Aside from attaching the remaining gear doors, the bottom is done!
Only one slight problem: the decal for the "spear" immediately aft of the nose wheel well is actually the decal indicated for the top of the fuselage. The decal the instructions want you to use for the bottom fuselage is too big and it will either flop into the wheel well or intrude into the rest of the design underneath. Not a big deal, really.
These decals are some of the nicest I've ever dealt with. That white is perfectly opaque, you can hardly see the demarcation between the french blue and carmine red underneath them. They're relatively tough and can be poked and prodded, but the glue for the paper backing is pretty strong and does not care about the temperature of the water you use. Some decals will immediately slide off their paper if you put them in hot water, but these don't. You've got to soak them and keep soaking them until they decide to move. Fortunately when they're off the paper and onto a glossy surface, they move around nicely so you can massage them into place with a wet cotton swab.
Now on to the topside!
