Tamiya 74522 Spray Work Painting Stand Set Makes Airbrushing and Spray Painting Easy Review (2026)

Who benefits from this painting stand

This set is aimed at modelers who airbrush or spray paint plastic kits regularly and are tired of improvising with soda cans, tape loops or clothespins to hold parts while painting. Tamiya includes two stands in the set, a rotating turntable and a dedicated body stand, which together cover both small sprue mounted parts and full car or aircraft bodies in one purchase. Builders who mainly brush paint by hand with the model resting on a table will get less use out of it than someone regularly running an airbrush, since the turntable's main value is letting you rotate a part through a spray pattern without touching wet paint. For anyone building 1/24 scale cars in particular, the body stand is sized with that scale in mind.

What is in the set and how it is built

The set centers on a turntable base about 16 centimeters across with holes of different sizes so parts can be pinned or skewered on a rod, chopstick or pencil at a comfortable working height, plus a separate stand shaped for holding a car body steady while spraying. Four spring clips ship with the set, and their width can be adjusted to grip parts of different thicknesses more securely. Tamiya positions this as a general purpose accessory for its plastic model line rather than a single use tool, so it is meant to handle sprues, body shells and various loose parts across different kits rather than one specific project. Both stands are designed to pair with a separate spray booth if the builder owns one, rather than replacing it.

Actually using it during a paint session

In use, the turntable lets a builder rotate a part steadily while spraying, which produces more even coverage than trying to reposition a part by hand mid spray, and it keeps painted surfaces from picking up fingerprints while still wet. The body stand holds a car shell elevated and accessible from underneath, letting the painter reach the rocker panels and wheel wells without laying the body down on a surface that could stick to wet paint. The holder clips work well for typical sprue sized parts and small to mid sized bodies, but a few very large or unusually shaped parts may not seat as securely in the clips as smaller pieces, so testing the grip before spraying heavy coats is a sensible habit. Cleanup is straightforward since the stands are plastic and can be wiped down between sessions.

Trade offs against other turntables

Compared with generic rotating display turntables sold for photography or cake decorating, Tamiya's set is purpose built for painting rather than display, with holes and clips specifically meant for holding wet model parts rather than showing off a finished piece. Some of those generic turntables, including motorized options, add features like adjustable rotation speed or battery power that this manually spun set does not offer, which may appeal to someone wanting a hands free spin while spraying. Against simpler dedicated hobby turntables from other brands, Tamiya's version stands out mainly for including both a general turntable and a body specific stand in one box, saving a separate purchase for car builders. The trade off is that the set takes up more bench space than a single small turntable would.

Verdict on whether to add this to your bench

This is a worthwhile pickup for anyone who airbrushes model kits regularly and currently relies on makeshift stands, since it solves a real and common annoyance in a focused way. Car modelers get extra value from the dedicated body stand, while general kit builders will lean more on the turntable and its part holding clips. Skip it if you mostly brush paint without an airbrush, or if your projects rarely involve parts small enough for the included clips to grip well. For the price of a small accessory, it removes one of the more awkward steps in getting an even paint job on Tamiya style kits.

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