DaveG
Airbush Analyst
I've continued working with this Hybrid brush, and have made some changes since I first assembled it. Aside from combining the two brushes, Olympos 100SB, and Olympos 200B, I have since switched the nozzle to an Iwata .18 Micron nozzle, with matching .18 needle. I tested this brush extensively with three nozzle caps - the stock 100SB cap, the 200B cap, and an Iwata HP-B+ nozzle cap. It turns out that the 200B cap produces a very nice, soft spray pattern, and the Iwata HP-B+ cap produced the sharpest details and nicest overall pattern. So, with a Micron needle/nozzle combo, in conjunction with the HP-B+ nozzle cap, this brush now produces results that are the closest to a Micron out of any brush I have tried thus far that is not a true Micron. Excellent performing brush. I get better results with far less tip dry than the standard .18 Olympos set ups and have done away with the long, sensitive needle tips by going with Iwata pieces up front.
I have also done another version of this brush using the nozzle and needle from the old style Iwata HP-B with the new HP-B+ nozzle cap, and this brush too performs excellently.
I have also done another version of this brush using the nozzle and needle from the old style Iwata HP-B with the new HP-B+ nozzle cap, and this brush too performs excellently.