Make Your Own Decals for Model Rockets

http://www.ApogeeRockets.com - Tired of hand-painting those crisp white squares and stripes on your Saturn service modules? In this quick Advanced Construction Video, Tim shows you how he “cheats” with printable white water-slide decal paper to get perfect, razor-sharp patterns—fast. What you’ll learn: • How to choose and buy the right laser-printer water-slide decal paper (clear vs. white) • How to cut, soak, and apply ultra-thin decals so they hug raised “puffy-ink” textures without hiding them • How to paint your own custom decal colors (like the orange stripe demo) for any paint scheme • Pro tips for aligning, sliding, and blotting decals to get dead-straight lines every time • Why this technique beats masking and freehand painting for scale-model rockets and complex patterns Grab a pack of decal paper, follow along, and give your next build that extra “wow” factor. Shop kits, motors, and building supplies at ApogeeRockets.com — and remember: may the winds be light, skies be blue, and all your rockets fly straight and true!