PC2012 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Hi Everyone, I'm after a new airbrush. My lovely wife says she will buy me one for Christmas (doesn't matter how much as long as it's not ridiculously expensive!). It will be for spraying acrylics. I use a badger rage at the moment and I hate it. No matter how much I clean it, it's always getting blocked and causing me various problems. I need fine to medium detail. I've looked at H&S and Iwata and have no idea which to choose. Can anyone help? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsPhil Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Personally I get on really well with my H&S EVO. I use it for everything, priming, varnish coats, painting (acrylics) even free hand Camo. The main plus for me is it's easy to maintain! Spares are easy to get hold of and are relatively cheap! That was the biggest selling point for me, given it was my first 'proper' airbrush and I'm ham fisted with these things!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I spray Acrylics and find Iwata airbrushes excellent for this, plus they are easy to clean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little-cars Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Iwata and H&S are both quality airbrushes. That covers over 40 brushes. To cut that down you need to know the sort of subjects and painting you are doing. I can see you've just done a 1/24th car and a 1/72 allied fighter. Are you building any larger plane kits, painting any fiddly German camo ?? Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noeyedears Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 my iwata HP-C+ does virtually everything, and you can fit a 0,2 nozzle/needle to it too for even finer control. i have a renegade spirit with a 0.2 needle reserved for alclads/metalisers as it seems to work at really low pressures better. i also have a H&S infinity which i am struggling to get to grips with, but seems ok for large area high volume / high pressure work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Block Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I invested in a H&S Infinity a couple of years ago and after a short time of getting used to it being the first gravity feed airbrush that I'd used I now absolutely love it! It really has been a great investment as far as I am concerned. FWIW I brought the 2 in 1 set with the .15 & .4 tips/needles and later on upgraded to a .2 tip/needle set from Paul at Little Cars as the .15 tip was just a little too fine but as I said it really is a great instrument. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PC2012 Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 Thanks so much everyone. I'll be modelling mostly 1/48 aircraft and 1/24 cars. (Don't think I will do any more 1/32 aircraft) and yes I do have a couple of WW2 German aircraft in my stash. I'm using a Badger Anthem 155 for all my alclad work at the moment, which seems to work fine. One thing I did like on the Badger Rage was it had an adjustable screw so you could set a limit on the trigger for the amount of paint you wanted to come through. I found that really useful when painting freehand. Does anyone know of and Iwata or H&S that has that feature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Block Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Yes the H&S Infinity has a similar feature. Interestingly my upgrade was from a Badger 150 which I still use for laying down primer coats but the Infinity is much better in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank152 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I'd go for a Iwatta myself. They're better built, I always think H&S airbrushes are a bit flimsy in comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PC2012 Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 Thanks Everyone for all your input. I had a look at all the suggestions and am going to go for the Iwata HP-C. Looking forward to trying it out .... Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuck Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 (edited) What a lovely Christmas present !! I have been using my H&S evolution fps for 5 years now and apart from replacing a couple of nozzles and needles it has served me well, having never used any other than cheap Chinese ones i cant really comment on how they compare with other name brands. What i do know is that like a good fountain pen or the woodworking tools that I have used nearly every day for over 40years they become an extension of your hand. Nine times out of ten when the brush plays up it is a user fault, and I have found that the biggest culprit is cross contamination with after spraying acrylics then using lacquers, the latter picks up a tiny particular and dissolves it and it ends up blocking the nozzle with what looks like a tiny blob of maskol . I seem to make the same mistake over and over again, so because of this i would dearly love another so i can keep the 2 types completely separate . What i do like about mine is the interchangeable cups and the ability to regulate the air pressure from the brush. Its a bit like the never ending camera dispute which is the best Canon or Nikon, my advice is what ever system you go for just stick with it. Edited November 25, 2014 by Stuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank152 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Thanks Everyone for all your input. I had a look at all the suggestions and am going to go for the Iwata HP-C. Looking forward to trying it out .... Thanks again A wise decision! Looked after it'll give you years of trouble free use.I bought my first one 6 years ago and apart from changing a needle, which I dropped I've never had to replace anything on it and it still looks as new as it did when I first had it. They really are superb airbrushes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noeyedears Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 you wont regret it! love mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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