I do like the prices of the spare parts a lot more than those of my CM-SB . I am very attached to my side cups though
I have 2 DeVilbiss Super 63 "A" airbrushes which have a 0.12 setup and I love them even though they are 30 years old. We don't spray loads of paint at once so the "A" is perfect as there's nothing blocking the view of the needle. I bet the SP-A is fantastic, it would be something I would look into for future.
Lee
I do like the prices of the spare parts a lot more than those of my CM-SB . I am very attached to my side cups though
Wich is the real advantage of the side cup, because, you use it, mitch use it, marissa use it and drue use it, as far as I saw all of you are the best airbrushers that I've seen and all of you use the cm-sb or hp-sb!!
The disadvantages have been mentioned above
The main reason I couldn't do without anymore is the ease with which you can change color (if you have multiple cups). I have one cup filed with water and the others with the colors I'm using. If I quickly want to go back to the pervious color I spray some water though and get the cup with that paint... takes 5 seconds instead of having to clean the whole thing and remix the color.
Also (but this is a bit less of an issue) when doing realy realy close up work the cup isn't in the way (can look over the brush)
I can use my evolution with 5psi, how far can go on psi with a SB? I like to use the index finger way ahead of the trigger and with the big cup is kind of @&$?$& !, so I was thinking to get an SB! And I really hate to clean between colors, but don't like syphon feed bushes!!
As for all the top artist using SB's (which i love) that is so not true - Cory StClair, Craig Fraser, Gerald Mendez to name just 3 mostly use CM C+ or the Kustom version.... Love a bit of controversy
After using the SB for over a year solid and now playing with C+'s I find the SB to be out of balance (only a feeling) I wish it also had that MAC valve to rest your finger on!
I had a chance to use the Olympos Micron MP-200C 0,18 today (a student had one) and have to say I'm thorouhly impressed with its performance (only used E'tac sepia).
It has a very nice spray pattern even at very low pressure and thin lines are produced without much efford (and this gun didn't have a soft spring). The realy thin lines where a bit less fluid than I get from my CM-SB but the olympos needle was a tad damaged so for now I presume that was the cause of it.
It's performance is realy close to that of my Iwata micron. I only used it for a couple of hours so I can't realy in all honesty compare it to my CM-SB which I used for years and have become very accustomed to. From my few hours experience with it so far I'll be hard pressed to defend the price difference between the olympos and iwata though (unless the slight needle damage wasn't the cause of the thin lines being a bit less fluid).
If for one reason or another I'd have to replace my Iwata and the olympos 200c would be avaliable with a side cup I think I would be faced with a tough choice. It's certaily a gun I'd recommend given the price difference with the comparable Iwata's (cm-b cm-c)
ps keep in mind that after a few hours I can't say anything about durability of nozzles and needles and how prone it will be to wear and tear
The super long taper on the olympos needle may make it more prone to damage. I cant say because until someone dropped my brush for me, i had not damaged the needle yet.
Your micron is a .18 the olympos is a .23 might be the difference.
Amazing brush either way.
Now if i can just get my new needle in......