MOJO Airbrush

[CBrav]

I am thinking of getting a MOJO airbrush but am having a hard time getting myself to commit. I spent so much money on my Iwatas that claimed to be the best detail brushes. They work good but are a pain. Does anyone have any input on the MOJOs? Talk me into it please!!!!!!!

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[ab's]

i have 3 iwatas and i am seriously thinking of getting a MOJO in fact I AM getting a MOJO as soon as i get the money. I have nothing but grief off the iwata range, my evolution performs better but goes through needles and nozzles very quick.

So after all the write ups and seeing what mike can do with a little 'MOJO' you really cant ask that question. As you already know the answer.

so for me its MOJO all the way........

ab's

[Palepainter]

CBrav,
First off, Welcome. I think you will find alot of reviews on the brush here on the site. Personally, having the courage to make the switch was the hardest thing. I was hesitant and skeptical at first. Without sounding too much like an advertisement. The MOJO is the finest, smoothest consistent airbrush I have ever used. Period.

Mike
ex-micron user.

[damigg]

CBrav


I have and have used an Iwata HP-CH along side the MOJO and hands down the MOJO is a way better air brush than the HP-CH. I have even tried to modify the Iwata to mimic the MOJO and I couldn't even come close to making perform the same.

Get the MOJO and I bet you will never pickup your Iwata's again....I don't.

DAMiGG

[Edkrup]

C
I had Iwata Microns a B and a C+.
I bought the MoJo than sold the B. I would dump the C+ to but it was a gift.
Like Mike there is nothing out there smoother. It is so consistent it will knock your sox off. You will approach your work with more confidence. I know I did.

[Beej]

I'm very interested in this topic guys . . . tell me, is the Mojo modified by Mike that you're talking of? I won a Richpen last year at Airbrush.com and I have never really even tried it! It's sitting in it's box still . . . but I hear the box rattling :) I've been an Iwata guy for years now and mainly use the Micron CMC+ for detail and the Eclipse for general work.

I'd be interested (Mike) if I could get my hands on one and give it a go or should I just try the one I have? Will it give me the same results everyone is talking bout?

Cheers

Beej

[Head Roller]

Beej,

The MOJO is modified tuned and adjusted by Mike. What model RichPen do you have "rattling around" the box?

[Beej]

Beej,

The MOJO is modified tuned and adjusted by Mike. What model RichPen do you have "rattling around" the box?

Darn, I should have looked while I was at the shop! I'm 99.9% sure it's the Pheonix 213C with the larger cup, defiantely the top one. It's never been out of it's little red and black box! ;)

Beej

[Beej]

Any feedback on this guys :)

Cheers

Beej

[Head Roller]

Beej
I am sure you will love the RP 213C. That is the chassis that the MOJO is built on. Get it outta the box. Dust it off and give it a squirt!
;)

[moonshine]

