The verdict is in! Iwata or Aztec...

plasticmod992

Member since
January 2003
From: The Hoosier State

Posted by plasticmod992 on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 9:52 PM

Iwatas are indeed excellent airbrushes. I do still use my trusty Paasche-H when I'm feeling nastolgic and I still get excellent results with it. I currently own three Iwatas, two gravity-feed and my first one-a bottom-feed Hp-BCS. Over the years I've used and collected many airbrushes in my quest for the "perfect" one and I must tip my hat to the Iwata Eclipse line. I now own a Revolution Hp-CR and it performs excellent; and it is priced at an unbelievable low price of only $59.00! Does it get any better for modelers?.....wow. Aztek eat your heart out.

Greg Williams Owner/ Manager Modern Hobbies LLC Indianapolis, IN. IPMS #44084

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 12:54 PM

I used to get the most reliable results from my aztek. I used it over a badger 100LG and Paschee VL. After I bought my eclipse, the only time I touched my aztek was to cover rust on my girlfriend's SUV (the fully functional 1:1 scale kind)

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 12:42 PM

thats what the cup i got is. IT works great.

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MikeV

Member since
April 2003
From: Hayward, CA

Posted by MikeV on Tuesday, September 9, 2003 11:15 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Unknownpharoah

"How do solve this" you might ask. Well I called the great people at dixiart and they sent me a siphone "cup" adaptor!!

Why not just use a metal color cup? They are small and work great for modelling.

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, September 9, 2003 1:38 PM

Yeah, but does it LOOK cool? Tongue [:P]

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naplak

Member since
December 2002
From: USA

Posted by naplak on Tuesday, September 9, 2003 1:20 PM

I agree about the Iwata...

But the aztek does have its uses and fans. I know some artists who really like the Aztek for their purposes.

I used to have one, and it was nice... but I moved on.

www.naplak.com/modeling ... a free site for modelers www.scalehobby.com/forum/index.php ... a nice Modeling Forum

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

The verdict is in! Iwata or Aztec...

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 9, 2003 12:37 PM

Well after a few weeks of using my new Iwata Eclipse siphon feed brush from dixieart I must say... PUUUURRRFFFEECCTT!! Iwata hit it sqare on the nose with this line of brush. Very easy to use and easy to clean. The only problem I have had so far is the siphon feed. It is nice for large projects, however if you are doing small items you waste lots of paint by mixing a large enough amount to be picked up by the siphon tube. "How do solve this" you might ask. Well I called the great people at dixiart and they sent me a siphone "cup" adaptor!! Awsome! Now its just like a gravity feed plus I now have the option to use the siphon bottle available for large projects and clears. WOOOHOOOOO! Big Smile [:D]

With all that said I can say now with no regret.
AZTEC AIRBRUSH'S are awful. A true waste of money, In my opinion. Burn you Aztec and look for a more suitable brush.

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