Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Hi all - got some of this last weekend, and having had a chance to try it - I'd say its pretty darn good It will curve nicely, gives a good edge and comes away cleanly ( so far). Its thicker than their normal "kabuki" style stuff ( feels like a thin vinyl of some sort). I masked the rear curved portion of my Yak 9 rear canopy with it in one go. I also used my tweezers to push it in to shape a little more with no ill affects. Nice idea - and it works. Jonners 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Yep, what he said ^^^. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Nice to hear it as I have just bought 3 rolls of it in different sizes. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Yep, wot Spitfire said... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Housesparrow Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 The people running my local hobby store told me they have this stuff on their list. Too bad they never get around getting sanding sticks for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Has anyone got a link and/or where to buy from? Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Has anyone got a link and/or where to buy from? Thanks, Got mine from eBay, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/87177-Tamiya-Masking-Tape-for-Curves-2mm-/262023487960?hash=item3d01d121d8:g:3wMAAOSw3ydV32vx Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Thanks Dennis, Much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient mariner Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Mine has just arrived from Frome Model Center (free postage and good service) It feels and handles very like some I ordered from MicroMark USA over 15 years ago. Its a going to be a useful addition to the model box. Thanks for the" heads up" Jonner s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sroubos Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 I'm using 3M blue vinyl tape for this purpose, but I find it is a little too sticky and it's also quite thick. Has anybody compared the two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient mariner Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 I'm using 3M blue vinyl tape for this purpose, but I find it is a little too sticky and it's also quite thick. Has anybody compared the two? IIRC the tape I mentioned in my reply could have been 3M. It was blue and just a little thick. The Tamiya one, is less dense and seems to stretch easier,its not as sticky in my opinion ,but I havent tried it on a model as yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardie Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Think I will be ordering some of this stuff, sounds good. Thanks Jonners for the heads-up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadKarma75 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 I got some in 3mm from modelsforsale just to experiment with and from using it for some bits and pieces on the lanc I'm slowly finishing it gets a hearty thumbs up from the man cave, as Jon says above you can nudge and shape it with no dramas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHIL B Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Hannants have 2, 3 & 5mm sizes in stock at £3.50 a time. https://www.hannants.co.uk/search/index.php?adv=1&product_category_id=&product_division_id=&manufacturer_id=8229&product_type_id=&code=&scale_id=&keyword_search=Tape&setPerPage=25&sort=0&search_direction=0&save_search_name=&save_search= Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I tried on my victor, It's good but I think thinner , say 1mm, would be better for smaller tighter curves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I like it and have used it recently for Spitfire canopies - you know, the back of the main canopy where normal tape creases - and I've found applying a warm finger helps settle it down. It does seem to stick more than Kabuki and needs more 'tug' to remove but I've had no creep so far. Good stuff IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I tried it to do some re scribing and it worked perfectly. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Brilliant news then. I picked up 2 packs of the 2mm stuff at Cosford recently. I wondered how it would fair for hard edge raf camo. I will make a test model to see how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iSteve Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Just to add a different view, I was as enthused as most about this stuff, but am now less so. I find the adhesion poor and making tighter curves with, say, a radius of 1 cm can be trying as I get kinks (using 1mm tape). You can smooth down the kinks, but you'd best do what you will quickly because they can pop back up. Also found they do creep a bit. Caveat being perhaps I'm not using it properly, but it should be straightforward and has been frustrating to work with at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pameinos Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 I had the same experience with iSteve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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