The Harder & Steenbeck Evolution AL Plus is one of the best airbrushes we’ve found for painting miniatures- check it out!
Are you wondering what airbrush to use to paint your new miniatures or Warhammer army, or do you want a recommendation from another hobbyist on their setup?
This airbrush is honestly at the top of our list! While it’s not the cheapest, it has a ton of value, is super tough, and gives you serious control over your painting.
If you’re looking for something under $100, we’d recommend checking out the Badger Patriot here! Let’s jump into this amazing airbrush.
Harder & Steenbeck Evolution AL Plus:
Harder & Steenbeck adds a whole new meaning to the term “air brush”: The brand new Evolution ALplus is Harder & Steenbeck’s first airbrush made from aluminum, giving it an almost airy weight of only 56g, just about half as much as a traditional airbrush. And its design is striking as well, with a stylish matte black finish accentuated by chromed open needle cap, cup, lever and centre ring.
The Evolution ALplus is available as a solo model with 0.2 mm fine line nozzle set and 2 ml flow cup and as a Two in One version with an additional 0.4 mm nozzle set and 5 ml flow cup. Other than that, the Al plus has all of the Evolution CRplus models’ tried and tested ergonomics, features and functionalities
This is Rob’s go-to for all airbrushing needs. This baby is everything he has ever wanted in an airbrush and so much more. It weighs about half of a normal airbrush because of its Aluminum barrel and high-quality interior components that are on par with the Colani. He has yet to actually “stain” the aluminum casing with his paints as everything seems to fall off under light scrubbing with a plastic magically bristled brush.
The spring tension is also cleverly adjustable via a screw on the back of the brush, with push on the airflow adjustable on the inside of the air hose interface at the bottom of the brush. This reminds him both of the tolerances of these H&S airbrushes are so tight you don’t need to use Teflon tape to maintain the air pressure when you connect your compressor air hose (quick releases or otherwise).
The small paint reservoir (that is upgradable) means he wastes way less paint than before and keeps the pot fresher with fewer clogs. It is also adjustable, but all I have ever used on it is the .02 mm fine line nozzle that has had no issues with any paint I have loaded into it as long as it was accompanied by a little Vallejo flow improver per the norm.
It even has the same special pipe cleaners that the Colani does, which really gives you an edge maintenance-wise when it comes to the H&S family of airbrushes.
