dennismcc Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 That is so impressive Cheers Dennis Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Super nice! Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 (edited) Thanks everyone! One more challenge: since my red paint mix is not an exact match for the decals after all, I have to paint the tail squadron markings. Making the masks for the fine white outline, which barely appear against the background, is proving the trickiest part. However, I hope to have it all painted this weekend. Cheers, Tom Edited January 14, 2020 by Uncarina Out2gtcha, Kagemusha and Lothar 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Uncarina said: Thanks everyone! One more challenge: since my red paint mix is not an exact match for the decals after all, I have to paint the tail squadron markings. Making the masks for the fine white outline, which barely appear against the background, is proving the trickiest part. However, I hope to have it all painted this weekend. Your new Silhouette cutter to the rescue!! You should be able to import that pin into the Silhouette software and make a cut pattern for it. For the white parts, if you have a "paint" type program it sometimes helps greatly to "fill" areas like the white. If you can fill by color, you can change the white to a darker color, and the Silhouette software will pick it up easier. Also, make sure you have the high pass filter off. I have found it sometimes really prevents you from getting the cut parts you need. You can use the low pass filter, but make sure you reduce the "scale" down to 1 to 4, and you can play with the "Threshold" slider to see what the software will pick up by how much you slide it in any direction. If worse comes to worse, you can cut out the decals and place them on a dark background, then re-scan them into the computer and the Silhouette software should pick up the white better. If you need any info or help LMK! Uncarina and Kagemusha 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Lund Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Holy smoke that is one great paintjob !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted January 15, 2020 Author Share Posted January 15, 2020 9 hours ago, Out2gtcha said: Your new Silhouette cutter to the rescue!! You should be able to import that pin into the Silhouette software and make a cut pattern for it. For the white parts, if you have a "paint" type program it sometimes helps greatly to "fill" areas like the white. If you can fill by color, you can change the white to a darker color, and the Silhouette software will pick it up easier. Also, make sure you have the high pass filter off. I have found it sometimes really prevents you from getting the cut parts you need. You can use the low pass filter, but make sure you reduce the "scale" down to 1 to 4, and you can play with the "Threshold" slider to see what the software will pick up by how much you slide it in any direction. If worse comes to worse, you can cut out the decals and place them on a dark background, then re-scan them into the computer and the Silhouette software should pick up the white better. If you need any info or help LMK! Brian, Thank you! I will put this info to good use. 8 hours ago, Thomas Lund said: Holy smoke that is one great paintjob !!! Thanks Thomas! It got easier once I got the hang of it. Cheers, Tom Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 Just a small update: I managed to generate masks, but the outlines have ragged edges not corresponding to the screen image. I might have damaged the craft cutter autoblade when I started a previous cut job while forgetting to use the plastic sheet that the mask aheres to! I ordered a new blade. To be continued! Cheers, Tom Out2gtcha and Kagemusha 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 I've got several extra blades Tom, just in case of such scenarios. I'd set your blade to the highest/lightest setting when you get a replacement and try from there. I think I have my blade on 1 IIRC. I would recommend not using the cutting mat if you can avoid it. My machine seems to run smoother with less stress on the blade when not using the provided cutting mat and just sending the 8x12 pieces of Oramask through by themselves. Kagemusha and Uncarina 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Holy moley! That is one sweet looking build! What an eye-pleaser! Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 10 hours ago, Out2gtcha said: I've got several extra blades Tom, just in case of such scenarios. I'd set your blade to the highest/lightest setting when you get a replacement and try from there. I think I have my blade on 1 IIRC. I would recommend not using the cutting mat if you can avoid it. My machine seems to run smoother with less stress on the blade when not using the provided cutting mat and just sending the 8x12 pieces of Oramask through by themselves. Brian, Thanks, I will give that a shot. I’ve been using the Tamiya masking sheets so far, since I’ve had difficulty finding Oramask 810 in the size you mentioned. Where do you buy yours? Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 3 hours ago, Gazzas said: Holy moley! That is one sweet looking build! What an eye-pleaser! Thanks Gaz! It has been a really fun build so far. Hopefully just a few more things done to see it through. Cheers, Tom Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Hey Tom, I purchased my Oramask from a site online in bulk on a 24" x 70' roll. Then I just took the roll to my local FedEx Office and used their big cutter to cut 12" sections off, then took all those and cut them into 3 8" pieces. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 Brian, Got it, thanks--that makes good sense. Cheers, Tom Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 Finally have the squadron masks sorted. Not much left to do except final details and weathering! Cheers, Tom Brett M, blackbetty, Jan_G and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Wow, Tom looks like you figured out how best to import the squadron marking into the Silouhette! Well done bud Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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