I’ve been working on Tamiya’s 1/350 scale USS New Jersey for more than a year. I purchased a Pontos Detail Up set for it, which has been an absolute pleasure to work with given all the added detail in resin and photoetched metal. The instructions are in color and very well done, but after a few months they begin to tear at the folds and take on coffee stains. So, for long-term projects in which detailed instructions are likely to be on the workbench for a while, laminate them! You’ll find laminating sheets among office supplies in all sorts of stores. Don’t get the sheets made for machines (unless you happen to have one); you can get them in 81/2" x 11" sheets and cut them to fit. With that, your instructions will remain as clear as they ever were until the build is complete.
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Bob LlessurBarrington, New Hampshire