Monday, May 11, 2026

Estes USS Enterprise #1275, Part 43, Starting The Decals



Here's the original kit decals, probably from the mid 1970s.
They aren't creased or yellowed.




I've had the same bottle of MicroScale Liquid Decal Film for years, it seems to last a long time. This comes in handy when you have older, questionable decals.

It seems to brush on thick but dries very thin on the decal face.





A few of the decals are set down first, then more cardstock rectangles and a dowel are glued down with contact cement. 



Down the inside centerline of the propulsion unit tubes. That forward rectangle will get a cardstock piece glued over it. A dowel is glued on over that.

1 comment:

  1. I built that one back in the 70's I believe. I forgot how hard it was to build. Only flew it once.

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