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What is the Hornby RailRoad range?
Posted in: Model Railway
10th November 2020
Hornby Railroad models are a range of locomotives and rolling stock manufactured by Hornby to be a little less...
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How many pieces of curved track do I need to make a circle?
Posted in: Design and Planning, Tracks
8th July 2019
As we all know it takes 360 degrees to create a circle, a standard curve is 22.5 degrees and a double curve is 45...
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How big is a flock of sheep?
Posted in: Design and Planning, Scenery
4th July 2019
How big is your farm? If your farm is predominantly dairy cattle, then you may only have 50 sheep however if your...
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What size thread should I use for the rigging on a 1:350 scale model ship ?
Posted in: Best practices
4th September 2023
When it comes to rigging a 1:350 scale model ship, it is important to choose the right size thread to ensure accuracy...
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What advantages do dummy or non-running locomotives offer when placed on a layout?
Posted in: Model Railway
20th November 2023
Dummy or non-running locomotives can offer several advantages when placed on a model railway layout. Let's explore...
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What is a double action airbrush?

A double-action (or dual-action) airbrush is a regular airbrush with a control button/lever that regulates both air and paint flow.

A regular airbrush has a button or lever that will start the air flowing. The resulting air stream will pick up paint as it passes a paint reservoir and a fine paint spray will be deposited through the nozzle.

A dual-action airbrush works in much the same way but the lever regulates both the air and the amount of paint that is allowed to mix with it to give greater control and precision to the modeller. This is done by pushing down and pulling back the lever at the same time.

Posted in: Painting

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