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Welcome Andy, great intro! I hope you enjoy your delve into the model-making hobby, being able to make your own masks is so fulfilling and useful. There’s lots of advice here but if you need more, ask away. Max

Welcome Francis, sorry the late response! It appears from some reports that the earlier machines, like my Cameo 2 and your recent purchase whilst they do fewer “tricks” actually produce better and more consistent results! Any questions, ask away…..there are no daft ones! Max

It works Kev, well done!

Good to see you here Pete! If you build in 1/32, are you a member here It’s a great forum with very friendly helpful members, and administered expertly by Kev, see above. Max

Hello Gary, and welcome. The Silhouette sticky mats are super (read “over”) sticky to begin with but some of it will soon wear off so that it’s manageable. You could try de-tacking it to a degree by just placing your hands on it a few times, or a sheet of paper then easing it off carefully. It’s a pain but something you just have to work through I’m afraid. Max

As Kev says, hosting pictures is a learned art which puzzles many, but easy enough once you get into a routine. I use ImageShack, never had any difficulty with it.

Busy man then Jose, working in ATC! Welcome to masking madness.😀 Max

Glad you have joined us Dainis, welcome and hopefully you’ll find lots of useful stuff here. Are you on LSP too, it’s a good place to be! Max

Welcome Tudor, we have several Cricut users here so I hope you find benefit from the site. Max

Good to see you here Jonners, I hope you find lots of useful stuff here but anything further you need to know, just ask. Can’t guarantee an answer but we’ll try! Max

Canopies with straight edges are simple, less so those that are curved. For those I think there is no other way than Kev’s method; use Tamiya tape over the canopy, draw edges with a sharp pencil then apply to a flat surface. I usually then scan this, import it into Studio and trace. Then it’s a matter of trial fit, adjust, trial fit ad infinitum till accurate.

Welcome Gerson! There’s lots to learn here but if you have any other questions, ask away and we’ll do our best to answer them. Cheers Max

Great result Joe/Phil! The arc tool is quite tricky to use in Studio, I always do curves the way that you have discovered using the “bendy” line tool in the largest screen size possible. Any misplaced points can be corrected and brought into alignment very easily. On a canopy like yours, once I have got one corner curve accurately drawn, I copy multiple times, then go to “Object” on the top bar, and flip each corner horizontally or vertically to suit its position. Saves a lot of drawing time and aids consistency.

Good job Joe! 👍

Same principle as Mike, but I work from the outside in! Horses for courses. Max