Badger Renegade Airbrushes

A New Era in Airbrush Design
The new Badger Renegade airbrush has swept into the taxidermy industry with a whirlwind of satisfied customers who have discovered its outstanding quality. Master taxidermists like Paul Borkowski and Rick Krane have switched to the Renegade because of its exceptional verasatility and trouble-free detail painting. They recognize that the features, design improvements, and innovations are the real reasons the Renegade airbrushes are superior to other airbrushes. The following feature explanations should help everyone, especially those wondering what the Renegade airbrush series feature titles mean, understand and realize the benefits of the Renegade Airbrush Series' features.

"TENSIONSENSE" TRIGGER TECHNOLOGY
What this feature title refers to is the new trigger spring material and the custom trigger tension setting of the Renegade airbrush series. The aerospace design material being used on the trigger springs in the Renegades has greater longevity in its tension memory and is less prone to coil bending. Additionally, the design of the Renegade airbrushes lets the user adjust the trigger's tension by turning the needle assembly deeper or shallower into the airbrush body. These design features in combination are what "Tensionsense" trigger technology is.

"POINTPERFECT" CARBIDE POLISHED NEEDLES
As part of the needle manufacturing process for the Renegade airbrush needles Badger has incorporated a carbide stone polishing process to remove the grooves at the end of the airbrush needle and ensure an absolutely perfect paint flow from the needle and absolutely perfect fine line spray ability in the tightest of detail applications. Carbide is a very hard material and is considered the best material for polishing stainless steel, which is what the Renegade needles are made of.

EXACT TAPER MICRO-PRECISE PAINT TIPS
What this refers to is the design of the Renegade paint tip. This design was intended to combine the ease of maintenance of a drop in tip design with the notably greater fineness and minimized overspray of a micro-tip. Airbrushes have two types of tips: larger "cone" style tips like on Badger Anthems, Thayer & Chandler Vegas, and Iwata Eclipses, or "micro-tips" like on Badger 100s or Iwata HPs and Microns. While cone type tips provide far easier maintenance and good general purpose spray patterns they certainly do not provide the detail abilities of micro-tips. On the other hand, micro-tips provide notably superior detail and line fineness, but changing these type tips can be an expensive and often cumbersome process. Through a patented design Badger has enabled the creation of a micro-precise drop in tip, so both the ease of maintenance and superior spray fineness and line detail are present on the Renegade airbrushes. The patented feature is actually a part called the hold down ring that takes the threads from the paint tip and places them on the hold ring. When assembled the hold down ring actually sets the micro-tip into the nozzle post, centering it perfectly via the matching tapers on the paint tip and the nozzle post.

"SMARTCENTER" NOZZLE ASSEMBLIES
A lot of this is actually explained in the above subject, but the additional benefit in the tapered micro-tip design is that it creates a perfectly centered alignment because of its matching taper with the nozzle post. The nozzle post is what the needle passes through before reaching the tip, thus it aligns the needle in the tip. The mating assembly design of the needle, the nozzle post, and the micro-tip facilitates an exact and perfect centering of the needle in the paint tip ensuring a true and accurate spray from the airbrush.

"STOPSET" TRIGGER CONTROL HANDLE
You'd be correct this is not new technology, but it is new to Badger in this simple of a form. Although we have a very elaborate trigger memory system on the SOTAR airbrush, it actually enables line settings to a thousandth of an inch, this is our first simple trigger pull restricting handle. Many artists like the feature of being able to limit the pull on the airbrush trigger, especially in controlled detail applications. So Badger added the stopset trigger feature to the handle of the Renegade airbrushes.

The Renegade airbrushes aren't for everyone -- they are for the proven elite artist. This new airbrush series consists of three feature loaded airbrushesÑThe Velocity, The Spirit, and The Rage. The Renegades are for use in extremely detailed and tight graphic applications. These incredibly innovative airbrushes possess the most precise paint tip and linear air flow (needle) angle specifications, and feature manufacturing processes and materials technology never before utilized by the airbrush industry. The Renegade airbrushes are superior to anything that precedes them in a dedicated custom graphics airbrush. They truly take airbrushing to the next level. Available in three styles:

The Renegade Velocity Jet
Pictured above, this new gravity feed version features a built-in 1/16 oz. color cup providing an accurate sight line for precise control. The paint tip is .21mm with a 6 degree air flow angle for spraying fine hair lines up to 1" wide pattern. You won't find a better detail airbrush anywhere at any price! The retail value is $155.00.

The Renegade Velocity
This gravity feed version features a built-in color cup. The paint tip is .21mm with a 6 degree air flow angle for spraying fine hair lines up to 1" wide pattern. The retail value is $157.00.

The Renegade Spirit
This side feed version comes with a side color cup and a side bottle assembly which can be attached on either side. The paint tip is .21mm with a 6 degree air flow angle for spraying fine hair lines up to 1" wide pattern. The retail value is $162.00.

The Renegade Rage
This siphon feed version comes with a siphon color cup and a bottle assembly. The paint tip is .33mm with a 6.5 degree air flow angle for spraying fine pencil lines up to a 11/2" wide pattern. An ideal choice for taxidermists, the retail value is $152.00.

The Badger PAC Valve
The newest innovative accessory from Badger is a miniaturized air pressure regulator, the PAC (Precision Air Control) valve, that attaches to the bottom of airbrush. The PAC valve provides a means to easily and precisely adjust the air pressure an airbrush is being sprayed at by the simple turning a small pressure setting dial. Airbrush artists working on projects that require recurring air pressure adjustment, for more efficient atomization and detail control, will find the PAC Valve an incredibly beneficial addition to their airbrushing "tools". The PAC Valve attaches to any Badger/Thayer & Chandler airbrush hose (an adaptor is necessary for use with other brand hoses) and connects to the airbrush with a quick disconnect. The PAC valve will become your favorite accessory. The retail value is $24.95.

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