The elevon decals should retain the same spacing from top to bottom.
The stripe decals start and center at the nose cone tip. Bear in mind, the second longer strip end is set into the open intake.
Notice how the ends of the front door strip and longer rear window strip but up against each other at the nose cone / body tube end.
Here's how the end of the window strip slips into the front of the intake.
I don't usually use a clear coating, but will use some Future to seal the open end edges.
I also used some Future on the edges of the elevon decals. The ends might lift without the extra adhesion.
Amazing work, as usual. One thing I noticed, though. I can tell the nosecone was molded in yellow plastic. There is a slight difference in its color versus the body tube white.
ReplyDeleteHi Mark,
DeleteThat's a Apogee plastic nose cone. I should have hit it with one more coat of filler/primer before shooting the final white. The yellow can show through if the final coat is white. Other colors - not so much!
These nose cones were first developed by Starlight Rocketry, Apogee bought the molds. I've talked with Tim at Apogee about using white plastic for half of the next run of nose cones for us scratch builders.