This review shows you potentially the best airbrush for painting miniatures under $100; the H&S Ultra, and it’s even back in stock!
If you are still searching for the right airbrush, or have ever said you just wanted “a starter airbrush”? This is honestly the best we have seen for this price point. While there are better airbrushes out there, they are far more expensive!
Check out Rob’s unboxing and review of the H&S Ultra Airbrush.
The Best Airbrush For Painting Miniatures Under $100: H&S Ultra Review
The Harder & Steenbeck Ultra is Rob’s choice by far for the best airbrush for painting miniatures for under $100, and blows away the Iwata Eclipse. He shows you why in this review!
Compared to the Iwata
The ULTRA is slimmer and tighter than the industry standard Iwata Eclipse airbrush. The outer components can be adjusted to your specifications, adding more or less pull to your trigger. A Harder backflush cap can aid you in backflow techniques with the ULTRA.
This airbrush is great at its price point and can be compared to the other more expensive models on the market today, as it blows out most of the airbrushes in this price range.
Overall, the Ultra has some pretty high-quality parts for the price and has a ton of great seals. If you compare it to the Iwata, it definitely has better-quality parts. So, it only makes sense that higher-quality parts make for a better airbrush!
How it Works
It actually has a lot of different parts that are adjustable, and you can change out the needle and adjust it to give you a stronger or lighter spray.
The needle tip can be switched out in the ULTRA, which you cannot do with an Iwata. The ULTRA can also be switched out using a 0.4-needle kit as well.
The paint pot of the ULTRA does not screw in as in most other airbrushes, which is the biggest downside in a sense. Keep this in mind when you are handling the ULTRA, as the paint pot can come loose if you are not aware.
However, it has the added bonus of making the paint pot very easy to clean. Just something to remember when looking at this airbrush.
Testing it Out
Testing the ULTRA airbrush with some paint is the next step in showing how tight we can make our paint lines and compare it to other airbrushes.
Adjust your air pressure to be very low to make sure that your lines match up and that you get a good test spray before you start. The ULTRA will be used to fix some “coffee stains” on this model.
Because you have the adjustable tension, you can really get the exact level of pressure you need. Rob just gently pulls back and does it over the coffee-stained area; it quickly eliminates the problem.
Overall, Rob is very happy with it; with metallics, it can speckle just a bit, but that can be changed by adjusting the pressure. For the price, this is really hard to beat!
Be sure to watch the video below for all the details!
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