Side by Side Comparison of: Master Airbrush vs Createx vs Ebest vs Iwata-Medea

I've airbrushed in the past and have some really nice equipment. But we bought this set for my 14 year old son as a starter kit because he recently showed some interest. So far so good. Love that it gives him the chance to try different guns. I'm actually going to use it to decorate some birthday cakes pretty!

I got this for my cakes and I love it. Is very Quiet and performs as intended. My only concern is that the instructions does not tell you what is the difference on the 3 different guns that came with it. I google it and use the silver one most of the time. Only plug the machine, screw the gun, fill with paint and you will be ready to go....as simple as that! Have fun!~

Good beginner air brush, we haven't had too many issues. The guns keep clogging but that is because we are still learning to thin the paint correctly. The PSI is a little low to use the "bottom feeder" right but the top loaders work just fine.

This compressor and accessories work great for me, I've used it a few times now, with all the brushes provided, and had no issues at all from brushes or compressor. Nice that they include thread tape for your connections, definitely use it.A word of caution regarding the hose connection to the regulator, if you are like me and cautious about over tightening such fittings, don't be here or it will bleed air at this connection. Tighten the knurled connector until all back and forth play in the HOSE is gone. Required pliers and a full turn past finger tight (for me).Otherwise I recommend this product, I use it for plastic scale modeling and it does a fantastic job.

I bought this about a year ago and have been very satisfied with it. The compressor does need to have a bit of that Teflon tape on the nozzle where you attach the hose otherwise it won't hold pressure. But that was a super easy adjustment to make and the compressor has been reliable ever since. It's very quiet and can be used in the house or on the deck without disturbing anyone. It's about as loud as a sewing machine. The kit includes everything you need besides the paint or media cleaner.

Before purchasing this set, I had never held an airbrush in my hands before, so this review is from somebody who started out as an absolute beginner and has been using these brushes and compressor for several months.To start, the compressor works fine for painting plastic models. As long as you make sure to properly thin your paint (something I had to learn the hard way) they all work pretty well.Adjusting the pressure is possible, but just note that the regulator on the compressor seems to be pretty cheap and it's really not great at setting and holding a specific pressure. I've found that adjusting it and doing a couple test sprays with the brush has been the best way to get the exact pressure I want. Also, the instructions on setting the pressure weren't great, but it's really pretty easy to figure out.As far as the three brushes go, I started out using the single-action E91 siphon fed brush (the black colored brush). Granted, I was a complete beginner, so it was fairly difficult for me to get good results initially, and I got pretty frustrated. So, I decided to try learning how to use one of the double-action brushes (started with the G22) and boy was I glad I did. The E-91 is certainly simpler to use since it's only a single action brush, but if you're new at this, take the time to learn how to use a double-action brush - I promise you'll never want to use the E91 ever again!The G22 brush is a great all-around brush. The paint cup holds enough paint to use it for a relatively larger application of a single color of paint, but it also has enough detail control to do some fairly nice detail work. It covers a lot of ground and has become my work-horse airbrush because of it's overall versatility.The G25 is great for doing fine detail work. You can get a much finer line with the G25 than you can with either the E91 or G22. Keep in mind that the paint cup on the G25 is small, so you're probably never going to want to use it for large paint coverage applications. And there's no cap on the paint cup, so you have to be somewhat careful.For the money, if you can find a kit that just offers the G22 and the compressor, that would be a great starter kit. You can get enough detail with the G22 as well as use it for broader coverage, that it is a great middle-of the road brush.If I were to give ratings for each brush, I'd give the E91 two stars, the G22 five stars, and the G25 four stars.The only minor issues I ran into were that the G25 didn't function properly out of the box and required some adjustments to the needle and needle stroke limiter. Unfortunately the instructions that were included didn't do much to help me figure out the problem, but a quick search on YouTube did the trick and I found several tutorials on how to fix it - now it works perfectly!

Nice brilliant colors at a nice price.

Excellent value. Would buy again. This company has the best customer service also.

works great

my 10 year old has recently taken up air brushing. i love this starter kit because it provides her with an assortment of paints and mixing cups for a decent price. i don't have to worry if she is wasting paint, and the cleaning solution is always a good thing to stock up on.

I love this kit! I've used the crap out of it and had no problems. I recommend buying more cleaner though... and more guns. It's a pain if you are using more than two or three colors because you have to empty the gun, clean it, and repeat for each additional color. I have 5 guns now and they do very well.

Couldn't be more pleased. Worked just as described on Amazon's website. I would recommend this to some one else to purchase.

