MikeC

Hi Daniel, welcome aboard.

Hi, welcome to our small corner of the online modelling world.

Hi Francis, Welcome to the forum. As Mozart says, there are no daft questions, so ask away. We've all gone through the initial stage, and for me anyway, it was a process of trial, error and learning, not least when I couldn't get my Portrait 3 to work, and eventually found I was loading the material (Artool Ultra Mask for me) in slightly the wrong place!

Another familiar name: hi Jonners, good to see you here. Welcome aboard.

Hi Pete, welcome.

Thanks Kev. Hopefully not an attempted attack, another instance of the outbreak of modelling site hacking (eg LSM) which seems to have broken out lately.

It's always well to remember that whilst there were and are official standards for fonts, they were not always followed. Unit codes during WW II were generally painted on at unit level, and there was a degree of variation. For example, on a Lancaster I'm doing (LL845/WS:L of IX(B) Sqn) the stroke ends on the "S" are cut off at an angle. Without wishing to seem to promote my own product thread, it does allow any modification needed. I daresay that those who know more about drawing software and file formats than I do can come up with other methods, and that's as it should be.

Hello and welcome from the UK.

Hi, and welcome to the Dark Side wonderful world of masking. I the "lo-tack" version of the Silhouette cutting mat, which for some reason they don't include with the cutter. I got mine from the UK supplier where I bought my Portrait 3, I'm not sure where you'd get one in Canada but I assume they would be available.

Hola y bienvenido. 👋

I don't have a Phantom, but I did need to cut some plastic sheet. I remembered this, and hoped you'd included the relevant settings: you had. So thank you! (I don't know where the emojis have gone, they don't seem to work, so please imagine a smiling thumbs-up.)

Thanks. Basically, work from the centre out. What I've come to after reading a few "how-tos" and getting it wrong a few times since this model is to: Weed out the entire roundel, leaving only the surround in place on the model. Paint the entire roundel white (assuming a red/white/blue roundel).. Put the entire roundel mask back apart from the red centre: spray that red. Leaving the white, mask the red centre. Some folk make a separate centre circle slightly bigger than the red, or use liquid mask, to make sure the red/white demarcation is covered. Remove the mask where the blue will be, and spray that. Voila, one roundel. Using transfer tape helps to keep the mask elements in line, but it is mainly eyeballed.

I use this too, it works for my purposes. But one small point: the product name is two words, "Ultra Mask". I'm sorry to correct you, I'm not trying to be pedantic, but it's caught me out before, wondering why I can't find any "Ultramask" online.

Bonjour Pascal, bienvenue.

Hi, and welcome aboard.

I would have expected better (using Portrait 3 with Artool Ultra Mask), but most of the solutions have been mentioned already. As a last resort you could try superimposing two masks with the imperfections in a different place, so the net result is a circle. Other than that, post-spray touch-up with a brush is not ideal, but could be acceptable.

Hi, welcome aboard.

Well hello, welcome aboard. You'll find quite a few names from LSP here. Do you use the same "handle" there, or something different?

aboard, there are a few here who are also on BM, and if you ever frequent LSP (I assume you've at least looked it over, given the scales you mention) you'll also find some familiar "handles".

Hi, welcome aboard 👋 . I'm a mere yoof, I'm afraid - by the time I started Airfix kits were 2 bob.

Spitfire Tr-9-G-CCCA.studio3I debated whether to put this in "Military" or "Civil", but decided that as the aircraft has a Civilian registration it's probably more appropriate here. If that's incorrect, please let me know. This is an alternative scheme for the Airfix Tr9 two-seat Spitfire. In fact, it is the boxtop option (Irish Air Corps no 161) at a later point in its existence. It wore this scheme from about 2009-2010 for a few years, but now flies wearing its original serial number, PV202, and the codes "JW". The full history can be found here under that number: http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p094.html A good set of photos of this bird by various photographers at various points in its career can be found on ABPic and no doubt on other sites. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/search?registration=G-CCCA&date_taken=&information=&tag_fields=%5B%5D File Information Submitter MikeC Submitted 09/24/2025 Category Aircraft - Civil View File

Hi Casey, welcome aboard.

Hs-123-WS General masks for ICM 1/32 Hs 123: will fit any boxing, as the plastic is the same in each case. Has been used on my model https://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/103608-icm-hs-123-a-1/ File contains: Masks for windscreen - external only. One spare set provided. Note that as far as I can tell from photos, the outer edges of the windscreen were unframed, and only the lower frame and the central uprights need painting. If this is incorrect, please message me. Masks for main wheel centres. One spare pair provided. Masks for tail wheel centre. One spare pair provided. Mask for engine mount, part E7, so you don't paint over where the glue goes. File Information Submitter MikeC Submitted 09/04/2025 Category Canopy Masks View File