IMO, Iwatas are a little overrated and WAY to expensive.
I use a H&S Evolution, german precision at it´s very best.
Never went back to Iwatas...
I airbrush everything from large wall murals to coin-size skulls with a 0.4 mm nozzle. I dont have the time to explain just how great it is, all I can say is, BUY ONE!!!
One great feature that separates it from other airbrushes is that you can fit 0.15 mm - 0.6 mm nozzles in the same airbrush (0.15; 0.2; 0.4; 0.6).
The Evolution is not known by many outside Europe, which is a good thing IMO because it keeps the prices low.
The Microns are very good ABs, but they´re really not worth the money, not by far. The Eclipse would be a good option, but please, consider other brands than Iwata!!! RichPen for example, very similar to Iwatas and the same performance for A LOT less money.
Also, dont be confused by specifications and nozzle sizes, a 0.1 mm micron is NOT automatically better than a 0.3 mm nozzle.
The precision is in the SKILL of the painter, NOT in the size of the nozzle.
Dont expect to become a better artist with a "better" brush.
Depending on paint consistency and air pressure, you can paint hairline-size strokes with a 0.4 mm nozzle.
Dont go smaller than 0.2 mm, otherwise you will have problems shooting waterbased paint because the paint particles arent fine enough to through the nozzle.
I could go on writing a whole essay but I´ll stop here, do some research.
Links:
http://www.airbrush.com/
http://www.bearair.com/
http://www.obeeliks.com/index.html?t...tml&lang=en-gb
Good luck!