Testing The Harder & Steenbeck Colani Airbrush

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[@asc23channel]

Luigi Colani was a famous German designer, who always used flowing, natural and curvy design language. He was best known for his stunning interpretations and creations of cars (Ferrari etc.), furniture etc in the 80s. Always nice videos!! Keep it up! Cheers

[@Brazpastrop]

I received this brush yesterday . Some years ago( or many should I say) I've tried this gun and I were( and I'm still) amazed by the performances,the capacity of this brush. This week-end,I'll give a try. With the Infinity, this brush is in the high end range, It's expensive but worth it. In Canada this brush cost 370$ without the shipping and all the taxes. Two things: the plastics parts could have a much better finish for the range price of this airbrush. I know that this point could be see as a bit of nitpicking but as I said for the price no flaws should be in that kind of airbrush. Finally it could be awsome if this airbrush have an option for fan spray pattern sets for like 0.8 ,1.0, 1.2 mm needles/nozzle sets!

[@andrewpalm2103]

Happy Birthday! Your videos have been such a great help to me in using my airbrushes. Keep 'em coming! Cheers from Wisconsin.

[@Justicecustomlures]

Wow what a great job Rex. This airbrush looks awesome.

[@louisliguore7199]

Happy Birthday, and thanks for the great work you do reviewing products. Lou

[@bomeshary7572]

Thank you for these video. Happy birthday and much more to come

[@christinley5213]

happy bday buddy!!!:) man this brush is a bad ass..and looks really tuff n kool! I like that m.e blue!! I can't wait to try that paint line up, your paint looks really good..and looks like it sprays amazing!

[@ADRIAAN1007]

For cleaning the brass nozzle Tamiya 87105 extra small cotton swabs are perfect they are slightly larger and have a sharp point and reach all the way down to the needle seat beats the $40 H&S nozzle reamer and avoids damage from the wire holding the plastic bristles in the gum picker.

[@tomereitan]

Thank you sir for finally giving this airbrush the review it deserves.

[@barbatosrex9473]

You're welcome buddy

[@humacao01]

Happy Birthday Robert thanks for all your time and great videos, I really hope that you enjoy your special day.

[@tobilynnswarthout2690]

Very Very Nice...your do a excellent job teaching and explaining how all these things..paint and brushes work...thank you for that...i have learned so very much from you👍‼‼

[@JonathanB822]

I love the handle on this. It looks very comfortable!

[@jorgemargenat3674]

Omg great review...sold...Luigi colani..German industrial designer...work on cars Fiat alfa romeo BMW.. love it...this pice is amazing...great review as always.. in advance happy b day..wish you the best....above all heath..god bless...and I will definitely stay in tune for the next one...👍👍👍👍👍

[@Thornbeard]

I run my Colani at with the 0.6mm nozzle. It can still lay down the paint. It is my go to for priming whole armies or doing terrain pieces. Easy as heck to clean and a beautiful design.

[@dukealdenofficial]

Thank you! After watching your thorough review, I bought one of these with the .8 needle/nozzle from SprayGunner (and added the .4 needle/nozzle and a 5ml cup as well). I’ve been looking for a larger-format sprayer for awhile, but seeing you pass unthinned Tamiya paint from the jar with such a fine atomization… WOW! That was the selling point for me!

[@barbatosrex9473]

It really is a great airbrush. You made a great choice

[@Brazpastrop]

You can buy a 1.0 mm or a 1,2 m needlke/nozzle set plus a bigger cup if you need. Also i think you can convert most of Harder und Steenbeck airbrushes as side feed gun with a kit.

[@victormonserrate1714]

Airbrush looks great and wow what a performer gotta get one

[@SpamRage]

I bought this vrush because i work with spraypaint and it allowed me to hold the airbrush the same way i hold a can. I can see most people not liking the grip, but for me it is god tier.

[@MileyonDisney]

Thanks for another great review.

[@leesiyin]

your spraybooth looks like a Galatic Empire aircraft landing zone, love it

[@simoncozensplasticscalemod7871]

I have one of those airbrushes it is a great bit of kit only really bought it because of its design great review

[@musoseven8218]

Another great video and another great airbrush ✌️😊💜👍

[@butchsbasementbuilds6828]

looks like it does a good job. Finally got to order some of your enamels, 7 of them. cant wait to try them out.

[@barbatosrex9473]

Thanks for the support buddy.

