If you've ever tried to position those tiny camera targets in the Estes Saturn V kit, you'll wish they provided a few extras. These little decals magically disappear after you think they are in position. You'll find them sticking to a finger or in your lap!
There is two sets of four thruster ovals on the Shark decal PDF.
The instructions say to draw the thrusters with ink. I wanted a cleaner, consistent shape than what could be drawn by hand.
The thruster decals are small!
Use tweezers to hold them. Don't let the decals sink to the bottom of the soaking water. Float them on the surface as they soak.
After the decal set in and dries,
apply some Future clear acrylic using a Q-tip.
I ended up using all eight decals to get four properly placed.
Tiny decals are always a challenge to deal with. They can begin to float off the backing and into water while you soak them. There's not much to hang onto when sliding it off the backing. If you blot the excess water with a tissue (like what you might do with larger decal), the decal is likely to end up on the tissue rather than model. Using a cotton swab gives you better control with this -- but there's also the tendency for the decal sticking to the swab. And even if you do get the decal positioned on the model, further handling of model could result in the decal ending up elsewhere (such as hand, or something on which you rested the model).
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