GREX 0.3mm Clear View Cap & Airbrush Side Cup Set
Reviewed by Cookie Sewell
Summary
Stock Number and Description |
GREX Airbrush Accessories:
A044032 0.3mm Clear View Cap; price US$15.00
CP05-SS Airbrush Side Cup Set; price US$50.00 |
Review Type: |
First Look |
Advantages: |
Makes using the side feeder airbrushes much simpler with interchangeable tanks; easier to clean; tip now provides for much easier fine line painting |
Disadvantages: |
Specific to GREX airbrushes |
Recommendation: |
Highly Recommended for all GREX side-feeder users and those with a 0.3mm needle brush |
FirstLook
Fifteen years ago I bought a GREX Tritium TS3 airbrush with a side feed cup and pistol-grip trigger assembly. This was a great brush to use and fun to operate, but cleaning it was a mess; it seemed the side feed tanks were more for use with ink than acrylic paints. After some fights with it on cleaning I put it aside and bought a top-feeder Genesis.
At this year’s AMPS 2024 show GREX was on hand and now offers a new package for the side feeders. Set CP05-SS consists of three 5cc cups and a conversion mount so that the side feeder can be converted to use snap-in top-feeder tanks as well as a suction-feed bottle attachment to turn the cap into a larger feed. The caps are all machined aluminum and come with tops for use on their own.
This corrects my one dislike of the Tritium brush and now means I can use it like the other top feeders with a much easier way to clean and maintain the brush.
The Clear Sight Cap is a domed cap that replaces the tip assembly on any brush with a 0.3mm needle. It permits better fine painting of a model and even permits you to write with the brush if you get the paint mix and air pressure right.
I am happy to return what has to be one of the most comfortable air brushes I have ever used to the fold!
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