RadBaron

Fantastic!

Yep, I had some 813 left over from previous projects and other than being a bit more tacky than I was expecting ive used it successfully on enamels, acrylics and lacquers.

The only downside I've experience sofar is leaving adhesive residue on canopies. Doesnt leave behind a trace on paint or bare plastic, but for some reason, it does on canopies. A quick polish with a moistened q-tip was enough to remove the residue. 

On 11/16/2020 at 8:26 AM, dashotgun said:

this looks good  to me

https://www.swingdesign.com/products/silhouette-cameo-4  277  with free shipping

also found the basic model at michaels a   craft store for  20% off so about 250 before tax.    the autoblades are sold out around the country strangely enough but they are only about 10 bucks at michaels so after the holiday I will pick up a 

Great deals!! All the extras are easily availiable from many sources, so whatever you buy, you'll be able to piece together the things you actually WANT 😀

And for an update on my original post, heres the Percival Provost. 

Roundels, finflash and codes were masked and painted. 

8 hours ago, dashotgun said:

so what else is needed besides the vinyl to cut if you buy the basic machine  besides the software.  Does it come with a cutting matt?  any other blades or tools?  The bundles include a lot of extraneous crap  I think.  With black friday coming  inquiring mines and all that

Find a bundle deal with the cutting mat and maybe some extra blades. 

The standard auto blade is more than enough to cut masks.

Oracal masking film is a commonly used masking film and at $20 for a 25ft roll, is great bang for your buck. As always, i'm open to suggestion for better alternatives!

The supplied free factory software does now include drawing tools like the "Trace " function. Its actually fairly comprehensive. The software is easy enough to use, and there are countless video tutorials online. Dont limit yourself to just watching modelling tutorials. Take the time to experiment and play around with it. The vinyl and masking film is relatively cheap, so making a mistake is an inexpensive learning tool. 

On 10/6/2020 at 1:13 PM, denders said:

It looks like coastairbrush.com carries Ultra Mask.

 

I've only purchased one time from them, airbrush part, but had no problems.

 

Dave

 

Thanks mate, I'll have a look!

Thanks guys! 

I knocked this one out for a bit of fun in-between more indepth projects. 

Knife blade for scale. 

I later painted in the details on the dragon by hand. 

Just a bit of fun to practice some airbrushing!

Denzil

Awesome writeup, Max, thankyou!

Can anyone recommend a good US suppliers for the Uktramask?

That's brilliant, Max! I've often used bare metal foil to make raised panels stiffeners, but struggled with the usual issues of making identical shapes etc. This'll make short work of them!

23 hours ago, Kevin Futter said:

I considered one of these when I was deciding to purchase, but opted for the Portrait instead.

 What were your considerations, Kev?

I picked the cameo purely because I was familiar with the precious model and figured this one would be similar, if slightly better than the 3 I was using. 

13 hours ago, Mozart said:

 give us some feedback. 

Will do!

I'm at early stages in terms of what the thing can do. Sofar I can draw and cut stickers and masks. Id like to learn what other materials are feasible and what fancy things the drawing software can do. 

ALL suggestions are welcomed!

Cheers,

Denzil

Finally got a new toy!

I'd been using my previous workplace's Cameo 3, so I'm excited to learn what more capabilities the 4 has!

First job: markings for a 1/48 Percival Provost!

Denzil

I'm building the old Hasegawa kit, but dead on accuracy isn't  critical, so masks to suit any of the mainstream kits would work. 

As the title suggests, does anyone have a drawing for p51B canopy?

Cheers,

Denzil.

Thanks guys, I really need to sit down and learn more about how to use the drawing software 😄

Gday Ray!

What have you got on the bench at the moment?

Denzil

Thanks mate!

After that, I played around with different designs, making some stickers for various applications.

Stickers on my car

Laptop

I've since moved on from that job, so I'll be buying a Cameo IV to cut the masks for the 1/32 ME110 thats half built on my bench!

Super excited to see what you guys all come up with 😁

Denzil

Howdy everyone, another LSPer here!

I'm an aircraft mechanic during the day, and after seeing the results guys were getting with paint masks, I thought I could apply the technique to full sized aircraft. The shop I worked at did a lot of high end avionics upgrades, and the need for unique stencils and placards allowed me to convince the boss to buy a Cameo III for that purpose. Since It was my idea, I got tasked with learning and putting it to use. Here are a few results. 

This is a circuit breaker panel from a Cessna 172

An entire brand new panel for a Piper Commanche 400