Hey guys,
Well, I've gotten a few similar, PM'd questions on this brush and the paints, so I figured I should address them here.
Like John, I've had the plastic version of this brush for some time. I like it for the same reasons, too- very easy to handle and clean, and nice quick-change of the needles. I bought this model last year on impulse- thought I might like to upgrade to the sturdier body, and this one comes with more needles. As I said in my FS post, tho, I ended up never using it. I continue to use my plastic Aztek, which works just fine for my needs- so I figured it was time to sell this one (another factor (naturally) is that I require some extra ducats for an imminent, wallet-busting release).
As for the paints- I've received some questions on how the Freak Flex stacks up against V-Color for toy customizing purposes.
Freak Flex is an acrylic that was designed primarily for resin and vinyl figure model painting. It's great for this purpose- sprays great, and the pigment is very fine and heavy for great coverage.
V-Color, as we know, has a chemical component that actually "embeds" the color into vinyl surfaces, which makes it ideal for toys, with all the handling that they receive over time.
Freak Flex is, chemically, a standard acrylic. It takes very well to prepped vinyl, resin, wood, canvas, paper, prepped plexi, etc. I have used it to completely repaint vinyl toys (over a layer of plastic primer), with very good results- but mainly toys that were very "model-like": no moving parts, and unlikely to be handled much over the years (like YMS-F Hedorahs, for example).
So there you have it- hope all this helps to answer some questions!
Cheers,
Mike