These decals were very thin, the final clear coat could have been thicker. I'd recommend giving the decal sheet a coat of Micro Liquid Decal Film or a shot of clear acrylic before attempting a transfer onto the model.
These three decals should be cut close to the printed image.
Note the center slot on the decal is wider than the vertical piece it fits around. I had to cut the bottom of the "U" notch a bit deeper to fit correctly.
TIP: Look close to find a small Estes logo. That tells you which side should be facing up.
Mentioned earlier, spacing of the red legs over the ring is critical to the fit and spacing of the wrap decals. Do a dry fit (above picture) to see the open spacing at the right and left sides.
The wrap decal on the above right is bluer than the current gray kit decal. This decal was from a pre-production kit.
The many grid decals could be difficult to space evenly.
I made a placement template out of card stock to be sure all the decals were in the same position.
The card stock template is flipped over to set the grid decal on the other side. There are 12 grid decals to set!
This shows the finished template placement used for the inside grids.
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