Tamiya masking sheets

[Stuck]

Dont know if living out in the sticks too long has put me out of touch but this was a new one to me. running out of masking tape last week I went on line to order some more and found these, they come in a pk of 5 , 25 x 18mm in size , are paper backed, and gridded with 1mm lines. They cost 6.50€. , now without getting a measure and calculator out i dont know how the would compare inch for inch with normal tape, but considering how much can be wasted overlapping to cover large surfaces I think they are excellent value. Doing some complex masking today i have already seen the advantages cutting some 1mm strips, and also laying tape on the worksurface is prone to picking up dust and grit that can spoil the masking line. Quite impressed.

Also in the pic is a set of Astromodels sanding films which are plastic backed, so that they can be used over and over again with water. They cut realy fast, the finest grit is 1 micron.

[Foghorn Leghorn]

Very interesting, not come across them either, but then again I live in a town that seems to be in a parallel universe

Edited December 1, 2014 by neilscrim