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I'm going to finally purchase a new airbrush. I have been looking at Iwata's Eclipse HP-CS and then decided on getting the HP-C Plus. The HP-CS has a .35mm needle and nozzle and the HP-C Plus has a .3mm. I paint a lot of 6mm Warhammer EPIC as well as Fantasy Battle. Its been a few years since i've airbrushed, is there that big of a difference between the two? I plan on using acrylics (mainly) through it. Will the HP-C Plus clog up more with the smaller nozzle? Iwata states that HP-C Plus states "allow for most media".

And of course what brush do you use?

Thanks.

Shouldn't be a problem, 0.3 is considers pretty big for minis.

I use 0.4 for basecoat and varnish and 0.15 for the main painting. I don't really have problems with clogging if I don't put too thick paint in the airbrush.

Thank you.

Again, really quite new to the miniature side of airbrushing. What airbrushes might be better suited for miniature painting? Something with a smaller needle and nozzle? Or (again, really, really new) can you change out the needle/nozzles on the iwata or other brands of airbrush? My old Paasche has changeable needles. They are cone shaped. Most brushes now seem to have the longer needle style. Any advice would be helpful.

Thanks again everyone.

I've really struggled to find good objective reviews on different brushes. My brush has changeable needles with 0.25 and 0.35 and I find the 0.25 clogs way too much with acrylics, it just gets annoying. Bigger than 0.35 and it doesn't spray as nicely, so for my brush, 0.35 seems to be the sweet spot for acrylics.

I doubt you'll see/feel that much of a difference stepping up or down a mere .05mm in nozzle size. I regularly switch between a .20 and .30mm and the main behavioral difference is in the feed (.2 is gravity, .3 is siphon). Clogging is no more frequent on the finer nozzle and I thin my paint exactly the same. Being far from an expert, the minimum line thickness I can spray consistently with either brush is roughly the same. Which I choose depends primarily on the pressure I plan to spray at and how much paint I'll need.

On the needles, I don't know about the Iwatas, but changeable needle/nozzle sets aren't uncommon with other brands. Most Badger brushes I can think of can take a range from about .02-.05mm. The Sotar, generally considered a detail brush and used with .02mm set, also has a .05mm set available (as well as something in the middle). As for the shape, I assume "cone" refers just to the tip of the needle, i.e. a perfectly straight shaft with a short taper at the end. That's pretty much par for the course in larger sizes, but a "double taper" style has gained some traction, of late, especially for finer needles. My Sotar .20mm needle is actually almost as fat as my Master .50mm along the shaft, but has an initial, gentle taper starting just in front of where it passes through the color cup, before finally ending in a longer, thinner taper.