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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 16, 2005 4:40 PM

Hi Rob J

The thing with the compuss cutter is the you can also cut circles in thin evergreen sheet as well as card. I use it all the time for making shelds for wheels & for making masks when doing camo on armor.

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 16, 2005 3:50 PM
THe problem is cutting perfect circles is not my specialty, thats why the circle cutting thing looks like a good idea.
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  • From: Greencastle, IN
Posted by eizzle on Friday, December 16, 2005 1:37 PM
You could also try cutting the circle you need on a recipe card and hold that over the area you want to shoot. It won't give it a hard edge, and you get the shape your looking for without worring about stripping paint.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 15, 2005 10:58 PM
That sounds great thanks for the tip.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 15, 2005 2:43 PM
Hi About tight curves & small circles go to your local art store & ask if they have or get you a compass cutter. Its like a compuss but has a small blade to cut circles & curves. hope this helpsPropeller [8-]
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 14, 2005 7:10 PM

 But what about those really tight curves? Like the ones the size of a quarter, maybe its just me but I cant get any kind of tape into that small a circle.

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  • From: Vancouver,Canada
Posted by clairnet_person on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:21 PM
For me I use masking tape or sometimes freehand but it's still a pain in the @$$ though so try using Tamiya or Pactra tape and those should help.
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Curves??
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 7:50 PM
Am I the only one here that can never paint a curve? It doesn’t matter if it’s a simple half circle in front of the intake of a jet or a cool dazzle camouflage pattern on a carrier. What do you use to do it?
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