Why do you say your machine can only cut A4 size, I think it can cut A4 width but should be able to do up to 900mm long which would solve your problem.
If you're worries about waste painting / airbrushing isn't the hobby for you.
You can't worry about how much vinyl you're going to use on a job, most of what we do is wasted. Not all the paint we spray goes onto the shells, a certain amount goes into the air. When I'm cleaning my airbrush out thinners just get flushed through it.
Masking tape is used like it's going out of fashion and unfortunately vinyl is the same. My cutter won't cut to the edge of the vinyl so every time I use it there are strips down both sides at the edge which are effectively wasted.
I would just arrange your pieces onto your paper to obtain the best fit possible wasting the least amount of vinyl. If you can print this out onto paper as well you can mark it so you know what goes where.
Your question isn't 100% clear though so I hope I've answered what you need. Vinyl is so cheap though it's not worth trying to be tight with it. I buy it in 50m rolls, it last ages.
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