Ben Brown Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 What would be the smallest size of letters that could be machine cut for a vinyl mask? I'm thinking of building this car, and will have to mask some of the logos to paint the gunmetal gray ares. The letters for the drivers' names and the Volt logos on the mirrors are going to give me trouble. They'll be ~2 mm tall. I haven't found anything like Letraset letters that are in Dayglo yellow/green and I don't want to go to the expense of having custom dry transfers made. Any suggestions? Thanks! Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
karl h Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 my Roland cutter gives up at about 7mm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 (edited) Thanks. I figured what I need would be too small for a cutter. Might have to find a less ambitious livery that's easier to replicate. Plus, it just dawned on me, I could use dry transfer letters as masks.... Ben Edited September 26, 2019 by Ben Brown Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winnie Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 A Cameo would do about 2mm ish, at very low speeds and on a decent medium Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share Posted September 30, 2019 (edited) Thanks! I think I’m going to give up on the Volt car and go with one with a different livery. It’s too bad because that fluorescent yellow paint would have looked awesome! Ben Edited September 30, 2019 by Ben Brown Quote Link to post Share on other sites
niart17 Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Yes, that's a shame because that is an awesome looking paint scheme. Have you thought about trying to print just those decals? I know it would be hard to get an exact match and to get the decal to conform around the mirror, but worth a shot maybe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 Yes, I was thinking I could get away with printing the driver names and the mirror logos in plain ol' yellow, since they're small. The Volt logos on the front and wing can be masked. I'll keep at it. I won't be starting the model until I get a few more things off of my plate, so I have some time. If all else fails, I'm going to build it as one of these two Compass Racing cars: Cheers! Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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