[@jnrmack]

The inner works is based on a airbrush design from the 40s. Also Sata had a similar design. The screw behind the trigger is to control when the airflow starts,you can set it up so air first then paint, or paint and air together. If you take the Handel of then you can still use the quick connector.

[@modeltankguy]

thats one krazy looking Airbrush but it works good nice video keep them coming

[@thehazmatguy480]

Wow... This video really has some wheels turning in my head! I have been considering the Grex trigger airbrush with the fan tip for 1/16 car kits but this Colani is intriguing. I prefer to stick with one brand of airbrush for parts interchangeably and I already have two H&S airbrushes - a siphon feed and a gravity feed. The Colani would let me swap cups and possibly other parts too. Thanks Robert!

[@makoajohnson2341]

I clicked on the video because I couldn't believe what I was looking at. Interesting brush

[@xer0vi]

That AB is pretty awesome.

[@thetobin8or]

Another Great video , AND Happy Birthday Mr.Rex. I 'm turning 60 on the 9th .

[@scifimodelshop]

Think I have that exact paint booth, brush works well

[@DarksouIjah]

Nice review...as always.

[@jimbe01]

Many happy returns for your birthday. Nice review, but it’s out of my particular price range. 😳 Just a thought can you add/incorporate a neodymium type magnet(s) to that airbrush holder to help position/hold it to metallic bases for your air booth?🤔 Quest - Are there any paint color “equivalency” charts for your paints versus the FS, RAL, RLM, etc. type colors?🤔

[@genemaster74]

G'day m8!...As usual another fine production From B.Rex Films. Dam that beast can drink! Besides the price as it is (im a noob) ya wanna be careful and be experienced in air brushing so as to not waste your paint. Every time you Blasted that Weapon i saw $$$ being atomised before me blinkers!!. im still saving and going with the 105 Patriot as my first good Airbrush (after hrs of watching you paint i noticed your main work horse was the 105)....in the meantime im just keep going with me chinese airbrush. Cheers m8 as usual from ya boy Downunder😁😎

[@petermerz2704]

Looks like a great brush. Out of my price range though. Maybe if I win the lottery I’d buy one! 😆. Thanks for sharing. Happy days and model on! 😎🇨🇦

[@samuellopez2512]

Looks like a good investment! By the way, I have seen so many gunpla kits in your channel, that I am very curious about building one!

[@Himle_]

Being able to spray unthinned Tamiya is reason enough to get this beauty! :D

[@Swellington_]

It's a good looking apparatus for sure

[@bigchef2112]

Nice airbrush Robert! I like the fact it’s set up for me, a leftie.👍👍

[@CrimsonFlagg]

That's a really interestingly designed airbrush.

[@Repairman87]

Scalecoat is a great paint and a go to for model railroaders because of their custom colors. Down side is it takes a life time to dry and stinks pretty bad. But it dries to a glossy finish that you can decal directly too. As far as the AB I am sticking with my grex and creos for now. It looks cool though.

[@in-fatuation]

Happy early birthday!

[@mattwest6669]

Happy birthday. Nice review. Now I need to save my pennies.

[@nealbeggs5962]

Look like value for money looking good

[@barbatosrex9473]

It actually is. I like this thing the more I use it

[@ashfox2012]

Hey buddy can I plz ask where you bought the airbrush stands you have on your bench from I would really like to get me one thanks in advance buddy… I’ve now made one from air compressor parts a quick release valve and a plastic base it’s perfect for what I want ✌️

[@bigg2104]

Very nice HAVE A HAPPY BIRTHDAY

[@lilpastasalad7837]

Looks really interesting. Way outside my price range though.

[@isaacfernandez4474]

Happy birthday

[@gaffguy8509]

Hello there, great video. I purchased this gun and went straight to your channel to see the different types of operations. Excellent job I’m curious, where did you get the quick connect stands for the gun. Thank you in advance.

[@barbatosrex9473]

I recently released my own airbrush along with an airbrush stand. Mine were limited editions that were numbers but they now have them without my name and number on them here www.gaahleri.com

[@Alfredo.Barros]

Great vid as always and happy birthday. On a random question, what black gloss blase do you use for metallics? I'm having a bit of trouble deciding on wich one to use. I have the Black Base by Alclad and Mr.Color 02. Alclad is glossier but i think the enamel smell it's too much and if i touch the model even after drying time it leaves marks. Do i go just for Gloss Black paint like Mr.Color?

