Making Model Railroad Signs with a Silhouette Cameo

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Have you ever wanted an accurate method to make signs for your model railroad? Sam D. Teague shows you how to make signs using a Silhouette Cameo design/cutting machine.

The Silhouette Cameo machine is normally used by crafters to make all sorts of craft decorations and custom fabricated designs for craft and fun. Sam wondered if it would be useful for model railroading. His first idea was to use the machine to make Location signs for his Santa Fe's Raton Subdivision Model Railroad.

In this video Sam explores the possibilities for sign making with the Cameo. Sam has always used a word processor like MS Word, to make his signs. Using MS Word to make HO scale signs worked well for Sam except that when the sign was completed and printed out, there wasn't a very precise way to cut the signs to exact size.

The Cameo Silhouette solves the cutting problem, and it is also a very capable machine when it comes to designing the sign and selecting fonts. Many styles of fonts are available with the Cameo and the cutting ability of the machine to cut out all sorts of shapes and sizes is almost limitless.

In videos still to come, Sam will explore making HO scale signs and other model railroad projects with the aid of the Cameo Silhouette.