Iwata HP-C or Custom Micron C Airbrushes

The HP-C is marginally good for model painting and the Micron is total overkill.
The Micron will not reliably spray model paints, and even if it did it would offer you nothing over the Eclipse and Revolution models. It is not worth spending $300 on an airbrush that was designed for illustrators to use in a manner it was not designed for.

Mike

I'd save the those fine art ABs for illustrators and get a cheaper price but excellent quality AB built for spraying the thicker model paint.

Buy one, send it to me, then I'll use it for fine art. That way I've solved my problem, and nobody elses!

I'm sure to be in a minority on this, but recently I bought a Sata Graph airbrush. Sata makes spray guns for both body shops and car manufacturing plants, and it is a top notch tool. It has a .25 mm needle, and they just made one that is .2 mm. It lists (this is where you are going to think I am stupid) for $400, but I got a deal on mine to $200. It's German quality.....and so far has been really good. Now all I have to do is bring my skill level up to what the tool is capable of.

Really though, with anything it is always the user that determines the end result, rather than the tool. Whatever works is just great.

Has anyone tried to use an automotive urethane on a plastic model? I'm somewhat curious to see if it would work.

benzdoc hit the nail on the head. its the user not the tool itself. i have an omni 5000 that i was dissappointed with for about 3-5 weeks. everybody in these posts said they had "more control" with the double action so i bought the omni. so i would read, sull, read some more, wince, and get over to the model table and give it a go. through many hours of practice with the brush, right paint, right thinning ratio, right airpressure, right mind set, right living, holding my tongue just right, and waiting for the moon to be in the right phase, i get self pleasing, woderfully joyous, extra bodacious control and results with my omni 5000 gravity feed. now, i dont have a clue about the iwata except for what ive read, but for the money to results ratio, you cant go wrong with an omni. later.

QUOTE: Originally posted by maddafinga Has anyone tried to use an automotive urethane on a plastic model? I'm somewhat curious to see if it would work.

The guys on the car forums do Josh. The uros are the most beautiful paints out there but they are toxic and need ventilation. They are expensive too, especially the HOK (House of Color) paints. They make one that is a 4-color chameleon which is used on full-size autos and it sells for $600 a pint! [:0]

Mike

Benzdoc,

Sata makes top quality spray guns and I would imagine their airbrushes are equally good. My only complaint is that parts can be aweful hard to find with european made airbrushes sometimes.

Mike

QUOTE: Originally posted by MikeV QUOTE: Originally posted by maddafinga Has anyone tried to use an automotive urethane on a plastic model? I'm somewhat curious to see if it would work. The guys on the car forums do Josh. The uros are the most beautiful paints out there but they are toxic and need ventilation. They are expensive too, especially the HOK (House of Color) paints. They make one that is a 4-color chameleon which is used on full-size autos and it sells for $600 a pint! [:0] Mike

That kind of makes for a bit of a pricey kit. Model Master makes some nice colors at 2 bucks a bottle

At that price, it better be an amazing color.