[@felixculpa6240]

I've used both blacks and have had better results with allclad gloss base

[@hafenmichel2199]

Hallo Super Video 👍 Die Tamiya Farbe muss man die verdünnen und womit ? Womit hast du die Airbrush gereinigt ? Weiter so 👍👍 Gruß Michel

[@aylonewolf69]

Hi Barbatos, new to the channel and very NEW to airbrushing in general, ***LOVE*** your review style and I've already learned so much!!! :) Quick question? @28:42 you mention that in a future video you would be reviewing the HobbyMio HM-331 airbrush, but I quickly scanned through all the videos since Jun 4, 2022 up to your latest KBS Diamon Finish Clear video but couldn't find it...? Would love to hear your final thoughts on this airbrush??? Thinking of picking this up but the unit is selling for $97.00 USD @ Robot Kai and for that money you can go with Badger or Iawata models...? Thank you in advance!!! :)

[@barbatosrex9473]

I ended up donating that airbrush. But from what I've heard the airbrush isn't that great. So because if that, I trust the person who told me, I would buy another brand. The GSI or Badger

[@joseballester5273]

And speaking of garden hose, imagine a 1/72 Revell U boot (or bigger beast ) with a 50 cc cup, it rocks... I got mine from a bakery where they wanted to decorate cakes

[@ginogatti6845]

Greetings from New Zealand, Great review, have had one for about 10 years, and i love it. You say a cap for back flushing came with it? But mine never did. Is this a new inclusion, although I never saw it in the case when you opened it up. Where did the cap come from? Grazie

[@barbatosrex9473]

Harder & Steenbeck sell it as an accessory

[@VinciCastor]

Sensei, can you please experiment on using pledge gloss and food coloring dye as replacement for clear color. I wanted to get the same color as the alclad candy cobalt blue but it's too expensive. Hope you can make a video of this.

[@barbatosrex9473]

I will do a video on that. Unfortunately they discontinued Pledge Floor Gloss

[@richiek6379]

Thanks for the vid. Thank you AS C23 for the history lesson.

[@sprocket5526]

The product design stands out for sure, but honestly, to me, this more looks like a normal HS airbrush with a pistol grip. I can see why some with certain hand disabilities would choose this, but other than that, I cant see why this product exists. I'd much rather have HS make a procon/Iwata style trigger/pistol style airbrushes. But since Iwata owns SH I very much doubt that would happen.

[@stevezissou8900]

Happy early birthday. My bday is on Thursday. Let's party.

[@barbatosrex9473]

Have a drink on me 👍

[@LitchAzazel]

I love that the needle is on the outside, but it just looks like it would be waaay too uncomfortable for me.

[@AlsMovies]

Where did you get the airbrush stands at?

[@emperorkiva8063]

Airbrush looks and functions really nice. But, the sound it made when spraying was kinda hurting to hear

[@natwooding]

Yeah. There’s a horrible screechy sound. 😬 Is that supposed to be normal for this airbrush?

[@rustedbeetle]

I can see that it would be useful for me for not only painting miniatures but for terrain with a larger needle as well. However, it will likely be a year or two before I can consider picking up another brush. Being a mecha builder, did you ever try the Harder & Steenbeck Geminus Ver. Ed airbrush? It was a limited edition they made a few years ago. I have one, but I don't see many people talk about it.

[@Thornbeard]

It was basically a Ultra with some upscale items. Harder & Steenbeck do limited edition stuff all the time. The most recent was the Squidmar H&S airbrush.

[@BrodieD]

Definitely a unique looking airbrush. Not for me though. Since getting my GSI Creos PS-290 I don't see me going away from trigger actions for larger needle sizes. Still use a sparmax sp35 for smaller details as i find top actions to have a bit more accuracy.

[@rickcox3806]

Very impressed with that airbrush what would a complete kit with all the needle sizes and everything cost or could you drop a link or a number where we can find out I am very impressed for what I saw

[@barbatosrex9473]

Here's a link to this airbrush. On the site look under parts for Harder & Steenbeck , they have several needle sizes to choose from spraygunner.com/harder-steenbeck-colani/?aff=10

[@alishahird6011]

Thanks for this review. Currently deciding between this and the Infinity CRplus. Can the Colani blow out just air on its own, or is it always a mix of both air and paint e.g with the Infinity you push down for just air and then pull back for just paint. Just trying to understand the difference, as I feel like this will be a major deciding factor on which one I choose in the end.

