Iwata - Hp-C Plus Paint Brush (4004)

I've had several of these over the years, using them as a primary or auxiliary tool in thousands of artworks, from book covers (sf/fantasy, romance) to remarqued/modified prints, color studies, and astronomicals, both "traditional" and reverse-painted. Even custom motorcycle tanks, jackets, etc.There are plenty of cheaper brushes that will serve for casual use, but this is a more professional tool which makes quality work easier and can handle long-term production.For very tight control, an HP-B or Micron is useful, but the C can do especially fine spraying, while handling a thicker paint. It handles broad strokes, though for really wide work requiring coverage, I switch to a good automotive detail sprayer. If you are methodical about rinsing along the way, clean-up is easy. Spraying heavier paints/pigments can lead to more cleaning, and you'll have to break down the nozzle assembly now and then. An airbrush cleaner set with ribbed wires works better than the bristles, which fall apart. I had one airbrush body which had internal threads worn too far by the wires, but that took a decade. I find gravity feed more reliable and durable, including roughing it for demonstrations and public works.Golden high flow acrylics work well in these. Only a couple of the opaques tend to clog without medium.A MAC valve is a very useful accessory, along with some form of moisture trap.This will handle diverse techniques with watercolors, acrylics, inks, etc. Get a good, organic-filter mask. I can stop the air flow down with the MAC valve and use thinned paint to put eye shadowing on a 1-inch head, or add effects to the armor on a Warhammer figure, then open it up and quickly cover a large panel.If you're running with one brush, this is an excellent and reliable tool.

Let me start off by saying I'm not a professional artist just a hobby enthusiast who enjoys building model cars and some military kits. Like everyone else i started airbrushing with 2 inexpensive brushes, a Master airbrush single action and a Master airbrush dual action. So I wanted to step up my game by doing some detailing such as templete work and some fogging with my Badger ghost tints but my dual action brush kept clogging and spitting. i attempted every trick in the book ; changing 3 needle sizes .2mm .3mm and .5mm, adjusting the air pressure, needle juice, and flow improver. Nothing worked. Time to invest in a high quality airbrush. After extensive research i decided to go with the Iwata- Medea HP. The first thing i did before painting was to completely disassemble the unit and become familiar with all the parts. My brush came with lube so i put a little on the trigger mechanism. OK time to paint. the first test would be the paint that's given me the most trouble; the ghost tints. Put about 5 drops of paint, set the air at 15 PSI and started spraying. WOW! As soon as i pulled that trigger back i was in airbrush heaven. No spitting, no clogging,. Pencil thin lines and broad stokes with ease. After comparing the Iwata to the Master airbrush you can understand why this company is ranked very high on the list. The workmanship that goes into this brush is artwork in itself. You can notice that when look down into the paint cup and see how nice and polished it is with a gradual taper that goes directly to paint tunnel. Even when assembling the brush you can feel all the parts go together nice and smooth with no play. This unit gets 5 stars all day long. CONCLUSION. If you are looking for an upgrade and want to step up your game look no further. This brush is for you.

This is an awesome airbrush, but I’d say since your looking at it you already know that. It is by far worth the money possibly more. I am using it as an upgrade for my Badger Sotar 20/20 which all though a good brush is extremely temperamental. I’m expecting my sotar to collect a lot of dust now with this go to in my Arsenal. Used for painting miniatures.. Primer, base to final clear, I’d say it could easily do some fine detail work too Though my skill level would need to improve vastly before that. The stainless finish is superior in cleaning as well. A little airbrush cleaner run through it at the end of a session or during paint swaps and a quick wiping of the paint reservoir and she’s set. If you can swing it, buy it! You won’t be disappointed like you may be if you try to save a few extra bucks on a “similar” model.

Very good control of paint flow with this brush. Fine to medium pattern.

OK, so I see Youtube reviewers saying that you can do similar things with an 80 dollar airbrush as a 200 dollar airbrush, it's just harder to do. That may be possibly true, but let me tell you that the difference between a 0 dollar airbrush that comes with an 80 dollar compressor and a 200 dollar airbrush is IMMENSE. Oh my god, I can write pencil-thin in cursive using this. INCREDIBLE. It is so liberating. I have worked with such terrible airbrushes throughout my childhood and adult life.

Bought the Iwata-Media High Performance Plus to complement an older, larger coverage airbrush. Primary use is for detailed, paintwork on model aircraft. Mine was purchased through "Entrance_Akibahara", and it's a genuine Iwata airbrush. Shipping from Japan to California took roughly a month. It's likely not valid for technical support outside of Japan, but airbrushes are so basic, it's hard to see why support would be needed. It's simply a joy to use. The gravity feed cup really helps with running pressures as low as 8-10psi, minimizing overspray. The 0.2 size needle works well with weathering and shading on the 1:48 scale models I've been building. The action and spring tension for both the amount of air (vertical trigger press), and the amount of paint (horizontal trigger pull) is easy to control. Note, mine was missing the little wrench that should've come with it, but easily overlooked considering the price.