I've had this for over 6 months now, and its still performing flawlessly. With daily use, mostly continuous and a little intermittent run cycles, this compressor has lasted far longer than expected. The airbrushes are adequate, but don't expect Badger or Iwata performance.

This is a good package for beginners, especially for the money. The compressor is small, quiet, and fits on my worktable very well. The two siphon-feed brushes work beautifully for my purposes (Mostly in priming wargame miniatures when it's cold outside), it's very easy to control the paint so that I get a nice even base coat. The only thing keeping this from being 5 stars is the E91 siphon feed brush. It's kind of lacking for what I wanted to use it for, but that might be user error or the primer not being quite thick enough for the siphon to be able to pick it up.

Purchased as my first airbrush kit and I felt like there wasn't much to lose for the price. I purchased with the intention for using this set up in moderate use to paint and weather 1:35 scale model kits and dioramas. So far they have worked well and like anything else, they take a allot of practice and patience and trial and error to get good results. I've had a few problems here and there with the brushes "spitting", pressure being too low / high, etc but I attribute that all to how I operate the brushes and compressor. I feel like good results have come based on techniques I've developed, how well I've mixed my paints & thinners and how clean I've kept the brushes. I've used Vallejo washes, Testors enamel and Tamiya acrylic paints through these with no issues. I've got good results and will eventually move up to higher quality brushes and a compressor.The airbrushes all work well and the compressor with regulator has worked flawlessly. I've read some reviews on here that reported the compressor to arrive and not work or that it crapped out after limited use. I'd estimate I've had mine on for as long as 10 or 15 minutes at a time, have operated it for a total of a couple hours and it has not given me any problems at all.The kit arrived in 1 box and made it to me in good time. The only negative was that the little brass nipple that connected the compressor to the regulator was broke during in half during shipping so I had to go to Home Depot and buy a replacement to reconnect them. Some would have considered it a damaged shipment but being in Alaska I chose to accept it as is and replace the broken fitting myself without having to lose any time by returning and exchanging it.

This is my first airbrush/compressor set. I bought it thinking this would be useful for painting model kits and maybe some other stuff, but being new to the hobby and this tool, I didn't want to spend a ton of money on something I might use only rarely.Since purchasing, I've used this thing with a lot of success:1. Painted a small 1:35 scale model (worked great!)2. Painted a hobby decoration for my wife (It was a wooden letter "C" painted with chevrons... on the wrong side)3. Painted the brass trim at the bottom of a bathroom mirror with some primer then metallic paint. Looks MUCH better!The Pump:Seems to work well. PSI adjustment is smooth and easy. It has held pressure well for what I've done, but suspect one with a larger tank would be much better for larger projects (anything over the size of a saucer). But it could be my technique is poor.The Airbrushes:• The silver airbrushes pictured are dual-action airbrushes one for detail and the other more general purpose. They feel about the same to use and work well, especially after I took them apart and cleaned them.• The black one is a single action airbrush (great for applying primer to models or spraying over a stencil)• I wasn't expecting much as the whole kit was less expensive than a name brand airbrush, but honestly I think they work great! At least for what I'm doing.I'm sure if you're airbrushing portraits or something, you get what you pay for.But, if you're just trying to get a taste for the hobby, I'd say this is the PERFECT way to get started.

Very happy with this product. Read some of the reviews and definitely agree that before u start using the brushes learn to disassemble them first. I found one airbrush that was not assembled correctly but it was a quick fix to tear it down and put it back together so it operated correctly.

The air compressor is nice and quiet, and compact enough for travel. We'll be using it mainly for costume makeup, and it suits our purpose quite nicely.It comes with 3 airbrushes, two of which we've tried out & had some success with. We're still learning how to airbrush, so some of our difficulties can be attributed to our own inexperience. One airbrush was just "plug & play"- plugged it in & started practicing. The second one took some adjustment to get it to spray any color. The third airbrush currently cannot be used.Everything arrived in a timely manner, and everything was there that was listed in the description. However, one piece was broken upon arrival. I've contacted TCP Global about it and the replacement part has been sent.In summary, it's a good setup for a beginner airbrush artist, and seems it's a good value too.

The paint color variety is excellent, although worth noting that it is a bit too thick to use straight out of the bottle. It will require a bit of thinning, prior to use.

It was nice but the instructions are not detailed.

very good starter kit

OK

These paints are great love them.

very good paint and price is fair!

absolutely TERRIBLE instructions.

Fast delivery great collection of brushes but the compressor is both loud and inadequate for any but the smallest jobs as the reservoir is on the small side and the jump from starting and stopping the compressor leads to surge and drop off if you get this you may want to put a larger reservoir and an additional pressure control running a high pressure to the tank an adjustable flow to your brushes after.

