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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 26, 2004 10:07 PM
The Hp-Sb has a .2mm nozzle, you are going to have to thin the paints out a bit and the pigment size will make a difference. You are going to have to experiment. I have to assume you will be using this for tight detail work. I suggest you pick up a bottle of badger air opaque black or com art black and smoke. These are acrylic airbrush paints for illustration but they work great for painting detail on models such as shading on panel lines and exhaust vents. I have even used them for detail work on some bicycle helmets I've painted.
John
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 26, 2004 6:09 PM
lol mike.

if you have a q on t&c or badger, hes the guy to ask. even if your going to buy an aztek, he will convince you :)
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  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by MikeV on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 8:32 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by viper11

I also purchased a Badger 360-7 set a few weeks ago (I'l be OK with MikeV now :)
from my local shop who got me an awesome price...$125 Canadian...no one can beat that !!!


I knew you were alright. Wink [;)]Big Smile [:D]
That is a real good price too.

Mike

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 11:08 AM
Bought the Iwata Hp-SB from Bear Air and the compressor from my local hobby dealer.
I also purchased a Badger 360-7 set a few weeks ago (I'l be OK with MikeV now :)
from my local shop who got me an awesome price...$125 Canadian...no one can beat that !!!
Havent tried it yet though...current project's not in paint stage yet.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 10:30 PM
Can't go wrong with that unless you coughed up too much for the setup.
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  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by MikeV on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:09 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by unnamedplayer

nah, mike will convince you to use badger/ omni...

however, i think you made the right choice... iwata = good. badger also = good.


Haha. Big Smile [:D] You guys crack me up!
The Iwata SB is a nice airbrush but it has a small tip and needle so you will have to see if the acrylics will flow well through it or not. If the Tamiya acrylics have fine enough paint pigments then it will work fine.

Mike

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 6:44 PM
nah, mike will convince you to use badger/ omni...

however, i think you made the right choice... iwata = good. badger also = good.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 23, 2004 9:24 PM
Welcome to the forum...search out MikeV, he'll most likely have the answers.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 23, 2004 7:49 PM
Welcome to the Forum.

Sorry, can't help out as I haven't used said airbrush and compressor.
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Tell me I did the right thing....
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 23, 2004 7:46 PM
I just coughed-up to purchase an Iwata HP-SB plus airbrush to do shading with super diluted (1 part Tamiya flat black and 6 parts iso alcohol) acrylic paint
...along with a Badger Air Star V quiet compressor.
Does anyone have user experience they would like to share on these ?
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