When did Paasche discontinue the vjr?

[KurtH]

It looks like Paasche has discontinued a few older models in favor of the more modern Talon / Raptor . They still have blemished "V" in their clearance section of their website, and some retailers still have the vjr as a product, but out of stock. This suggests the v and vjr were discontinued fairly recently. Was there a mad rush to grab these models before they went away, or did Paasche quietly discontinued them?

I acquired a used one recently, and I really like it. It is always sad for me to see a old product fade away.

 

[DaveG]

I'm not real sure the VJR made it into the 2000's. They started dumbing down the V, changed the head shape, and did away with the small pre-set wheel in front of the trigger. I find the best of these models are from the 60's and 70's, although I have some V's from the early 40's that work wonderfully.

 

[KurtH]

I remembered the internet wayback machine .. IT allows you to see what a webpage looked like in the past. I figured I could see when the vjr was last on the paasche website.

The Vjr was listed on the paasche website as recently as 2015

https://web.archive.org/web/2015091...nd-accessories/Airbrushes/double-action/vjr-1

Then it was still hanging on as the "NK" or Nail kit as late as 2017.

Kind of interesting to watch the evolution of the paasche product line up.

 

[Jurien72]

I've got a VJR and I wish I could buy a new body for it. I've never gotten it to work right.