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Tamiya Item 87106**260 Craft Cotton Swab 50 PCS
Tamiya Item 87107
Helpful Hint/Product Review
Tamiya 87106 (Triangular, Small, 50PCS) MSRP $ 4.40Tamiya 87107 (Triangular, Medium, 50 PCS) MSRP $ 4.40
Craft Cotton Swabs
50 PCs
Tamiya America Inc.
Irvine CA
www.tamiyausa.com
You have got to be kidding - a review of cotton swabs? Yes. I believe too often model railroaders overlook the great modeling products that Japan's Tamiya has to offer; I suppose model railroaders think Tamiya simply caters to military modelers. These Tamiya swabs are sold for hobby purposes - they can be
used for painting in small areas, for cleaning up grease or excess paint, and
for applying glue. Tamiya Item 87106 can also be used with some thinner to remove lettering
from vehicles or rolling stock. Once you have them on your workbench you will notice that you are using them probably as often as your hobby knife or perhaps even more so.
Although their manufacturer claims regular Q-Tips® cotton swabs (made by Unilever) are great for arts and crafts they are inappropriate for the purposes mentioned above; the tips of Q-Tips® are too fuzzy and leave behind lint when painting. Q-Tips® tips are just too big and blunt to be of much use for hobby
purposes.
Tamiya's offerings are also available as Extra Small Item # 87105 for MSRP $ 4.80; and Small Item # 87104 MSRP $ 4.40. An extra small round swab is available as Item # 87103 for MSRP $ 4.40. Learn more at www.tamiyausa.com.
Keep a supply on your workbench and your modeling results will be much neater. I will warn you that you should probably buy double the amount you foresee using. Once you have them on your workbench, you will use them for everything (cleaning up excess glue, applying glue, precision application of paint). You don't want to reorder them and end up paying more for shipping and handling than the swabs themselves. It is probably best to pick these up at a local hobby shop if they carry them.
Revised November 29 2021
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