Restoration Commence.

This is the sandblaster I recently got and it's served me extremely well. I highly recommend it. The exact same blaster is available with different name brands on it though, not just GRIP. I bought my GRIP one at the local Ace Hardware for around $125. It includes a rudimentary hood, 4 ceramic nozzles, and a funnel. You'll have to provide a filter. It has a built-in auto-drain moisture trap, but of course you'll want one off of the compressor as well.

http://www.dynamitetoolco.com/Grip-15009-10-Gallon-Sandblaster-p/grp-15009.htm

At the same time, I bought a really good moisture trap for the compressor, a Parker. It was about $44. This was in addition to the trap that was already on the compressor to begin with. It was probably overkill, but we had wasted so much time trying to get a siphon feed blaster to work at all, that I wasn't taking any chances.

I wouldn't recommend a siphon feed blaster at all, and I'll sure never use one again. What a waste of time.

Good luck, looks like a fun project!