Need Help with Decals and numbers

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I am posting this question here because this is a F-86 specific issue.

 

Currently, you can use the F-86 main decal to basically create any variation for a base skin, allowing something like different side numbers for aircraft that don't conform to the USAF defaults. I am doing a series of US Navy and Marine Corps FJ-3 Fury skins using the F-86. I would like to assign different side numbers and serial numbers to the individual aircraft by using the decal.

 

Where I run into trouble is when the decal places things that overlap the number areas on the model (under the tail and at the base of the v-stab). Here is an example from my VMF-312 skin:

 

The "good side" how it should look:

you can see the 136126 serial number just fine since the USAF numbers normally display further forward.

 

Here is how it looks on the port side:

 

You can see that the serial number is mostly cut off by the spots reserved for the USAF numbers.

 

Here's the relevant part of the desc.lua:

    {"F86_MAIN", 0, "F-86F_MAIN_DIF_VMF312", false};
   {"F86_MAIN", 2 ,"F-86f_MAIN_SPEC_VMF312",false};
   {"F86_MAIN", DECAL,"f-86f_Modex_8", false}, 
   
   {"F86_BORT_NUMBER_TAIL_01", 0 ,"F-86F_MAIN_DIF_VMF312",false};
   {"F86_BORT_NUMBER_TAIL_01", 2 ,"F-86f_MAIN_SPEC_VMF312",false};
   {"F86_BORT_NUMBER_TAIL_01", DECAL ,"empty",true};
       
   {"F86_BORT_NUMBER_TAIL_10", 0 ,"F-86F_MAIN_DIF_VMF312",false};
   {"F86_BORT_NUMBER_TAIL_10", 2 ,"F-86f_MAIN_SPEC_VMF312",false};
   {"F86_BORT_NUMBER_TAIL_10", DECAL ,"empty",true};
       
   {"F86_BORT_NUMBER_TAIL_100", 0 ,"F-86F_MAIN_DIF_VMF312", false};
   {"F86_BORT_NUMBER_TAIL_100", 2 ,"F-86f_MAIN_SPEC_VMF312",false};
   {"F86_BORT_NUMBER_TAIL_100", DECAL ,"empty",true};

   {"F86_BORT_NUMBER_01", 0 ,"F-86F_MAIN_DIF_VMF312", false};
   {"F86_BORT_NUMBER_01", 2 ,"F-86f_MAIN_SPEC_VMF312",false};
   {"F86_BORT_NUMBER_01", DECAL ,"empty",true};

   {"F86_BORT_NUMBER_10", 0 ,"F-86F_MAIN_DIF_VMF312", false};
   {"F86_BORT_NUMBER_10", 2 ,"F-86f_MAIN_SPEC_VMF312",false};
   {"F86_BORT_NUMBER_10", DECAL ,"empty",true};

   {"F86_BORT_NUMBER_100", 0 ,"F-86F_MAIN_DIF_VMF312", false};
   {"F86_BORT_NUMBER_100", 2 ,"F-86f_MAIN_SPEC_VMF312",false};
   {"F86_BORT_NUMBER_100", DECAL ,"empty",true};

 

I know that I can put the serial number in the base skin, and I also know that I can move the serial number above that area. However, I wanted to see if there was a way to make sure the "main decal" ("f-86f_Modex_8") isn't covered up by the number slots, or if there's a way to have "f-86f_Modex_8" reinserted over the base skin (which is reintroduced as a background).

 

A solution to this would be greatly appreciated.