Update Feb 29th: Installed a fine needle in my Badger 200...trying to troubleshoot.

Update: I received my 200 NH back from Badger. They took it apart, adjusted it and got it working, all for the price of postage....... They said I may not have had the nozzle on tight enough and to carefully tighten with a pliers. I have the email saying that.  I haven't painted with it yet, but tried it with water and it did work with water.  I'll update again after my first paint job in a week or so.  I'm treading lightly with it as I go forward.

Thats good news. Badger usually does a good job with repairs, so you should be all set. If not, send her back, you're coved by the lifetime warranty.

I used my refurbed 200-NH airbrush today and it works great. The new fine needle is super. Today I painted a 1'32 Spitfire in the RAF Green/Gray camo, with Tamiya acrylics and got lines from about 1/8th inch, then adjusted to about 1/2 inch. My only hope is that it keeps working so well.  It really makes a difference on the camo schemes. The only thing I had to do was blow out the tip dry once with 91% alchohol, which I guess is to be expected with the acrylic.

I want to thank everyone for their past opinions in this thread.

Hey, Wilbur -

I rarely get tip dry using my 200 with acrylics, if I do I find it useful to keep some cotton swabs and lacquer thinner handy. Just a lightly dampened swab and a swipe over the needle end gets it off straight away, also you can dial up the pressure to about 25-30 psi and press the trigger, that will often blast the blob of paint away.

Glad you got your NH back and in good order, for a simple tool they do quite well and reliably. Hope you keep it sorted.

Patrick