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                        Got some money to spend...

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                        Jeeves
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Saratoga Springs, NY
                        Got some money to spend...
                        Posted by Jeeves on Saturday, January 1, 2005 10:34 PM
                        While I am happy with my Badger 360, I am thinking of expanding a little bit. Something maybe that allows finer lines for outlining camo patterns and then filling them in...and also be a gravity fed double action brush-- is there anything in the Iwata or Badger lines that fit the bill?
                        Mike
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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Saturday, January 1, 2005 11:23 PM
                        Mike,

                        I would look at the Badger 100LG.
                        It will do everything you will ever need with modeling.
                        I recommend the medium tip and needle for modeling paints.

                        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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                        Jeeves
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Saratoga Springs, NY
                        Posted by Jeeves on Sunday, January 2, 2005 10:00 AM
                        Cool-- thanks Mike! Is the fine tip too fine for modeling>
                        Mike
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                        maddafinga
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
                        Posted by maddafinga on Sunday, January 2, 2005 11:25 AM
                        I just got one of these Smile [:)] and I'd say the fine tip is too fine for model paints. I've been experimenting with using airbrushing inks through the fine tip. I wouldn't want to mess with model paints through it. Model paints do pretty darn well through the medium tip though, as fine a line and spray as you might ever need for modeling, I'd say. It's a very good brush.
                        Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga
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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Sunday, January 2, 2005 1:18 PM
                        I agree with Josh.
                        You can get model paints to go through the fine tip somewhat but it becomes problematic to get them to flow consistantly.
                        You could always buy a fine tip and needle and try it out and see for yourself.
                        If it doesn't work well then save it for painting a car model with urethanes or something. 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
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                        Jeeves
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Saratoga Springs, NY
                        Posted by Jeeves on Sunday, January 2, 2005 4:08 PM
                        OK guys... not a problem-- I was just asking!! Thanks Josh and Mike-- looks like I'll go with the medium tip 100LG. I must admit a little surprise that no one has chimed in about their Iwatas Wink [;)]
                        Mike
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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Sunday, January 2, 2005 4:21 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Jeeves
                        I must admit a little surprise that no one has chimed in about their Iwatas Wink [;)]


                        They make a great product also but I prefer to support America and the American worker.

                        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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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 2, 2005 4:29 PM
                        iwata's good iwata's good iwata's good iwata's good iwata's good

                        [/subliminal message]

                        naw just kidding, the 100lg should be everything you need
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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Sunday, January 2, 2005 4:43 PM
                        Ryan,

                        What ever happened to your 100LG?
                        I thought you ordered one a while back and were waiting for it? Confused [%-)]

                        Sorry to get slightly off-topic Mike. 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
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                        Tankmaster7
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Sunday, January 2, 2005 4:50 PM
                        looks like the badger mafia has succeeded in silencing the iwata gang for now. Big Smile [:D]Wink [;)]
                        -Tanky Welcome to the United States of America, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, in partnership with Halliburton. Security for your constitutional rights provided by Blackwater International.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 2, 2005 5:03 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Tankmaster7

                        looks like the badger mafia has succeeded in silencing the iwata gang for now. Big Smile [:D]Wink [;)]


                        Naah, don't think so. We just got tired of playing games with the Badger crowd comparing whose A/B is the better one. Big Smile [:D]
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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Sunday, January 2, 2005 5:25 PM
                        Come on guys let's not turn this into a Ford vs Chevy thing. Big Smile [:D]
                        If Mike wants an Iwata instead that is his choice and I would recommend he get the HP-CS if he goes that route.
                        Only problem is that his Badger 360 air hose won't fit so he would need to buy another one for the Iwata.

                        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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                        Jeeves
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Saratoga Springs, NY
                        Posted by Jeeves on Sunday, January 2, 2005 6:02 PM
                        Nah....already ordered the 100 Wink [;)] I was just trying to get a little excitement going on a rather uneventful Sunday heh heh....I did look at the Iwatas and know that they have their merits-- but my Badger hasn't failed me at all...and I know their parts are a bit cheaper as well...
                        Mike
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, January 2, 2005 7:59 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by MikeV

                        Come on guys let's not turn this into a Ford vs Chevy thing. Big Smile [:D]


                        But I like Dodge....... Wink [;)]

                        It's all a matter of taste... (and for the record... just kidding about the Dodge thing)
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 2, 2005 8:15 PM
                        mike, i never ordered one. I went to the store and bought a 155.
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, January 2, 2005 8:23 PM
                        Guess I should not mention TAMIYA HG Airbrushes anymore...

                        Oh well...

                        He-he-he.

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                        Torio
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Cornebarrieu (near Blagnac), France
                        Posted by Torio on Monday, January 3, 2005 9:13 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Dwight Ta-ala

                        Guess I should not mention TAMIYA HG Airbrushes anymore...

                        Oh well...

                        He-he-he.


                        As far as I know, they are Wave products, the same as Iwata ( and a lot more )

                        Thank you all for coming José

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 3, 2005 9:17 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Torio
                        As far as I know, they are Wave products, the same as Iwata ( and a lot more )


                        Nearly right, all of the above A/B and more are made by a company known as BB Rich in japan.
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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Monday, January 3, 2005 10:49 PM
                        I wonder why this company is so secretive?
                        Do a Google search and it comes up blank.
                        I would think a company that manufactured as many different brands of airbrushes as this one is claimed to would be well known. Confused [%-)]

                        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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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 3, 2005 10:57 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by MikeV

                        I wonder why this company is so secretive?
                        Do a Google search and it comes up blank.
                        I would think a company that manufactured as many different brands of airbrushes as this one is claimed to would be well known. Confused [%-)]


                        I think it is because they don't sell their products themselves.
                        I know that the Wave airbrushes have the name BB Rich stamped at the bottom of their cases.

                        There are many companies like this that manufacture for multiple brands/maker not just in the A/B industry but in all others too like textile, electronic goods, etc. Quiet common practice in Europe.

                        Guess there are quiet a few big name companies that would loose sales if it was found out that their "high-quality" products and some supers no-name brand come from the same Factory-line and only have different labels and tags sawn on at the Factory.
                        Wink [;)]
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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 10:58 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Model Museum
                        I know that the Wave airbrushes have the name BB Rich stamped at the bottom of their cases.


                        I checked with my sources and found out that BB Rich is not the company, they are just another distributor.
                        Here is what I was told:

                        QUOTE: Many different brands are made in "The Factory" as it is referred to in the industry. The company is called Fujiosaki Ltd. BB Rich is just another distributor like Iwata, Olympos, and the others. In reality, outside of their corporate boardroom, nobody knows who owns what!


                        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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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 3:05 PM
                        Well, having just settled down for a long Winter's nap, with new metal Aztek, eBay compressor and MicroMark spray booth, when up through the ranks there arose such a clatter, I knew all at once that something's the matter. I bought the wrong stuff! Aurrrrrgh!

                        Just looking through Google for DullCote threads.....
                        Clinton (oldie but newbie)

                        ((where did the "Snap-Together: come from?))
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 7:23 PM
                        well done. avoid all azteks
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