3M makes 2 flavors of blue painters tape.
One is Multi Surface. It has a white tube roll core. Its surface is sorta crepe-like - more line your standard masking tape texture. It says it is safe release for 14 days. I use a lot of it for general masking & sticking parts to a board to paint
The second is their Delicate Surface tape. It has a yellow tube roll core. The surface is more smooth and paper-like. Its adhesive isn't quite as strong as the former -- but stronger still than Post-It notes.
I also have a roll of 3M Post-it tape. White - paper consistency. For when I want some real soft adhesive.
I too like Tamiya tape -- but sometimes you just gotta cover a larger area, cheaper.