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Upgrading to an Aztek A470? Is it worth it?

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  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Bicester, England
Posted by KJ200 on Monday, March 22, 2004 6:50 AM
Haven't used an Aztec.....

......no need to my Badger does it fine as it is!

My tuppence worth.

Karl

Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

  • Member since
    August 2003
  • From: Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan
Posted by bilbirk on Sunday, March 21, 2004 5:56 PM
I also have an aztec . It gets the job done but i don't care for it. It's good in theory but not practical as the tips clog a lot and don't last. Get a badger or iwata. I am
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 21, 2004 3:19 PM
get a badger.
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 21, 2004 5:20 AM
What kind of Paasche are you using? The Paasche H?

I don't think the money would be well spent on this upgrade. I had good usage out of my Aztek, but I got fed up replacing tips. It gets quite expensive.
  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
Posted by lizardqing on Saturday, March 20, 2004 11:48 PM
I have the A4709 got a good deal on it was the reason I bought it. I like it for the most part but I have not used anything else either to compare it to. The only problem I really have is the tips get clogged up occasionally.
  • Member since
    April 2003
  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by MikeV on Saturday, March 20, 2004 10:43 PM
Willy,

Many people here have had troubles with the Azteks and some really like them, so the choice is yours. Personally I feel that if you are going to upgrade to a better airbrush then get a tried and true designed metal bodied model such as a Badger, Iwata, or Paasche as they work day in and day out and don't have near the problems that the Azteks do.
That's my $.02 anyway. Big Smile [:D]Wink [;)]

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
  • Member since
    January 2004
  • From: DAYSLAND, Alberta
Upgrading to an Aztek A470? Is it worth it?
Posted by Boxcar Willy on Saturday, March 20, 2004 10:11 PM
I am thinking of upgrading to an Aztek A470.
Has anybody used one?
Are they worth looking at?
I am presently using a Pasche single action brush.
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