It came with all mentioned parts. The kit includes everything needed to get started except for paint and a canvas.The product worked well for about a month, then the 0.3mm nozzle on the G22 airbrush wouldn't go back on after I removed it to clean the brush.I called TCPGlobal, only to be told that I must contact Amazon about the issue, still can't find where i'm supposed to do that as Amazon won't allow me to select the order when contacting the seller.The other items work well.

Compressor quit after 1 hour of use. Started squeeling and sounds like a bearing has already gone out. Airbrush works good. Compressor is a piece of crap.

we've not had the equipment long enough to know how good it really is, but what we do know is that the enclosed instructions were an absolute joke. they basically did not exist, and were it not for previous experience, we'd never have been able to so much as assemble it, much less use it. the instruction manual on airbrushing was of little or no value as well. hope the rest is better, but really, could it be worse?

Everything works fine, but there's no book. I don't intend to be harsh, but it came with no instructions for anything. As a beginner, I was counting on the manual.**Fair warning-they said they're out of them.

This paint tends to dry on tip of airbrush. Requires thinning to get it to work. It is a textile paint. Does not stand up to much abrasion.

Can't evaluate, given as Christmas gift.

Overall construction seemed cheap. The paint cup fell out of the siphon-feed gun multiple times before I even started painting. The compressor runs constantly because it doesn't have a tank. The instructions are vague and not helpful at all. They were even misspelled in places. I wasn't expecting a lot out of this, but I'm still disappointed. All of the guns are difficult, and I still have yet to get a good finish after all of the experimenting I've done. Save your money and buy a Paasche brush and a compressor with a tank from a hardware store.

One of the airbrushes after less than 10 uses. The o-ring that goes around the outlet where the needle is does not seal. I bought it less than two months ago

Well it works good for a starter kit but the air brush guns omg don't work after a use even when I clean it maybe its just me

Air not strong enough so i turned knob & it Broke after 10minutes of use smh

This product arrived broken. The regulator was completely separated from the compressor. Apparently a bolt had broken off inside the unit making the compressor unusable. Very, very disappointed especially since it was for my daughter who had two cakes to decorate on the weekend.

Well, this is my first compressor and I am a bit disappointed. It heats to sun-like temperature in just 1 minute.No other problems, everything is just fine, but the compressor works just one minute,then it turns off and it needs about half an hour to cool down.Impossible to use.If anyone knows the possible solution - please comment.Thank you.

paint was burst all over in the box, unuseable

too expensive

So I purchased this sometime back however, I just opened it up to use it. The spring and nozzle that go on the top did not come connected and will not connect. I assume this is what puts out the pressure for the airbrush to work. Has anyone else had this problem? The spring offers no movement to even attach the bolt to it at the bottom.

When it first arrived I thought it was amazing. After plugging it in and playing with it for 5 minutes it started smoking and getting boiling to the touch. Followed the book on how to set it up and everything. A bit disappointed with the product when it is advertised as plug and play.

The compressor failed after less than a day of use. I sent it back and with my next order I upgraded to the Iwata Medea and added a Master Airbrush brand spray booth to that order. The booth arrived not working. In my experience this brand is garbage.

delivery was good. The compressor is quite useless. It can not deliver enough air without sever pressure drop. The pressure guage has no adjustment. Total waste of money. Going to a Garage Sale. Missed the window to return the items. Over priced junk.

In this case cheap really does mean cheap. Purchased this set in light of mixed reviews. Received the package in great shape, One gravity feed brush had a damaged trigger and did not work at all, the second gravity feed brush had approximately an hour worth of use and literally fell apart in my hand and I am afraid to try the third brush due to not wanting to ruin another project. Do not waste your money on this kit, it will only frustrate you. On a lighter note the compressor appears to work as advertised.

The compressor was defective — it would only stay on a couple of seconds and then shut off. Nothing I tried worked to keep it running. In addition, the "airbrushing manual" was almost useless. I returned this kit, which is apparently of Chinese manufacture. I have ordered a better brand that is manufactured in America, even though it is almost twice the price.

Found out that this paint kit is waterborne base. Not only did it ruin my airbrush gun, so now I have to buy a new one, but now I have paint that is sitting there and I can't use. What a complete waste.

I got my paints and three of them were leaking! they came in a cheap plastic bag, within the box. The "manual" is only 5 pages with nothing on how to grab the airbrush or different paint patterns, really bad. The color reference is a piece of cheap paper that you can always print at home.I'll never buy this again!!

Not worth the money. I write reviews on everything I buy and this was not worth the money. If you want more specific information ask. I could write a book on this. You would have better luck