Air Brush Painting

[paulmackie]

I was thinking to paint the paper model Westerstein and diorama I am building and was wondering what is involved in airbrush painting; or is hand painting better?

What equipment and cost is needed to airbrush paint, and is there any good books for model ship airbrush painting?

My Westerstein and Hamburg harbor is a long term project for me, and I really want to get as much detail in as possible, so am following this post: TS Travestein

I'm in no hurry to paint, but want the model to look as realistic as possible and was thinking airbrushing would be more accurate and detailed.

I have never airbrushed before
Thanks for any guidance and comments with this.