Hello All,
A thought…
I too modeled 1/35th-scale military models in my teens; early 1970s.
My first attempt was a Sherman Tank.
I used Testors glue in the tube.
The finished model looked like it had been covered in spider webs because of the “string effect” of the glue.
Despite that, I was proud of my accomplishment.
I learned to apply decals to those models with the “toothpick and Xacto knife” method.
The toothpick was used to pick up and position the decal(s) and the tip of the #11 blade was used to pierce the inevitable bubbles.
If the decals were not perfect, I didn’t care- -I had done it!
As “adult” modelers we fear imperfections to the point of “analysis paralysis.”
Check out this thread…
Did or Do Paint Shops Make Mistakes?
Hope this helps.