Jantrix Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I know he passed away a number of years ago, and last I'd heard his family was going to do some limited production. