The Spitfire's Bottom Decals

This evening I started the decal process. I've decided to break it into a few nights for a few different reasons. 

1. I would like to do some work on the model but not consume the entire evening.
2. Prevent eye strain.
3. Reduce frustration.
4. Finally and most importantly, give the decals in one area an entire night to set. That way, I won't inevitably put my finger in the wrong spot and mess up a soft decal. 

I've noticed that after a couple of gloss coats, the underside was a bit bumpy. I took my highest grade of sandpaper, gave it a couple of light passes and it was nice and smooth.

Every modeller knows, Micro Set and Micro Sol. The Set goes down first while the decal is soaking. It increases adhesion to the model. Once you fiddle around with the decal for a while on the model, gently touch it with a cotton swab to soak up some excess liquid....then fiddle a little more, touch it again...fiddle, gently roll the cotton swab to set the decal and remove air bubbles. Put some Sol on top and move on. The Sol will make the decal wrinkle, but don't worry, it'll work itself out and it will look more painted on then a decal.

The finished decals for the bottom. This version of the model apparently didn't have roundels on the bottom and I decided not to sweat it. I started with the bottom since the decals were small and if I screwed something up, well, it's on the bottom.

Now it's time to let it sit over night and set.

That's all I have tonight. No witty wordplay this evening, I'll try to save some up for next time.