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Thursday, September 5, 2024

Enerjet by Aerotech, Astrobee D Build, Part 27, Setting The Screw Stickers

Note: These are not water slide decals but peel and stick. 
I rub some water onto the body tube while the sticker sits on my knife edge in a bowl of water. The water doesn't let the sticker initially grab and allows for repositioning.  

The start / finish joint of the screw strips didn't end up perfectly spaced. The start / finish of the strip is in line with the launch lug and on the back side of the model whether on display or on the launcher.




The screw lines are in place,
Now tackle the screw plates and valve sticker.

The template is slid down while still lined up with fin "A".

The piece of tape has pencil marks for alignment of the sides. The low edge of the tape is the top of the sticker position.









Here's all the upper stickers in place.

When the glossy stickers are all in position, the shiny paint and stickers will get a shot of clear dull coat.

2 comments:

  1. Decals look good. I'm not a fan of the sticker decals. I've placed my sticker decals on white plastic sheets and photo copy them on printer decal material.

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    1. Hi Bill,
      If it were my build, I'd probably replace the stickers with home print water slide decals. This one goes back to Aerotech so I'm using what comes with the kit.

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