Yeah, I did say that didn't I, well, the truth be told...I sold the Omni a while ago on Ebay. I had mastered My Iwatas and I just felt that the Omni purchase was an impulsive act of curiosity; however it did perform well hen I used it. I guess its true what Rick said...the force is strong with the Iwatas..LOL!
Vietnam (Mike),
The airhose threads for the Iwatas are slightly wider in diameter (approx 8mm), so you will need to purchase one separately. I use Iwatas 10 ft. cobra coil airhose, retails for $18.75 on www.dixieart.com. As far as air pressures..you have a pretty wide lattitude. The max pressure for the HP-CR is approx. 60 psi, believe it or not! Any standard 1/4 horse power compressor will work for the airbrush, however most airbrush manufactuerers offer a selection of "hobby use" compressors. Iwata recommends for thoroughly cleaning the nozzle passages- a "pressure cleaning" with the air set at 40 psi. I've tried it and it works great...the HP-CR is one tough airbrush! For general spraying I use an air pressure of approx 15 psi ( paint thinned at 2:1) and between 9-to-10 psi for fine lines (paint thinned at 1:1). My detail airbrushes include my new Iwata Eclipse HP-BS and HP-C. The later two are also gravity-feed airbrushes.
Check out Iwata's web site, as they offer the HP-CR in a set.
http://www.iwata-medea.com/products/airbrush/kits.html
Greg Williams
Owner/ Manager
Modern Hobbies LLC
Indianapolis, IN.
IPMS #44084