[hirofkd]

You can fill the cracks with paints before you apply the liquid decal film.

Also, if you print the image in the actual model size on a piece of paper, you can also find out how good/bad the image is.

Also, Hobby Link Japan list the item as Backorder (which means it's still obtainable). The Museum Collection site says that the oval course version is still in stock, while the road circuit one is out of production. Perhaps, you can write to HLJ and have them get one for you.