Took a crack at creating masks for the underside crosses which actually are even smaller. I used the out-to-out dimensions of crosses in my decal stash to confirm that these are 18mm wide and made the masks to suit. In doing so, I know I'm pushing the limits of the Cricut machine and the mask material as the outer black L's on the crosses would scale to just 18/32 or 0.56mm thick.
I started with masking for the outer limits of the cross and painting the white first this time.
The masks for the white L's were then applied, 4 in each cross, and I was able to use some of the extremely thin black L pieces to line them up and eyeballed the location of the rest. I then painted the black colour using Tamiya Rubber Black which is a duller black.
This is the reveal immediately after pulling the masks. As you can see, the thickness of the outer L's is inconsistent which was to be expected given the thickness.
Here's the other side after touching up the black using a .5mm art pen. Not bad I think. There are some tiny areas where the white needs to be touched up but I will need to wait for the black ink to dry.
Having now produced an acceptable painted hakenkreuz, I know the capabilities of the machine. I'm thinking that these smaller crosses are a lot more work than it's worth and certainly don't see myself making the complex (black/white/black) swastikas. However, the simplified, late war insignias should be a cinch as would be aircraft numbers, squadron codes, and simple personal markings.
I'm now debating whether I'll do the fuselage crosses as these are the same as the ones above but the upper wing crosses are probably a go. I like that I can control the colours using this method.
Thanks again for your interest.