So I only owned my mojo for 3 days before I headed out to Mike's class this last month. So the class was my first real time to bond with it.
We did a Bree pin up where we had to come in super tight on the face after already spending tons of hours of the piece, and we all knew the wrong flick of the finger could blow the whole piece.
It was nerve wracking with any brush let me tell you!
But it wasn't until after I was on the plane heading home... replaying every min in head from the class, that I realized what DIDN'T happen once. I never got in there all tight with the brush, pulled back gently on the trigger and had a splat... or a fritz, or any other term for a "F**********CK my life is over" !
Now Mike teaching, and insisting on us getting the correct mixture of white was of course crucial to this endeavor, but when I got home, I picked up my iwata again for something, and I had already got used to the instant paint response, and the dependable non glitching flow of the mojo. The iwata felt awkward in my hand. I got back into the groove though was working for a while, had something of tight detail to hit... moved in the for kill and BOOM! the iwata farted on my piece. Any brush can do it. But honestly dude, it just happens waaaay less with my mojo.
If your like me, the first time I saw a richpen ad in an airbrush action mag, and I looked up the price, and saw they were cheaper then iwatas I just thought... there is no way it can be as good. Besides all the pros I admired and wanted to paint like, seemed to always perfer the iwata brushes. Indeed they are great brushes (no question). I also don't know what my mojo (born a normal richpen) would have performed like in it's un-modified state. I have heard it performs comparably to iwatas. But the fact is this mojo is the real deal.
It's not going to make someone good who isn't.
It's not going to replace experience.
But it has *undenabily* allowed me to create work already that I was previoulsy unable to achieve. What I have been able to do since getting the brush is something I wouldn't put a price tag on, but I can, and frankly I paid more for clear coat in the last 6 months.
I am learning more every day that this (like any other industry) is chalk full-o-politics. And though it's also filled with talent and great artists its hard to tell what is paid for exageration and what is fact. (which is what your asking... fair enough).
Obviously the Learn's sell these brushes so there is some business interest there, but I think at the quickest Mike spends 30-45 min on each brush. And the end result really is the real deal. Considering that amount of time per brush I seriously don't think Mike could shut the shop down and just make mojos all day. I honestly think some of this is having fun putting an awesome tool in many peoples hand, giving back, and (if it was me) getting some pleasure watching hard core till I die iwata people give this brush a try. There is no going back.
I think another part of it is, no one wants to jump onto the cart of "I could have paid less and got a better brush". I know that sucks. But this AB world is full of trial and error, and your micron is an awesome investment you will always have a use for. (I might suggest it as your detail candy brush after you get your mojo).

When it comes to pulling out the best art I can accomlish, there is no question for me.

Good luck bro, the lack of one negative review should give you confidence if my words don't.

[Edkrup]

What moonshine said.

Beej check out the vault. Mike posted a how-to modify your AB for full MoJo performance.
The MoJo is top of the line, bar none.

[bearair]

Hi Moonshine!

I just wanted to say that is one of the greatest product endorsements I have seen written. Maybe Diana could submit it to Airbrush.com for the product review section.

You also gave me some interesting points to ponder while I reflected on your sentiments. So if I may respond to a couple of your comments, I hope that you don't mind.

So much of what consumers have to choose from is what the manufacturer can build cheaply and easily to maximize their profits. If any of you are familiar with IWATA airbrushes, they have made a lot of changes to the guts of their airbrushes over the years. The most recent example is putting IWATA Revolution guts into their Eclipse Series airbrushes and charging more for the Eclipse brushes. To me this is just wrong and it tells me why the airbrushes go SPLAT when you try to use them.

This is why I developed PEAK Airbrushes. I wanted to have some control over the quality of the airbrush and make sure that it remained consistent. This can only be done by having airbrushes made to specifications that are set by me.

As to the price value ratio, I have spent my entire business career trying to remove layers of distribution that add unnecessary cost to the end user. This is why RichPen Airbrushes are less expensive than IWATA for the end user. By purchasing RichPen direct from Japan, I removed a layer of distribution and am passing the savings on to the end user. No change in quality. Great airbrushes at great prices.

So I guess my final thought is................A MOJO for $299 vs a micron at $330 and up is a tremendous value. And to have Mike's unlimited support should you have a problem...............well enough said.

Thank you for listening to my rambling and thank you for being so thought provoking.

Steve Bear
:headbang:

[sunderella]

I wanted to add my 2 cents in here.

There are alot of people that say the brand of airbrush you choose is the equivilent of the Ford vs Chevy deabte. I will tell you that is NOT the case with the Richpen.

I transitioned almost a year ago from painting with a traditional paintbrush, to an airbrush and kept getting very irritated when it was time to do very small detail, something that was easy with a small paintbrush, I ruined more than one painting from the splats. The Mojo came along and has truly escalated what I am able to acheive and now I can concentrate on what I am painting instead of fighting the airbrush.

No more Iwata for me

[Edkrup]

In the words of Muddy Waters;

Got my MoJo workin.