Kevin Futter

Welcome aboard, Franz! Kev

Thanks, Max. I get it now! Kev

Thanks, Max. In the first photo, the first mask appears to have some sort of thin border around it. I can't quite work out what I'm seeing. Kev

Just another test... Kev

I'll see if I can find an English manual for you. Bed time for me right now, but I'll have a look around in the morning for you. Kev

Welcome aboard, Jeepee! Kev

Welcome aboard, Jim! We're glad you found this site, too. Kev

I'm both. Kev

Of the two, I'd go for the Portrait. As I understand it, the main advantage of the Cameo for our purposes is that it can handle larger media, but I can't imagine ever needing anything bigger for scale modelling than what the Portrait can manage. The Cameo is overkill in my opinion, unless you can get it for a bargain. Max has one, however, and is therefore better qualified to make a knowledgeable assessment than I am. Over to you, Max! Kev

Welcome aboard, Gassman! These are common enough questions, but sadly I can't count myself as an expert, so any advice I give will have to be considered in that light! For the hobbyist, there appear to be two main brands of cutting machines: Silhouette and Cricut. Of the two, I'm really only familiar with the former, having purchased a Silhouette Portrait about 3 years ago (I think it may actually be a Portrait 2, but I'm not certain about that). I can certainly recommend that model as a good all-round machine, though I haven't used it extensively. It's main advantages for me were its relatively modest price, and its relatively small footprint. In terms of software, I've found that the free edition of Silhouette Studio that comes bundled with the devices has covered everything I've needed to do so far. There are paid upgrades available for that software that unlock more features, but I haven't needed to take that step so far. It runs on both MacOS and Windows, and is upgraded fairly regularly. I'll leave it to a member who uses a Cricut machine to describe their experiences with it! Kev

And a test reply. Kev

Just a test post to make sure that posting functionality is working as expected. Safe to ignore! Kev

That turned out very nicely indeed, Mike! And a great inspiration for my own Mustang build that I'm about to start. Kev

Looks terrific, Mike! More photos please! Kev

Maybe not perfect, Mike, but it's come out very well indeed anyway, I reckon! Kev

Welcome aboard, Tim! Most of our members use Silhouette cutters, so it's good to have another Cricut user here. Kev

Interesting topic, Mike! Certainly tiny stencils are always going to be a challenge to replicate with a cutter, but frustratingly, they're also the class of decals that are most likely to silver in my experience! Kev

Welcome aboard, Denman! Kev

Nice work, Mike! Touch-ups are inevitable, I guess, but it's looking very good! Kev

Nice work, Mike! I'm still seeing them, Gene. Kev

Nice progress, Mike! Thanks for posting the update. Kev

Welcome aboard, Théo! Kev

Looking forward to it, Mike! Kev

Welcome aboard, Neil! Kev

Excellent result, Max! Kev