gravity feed airbrush body - Airviper

Airviper — airbrush body with gravity feed, a replacement part

The body of an airbrush from the Airviper system by AMMO of Mig Jimenez in the version for gravity feed, that is with the paint cup placed on top. It is sold as a separate replacement part, not as an assembled airbrush ready to spray. The typical reason for buying it is a damaged body or cup, a worn thread, or converting an airbrush from another feed arrangement to gravity feed.

Use

• It serves as a replacement base for the airbrush when repairing or rebuilding the assembly.
• Gravity feed suits small volumes of paint and fine detail work, because the paint flows down to the nozzle by itself.
• Rinse the cup immediately after spraying, as dried paint is hard to get out of it.
• Before buying, check compatibility with your particular airbrush of the same range, as the parts are not universal.

Who the part is for

For modelers who take their airbrush apart and service it themselves and want to replace only the damaged part rather than buy a new airbrush. Converting to gravity feed makes sense where shades are changed often in small amounts, for instance in detail painting and shading, because rinsing a small cup takes less time than cleaning a whole siphon bottle. Keeping a spare body at home also pays off for anyone who sprays regularly and does not want one damaged component to interrupt work already under way on a model.

This is not a complete airbrush. Check the range of components supplied before buying.