Iwata Eclipsle v. Badger 170 Cresendo which do you like more and why?

[Ragtop Man]

The CRAFT CHAIN THAT SHALL NOT BE NAMED is blowing out Iwatas  - planning to rip up there and get one.

Do you like the external cup better than the internal feed for paint, and why?

FWIW, I have the badger, and while I've had a few decent jobs with it - mine seems a bit fiddley and hypersensitive to cleaning technique.

Would love to hear any thoughts, or, if a long thread has already beaten the subject to a pulp, a link would be even better.

 

[peteski]

The airbrush I own and use is a 30+ years old siphon-feed Badger 200. I do also have a paint cup attachments for it but I almost never use it. I like the that airbrush. It performs well. Cleaning is no problem either. Not looking for another airbrush.  Can't comment on Iwatas.

[sidcharles]

i have an Iwata Eclipse and like it because i have it. i learned with it and cannot find anything wrong that doe not trace back to

my inexperience and that cannot be rectified with a couple of minutes of behavior modification.

like a knife or bottle of wine, the best one is the one you have when you need it.

it's a poor workman that blames his tools.

 

[NOBLNG]

I too have an Iwata Eclipse and I can’t say anything bad about it. It is a very nice airbrush. I have only used it a few times though because I bought a Paasche H and have since used it exclusively. I like being able to use a cup or a bottle and cleanup is a breeze.

[Bugatti Fan]

One can only answer the OP of they happen to have those two particular airbrushes to do a direct comparison. A very unlikely scenario.

Difficult to advise o what airbrush to use as this is such an emotive subject. Badger, Iwata, Paasche, Harder and Steenbeck. All very good airbrushes that have their faithful adherants. There are others of course.

To be honest most recommendations about a particular brand come from probably outright familiarity with one type usually that the user has come to love over the years. We all have our particular biases when it comes to this sort of thing.

Any good quality, and I emphasise quality, airbrush will serve well if looked after. One has to make a decision about what one from a range will suit best the type of work that will be required of it. For example a very expensive double action airbrush will be well over the top to lash out on it one intends to just spray overall colour. Horses for courses. Just buy the best quality brand  for the job intended and steer well away from those very cheapo airbrushes of dubious origin is what I would recommend.

Edited yesterday at 07:14 AM by Bugatti Fan

[sidcharles]

addendum: initially i thought a "hobby compressor" would keep the wind in my airbrushing sales.

worst investment and set back my attempts to learn airbrush painting for almost a year.

public service announcement: buy a contractors style compressor with a two gallon air reservoir , air dryer filter thing, and long hose.

you'll be glad in the long run.

[Dave G.]

I prefer single action for model cars. Double action is fine for T Shirt art or armor models. So for script and art or for cammo. To me, DA not required for cars at all, I get more consistent results from single action, at least on bodies. I could go on and on but I've discussed all this before, from airbrushes, LVLP and compressor. And the 52 years of airbrushing still using at least one original from back then. I'm not going into all that tonight.