[@m.b.5887]

Yes, this is possible with the Colani. When you pull the lever, the preliminary air starts immediately, but no paint is sprayed yet. If you pull the lever further, you will eventually feel resistance. If you continue to pull from this point, color will be added. This is why the Colani is advertised as a double-action airbrush gun.

[@jaythornhill2916]

Wow that’s a great airbrush I just don’t know if I could spend the money for it, it is alot

[@erwincoplo6305]

I wonder if the 0.8 could spray the regular vallejo without thinning

[@LitchAzazel]

22:40 Noooo you spilled the Tamiya Metallica paint!!!

[@jmanlatulipe6265]

Interesting Airbrush and excellent review. The one thing I'm curious about is whether or not it has a Fan Shaped option for wide section spraying.. I would ASSUME that it does given the option for very large needles, but I also can't help but think that there must be a better option for 'wide format' paint application when it comes to airbrushes, no? I need to paint about a dozen computer chassis' of various sizes so I'm looking for something that I can paint with that will lay down paint like a mini spray-gun, but can also be used as a bigger version of an airbrush, although I do have an Iwata Eclipse CS.. (my budget is about $250 / US). This Steenbeck is definitely out of my price point, but maybe some of you have suggestions? Should I stick to a mini-spraygun or something?

[@Dynamodel48]

procon boy .5 trigger

[@jmanlatulipe6265]

@@Dynamodel48 Was that the PS290?

[@MrAcuta73]

It really does look more like it's intended for automotive use or at least large projects. Not a 2-stage trigger or am I missing something? Super interesting but don't think it's something I would want. Thanks for showing it off, though! Cool bit of kit. Edit: I gotta wonder if it would spray Cera-Kote. Hmmm....

[@DaneSaysStuff]

It's a dual action airbrush.

[@MrAcuta73]

@@DaneSaysStuff Thanks! Did seem odd Harder & Steenbeck would make a brush without it.

[@wanicode4991]

@@MrAcuta73 it’s a Single Action Dual function airbrush. You pull back and it does air first then paint, you let go paint stops then air stops.

[@johnholmes4960]

Where can I find that stand?

[@USALibertarian]

That thing looks like a paintball gun.

[@shellrockfishhunter]

What airbrush stand are you using at 8:15? Looks sweet

[@barbatosrex9473]

That's a Hobby Mio airbrush stand. I got it at Robot Kai but they are currently out of stock

[@crashtfa]

It would be interesting to see how well that .8 would spray chroma air out of the bottle

[@barbatosrex9473]

I did this morning, I tried their all new aluminum silver color and it sprays great thru it

[@stevecarey3837]

Quick question. Did you change your recording settings for this video? It just looked a little jumpy. Like you were dropping frames. Weird

[@powersmodelgarage]

I noticed that too.

[@gmoney1664]

The design looks beautiful, though I'm confused, is it a single action airbrush? I get the trigger controls the amount of air, but how do you control the amount of paint you're pushing through?

[@jnrmack]

Not a signal action as per say. the trigger design is one used by many German airbrush manufactures at one time,as it is many have closed down. How it works as you pull the trigger back you get air as you pull further back you get paint. most of them you can control when the air kicks in, from above. The screw behind the trigger is to control when the airflow starts,you can set it up so air first then paint, or paint and air together.

[@gmoney1664]

@@jnrmack thanks, I've never come across this before, but its definitely an interesting concept 👍

[@jnrmack]

@@gmoney1664 concept is to let the air blow over the needle last this removing any paint residual ,this means no build up on needle. that is i believe the principle.

[@eyesquish485]

Does the Colani push paint differently than your Evolution? just curious. Thanks you, btw.

[@barbatosrex9473]

Well with the auto paint I like to use the largest needle I have and the Colani has a 0.8mm. A 0.7mm is perfect for it.

[@stefanblackadder5236]

Please tell me where you get those airbrush stands.

[@barbatosrex9473]

Hobby Mio makes them and Spray Gunner. Hobby Mio is sold thru Robot Kai but they are always sold out

[@rickcox3806]

How much does the needle sizes cost and how many of them are there

[@barbatosrex9473]

There's 5 sizes to choose from. They're not cheap. Here's the link to them spraygunner.com/parts-for-airbrush/harder-and-steenbeck-airbrush/for-colani-airbrush/?aff=10

[@timschull9707]

How can you tell what a needle size is? Is it how much of the needle sticks out of the tip of the brush?

