VFMA 321-Hell's Angels

Hi everyone,

I've just started building a hasagawa 1/48 F-4J and I'm going to finish it in the anniversary markings of Hell's Angels. My problem is that hasagawa have provided me with two different ways to add the blue spine with stars for this colour scheme.
I can paint the blue area of the aircraft and add individual star decals OR I can use the massive one piece decal which gives me the blue spine with the stars on it.
This is a beautiful aircraft and I don't want to ruin it[:0]!

Have any of you done this scheme before? Or prehaps something simular?
If you have I would truly be thankful for any advice offered.

Later,

Darren.