Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Quest Magnum Sport Loader #3012 Build, Part 17, Decals

You are supplied with three sets of decals (both right and left) for the three upper and three lower fin sides.
You won't need one set for the lower black fin, if set on the black paint they would just disappear.

This run of decals turned out to be thin and brittle.
The instructions recommend cutting the long MAGNUM decal in two, it's good advice. Cutting it between the G and M prevents it from tearing at a weak spot.




The vertical MAGNUM and the words Sport Loader are set beside each other but are two separate decals.

I decided to line up the bold MAGNUM over the mid line of the black fin. The "Sport Loader" is the same height and is set to the right of the MAGNUM decal.
I had already rounded the leading edges of all the fins.
The top of the fin decal sides didn't match up!
The instructions don't say to round the leading edges. If they were left square they would cover the flat side of the fin.

I was going to trim them back but getting all five fins to be even would be tough. I left it as is.

All the decals got a seal coat of Future brushed on with a Q-tip.
Be sure the edges get hit with the Future.

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