[@barbatosrex9473]

Diameter

[@timschull9707]

@@barbatosrex9473 thank you for the info so measure anywhere on the shaft of the needle where it is all the same thickness?

[@ValenciaJoe]

I wonder if the trigger adjusts for left handed users.

[@ValenciaJoe]

Oops… never mind.

[@barbatosrex9473]

😉👍

[@Steve-dr7rr]

Hi is it a single or double action sorry if I missed it

[@barbatosrex9473]

Dual action

[@Steve-dr7rr]

@@barbatosrex9473 cheers it’s a pity they don’t do normal trigger actin like the NEO trn1 it’s good but to many parts. I struggle with normal airbrushes but got the h&s chameleon as it’s lighter

[@Moviemagic62]

Where did you get your airbrush stand?

[@barbatosrex9473]

Robot Kai and Spray Gunner

[@Moviemagic62]

Thank you so much!

[@ryangreen1550]

I just got this airbrush but it didn’t come with a hose. What hose do I use with this airbrush? Sorry, I’m very new to the airbrush scene.

[@barbatosrex9473]

Use a standard 1/8 airbrush hose. This one is good amzn.to/3sreXis

[@ryangreen1550]

@@barbatosrex9473 thank you! I also notice that I’m actually missing the quick release. I got it from spraygunners and doesn’t come with one. Do you have a link for that as well?

[@barbatosrex9473]

@@ryangreen1550 amzn.to/3VZMiOJ

[@michaelrooney7015]

Colani is a German designer. l think his first name is Luigi.

[@MihaiDobrin88]

Is there any 3rd party fan cap for colani?

[@barbatosrex9473]

Unfortunately no

[@MihaiDobrin88]

does the gaahleri swallowtail has fan and spatter caps? and would they have enough air from a sparmax tc620x?@@barbatosrex9473

[@ginojeffries4285]

Is that available in lefthanded

[@barbatosrex9473]

Not sure, the airbrush is made in Germany, try their website

[@barbatosrex9473]

Yes you can put the lever on the left side so it works for left handers also

[@jnrmack]

They need sort out that spring, can be tiresome after a while, they need a spring that not so stiff.

[@PENFOLD1962]

Is it just Single Action?

[@barbatosrex9473]

No, it's a dual action. More paint as you pull back. It's like a reverse trigger type airbrush

[@lucadegrandis]

Colani was the name of the designer. He was German not Italian. Not all great designer come from Italy 😉

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

If I were Harder and Steinbeck, I would slighly adjust the name of the airbrush so its not quite as close to Colonic. ( Apologies to Luigi Colani, the great designer for the attempt at humor) Amazing they can get that size needle in as small a package as it is. Interesting ergonomics...

[@Thornbeard]

Its named after a famous German Designer who helped design it. Luigi Colani. So changing the name would be something that is not possible and still have respect for the designer.

[@joseballester5273]

cakes, but found it uneasy, so the boss gave all the equipment to his staff (airbrush, compressor, and so on) to sell it and share the poney, so I got it around 100 € at the time, brand New

[@TheIcemanModdeler]

This airbrush looks good but why not just get a car spray gun for painting large stuff? It a lot cheaper.

[@barbatosrex9473]

I tried that but they require a full sized auto shop type of compressor. They need large amounts of constant high PSI and I currently don't have the room for one. It's the main reason some of these airbrush companies are offering large sized needles

[@TheIcemanModdeler]

@@barbatosrex9473 I see, thx for the info.

[@jayandry3392]

Stear it up cowboy.

[@darkwood777]

Too many plastic parts for that price.

[@TheBlueberry606]

Detail brush its not. You have to use the wrist to much. 300 bucks for a general purpose sprayer? Probably not, nada.

[@saeeddashti3685]

Sparmax GP 50 is much, much better than this toy

[@edgarssigurdsons1911]

The most idiotic airbrush ever held. 3x more details than a normal airbrush and a lot of stupid knots where they will wear out in a moment. If you buy this deformity, you must immediately take at least 3 more spare parts, preferably in several copies. Comfortable and looks good though. for small jobs, say, painting models now and then, it will be good enough