I bought this kit because my other airbrush quit working, the anthem is a great airbrush does very well with the paint I use which is mostly acrylics, it's very simple to strip and clean, and parts are relatively inexpensive. The 2 downsides I found were the cut out rested right on my hand and impeded the needle movement but this was easily fixed bu turning the cutout till its horizontal. The other down side for me is the tip of the needle being exposed, I pricked myself pretty good a few times but I got used to it, though if your not carful you can easily bend or break the needle tip, over all this is a great kit, made better by the air hose and paint jars. I highly recommend this