No I don’t, sorry.
Mike
Like Badgers do. [:D] [;)]
Mike
Iwata airbrushes also have Teflon seals. HP-CR has one. [bow][8D]
Yes the Revolution line does, the rest don’t. [;)]
Mike
Hi! I got a few more of questions, if you please.
If a teflon seal is mandetory and there is no way I can buy somthing without it, do you know if the Eclipse’s have it? (especially the HP-CS, HP-BS)
Also where do you think it’s the best place to make the purchase? Best prices, available additional parts, etc.
I know of, Bearair, dixieart and greatmodels (squadron and a few others that I’ve checked dosent seem to have them, partially or at all).
Are there any other places besides those above?
Thanks![:D]
A Teflon seal is not mandatory, but it will last longer than other types.
The only Iwata’s that have Teflon needle bearings from the factory are the Revolution line. The Eclipses do not have them, neither does the HP line (HP-A, HP-B, HP-C), and the Micron series does not have them either. They will run you an extra $15 from places like Coast Airbrush.
For Iwata airbrushes I would say that Dixie, Bear Air and Coast Airbrush are your best bets.
Mike
Like others have stated here; the Hp-CS is probubly the best airbrush going for use with our hobby enamels, acrylics and laquers. I recommend and use the Iwata Revolution HP-CR for general spraying, basic single colors and general detail, the Eclipse HP-CS for small detail & camouflage. I recently used my HP-C with the .3mm tip to free-hand airbrush a Vietnam era “SEA” wrap-around camo scheme on a 1/72nd scale A-7D Corsair II. I too used to stear modelers away from the HP-C because it was long concidered not ideal for scale modeling due to it’s small needle/ nozzle unable to handle our thicker viscosity model paint. After finding a formula that works well with the HP-C and acloplishing the very nice camo on my Corsair I can’t say enough about the performance. Check out my web page for tips on spraying fine lines with the HP-C at this link:http://hometown.aol.com/ggwilliamsindy/gregsmodernjets.html
This what the HP-C is able to do for my 1/72nd scale modern jets without masking:
Thanks MikeV and plasticmod992
Now does any have problems spraying Polly scale with Iwatta’s.
I had a realy bad time using them with my paasche VL. No matter what I did, and believe me I’ve done everything by the book, the paint (different colours) always dried around the needle and tip after JUST a few seconds of spraying. Does this tend to happen with Iwatta?
That is more a paint thing than an airbrush thing. I think that our man Greg posted an experiment a while back where he used a paint retarter with some acrylics and it went a long way towards stopping that tip dry. It might be worth looking into. Do a forum search on paint retarders and see if you find it.
Greg, beautiful A-7! Fujimi?
I own both an HP-C and an Eclipse BCS. In my opinion the Eclipse is the best all around choice especially if you are using acrylics. The Eclipse is a little easier to clean which is a plus. Another big advantage to the Eclipse is the width of the spray pattern which allows for faster coverage. The HP-C is really good when you are doing fine lines for camo patterns on 1/72 scale aircraft. Hope this helps.
Mike McShea