To finish the decals, the plan was to get rid of the white border. For that, I used a small wide brush with soft bristles, about 1/4" wide. For paint, I used acrylic brush on paint.

I went around the edge of the decals, feathering the black for a very thin layer over the edge. I had to go over twice because I was applying it so thin.


When I was done, the white border wasn't visible. But, the acrylic was not the same glossiness as the spray paint. If you noticed on the earlier pictures, I had wet sanded the black, so it wasn't consistently glossy either. That's because I knew that I'd need to clearcoat the rocket once the decals and acrylic paint were applied and dried.

I also cut some white trim for the fins, to emulate the finish on the Baby Bertha. That was applied with adhesive-backed monokote, which I cut with the laser.

Finally, with the clearcoat, everything blended together.

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