you’ve got one already!
I’m interested to see the results of this test as well. Are you sure you can free yourself of any bias Plum?
[#ditto] That’s what Im wondering for someone who’s been bragging on Iwata for so long…Wonder if you can do an equal/fair/un-biased test…[;)][:P]
Just messin with ya. Ive heard great things about Iwata…maybe some day I might pick one up…for now theres just no point in it.
I’m too lazy in this hobby to be biased! Whichever is best and easiest wins. The Iwata won me over with the very first spray. I’m still willing to give the Omni a week. That should be plenty of time. Though right now the only time that I don’t use the Iwata is when I spray inks, I use the sotar.
All others retired (Pasche H, VL, Badger 350,100LG and Aztek). One question though, MikeV, what are the factors you point to in your recommendation of the 4000?
What do you mean by factors? Are you asking what I like about the Omni 4000 that makes me recommend it?
Mike
Yeah
I like the Omni airbrushes because they have good balance, they spray fantastic, they have a reversable aircap which allows you to protect the needle or you can unscrew it, turn it around 180 degrees and screw it back on exposing the needle for getting in really close to your work, and also making it easy to pick the dried paint from the needle tip with your fingernails as most T-shirt artists do. [;)]
They are also priced very well, and to top it all off they are owned by Badger who has the best customer service of any airbrush company.
Ken Schlotfeldt who is the president at Badger really goes out of his way to take care of their customers and will even answer your emails to him about their products. I could tell you stories that I can guarantee you Iwata would never do for their customers.
Mike
Actually I have an Omni 4000 and an Omni 3000 along with a T&C Vega 1000 and a Vega 2000, but I could always use another. [:D]
Many T-shirt artists have between 20 and 30 airbrushes all set up at a time. [;)]
Mike
MonsterZero,
I hope we didn’t confuse you on your original question about the Paasche VL and it’s quality. It is a very good airbrush and would work great for modeling if that is the one you want. Almost any double-action airbrush will spray as fine of a line as any of us will ever need in this hobby and people seem to forget that it is the skill of the airbrush user that determines the outcome not the airbrush. I could give you a Sotar airbrush and I could use my Omni and I’ll bet I could paint as fine of a line as you could with that $200 Sotar. [;)]
Mike
We could put that to the test! I could see how well I can do with the Omni (when it shows up), VL, Iwata and Sotar. I could use the same media in each brush for the test (will have to be ink as enamels don’t do so well in the Sotar. From my use of the Iwata and sotar I would bet the sotar would come out on top.
All T&C brushes? …and you talk about me being biased?
The best American made airbrushes my friend. That’s not biased, it’s just good taste. [;)][:D]
Mike
That would be interesting to see. The Sotar would come out on top with the inks I would imagine, but who uses inks for models? [:D]
But even if it does spray a thinner line I would still argue that it is total overkill for modeling. You bought yours for illustration though so it wasn’t overkill for that. [;)]
Mike
Actually I’ve been accenting panel lines with my sotar/inks and I really like it. remember I do mostly 1/72 so the smaller the lines the better.
Sounds interesting. Did you buy the Sotar with the bigger color cup or the smaller one? I would like to buy one some day but I don’t really have a use for it. I just love airbrushes. [;)]
Mike
The smaller one actually barely could be called a cup. It’s more like a hole in the top of the brush. I got the one with the large cup (which is small compared to what others call large) I’m a slob so I play it safe.
sounds like bias to me! [:D]