Rob Afton
Young Tutorling
I bought an iwata HP-C plus directly from Japan and there are some things puzzling me for one the box is no longer a hinged storage case it's just a cardbord box that says iwata In yellow letters, I've seen many people get theses same boxes from Chicago airbrush supply and coastal. I was told iwata changed the way they box them over the summer to reduce there costs. The build date on the brush is SH hence it was built in
2015 August. Aside from that the main thing I am concerned about was the lack of a test spray pattern included in the box. The art store that imported it for me was a perplexed as me. I saved a lot of money 150.00 to be exact so I am not necessarily mad, the action feels as genuine as my Eclipes and the name is engraved on the brush not etched like on a masters AB. Really the lack of the test spray is what has me worried, from my own researcher I've found others who didn't receive a test spray and all of them got a Japanese retail version. I know mine is as well because it has jap upc and priced in yen on tag. It does have a iwata hologram on the box and I've seen many listings online via markets with 250.00 HP-c plus in the same style of box as mine came in, the blue foam made me nervous cause I hadn't seen this on iwata before but I've confirmed the brushes sold in Japan have blue foam. Does anyone hav any experience in iwata products imported from Japan. I will be contacting iwata on Monday. If this is a forgery it's a very elaborate hoax and in my mind not profitable at all due to the engraving and manufacturing of a real box and so on the airbrush also included genuine iwata spanner and lube so really I don't know what to do. Maybe I shoulda just spent the extra 150.00 for Piece of mind but I like to try and get deals cause that's more models, paints and accessories I can buy saving the money. Please help! Thank you in Advance for your help!
2015 August. Aside from that the main thing I am concerned about was the lack of a test spray pattern included in the box. The art store that imported it for me was a perplexed as me. I saved a lot of money 150.00 to be exact so I am not necessarily mad, the action feels as genuine as my Eclipes and the name is engraved on the brush not etched like on a masters AB. Really the lack of the test spray is what has me worried, from my own researcher I've found others who didn't receive a test spray and all of them got a Japanese retail version. I know mine is as well because it has jap upc and priced in yen on tag. It does have a iwata hologram on the box and I've seen many listings online via markets with 250.00 HP-c plus in the same style of box as mine came in, the blue foam made me nervous cause I hadn't seen this on iwata before but I've confirmed the brushes sold in Japan have blue foam. Does anyone hav any experience in iwata products imported from Japan. I will be contacting iwata on Monday. If this is a forgery it's a very elaborate hoax and in my mind not profitable at all due to the engraving and manufacturing of a real box and so on the airbrush also included genuine iwata spanner and lube so really I don't know what to do. Maybe I shoulda just spent the extra 150.00 for Piece of mind but I like to try and get deals cause that's more models, paints and accessories I can buy saving the money. Please help! Thank you in Advance for your help!
