Hi Lance,

I 've never used an Iwata, so can't really comment on it – but from Merlins review it looks pretty sweet. Personally I'm using a Harder Stenbeck Evolution – Infinity, and its never let me down once.

Here's a review from Aeroscale in case you want to compare it with the Iwata Infinity

Its pretty pricy thogh – but you get two needles (0,4 and 0,15) with tips in the package...

Hope I don't confuse matters for you – but I find its always nice to do a comparison between brands before you spend.

Best Regards

Mikael

i have 2 iwatas, and what I have found is that any needle/nozzle size smaller than about 0.3 to 0.35mm is extremely frustrating to work with when using hobby paints. the smaller needle/nozzle combinations are really made for very fine pigment paints not found in the realm of the scale model hobby.

For most applications, I use my 0.5mm Iwata and love it. Iwata's all stainless steel design is really nice.

another plus is that parts are widely available (at least in north america), unlike many other brands of airbrush.

as for what sort of paint supply to use (gravity feed, bottle/cup feed, etc), that is just personal preference.

I use the HP-CR for everything wouldn't trade it for the world

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I use the HP-CR for everything wouldn't trade it for the world

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same here,love mine the best I've ever used (and I have used a few)
HTH
Andy

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Iwata airbrushes are very good, I own four of them and also have a couple Badgers and one Paasche.
Out of my four Iwata's the airbrush that is the most useful for painting models is the Revolution BR, the Iwata Revolution BR is considered to be an entry level airbrush which may turn off some people who want an advanced airbrush but after using mine a few times I found it can do everything the higher priced Iwata's can do. I paint a lot of Luftwaffe camo schemes in scales from 1/144 to 1/32 and the Revolution BR does this perfectly with no trouble at all and the best part is this airbrush is the cheapest in my collection. Had I known the Revolution BR was this good I would not have bought my other airbrushes.
There is no need to lay out a lot of cash for an expensive airbrush to get good results painting scale models unless you have extra money to throw away.

Matrixone

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Lance,
I had owned my Iwata Revolution BR before I bought my other Iwata airbrushes and never used it very much but one day when I did use it to base coat a model I had some extra paint leftover and did some practice painting on a piece of paper, I tried to see how fine a line this cheap Iwata could spray and I was very surprised that I could do fine lines with it every bit as good as my other airbrushes. Next time I needed to paint a model I decided to use the Revolution BR for painting the whole thing and it worked great for spraying not only the large areas but also the finest details and have been using it ever since.

You made a good choice for your airbrush, I am sure you will have success with it. One reason I like the Revolution BR is the smaller paint cup which allows me to see the area I am painting better. I am not sure if your HP-CH has the smaller color cup on it or not but thats not all that important anyway.
When trying to paint fine lines or mottles thin your paint a little more than usual and lower your air pressure slightly. If your fine lines or mottles look a little grainy your paint might be slightly too thick. It takes a few tries to get the paint thinner ratio right but its easy to learn. Also I have had better results with all my airbrushes by mixing my paints in a seperate container and pouring the mixed paint into the color cup rather than mix the paint in the airbrush color cup itself.

Below are my current projects that were painted with the Revolution BR.



Matrixone

Lance,
I mentioned the color cup size because for painting small details its really important to see clearly where your paint is going on the surface.
One thing I forgot to bring up when spraying extra fine detail work is to remove the front part of the airbrush protective cap, it will allow you to get the airbrush really close to the surface without the air bouncing off the surface and disrupting the paint. You must be VERY careful after you remove the protective cap because the needle tip will be exposed and could be damaged if you should drop the airbrush or touch the models surface by mistake. For most painting jobs there is no need at all to remove the cap, all my Iwata's spray fine either way.
Another thing that I do to keep my airbrushes performing at top levels is to smear a small amount of prepared beeswax on the threads of the spray nozzle after cleaning the airbrush parts before putting it back together, the wax ensures there are no air leaks and the airbrush works good as new. Also, use the supplied Superlube that comes with the airbrush, it works really good for keeping all the parts of the airbrush working smoothly, the Superlube will not effect the paints at all....other kinds of lube might effect your paint and also might damage your airbrush.

Matrixone