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Sunday, May 17, 2026

Estes USS Enterprise #1275, Part 49, Still More Decals

This disk gave me problems! I should have cut it in half before soaking like the other round decal.
I figured I'd set it down, let it dry, then slice at the edge of the overlap.

When cutting with a razor blade, the cut line chipped.
Things were good up until now!





These thin arc line and window decals were tricky.
It took some visual spacing and luck.

3 comments:

  1. I eradicated all my seams. It takes more time but, like your filling of spirals, I feel it's worth it.

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    1. Hi Phill,
      You're a brave guy! I thought with the plastic being so thin, it wouldn't be possible.

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    2. Wow! I presume you used backing strips (to give gluing area as well as surface reinforcement) along the seams, as would be typical on a lot of vacuform models?

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