General Discussion

I've just started preparations for the painting stage of my Hawker Fury I (1/32 scale AlleyCat resin and white metal) having finally decided on the scheme: It's quite a complicated scheme which will require a lot of masking at various stages, and because of this I had more or less decided to use the transfers supplied with the kit, shock horror!! 😱 But no, fear not dear friends, t'was not to be.....just couldn't do it. So I found myself yesterday happily seated in front of my computer scanning the markings, importing said scans into the Silhouette screen, tracing etc etc. An idle thought came into my head, wouldn't it be a…

Hi everyone, I've just done a quick spring-clean of the General Discussion area, as I realised that there were a few posts here that really belonged elsewhere in the forums. To that end, I've moved a few out of here to the areas they more appropriately belong. If possible, I'd like to reserve the General Discussion area for off-topic posts and threads, that don't otherwise relate to the core business of the site. And on that note, if you feel you'd like to make a post relating to scale model paint masks, but can't see anywhere else but General Discussion to put it, let me know, as it may be a sign that we need to either expand or refine our existin…

Hello to all does anyone have something similar to share for decals because I don't have the sheet?

I just wanted to drop in and wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and hope that you are all safe and well. Kev

Hi everyone, Can I just ask that you please include a screenshot with your mask designs when you upload them? It makes it much easier to tell at a glance what's what, versus the sea of default thumbnails. Thanks! Kev

So, we've just passed the 200-member mark. Thanks everyone for your support so far - especially to those who have so generously uploaded their mask designs. And welcome to all our new members! Kev

I've just created a couple of new categories for National Insignia in anticipation of uploads to suit them. They are: Canada - All Eras - pretty self-explanatory. If there was a Canadian presence in WWI with distinctive national markings, then I can modify this category to be Post WWI. Happy to take more knowledgeable advice on this one. Would love to see a maple leaf or two uploaded! Australia - Post WWI - again, pretty self-explanatory. Anything specific to WWI can go in the WWI - All Nations category, otherwise here's the place the roundels and roos. If you have something you'd like to contribute, but don't see a suitable c…

Hi everyone, After seeing AvergeModeller's question about tracing objects in the General Discussion section, it occurred to me that we really need a dedicated Q&A forum - so I've just created one! https://www.scalemodelpaintmasks.com/index.php?/forum/19-q-a/ If possible, I'd like to keep General Discussion as a place where folks can chat mainly about off-topic stuff, with the exception of politics, religion, or any form of vilification. Kev

Hi...an idea:a room in which is possible upload /download font useful to create masks for military planes/afv....

We've just grown to our first 100 members, which is great! Thanks to everyone who has joined and supported the site so far. It's still a work in progress, and has plenty of room to grow and evolve just yet. Here's to the next 100 members! Kev

As I post this, the site is brand-new, and in its infancy. To kick things off, I've created a basic set of categories for file uploads, but with the intention that they will evolve over time to meet the needs of both the site and our members. So with that in mind, I'd like to initiate a discussion on the types of categories you guys feel might be useful as we grow. I can certainly see the category of 'Aircraft - Military' being entirely too broad for the long haul, but I'm also mindful of the fact that too many categories can also be a problem. Splitting up a large category like that could be done in many ways (by scale, by country, by aircraft type, by era, e…