I ordered a replacement for my trust old model 200, thinking it would be the same as the old one. But, I see the entire head assy is completely different. Unfortunately, it immediately renders all of the other heads (I.E. Fine, Large, Medium) I had for the old useless. Has anyone tried this new combination? How well does it work? Is it easier to maintain? Why did they change the design? Just wondering if anyone out there could compare the new 200 to the old. TIA!
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Looking at the parts breakdown on a website, it looks as if the head/needle/tip parts are the same as the Crescendo model. Is that right?
I did some surfing on the net, and found that it shares the head/tip/needle with the Anthem. DOes anyone have the anthem, and how do you like the arrangement of the head/tip and such? It looks to be easier to maintain, is this the case? TIA!
Other than the head assembly it’s pretty much the same brush. Of course if you have spare parts they’re not going to be much good for you. I have the 200-20, which IS the “old” head. I might be interested in taking your spares off your hand. Why not PM me?
After thinking about the spare parts issue, I realized that the heads I have are the ones I need for my 100LG! Think I will keep them, thanks for the offer though! Now, I just gotta wait to get the part numbers I need for replacement parts from Ken at Badger- a most helpful fellow indeed!
I can’t speak about the differences because I have never used the old type 200, but I do own the 200 NH. I haven’t used it extensively for narrow lines, although the first time I used it was for free-hand camo on a 1/72 Tiger tank which was a piece of cake. I’m a lot better these days, and I think I could now dial it in fairly easily for lines under 1/8". When opened up all way, it’ll spray very broad patterns like what you’d get from a rattle can. Naturally it does everything in between. Quality of finish is excellent and the atomization seems fine.
Assembly and disassembly is a snap. Un-screw the head (no real need to unscrew the crown), take out the tip and the needle and paint chamber is exposed for cleaning. You could unscrew the needle at point if you want and it’s fully broken down.
I think the change was just to give you the range of narrow to broad patterns without needing to change out the needles. As another had mentioned, the needle and head are shared with the 155 Anthem.