Kevin Futter

Welcome aboard! Click on the "View File" below the image in the original post, and you'll have the option to download the actual cut files, which are in ".studio3" format for use on the Silhouette series of machines. Kev

Welcome aboard, Mike! There's a version of the airscale Defiant kit decals represented as cut files here on the site, produced by Max Williams. Of course, if you're planning on different markings, then this isn't really relevant! Looking forward to what you come up with. Kev

Welcome aboard! Kev

Welcome aboard! Kev

Asking for money is good way to drive people away, I think. Even my plea for donations has largely landed on deaf ears - though I am eternally grateful to those few of you who have indeed contributed! Just that simple act (whether financially useful or not) helps keep me thinking that the site is worth persevering with. Kev

Hi Phil, English, please! Kev

Thanks, Steve - much appreciated! Kev

Thank you both! Kev

It's a fair point, Max, and you may ultimately be right. I started the site because I thought it would be a useful resource, and the aim was to build it to the point where it could attract sponsors to help cover the costs of running it. Clearly that hasn't happened. But if I killed it now, I'd feel bad for all those people who have generously contributed so far, and uploaded lots of terrific files. On the flip side, my latest plea for assistance has mostly fallen on deaf ears, which puts the writing very clearly on the wall. Kev

Probably around $500 or so, off the top of my head. Kev

I've just paid the annual license renewal for the forum software that runs Scale Model Paint Masks, and along with the other associated costs of keeping the site online (hosting, domain renewal, security certificates, etc), it's quite a costly exercise. All of this comes out of my own pocket, as we have no sponsorship, or any other way of generating revenue to help cover costs. So if you could see your way to making a small donation to help offset these expenses and keep SMPM online, I'd be very grateful! There's a "please donate" button in the top right section of the homepage: Thanks in advance for your generosity! Kev

Welcome aboard, Russ! 👋 Kev

That's lovely! Great work. Kev

Hi there, You seem to be having some trouble. Can you provide some more details? I'm going to presume that you're referring to the ".studio3" files that make up the bulk of the downloadable content on this site. These are the native file format for the Silhouette family of cutting machines, which are by far the most commonly used type in the scale modelling community. These files are opened in the Silhouette Studio application (itself free to download), and from there sent to the cutting machine to cut the designs. I'm not sure what you mean by "a well know App", but since the files uploaded to this site are designed to be used to cut paint masks, they need to be in a format that can be opened and read by the specialist applications required to talk to the cutting hardware. Any other kind of application wouldn't work, and while there are other file formats that do work, they would need to be converted first, depending on the hardware and software combination you have. All that said, you should still have no issue downloading any of the files on this site, even if you can't use them. I hope that answers your questions, but if it doesn't, we might need to some more details from you. Kev

Hi Nick, Looks like something went wrong here. Pop on over to the Downloads section and click the blue "Submit a file" button. Once you've completed the upload, the software will automatically make a post in this section about it. Just reach out if you have any trouble with the process. Kev

Thanks for that info, Harry. I bought a large roll from the Australian office several years ago, but had to sign up as a reseller to do so. Have not needed to buy any since, but I don't do a lot of cutting generally (very little time for modelling, sadly). I haven't noticed any deterioration, but it wouldn't surprise me. Kev

Welcome aboard, Ken! Kev

Welcome aboard, Casey! Kev

I've fixed the image link for you, Mark. You just need the direct image link (the one that ends with ".jpg" or similar), rather than any of the bbCode (the stuff in the square brackets). Mask alignment and registration is something I struggle with myself, and am still trying to get better at, so I feel your pain! Kev

Encouraging results, Guy! Kev

I'd venture to say that this is still much better than any of the blade cutters could manage! Kev

Can't help with the serial numbers, unfortunately, but that's looking very interesting at this point! Kev

It will eventually - probably later this year. But it should also come with the same options for changing your preferences. Kev

Let's hope they keep supporting it, as it seems they have a strong preference for the new style! I don't mind it personally, but I do appreciate its drawbacks. Kev

It's come to my attention that the interface for these settings is quite different in the latest versions of the Silhouette Studio software. I'm using v5 of the software (5.0.219ssbe Business Edition), and I found them by going to the SEND area, then clicking on the MORE button in the Modify Settings area: This opens up a long list of material types, but there's a settings panel at the bottom, which contains the settings in question: And a couple of parameters you can adjusted when selected: Kev