How To Use A Cricut Machine For Model Railroad Projects!

In the past, I have had great success with making black designs on light colored Lionel and Marx models. However, my experiment with making white decals proved a failure. Then, it suddenly occurred to me that I could use vinyl to create custom lettering for locomotives and rolling stock.
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[@michaelramsey82]

I was wondering recently if this was possible in O scale! Looks like it might be worth a try. For more permanent lettering, you could probably use the vinyl lettering as a mask - spray the whole thing in the color of the text, apply the vinyl, spray the background color, then carefully peel off the vinyl.

[@ToyTrainTipsAndTricks]

Interesting idea.

[@genemanno1533]

I’ve been using vinyl transfers for a couple years now. But not home made as shown here. Purchased numbers and letters in various sizes and colors individually applied is available on Amazon. Your custom lettering is neat. 😊 But I’ don’t think I’d have a need for the machine and software outside of my toy trains to justify it. Interesting presentation.😊

[@ToyTrainTipsAndTricks]

Thanks for sharing!

[@IndianaNorthWestern]

My friend needed help with making lettering on the side of a tender for his 7" gauge mikado he built, and I used his cricket to make a stencil of what he wanted, stuck it on, and used my ungodly expensive enamel spray paint to paint the lettering. Ended up sticking gold leaf ontop after it all cured, but the finish was really nice as just paint.
I would personally do it the way I mentioned above, paint lasts longer than a sticker anyways.

[@ToyTrainTipsAndTricks]

Interesting.

[@mdeange3]

I was not aware of this equipment, the possibilities of design are infinite, and the final details are stunning.👍
Thank you for the presentation. 🙂 Is it possible to use a customized original logo using this product?

[@ToyTrainTipsAndTricks]

Yes. You can import images into the machine as well.

[@johnblair8146]

2:55 you can also use ANY font on your system in Design Space.

[@ToyTrainTipsAndTricks]

Yes. That's included in the "hundred or so." I don't have many fonts on my desktop.

[@johnblair8146]

@@ToyTrainTipsAndTricks IHave a font management app on my computer to manage my 1,000+ fonts. One of my other hobbies is typesetting.

[@Engine1988]

Another thing to invest in...

[@ToyTrainTipsAndTricks]

:-)

[@carldebellis7310]

Awesome work Mike!

[@ToyTrainTipsAndTricks]

Thanks a bunch!

[@plunkervillerr1529]

EUREKA!

[@ToyTrainTipsAndTricks]

:-)