Estes Nike Apache Build Part 10, Decals and Black Trim

The clear borders will have to be cut back on the silver sides, otherwise they would bump into the fins and overhang the top of the body tube.




After the wrap decals were in place the open white areas were set and centered over a ruler.
The red Thiokol decal was centered in the white and between two fins.

Instead of masking again I used the contact paper blackboard material again.
It took a few tries to get the right width. The front of the Contact paper piece butted up against the edge of the decal.

Earlier I had rounded the leading edges of the fins. There's a little red peeking out around that leading edge but it doesn't really matter. this was much easier than more masking on the small BT-5 tube.

The instructions said to paint the nose cone silver but aluminum is a close match to the decal color.