A MODELMAKER’S LIFE: GAAHLERI AIRBRUSHES

Frankly, I’m astonished at the price and quality of these airbrushes. For £85 I have two new brushes that look to be every bit as good as the one I already use that are many times more expensive.

24th November 2025

It may not be obvious to anyone that follows my work, but I am something of a hoarder of airbrushes. I love them. So when I get the chance to add to my collection, I find it hard to resist.

Over the weekend I noticed that my friend Iain Ogilvie had posted on the Book Of Faces, that he’d bought one of Gaahleri’s range of airbrushes for the princely sum of £25. Interest piqued, I hopped on over to Amazon to check out the sales and see if I could buy something similar…

Looking through the choices I noticed the one Iain had bought, as well as a more expensive (shall I say higher end…) option that would set me back £60 (when I say higher end, there are brushes in the range that are three or four times that cost, so lord alone knows what they include!). Seeming like a bit of a bargain, I ordered both and then sat back and waited for them to arrive.

This afternoon they were delivered. I eagerly opened the boxes and set about investigating what I’d bought and whether or not the hype around this progressive new range, was justified. The answer? Oh yes…in spades.

I bought the following brushes:

Advanced Series GHAD-39 Airbrush

“Experience exceptional value with the Gaahleri GHAD-39 Advanced Series Airbrush—our most affordable model designed with beginners in mind. This airbrush delivers performance that exceeds expectations, making it the perfect choice for both novice and experienced users.“

Premium Series GHPM-Mobius 0.3mm Airbrush

EARLY IMPRESSIONS…

The first thing to strike me was the packaging and general presentation. Whereas the Fengda brushes that we bought during the COVID Lockdown were supplied in cheap plastic boxes, these came in two cardboard boxes, one simply monogrammed with the Gaahleri logo, the inner one being a full-colour box in which the brushes sat in cut-out foam, further protected with a thin foam lid. This meant that everything arrived in perfect condition. There was even a security tag between the lid and lower box suggesting that if it was in any way damaged, return the product, which I found deeply reassuring.

The second thing to strike me almost immediately was the quality of the tools themselves, the chrome, the detail and then in my hand, the action of the trigger, the smoothness of the threads and the overall feel of each one. They simply didn’t handle like cheap brushes, they felt like high-end tools, a world away from the Fengda brushes we had eulogised over five years ago. In fact, they felt every bit as impressive as my other airbrushes one of which is 8x the cost the of the more expensive of these two.

Frankly, I’m astonished at the price and quality of these airbrushes. For £85 I have two new brushes that look to be every bit as good as the one I already use that are many times more expensive. Having only just arrived I’ve not used them yet, but plan to do that later this week. First impressions though are very good and I’m more that hopeful that they will work every bit as well as there looks and feel, might suggest. Once I’ve given them a go I’ll feed back to you so that you can perhaps make a more informed choice. So far though, so good with the latest two additions to my growing collection of airbrushes.

For more information on this range of airbrushes, please check out the Gaahleri website at the following address:

https://www.gaahleri.com/en-gb

See you tomorrow.