@chinesegeorge, @bikequeen - From a small amount of research that I did, the Gloss clear should be fine over the decals, but in a situation like this where the decals should actually look like they're vinyl decals on the 'real' thing, no covering is necessary at all. If you're applying decals that should appear to be painted on detail, then clear, sand, clear, sand until there's no edge visible. Or, if the model is going to be handled frequently, a clear seems recommended but, again, from a minimal amount of research, it seems that many people don't clear decals. It would also be a challenge on a bike like this where there are decals on both gloss and semi gloss surfaces and there are areas of flat paint. I believe that between the MicroSet and the MicroSol, they aren't going anywhere. We'll see...

@bikequeen - the decals are really well designed for this model. They wrap the surfaces really nicely. Just have to be patient and use MicroSol. This bike seems pretty glossy from the photos on the team website. I feel like the Tamiya paints replicate the overall gloss quite accurately.

So, if the decals are a slightly more matte finish than the paint, it will look even more accurate and you never have to worry about someone touching them more than once!

@bikequeen - I bought the set off of eBay. The seller was hly-leon. I paid $74.16.

@bikequeen - I completely agree Cricket.

@rory - Thanks Rory, it was definitely a fun build. It took a bit longer than I wanted, but the finished piece is pretty sweet.