Semroc Little Joe II Build Paint and Decals

The lower body was painted using WalMart Colorplace Aluminum.

It's one of the better, cheap paints, around $1.00 a can.

Remember those extra trim decals I printed up awhile back? Click HERE for an example of how to make them.

The instructions say: Paint a black band 5/16" wide at the bottom of the main tube. A second band 5/32" wide is painted at the joint between the two wraps.

It'd be much easier just to use some of the black decal stripes printed out earlier. I cut some wider strips to the correct widths.

The strips were cut longer than needed. After drying, they were trimmed down by running a razor blade in the root edge and the overhang strip removed.

After trimming up, here's the lower half of the Little Joe. I'm still debating about adding a spraying on clear coat over the decals.

TIP: Clear coats over a metallic finish will turn a silver paint to a dull gray.