My Cherokee Goon has been through 12 flights, many were Quest B6-4s
The upper wrap decal was dirty from the Quest ejection charges. The rocket is BT-60 based, short and very strong.
With a new decal wrap it would look like a new build.
Here's the Cherokee D decal you can find online.
I used this to do the re-draw.
The new decal draw had to be shorter. If it were the original height it would run over the Cherokee - D name decal.
The old wrap decal was pretty dirty. There was a lot of soot from the many Quest B6-4 engine flights.
The rest of the body and decals were clean.
The old decal peeled off clean without using any tape.
On the left you can see how dirty it was.
I replaced the Estes logo with "GOON".
I tried to get the right width but is never seems to come out right.
The overlap was set right above the launch lug.
The "new" improved Goon!
I'll add some Future clear coat to protect the new decal. I may not have done that the first time around. The ejection smoke sure stuck to that upper decal wrap.
Did you print the decals yourself? If so, have you ever documented your process, e.g. what kind of paper, what kind of printer, etc.?
ReplyDeleteHi Neil,
DeleteI do print many of them at home.
I use an HP Ink Jet 8000 printer and paper from Bel, available at decalpaper.com
The trick is the proper set up of your ink jet printer. All of that is in the posts below -
http://modelrocketbuilding.blogspot.com/2010/08/home-made-decal-tips-part-1.html
http://modelrocketbuilding.blogspot.com/2010/08/home-made-decals-part-2.html
http://modelrocketbuilding.blogspot.com/2010/08/home-made-decals-part-3.html
Home print decals are not as easy to use as kit supplied decals. They can take a LONG time to soak and release from the backing paper. They are also more translucent, looking best on a white or light color backgrounds.
Good luck - be ready to waste a few sheets getting it close.
Excellent, thanks.
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