Terry of Tels Shells fame did a review on the Devilbiss I think, I don't know anyone else who has used one.
If you look at any of the american custom painters and even a lot of the english ones they use Iwata, that's for a reason. Piers Dowell uses Iwata and his work is some of the best I've seen.
When I got my first one in about 1988 they were unknown but my Dad got it for me as a present so I just got on with it. It was an Iwata HP-B, I started college in 1990 and then did technical illustration in '92, we were all loaned Devilbiss 63's. Fantastic airbrush but extremely temperamental, everyone on the course had problems, except me because I was using my Iwata. When I finished college I started custom painting, I'm still using that same Iwata today.
The HP range don't have rubber seals to perish, devilbiss did and this could cause problems. The Iwata's have a different air valve design. Devilbiss changed theirs on the 93 but it was still not perfect, I don't know what the latest one features and it maybe loads better but if you can get to the airbrush centre I would and see if you can have a go with an Iwata, extremely good airbrushes !!!
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