Reddit reviews AW Portable Airbrush Spray Booth Kit w/Hose 18x11x8" Pro Paint Set for Toy Model Parts Hobby
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Airbrush Spray Booth Kit w/ hose; Perfect to filtrate paint fog and remove larger particlesPortable design, fashional shape; Unfold to set up a smart airbrush studio and fold to become a carrying caseSpray Booth w/ Hose; Easy to use with On/Off Switch.You can use two filter sponges at the same time for general spraying or just use one of them if there are much more fog.The removable thick white filter sponge is preassembled in the spray booth, and the thin blue filter sponge for free use.
I couldn't have said this any better - about a year ago, when I was gearing up to for my gunpla projects, i bought the cheap AW Portable Spray Booth for $50 USD and it worked great at first. But after continuous use, one day the blower wheel broke (some of the 'fins' had broken off). I opened it and cleaned it and used it for a little while longer until the whole thing exploded - could not locate a replacement for the part.
Since then, I've thought about building one myself, but for all the reasons you just listed, and my space limitations, I've held off on deciding if I should build or buy.
I'm no stranger to the master airbrush brand - I started off with the cheapo $50 airbrush kit w/ compressor ~3 years ago, and upgraded to the $100 compressor and a Iwata airbrush last year. Overall, I find that their products are good for beginners to get started, to see if its something they really want to pursue. But is it worth a $100 for what is essentially a high cfm fan in an enclosure?
I dont regret buying it, mostly because it works very well with my space limitations, but I will definitely be building my next one. I just needed something that worked, and didn't cost $400 or needed to be in a dedicated space. But there is no doubt in my mind that I spent $100 on a 120mmx120mmx38mm fan enclosure, with a switch.
But its a damn good enclosure lol I look forward to doing some actually spraying tomorrow with vallejo.
>is there any advice you guys could give me so that I end up ruining the finish on my kits?
Why certainly, just spray with tar thinned with engine oil, i garuantee you will end up ruining the finish on your kits =D
On topic though since i'm not much of a DIY-er and looking for a spray booth myself, i've found they don't have to be very expensive.
Example 1
Example 2
Those have a hose that you can hang out the window making ventilation no longer a problem.
Disclaimer though: i'm still looking and haven't actually used any of these nor done much research into them yet so they might be utter crap, but hopefully some fellow modelers will have experience?