Airbrushing 1:285 scale.

First off, Welcome to the forums Post often and share your wisdom with us.

I like your way of thinking. I would say the Iwata also as it is a laquer friendly ab. I would recomend a badger 100F (yup, I have one) if you were not going to use it with laquers. The teflon seals used by Badger and Pasche deteriorate fast if you use laq. in them. I often regret not getting an Iwata for that reason.  I'm not too familiar with the diffrent tips Iwata uses, but I think their HP-C custom is the fine/detail ab they make(ok, just correct me Iwata fans. I'll be waiting, curled up in the fetal position). I would invest in the fine ab. If you like the Aztec you have for overall work, keep it. Break out the fine ab for the detail work and weathering. That is how I use mine.  I have a bader 155 for overall work. Then I use the 100F for all the camo (freehand, cause it will) and shading or whatever for weathering.

Hope I helped a bit. (waiting on the fans tho.)

Drew

Drew - ::hefting baseball bat::  we're here!!!!       I got this image of a bunch of Iwata users strolling into the room with baseball uniforms and bats with makeup on, like in that movie "The Warriors"   

The CM-C probably does some of the higher detail work of the Iwatas (with a bigger needle/nozzle than the HP-B Plus) but it is about $350 roughly.  The HP-B Plus with the .2mm needle probably can achieve close enough to fill your needs, at about 1/2 the price ($159.00) of the CM-C.  I don't think with what we do with modeling, the difference can be that appreciable but if you want the CM-C go for it.  I probably would go for the HP-B Plus or HP-B or C Plus Highline ($189.00)  for that size modeling if it were me.

tho9900 wrote:

Drew - ::hefting baseball bat::  we're here!!!!       I got this image of a bunch of Iwata users strolling into the room with baseball uniforms and bats with makeup on, like in that movie "The Warriors"

I'm not touching that one.

Bgrigg wrote:

tho9900 wrote: Drew - ::hefting baseball bat::  we're here!!!!       I got this image of a bunch of Iwata users strolling into the room with baseball uniforms and bats with makeup on, like in that movie "The Warriors"    And here I was thinking like the movie "A League of Their Own"...

hmmm  I look more like the brunette I think....    actually I would probably be more scared if they came in the room than the guys from The Warriors... a little more scary looking...

DarkMarauder wrote:

I'm soooo glad we can stay so focus'd here! [& shakes head] Thanks for the welcome and the input thus far.  I'll try not to be stranger.

DarkMarauder wrote:

I'm soooo glad we can stay so focus'd here! [& shakes head]

This happens LOTS here

Now, back to our scheduled sillyness

Bgrigg wrote:

And just to clarify, you'll try not to be stranger, or not try to be a stranger? I'm hoping the latter as you'll have your work cut out for you if it's the former!