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Old 02-08-2021, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by tbzep
There's a decent possibility that their original white (over OD) was painted while on the cradles. ... Either way, it's not a perfectly rectangular strip like the Estes decal portrays.




That's correct. Forgive me, but I have a photo around here somewhere that shows a tech spray-painting a round while it's resting on the cradle, but I'll be darned if I can find it right now. And to your point, especially if sprayed, it's why the real cradle markings would be fuzzy, and not crisp.
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