Thursday, April 07, 2016 - 12:48 PM UTC
HobbyZone's new product is an airbrush station featuring a drawer, turntable, airbrush holder and place for clip holders.
The Polish company, known for its excellent paint racks and workstations, extends its range with a stand that minimizes the risk of overspray from airbrush or spray paint in the working area.

The details of the station are:
- Turntable of 25 cm in diameter that allows to turn the painting object 360 degrees.
- Drawer for accessories, airbrush etc.
- Airbrush holder which can be used both for right and left hand
- 3mm holes for clip holders for painted parts x 12 pieces
- Dimension of the work area: 37,7x27x24,2cm
- Possibility of dismounting the working area after panting session.

Exterior dimensions are 40,3x28x29cm.

As usual with Hobby Zone products, it comes as a kit that has to be assembled, but it should not be a big deal.

A very interesting product, specially for those of us with limited modelling space!
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justsendit
Most likely, the very fine airborne paint particles would blast a cloud right back into the user's face — better to have the overspray. Sorry, this just doesn't seem very healthy, even with acrylic paints. IMHO. —mike
APR 08, 2016 - 01:41 AM
thehermit
Needs some provision to be able to add an outlet for fume extraction. I have lots of his "stuff", it's well thought out and goes together very easy.-LT
APR 08, 2016 - 05:41 AM
digger303
honestly why would you buy this..it's not a spray booth yet looks like one. If you use it the paint spray would bounce off the back wall straight back at you
APR 08, 2016 - 12:52 PM
oliver
I can build myself something better than this.
APR 08, 2016 - 06:50 PM
varanusk
Keep in mind that this is not a spray booth and does not pretend to replace one, so it is not fair to compare it to a different (and more expensive) product. I have to paint on the computer desk so I have to cover the screen while airbrushing, plus do not have either much room to store a full size spray booth. As I only airbrush acrylics, I am not too much concerned about fumes. Nor I think the paint will bounce against the walls and come back over my model... At least with a home made cover, it has not happened. Obviously, should I had a dedicated room my equipment would be different. So, I think there is a market for different products. P.S. I wish I could build things like that, and I know there is people absolutely able, but not my case
APR 08, 2016 - 10:00 PM
MikeyBugs95
I'm in exactly the same spot as you Carlos. I have to cover my entire desk with newspaper and put up boxes against the wall so I don't accidentally paint them Olive Drab. But, if you are worried about richoceting paint, have we forgetten how to adapt things to suit our needs? As soon as I read Hisham's post I thought of how to adapt this product to accept a fan to suck out the paint. Frankly, if this is relatively cheap, I probably will buy this as I don't have the money to afford a proper paint booth.
APR 09, 2016 - 01:39 AM
TopSmith
OK, drill more holes on the top surface(Many). Put a filter in the tray. Cut out most of the trays bottom mount a fan under the tray or base. Exhaust fumes with a vinyl dryer exhaust hose. Add 4 legs and you have a small dedicated spray booth
APR 09, 2016 - 01:41 AM
Vicious
if you cant install a exaust fan you can also drill many holes you can on the back board glue another board on the back leaving a gap of few cm (3cm??...),slide inside a card board but still live a gap between the first board and the card board (also filter the material of kitchen exaust is good or stuff like that),this avoid the mist bounce back on you and your model and "absorbs" part of the mist....
APR 09, 2016 - 03:05 AM
FJCabeza
I made a Spray Booth myself, it was quite silent and used a kitchen extractor filter and several PC fans (12cm and 8cm) on back and lower plate. It gave a good airflow and didn´t let any paint residues on air or ricochetting drops. Moreover it was not too big or heavy. I can say you could use solvent based paint and there was no nasty smell after... Perhaps the manufacturer could do a more refined design with perforated plates , double rear wall and floor and provision to install fans and filters. Turntable is a very good idea and the overall shape and size seem to be Ok. That would keep it in a reasonable price range and let the buyer made some customizations. By the way, secondhand PC fans are dirty cheap.
APR 09, 2016 - 04:20 PM
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