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I tried my first try of tamiya tape today, 2 words, Frickin Amazing! The lines are so sharp! Finally no need to strip the car because of mistakes! 4.3/5 Little pricey and instructions are in japenese, other than that is was awesome!

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I tried my first try of tamiya tape today, 2 words, Frickin Amazing! The lines are so sharp! Finally no need to strip the car because of mistakes! 4.3/5 Little pricey and instructions are in japenese, other than that is was awesome!

Hobby Lobby started selling the 18mm and now I don't have to order it anymore...

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I've been using the stuff for a while now & I love it too! First time I saw it was @ Hobby Lobby, so I thought I'd give it a try. Now I order several re-fills of the 6mm at a time from Burbank House of Hobbies for $2.60 each. Steve

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Everything I've ever gotten from Tamiya is amazing. I've never been displeased with any of their products. I just wish they made models of American cars.

Scott

Ford Mustang , GT and Cobra

Jeep Grand Cherokee

Jeep Wangler , two different version's

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pretty much everything Tamiya is perfect (paint stand notwithstanding). ever use their paint brushes? last forever and hold a tip well. expensive though. but with Tamiya you get what you pay for.

American cars? please. no.

jb

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pretty much Tamiya is perfect (paint stand notwithstanding). ever use their paint brushes? last forever and hold a tip well. expensive though. but with Tamiya you get what you pay for.

American cars? please. no.

jb

Good to know about the brushes.

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pretty much everything Tamiya is perfect (paint stand notwithstanding). ever use their paint brushes? last forever and hold a tip well. expensive though. but with Tamiya you get what you pay for.

American cars? please. no.

jb

Good to know about the brushes.

I have never seen their brushes. My Testors brushes hold up well when cleaned right but I really like everything I have used by Tamiya I may need to try them...

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my local hobby shop had some 10 years ago or so. they hadn't sold for what they wanted for them so one day he just gave them to me when I made a pretty major purchase. they look and feel similar to the model master brushes but really really do hold a point well, and the bigger one of the two would sop up paint and lay it down smooth. I couldn't believe it, it was so good. both have lasted up to today with almost daily use. kind of amazing. by way of comparison, my typical model master brush lasts about a year or so until its frayed and shedding. I do not know if the Tamiya brushes are still available; that was the only time I have ever really noticed them.

jb

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Check out Frog tape. I pick mine up at Wally-World. It's about the same color as the Tamiya stuff and comes in a plastic case and the roll is big. It seems to work very similar to the Tamiya stuff. You can find it in the Paint department. The only drawback is that it is a wider paint but then it is made for household paint masking.

rob

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As said there is nothing like Tamiya tape! Yea pricy but you get what you pay for. I use the Tamiya tape for the critical edge. Then I butt up cheaper blue tape to it and cover the rest of the model with that! Only use the expensive stuff for that one critical edge!

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