Estes Mercury Redstone #1921 Build Part 23, Capsule Decals

I went to Alway's Rockets Of The World for decal placement.
The kit only gives you one "UNITED STATES". I'll set it on the opposite side of the window as shown in the overhead drawing.

The white decals are very hard to see on the decal sheets so they are outlined with a dashed line.

The inset picture shows how I cut them just inside the dashes.

Here's how the decals were placed.
Rolling over the decals with a wet Q-tip will help the decal fit better into the corrugations.







I've had a bottle of Micro Sol for a few years and use it rarely.
It's needed for this kit so the decals will go all the way into the corrugations.
It you use Micro Sol correctly, the decal will look like it is painted on the model.

I didn't use a brush but dabbed the Micro Sol over the decal with a Q-tip.
On the left is the decal before using the Micro Sol, the inset picture shows the decal after using it.

There was a slight distortion on the "RTY" of Liberty and the "LL" of Bell.
On the capsule, the left side of that decal area is smooth. The right side has corrugations. The decal could shrink a bit where the decal is pulled down into the corrugations.