So today I was bored because of being iced in and I dug out the decals, took the cover off and put them on. Now I have a lot of experience with this type of decal as I'm an experience model builder. But I haven't done one in years. Did the eagle first and lost the tip of the wing. Got it repositioned but it simply wouldn't stay on. Ended up gluing it on with Elmers. Not the best choice but it worked. The other side went smoothly.

Figured the best way to keep the things on were to spray paint them with clear paint which they even recommend so I got a can and did just that. The damn decals bubbled up with little tiny bubbles. Actually makes them look aged if you can believe it. Can hardly notice on the eagle, the flag side is a bit more pronounced.