Iwata Airbrush (HP-C Plus vs HP-CS)

[archangel571]

On the subject of an Iwata knockoff, Maybe someone could tell me who makes this AB? I got it from a friend whos’ wife at the time worked for the Co. thats ingraved on the AB. It’s a supplier of the colorants/dyes? that are used to decorate cakes and baked goods. The little bit of searching I did, I’m still not sure? [?]

Looks like an Iwata HP-B, could be a Richpen Apollo 112B which is a “copy” of the HP-B. Peak copied the HP-C but I don’t think the HP-B so that rules bearair out. There was also an Rich 200 model which I saw on one of them FSM airbrushing articles from a while back. Not sure if that’s the same as the the richpen. Your picture is a thumbnail!!

Edited:

Nevermind what I just wrote!! I deleted that th_ tag from the picture link. Chefmaster?!! What the heck. That does remind me that when I was watching one Candy Sculpting Competition, that French master level guy was using an Iwata (sure looked like one to me at least) to airbrush his piece. Pretty amazing stuff.

[gulfstreamV]

Sorry about the th_tag still learning, so what do ya think? Is it worth trying to find parts for? (it’s missing a trigger spring) or just junk it? Thanks for the info a571.

[archangel571]

by trigger spring, you mean the entire airvalve??

cuz Iwata airvalves are running at like 12 to 15 bucks for the regular HP-B HP-C ABs. if the rest of the airbrush is in good condition, O-rings and seals, needle/nozzle and all, I think you just find a replacement part for it. dixieart still carries Iwata parts, where bearair has minimal amount of stuff now.

http://www.dixieart.com/IwataPartsListHP.html

scroll down and you will see I 035 1 for the airvalve spring. at 4.45 plus some shipping (or a better excuse to buy more stuff to save on shipping) to salvage a decent detail airbrush, I think it’s worth a try.

[gulfstreamV]

by trigger spring, you mean the entire airvalve??

cuz Iwata airvalves are running at like 12 to 15 bucks for the regular HP-B HP-C ABs. if the rest of the airbrush is in good condition, O-rings and seals, needle/nozzle and all, I think you just find a replacement part for it. dixieart still carries Iwata parts, where bearair has minimal amount of stuff now.

http://www.dixieart.com/IwataPartsListHP.html

scroll down and you will see I 035 1 for the airvalve spring. at 4.45 plus some shipping (or a better excuse to buy more stuff to save on shipping) to salvage a decent detail airbrush, I think it’s worth a try.

Thanks, yes the entire airvalve. Will do and uh see if I can make this thing work.

[jhande]

I saw a ton of them Taiwan made ABs on ebay like one or two months ago. They looked just like Iwatas, including the custom microns, except they had no brand names engraved on the body.

My wife might have spotted them on eBay and asked for some info, maybe that’s how I started getting emails about them. Sure sounds like the same ones Ryan. My dealer cost per AB was really cheap compared to anything I can normally get through the local distributors. But the quantity I had to order and then the air+ground freight, just didn’t seem worth it for a bunch of knockoffs that probably wouldn’t sell.

I think I’m better off leaving the junk at eBay and just carrying quality stuff. [;)]

[Phil_H]

Speaking of different AB’s, a distributor contacted me that carries, what he says to be Iwata knockoffs (there wasn’t even a name on them). When I asked him about replacement parts he told me not a problem, plus Iwata parts fit. In the pictures he showed me they looked exactly like Iwata’s. They were made over there in the orient somewhere and the prices were really cheap. But the catch was I would have had to order a truck load and the shipping from there was expensive. Anyone ever hear of a similar AB? Iwata knockoff?

On the subject of an Iwata knockoff, Maybe someone could tell me who makes this AB? I got it from a friend whos’ wife at the time worked for the Co. thats ingraved on the AB. It’s a supplier of the colorants/dyes? that are used to decorate cakes and baked goods. The little bit of searching I did, I’m still not sure? [?]

Might be manufactured by Sparmax - from what I understand, they make compressors for Iwata, so there may be a close association. I have a SP-35C (at Au$80.00, = US$60.00) which I picked up recently but haven’t used yet, so I can’t comment on the results just yet.

Just to make things even more curious is this quote direct from the instruction leaflet (A properly printed one at that, not a cheap photocopy) which reads: “All models in the HP airbrush range are independent, double-action models.”

Edit: Here’s what my new toy looks like: