My gear

Absolutely amazing airbrush. The pistol grip makes it more comfortable for long airbrushing sessions. Easy to clean and consistent results.

Great beginner airbrush. My first Gaahleri, it has been a solid choice, just not as refined as the Swallowtail.

Fantastic value — relatively quiet and I've never had an issue with it. Just does what it needs to do. I like that it includes a moisture trap on the compressor itself, especially helpful if you live in a high humidity environment.

I have split feelings about this guy. It was woefully under powered in the fan department so I've modified it with a much stronger fan. Not sure I'd buy this one again.

Speaking of a weak airbrush booth fan — this is what replaced it. This thing moves a TON of air. Potentially overkill but I also have it exhausting my resin 3D print booth. Note: I had to MacGyver my setup to make this work, so it's not plug and play.

Holy cow — I'm in love with this paint. Sprays better than any other acrylic I've used and the results are fantastic. Highly recommended if you don't want to deal with fumes from lacquer paints.

Phenomenal single blade nippers for removing nubs. Super sharp and have held up great through multiple kits. Much less expensive than God Hands — but I've never used God Hands to make a comparison.

Pretty good nippers. I use these at times to do the first cut from the runner. I do feel like they dulled a little faster than the Ruitool nippers.

Off-brand adhesive sandpaper, but a great deal. Several different grits and they work well on my plastic sanding sticks.

I love this little sander. Does a great job reducing sanding time, has various shape tips and multiple grits. It does seem underpowered if you push too hard — I hear they fixed it with the V2. The sandpaper also doesn't last super long so plan on changing it frequently.