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Some help required with spraying masks
I use exclusively MRP paints Mark. Very easy to use, dry within minutes.
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Some help required with spraying masks
Looks like youâre on the right track Mark, practice then is the thing! Good luck. Max
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Some help required with spraying masks
Firstly Mark (oh, and welcome!) what transfer medium are you using? Some are better than others, I always use the Cricut stuff, itâs so much better than Frisket for instance. Doing the Balkenkreuze, my method is always to firstly put an âemptyâ mask in place. Sometimes I prepare one specifically when I am designing the mask sheet, or I carefully lift the parts out of the actual mask using the transfer sheet. Then spray the empty mask area with white. When that is dry, carefully replace the mask elements which are still on the Cricut transfer sheet, so effectively the whole mask is back together as one. Finally, weed out the black area masks and spray. Remove the remaining masks when dry. Hope this makes sense and helps! Unfortunately I donât have any sequence shots of doing a Luftwaffe mask, but this recent Typhoon roundel illustrates the principle, especially steps 1 and 2: Max
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Adjusting Your Forum View Settings
It seems to be the trend these days that we are increasingly being told âwhatâs best for usâ by those who deem themselves to have the power, I have a particular beef with some of the settings on my iphone for instance. Really pisses me off. So I hope a) that I am allowed to stick with this setting, and b) that the LSP format doesnât change like this one has!
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Adjusting Your Forum View Settings
Thanks for that Kev. I have to say that I donât like the boxy- grid format at all, find it most off-putting, so Iâm much happier now that I have reverted to the âclassicâ format. Max
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G'day from Tassie
Good to see a new member, and somebody who has recognised the immense value and potential in making your own masks. I hope you find something of value here Michael, though Iâm afraid as a Silhouette user my knowledge of Cricut is zero! âšď¸đ Max
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Hello from the UK
Hello Jamie, and welcome. Buying your wife a Cricut is the way to go, âmyâ Silhouette machine was a present for my wife 11 years ago, bought to help her card making hobby. She still doesnât know how to use it!
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Hi there!
Hello Davy, welcome to the world of mask making! If you donât find an answer here to any questions, just ask. Max
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Forum Software Upgrade - IMPORTANT!
Works fine for me Kev, well done, and please donât retire! đ Max
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Physical cutting v laser cutting
Definitely the way to go for small stuff Guy, is a laser cutter available at a reasonable price? I must admit I have no knowledge whatsoever about them; availability, cost, ease of use, material to be cut, machine size etc etc. Iâll be interested to know what you know or have researched. Max
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BBMF Airfix 1/24th scale Mk.IX Spitfire
Indeed a superb Spitfire in all its detail and authenticity. If I may add a little to Guyâs post? He asked me about the âdo not walkâ markings over the wing bulges, even in 1/24 scale these were going to be a challenge for the Silhouette cutter, so I prepared a range based on Guyâs estimates and measurements of the length of the dashed markings: I had to fiddle the length of the dashed lines for the optimum effect, the letters from memory are 1.5mm tall. The âBâ inevitably was the least successful, but overall a good result: Max
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Newby checking in
Good to see you here John, Iâm sure youâll soon discover the benefits of your cutting machine, though being a Silhouette user I canât offer any specific advice on the Cricut. Max
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Best transparent transfer medium ?
Cricut transfer sheet every time.
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New here
Welcome Benjamin. Tips and tricksâŚ..hmmm, there are so many that I have learned over the years. I like to make life as simple and straightforward as possible so I give each task a lot of thought before I start to determine the most efficient way of working, and one of the most useful tools is the âOBJECTâ, âMIRRORâ tool on the top bar where you can flip sections of your drawing to build up the final design. Max