Semroc Laser X, KV-33 Build, Part 12, Decals!

The vertical body decals are centered between the fins and upper roll pattern wrap decal.

TIPS: Make a light pencil line at the center point on the body and the center point of the decal. Simply line up the center pencil marks and the decal will be centered.

GOTCHA: The decals didn't have a deep opaque color like my earlier Semroc Laser X kit did. The decals were also very brittle.

The larger roll pattern wrap cracked!

I figured I would simply slide it up and trim off the broken up area.

Notice the darker red vertical band on the right center side. This is the decal overlap. It has a richer red from being two layers of ink.  

Here's another example of centering marks.

Mark the body tube at the center point. Mark the decal at the center.

If the pencil marks are in line, your decal is centered! This is how I would center headlines when doing paste-up at the print shop.

The UNITED STATES decal (set on bright white paint) looks pink next to the rich red color of the fins.

The upper body adapter did need some masking tape to get a good fit.

TIP: Roll the tape over the edge of the low end of the adapter so the tape edge won't lift up when slid into the body tube.