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Spray booths
Best spray booth for model painting
A hobby booth is a box, a filter, and a fan that is supposed to pull overspray away from the desk and, when you attach the hose, out of a window. The three listings below are ones we opened on official or brand-store pages. Airflow figures are the makers’ numbers, not our measurements.
Paasche’s official HSSB-22-16 listing states the booth is “not intended for use with flammable paints” and recommends goggles and/or a protective paint and vapor mask. That is the booth maker talking, not a blanket indoor-painting clearance. Read indoor spraying notes and the SDS for the paint you actually use. That notes page quotes Acrylicos Vallejo’s official MODEL AIR SDS (Section 8.2 B: “Filter mask for particles”) from the manufacturer PDF; it is not safety advice, and it is not a statement about other paints.
Shortlist we could verify
Master Airbrush portable dual-fan booth (MAS B3000)
TCP Global lists this folding booth with dual exhaust fans at 5.2 m³/min airflow, four built-in LED lights, a 7.5 in revolving turntable, and an extension hose that stretches from 16 in to 6 ft (72 in). The hose end is described as narrowing to 1 in so it can be placed in a window or door gap. Other published figures: 16 in wide × 13 in high × 18 in deep; DC 12 V motor, 1.6 A; 110–120 V, 60 Hz; manufacturer-stated noise 45 dB; weight 10 lb / 4.6 kg. Exhaust is described as passing through a high-density fiberglass filter; replacement filters are offered on the brand site.
Master Airbrush large portable booth (MAS B550LK)
The brand listing describes a 25 W exhaust fan providing 4 m³/min of extraction, a 22.25 × 19 × 14 in LED-lit work area, a 7.5 in turntable, a two-layer high-density fiberglass filter, and a 6 ft exhaust hose. Power is a 12 V DC motor with an included 110 V AC adapter. The booth is listed at 8.5 lb and folds into a suitcase shape with a handle. The work area is the largest of the two Master folding booths we opened, which is the reason it sits in the mid bundle on the starter-setup hub.
Paasche HSSB-22-16 hobby-shop spray booth
Paasche’s official product page lists working dimensions of 22 in wide × 20 in deep × 16 in high, galvanized metal panels, a 6 in exhaust fan, a duct adapter for 4 in dryer duct (duct not included), a 6 ft power cord, and one paint filter, with 235 CFM airflow and a 47 dB noise figure. Optional AG-8-3 fiberglass filters (pack of 3) are listed. This is a rigid metal bench booth, not a folding suitcase. Official safety language on that page: wear goggles and/or a protective paint and vapor mask; the booth is not intended for use with flammable paints.
How to read the listings
- Work area vs kit size. A 1/100 or 1/144 Gunpla on a stick will fit either Master work area. The B550LK published work area (22.25 × 19 × 14 in) and the Paasche 22 × 20 × 16 in box are the ones that leave more room around a 1/60 kit or a small airplane fuselage. We did not independently measure interiors.
- Airflow units differ. Master publishes cubic metres per minute (B3000: 5.2; B550LK: 4). Paasche publishes 235 CFM. Those units are not directly lined up on the pages we opened, so we do not convert or rank “strongest fan” beyond restating each maker’s number.
- Vent the hose. Both Master listings describe an exhaust hose meant to go to a window or door gap. Paasche specifies 4 in dryer duct. A booth that only filters and recirculates in a closed room is not what these pages describe.
- Filters catch particulate. The listings describe fiberglass or “paint” filters for overspray. They do not, on the pages we opened, claim to remove all solvent vapor. The official Vallejo MODEL AIR SDS we opened (manufacturer PDF, Section 8.2 B) specifies a “Filter mask for particles,” not a booth-filtration claim. Read the SDS for the paint you actually use; the indoor-notes page collects the cited lines and is not safety advice.