Estes Starship Nova #1371 Build, Part 23, Decals

I could finally pull the tape covering the engine pods.
The extra work was worth it, the fluorescent orange showed up well inside the engine.









I wish Estes could print decals on the light blue backed paper so you could see the white pieces easier. The dashed lines were very close to the hard to see white ink.



You'll have to cut many of the decals close to the edge.
The face card art shows the engine pod decal right on the edge of the lip. I ended up setting this decal a hair back from the front edge.


The decal clear coat is thin.
TIP: Round off any inside corner cuts to reduce the chance of tearing.

I ended up setting the engine pod decal slightly back from the edge.
The decal was a bit too long at the bottom.





TIP: On the wing decal, slide the backing off so just the inside edge is off by about 3/16". You'll need the support of the backing paper to position it far enough into the root edge.