Saturday, September 29, 2012

Estes Mk-109 Stingray Build Part 11 Decal Bands

When using stick on "decals" always apply the easiest ones first to get a feel for the thickness of the plastic and how sticky they are.

Some use water to allow repositioning, I prefer just to stick them down off the sheet.

The rear most band is too wide with the clear edges!
I was right, it is wide enough to cover the rough seam.

Note all the band decals will start and finish in line with one fin.



I returned it to the backing sheet to trim off the clear sides.

Use a sharp knife and straightedge and trim to the black borders.




There is one band above the fins without a black border.

A wrap of masking tape was placed above the red band location to give a straight edge for alignment.
If you can help it, you don't want to lift and re-apply self adhesive decals!

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