MPC Lambda Payloader Build, Part 12, Fin Stripe Decal

Sometimes you swing - and miss! So you compromise.

I hoped to place the fins stripes on both sides of the fins with the tops meeting up, rolling over the leading edge.

The first stripe was set down, parallel to the root edge.

Flipped to the other side - 

The ends were rolled over, ending up at an angle on the other side of the fin.

The second stripe was set, overlapping the first side decal over the top and bottom.

A new single edge razor blade cut a straight line through both thicknesses of overlapping decals. GO LIGHT with the cut. You are only cutting through the thin decals, not into the balsa.

You may have to hold down the overhang ends tight as shown on the right.  

Before the decal sets up and is still a bit wet - 

Lift up the decal ends and remove the overlaps.

Wet the lifted end and press them back down.

Sometimes this works, it depends on the fin shape and the angle of the leading edge. 

In this case it didn't work! There wasn't a good flow over the round leading edge.

I cut the top ends back a bit, just at the start of the rounded edge.

The two-sided decal stripes were also placed on the opposite fin. The kit box only showed one fin with the stripe. I decaled two fins for a better visual balance.