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Happy, Happy....

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 4:28 pm
by LyleW
Why you ask? I just cut my first canopy masks with the Silhouette cutter that I bought. I bought Do-335 masks, but I was so excited about finding them for the Revell kit, I didh't pay attention that they were 1/72 rather than 1/48. Scanned them, made them 150% and once I figured out the cutter, we have 1/48 scale masks. So, please save your backing sheets from your masks, you can send them to me and we can cut some to see how this all works.

I have to go buy some wider tape, though. Tried some frisket from HL and it is simply too clear and too thin. I put a strip of blue painters tape down and Shazaam....

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Re: Happy, Happy....

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 4:26 am
by Thomas_M
Promising! Wonder how they will fit.

Re: Happy, Happy....

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 5:11 am
by LyleW
Jim - if you have it send it.

Thomas - Fit may be a bit off, but seems to be easily corrected with a bit of tape. Much easier to do that on a spot or two. This is probably not the best test, as much as I've been messing around with it. We'll see.

A nice feather is that you can ungroup the image and cut the individual panes if you want. With the ungrouping, you can also (it would seem) ungroup a star/bar or other decals and cut the individual pieces.

Re: Happy, Happy....

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 6:28 am
by KSaarni
Well that was a cool device Lyle!
(and also excellent results by the way...)

- Kari

Re: Happy, Happy....

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:52 pm
by BorgR3mc0
I sense a new AM manufacturer is in the making: "uncle Lyle's homegrown masks" has a nice ring to it.

Re: Happy, Happy....

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 1:02 pm
by LyleW
gotta put me some possum on the table somehow! If I can nail this down, i'll be happy to make a set if you can get the template. No work is guaranteed, all pricing is what I feel like charging and you'll take what you get!

Re: Happy, Happy....

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 11:43 pm
by Thomas_M
Uncle Lyle's 'tucky Masks! :D

Hurry and safe this brand name immediately!

Re: Happy, Happy....

Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 1:59 pm
by LyleW
I may even add a line of pre-cut 1", 1.5" pieces of wires from speaker wire. Hey, I could be on to something.