illustration, miniatures, and precision work.
  • General hobby painting: Versatile airbrushes such as models in the Patriot and Omni families can cover a broad range of model and hobby applications.
  • Broader coverage: Larger-nozzle or external-mix configurations can be useful for areas where increased paint delivery is preferred.
  • Control style: Badger offers both single-action and dual-action designs, allowing painters to choose the operating style that best matches their technique.

Badger Airbrushes for Different Painting Applications

Depending on the selected model and configuration, Badger airbrushes can be used for miniature painting, scale models, illustration, custom artwork, T-shirt painting, automotive graphics, hobby projects, and other applications requiring controlled paint delivery.

Models within the collection provide different combinations of detail, paint capacity, spray control, and coverage, making it easier to match the airbrush to the requirements of a specific project.

Badger Airbrush Cleaning & Maintenance

Regular cleaning helps maintain consistent spray performance and reduces dried paint buildup around the needle, nozzle, paint passages, and other internal components.

  • Flush after painting: Remove remaining paint and use a cleaner compatible with the material being sprayed.
  • Inspect the needle and nozzle: Check for dried paint, buildup, or damage when spray performance changes.
  • Handle precision parts carefully: Needles, nozzles, and other small airbrush components should be removed and reinstalled carefully during maintenance.
  • Match replacement parts by model: Confirm compatibility with the exact Badger airbrush model before replacing needles, nozzles, seals, or other components.