Badger 200 question

I, like Scott, thought the 200 used the same head and needle assembly as the 100/150 series, and according to their parts list, it does.

Except for the 200 NH, which leads me to believe the NH stands for New Head!

It is a tad confusing. Given their naming convention you would think the 150 and 155 were related, as well.

No problem Scott.  It seems almost like Badger is trying to be deliberatly confusing with their airbrush desgnation scheme.

The Badger 200 NH uses the same needle and tip as their 155 Anthem.

Sorry, my bad.  I knew they changed at some point, which is why I added "at least the old ones" in my post, but I didn't realize the NH was the newer version.  My old 200 (bought about 17 years ago) uses the same heads as my 100 does.

Thanks for correcting me.

The Badger 200 NH uses the same needle and tip as their 155 Anthem.  I own a 200 NH, and 1/32" seems narrower than what I've been able to achieve, although since I've never had the need to spray a line that narrow, I really haven't spent much effort at it.  I think that about the best that I have done with it while messing about is a bit more than about 1/16".

My first serious use of my Badger was doing a free-hand camo on a 1/72 Tiger tank which was ironically  the first time I had ever done free-hand camo.  Overall it came out pretty good, and I wasn't feeling particularly limited by any lack of fine line control.          

The 200 (at least the older ones) use the same head and needle as the Badger 100.  Put it in the hands of someone very good with an airbrush, stick a fine head assembly and needle on it, spray ink, and it can probably get down to 1/32".  Spraying model paints, I kind of doubt it but I won't discount it completely.  The size of the line is about 10% the abilities of the airbrush and 90% the abilities of the hand holding it.

Here ya go go to dixieart and buy the badger 172 cressendo double action KIT it has every thing you need to start exept the compressor for $69.95 with free shipping, the 175 comes with all three needles fine, medium and Large.   http://www.dixieart.com/Badger_Crescendo_Model_175.html Its an all around good starter brush, and thats what i started out with.

I have been using the 200NH for over a year and I can't even get close to 1/32. I talked to  guy at dixieart yesterday and he said that brush is NOT made for any real detail. The nozzle configuration is not for 'illustration'. I just bought the 150 illustration double action because I'm kinda frustrated with my 200. The 200 is good for general purpose spraying. If you are deciding to buy, I recommend a double action  detail or illustration  brush w/ a fine and med nozzle. I think the 2 1/2 is an exageration as well....more like 1-1 1/2.

Andy