Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Haul: Iwata Airbrush System

I did it again!

I am sooooooo excited ... I placed my order yesterday to order a new airbrush system! Hopefully I will receive my order soon from Amazon!

I decided to spend the money and upgrade from my Dinair airbrush system (which I love by the way) to the Iwata-Medea Studio Series Ninja Jet Single Piston Air Compressor with the Iwata-Medea High Performance Plus C Dual Action / Large Gravity Feed Cup.

I love my Dinair air airbrush system, and I have used it quite a lot. I did brides, fantasy makeup, stencils, I trained my students on it, but it is time now to upgrade. I feel like I outgrew it, and I have sooooo many new creative ideas that I can't wait to do and take photos for you! I know, I have been away for a while now, but my little baby girly just can't seem to have enough of me;)

BUT I wanted a dual action gun for more precision and better control to do eyeshadow and detailed fantasy makeup work. I wanted something that is more durable, has more power, and is more professional.

Iwata is one, if not the biggest brands when it comes to airbrushing. Not only makeup artists, but all kinds of airbrus artists use it. A lot of artist use it to do models, cars, paintings and so on....just check out youtube.

I also ordered a bunch of stencils. Some are from Zazzo stencils and are FX makeup stencils, the others are from the Martha Stewart collection. Those are available at most hobby/craft stores. (Michael's Craft Store has a bunch of stencils). I will share some pix once I received them and tried them:)...huuuuuuu can't wait!!!

Here are some specs:

Iwata-Medea Studio Series Ninja Jet Single Piston Air Compressor:

Iwata Studio Series compressors are powerful, compact, reliable and quiet. With oil-less piston motors, they are low maintenance and affordably priced.
The Iwata Ninja Jet is the lightest and most portable option for providing air to fine Iwata airbrushes, such as for nail art or cake decorating, or for working at low pressures, such as for cosmetics or body art.
Consider upgrading to the light and portable Iwata Silver Jet, which is only slightly larger and slightly heavier than the Ninja Jet. For only a small difference in price extra, the attractive Silver Jet is a little more powerful and has the advantage of a built in air pressure gauge and it comes with a moisture filter.

The Ninja Jet features:

Low maintenance, oil-less single piston air compressor

Quiet running 90W shaded-coil motor

Air flow at 0 psi: 0.25 CFM (7 l/min)

Working pressure from 0 psi to 18 psi.

Comes with 3m (10') coiled vinyl hose

Pressure Adjustment knob

One 1/4 BSP outlet

Manual on/off switch

Built in airbrush holder

Size: H 18 x W 16 x H 11 cm (approx including handle and fittings)

Weight: 2.7kg

Voltage: 220-240V 50Hz

Noise level: 55 - 57 decibels

Duty cycle: 30 minutes use. Please allow the motor to rest for at least 20 minutes after each cycle of use.

The Iwata Ninja Jet compressor is suitable for these airbrushes, which have low air consumption:

Iwata Custom Micron

Iwata Kustom series (at low pressures for make-up, body art, cake decorating, art, crafts, model painting), except K-TH

Iwata HP-B, HP-B-Plus, HP-BH Hi-Line

Iwata HP-SB, HP-SB-Plus (at low pressures for nail art, cake decorating, art, crafts, model painting)

Iwata HP-C, HP-C-Plus or HP-CH (at low pressures for make-up, body art, cake decorating, art, crafts, model painting)

Iwata Eclipse BS (at low pressures for nail art, body art, make-up, cake decorating, art, crafts, model painting)

Iwata Eclipse CS (at low pressures for make-up, body art, cake decorating, art, crafts, model painting)

Iwata Revolution BR, M1 (at low pressures for nail art, body art, make-up, cake decorating, art, crafts, model painting)

Iwata Revolution CR, M2 (at low pressures for body art, make-up, cake decorating, art, crafts, model painting)

Iwata Revolution SAR, BCR (at low pressures for tanning)

Neo for Iwata CN (at low pressures for nail art, make-up, body art, cake decorating, art, crafts, model painting)

Neo for Iwata BCN (at low pressures for make-up, body art, crafts, model painting)

Premi Air G35 (at low pressures for nail art, body art, make-up or cake decorating, art, crafts, model painting)

Paasche VJR (at low pressures for nail art, body art, make-up or cake decorating, art, crafts, model painting)

Iwata-Medea High Performance Plus C Dual Action / Large Gravity Feed Cup:

Dual-purpose, cutaway and pre-set handle for easy clean up and precise control of paint flow

Larger threads on the nozzle offer a more secure fit and better centering of the nozzle

Single-piece auxiliary lever/needle-chucking guide provides easy assembly

Its larger 1/3 oz (9 ml) gravity-feed cup and larger (0.3-mm) needle/nozzle configuration allow for use with most media. Hairline to 1" (25-mm) Round Spray Pattern

The gravity-feed cup is useful for mixing custom colors and allows for quick color changes

Here are the beauties:)