Surprisingly, in Japan this unit is sold under the Tamiya label at a much higher price than what I paid. However, it wasn't worth half of what I paid for it. Tamiya's reputation is such that it demands and gets a premium for its products, which made this units' lack of performance a surprise.
In photos it appears to be a solid and substantial unit. In fact, the translucent projection on the front of it AND the black fold-out front portion of it which the booth comprises are both made of a thin, insubstantial vinyl substance not much thicker than a file folder. The vent motor will only move a very small amount of air, and would not even begin to remove the fumes and excess spray from even a moderately-operated airbrush in this booth. Since almost any paint is an unhealthy substance to breathe into your lungs, its weakly-worded disclaimer stating that it was not to be used with any flammable fumes or dangerous substance would seem to invalidate the device for any purpose except maybe watering small potted plants.
Spray paint booths have, as a rule, some sort of filter and an extraction fan; this unit had a tiny piece of foam for a "filter" and an anemic fan motor. The exhaust, which ought to connect to some standard size of piping such as a 4" or larger piece of dryer vent for venting to an area outside of the working area, is a flattened, non-standard ... thing ... of no particular use and of very short length. No points for that.
In short, this product can't safely be used for the purpose for which it is sold, and if it WERE usable, it couldn't do the job for which it was bought. Just keep saving your money a little longer and buy one that actually works.
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