Kevin Futter

Welcome aboard, Jerry! Glad you found us, and glad to have you here! Kev

I guess I'll have to find the time to do some basic promotion wherever I can, but I think we're a long way from a being a finished (as in complete) site, so there's still a lot of room to grow and improve before it ever needs to settle into being a static library. Would love to hear from more of our members in this thread, too! Kev

Thanks, Dave. In theory, SMPM should have an even broader appeal than LSP, since it caters to pretty much every genre of scale modelling, and in every scale. My lack of leadership here is partly to blame for its current state, but I still think it's a concept worth persevering with. Max has been great in posting tutorials and answering member questions, so we really just need some more contributions like that. But I guess most people have more questions than answers about cutting your own masks, and like me, aren't really in a position to contribute so much. Still, I'll keep working on it! Kev

Things have been very quiet around here lately, and that's partly my fault, as I haven't had much time to spend here myself in recent times. And sadly, I'm also not an expert in the art and science of cutting paint masks, so it's difficult for me to lead from the front, so to speak. I would, however, hate to see this place wither and die, when it has the potential to be such a useful resource to the general modelling community. So, in the spirit of community engagement, I'm reaching out to you guys to sound off, and let us know that you're still here! I'd like for this site to become a comprehensive online library of masking resources, but we're just at the baby steps stage right now. I'm hoping we can grow it together as a community, so any suggestions are welcome! Kev

Thanks for uploading these, Iain. I think I'll be using these myself! Note that I've moved them into the dedicated Canopy Masks section. Kev

Welcome aboard, Mathieu! Great to have you here. Those are some terrific examples of your work! Kev

Thanks for posting this! Kev

I haven't bothered with the upgrade yet, but I'm hardly an advanced or experienced user at this stage. Maybe one day I will, but in my limited use so far, I haven't needed to. Kev

Welcome aboard, sir! Kev

Welcome aboard, Pascal! Kev

That is superb, Steve! Thanks for posting it. Kev

Welcome aboard, Bax! Kev

Yeah, it seems a very strange business decision, and reminds me a lot of the Photobucket debacle. Kev

Just picked up this news from Facebook, which pointed to a news article on The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/15/22332212/cricut-crafting-machine-design-space-upload-limit I'm not a Cricut user, so I don't fully appreciate the context of this news, but would love to hear from any of our members who are, and can discuss it in more detail. Sounds like bad news, though. Kev

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 existing forum sections. In other words, I'm open to suggestions to improve the structure and content of the forums. Kev

Are you able to upload the cut files here, Bill? (Over in the Downloads section, I mean.) Kev

Welcome aboard, Dave! Kev

Welcome aboard, Jamme! Kev

Awesome! Kev

Welcome aboard, Bill! Glad you could join us. Kev

Welcome aboard, John! Kev

Thanks for posting this, Alex! I've just moved it here to the Tutorials section, where it more appropriately belongs. Excellent work! Kev

Welcome aboard, Tom! Glad you were able to sort out your registration issues. Thanks for posting your Mustang files! Kev

Welcome aboard, Cameron! I've never heard of the Sizzix Eclips2 - you can tells us more about it? Kev

Beautiful build, Steve. I'm officially jealous! Kev