Dr.Zooch
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In the words of one of my fellow rocket company persons... "Decals are the bane of my existence."
So it was that last week I was at the end of my package of Bel Decal paper when I ran out of decals for the Saturn V and Mercury Redstone- so I printed up some more. As usual I tested them. This time by applying some to a Saturn V that one of my customers had crashed and I was restoring. They seemed to tend to curl a lot more than normal- but finally settled into place and looked quite normal. The next day, I looked and they seemed okay- so I went about making up a batch of Mercury Redstone and Saturn V kits that included this batch of decals. Here it is a week later and... those Decals began falling off the test model!
Some of the kits with these decals have already been shipped, the rest will have an extra sheet slipped into the kit using new paper. If, one of you gets a kit and your decals fall off- just contact me and I'll send a free replacement.
I'm not sure what went wrong here- I'm not sure if the paper has a shelf life or what, but I found that a smear of white glue can place them back on and a heavy spray of Krystal Clear acrylic makes them secure.
Ya know... having your decals fall off can be a real embarrassment, especially when it happens at the field, during the boost, on a date or in front of your children- and although it is rare, we at Dr. Zooch Rockets want to help you. Those of you who suffer from DDD (Drop-off Decal Disorder) no longer have to cower in the shadows at monthly rocket launches. You can now sign up for our DDD seminar. For a one time fee of just $6,250 we'll let you take our course, "Dropoff Decals and You" on-line. There we'll teach you about DDD and how to deal with the shame that having your rocket leave the rod and also leave its decals behind can cause. You'll meet other rocketeers with DDD and recovering DDD people who will help you come out from the shadows of rocketry. We'll walk you through our 274 step program of therapy and recovery. You'll finally feel free to stand at a rocket launch and say to the other rocketeers "Yeah, my decals all fell off, SO WHAT! Go scorch yer'self!" Don't wait, sign up now! (all Dr. Zooch courses require a perscription and or a note from a parent or NASA senior manager- signed in ink. All courses are non-refundable and may be habit forming. Results may vary and some people may have none at all.)
So it was that last week I was at the end of my package of Bel Decal paper when I ran out of decals for the Saturn V and Mercury Redstone- so I printed up some more. As usual I tested them. This time by applying some to a Saturn V that one of my customers had crashed and I was restoring. They seemed to tend to curl a lot more than normal- but finally settled into place and looked quite normal. The next day, I looked and they seemed okay- so I went about making up a batch of Mercury Redstone and Saturn V kits that included this batch of decals. Here it is a week later and... those Decals began falling off the test model!
Some of the kits with these decals have already been shipped, the rest will have an extra sheet slipped into the kit using new paper. If, one of you gets a kit and your decals fall off- just contact me and I'll send a free replacement.
I'm not sure what went wrong here- I'm not sure if the paper has a shelf life or what, but I found that a smear of white glue can place them back on and a heavy spray of Krystal Clear acrylic makes them secure.
Ya know... having your decals fall off can be a real embarrassment, especially when it happens at the field, during the boost, on a date or in front of your children- and although it is rare, we at Dr. Zooch Rockets want to help you. Those of you who suffer from DDD (Drop-off Decal Disorder) no longer have to cower in the shadows at monthly rocket launches. You can now sign up for our DDD seminar. For a one time fee of just $6,250 we'll let you take our course, "Dropoff Decals and You" on-line. There we'll teach you about DDD and how to deal with the shame that having your rocket leave the rod and also leave its decals behind can cause. You'll meet other rocketeers with DDD and recovering DDD people who will help you come out from the shadows of rocketry. We'll walk you through our 274 step program of therapy and recovery. You'll finally feel free to stand at a rocket launch and say to the other rocketeers "Yeah, my decals all fell off, SO WHAT! Go scorch yer'self!" Don't wait, sign up now! (all Dr. Zooch courses require a perscription and or a note from a parent or NASA senior manager- signed in ink. All courses are non-refundable and may be habit forming. Results may vary and some people may have none at all.)
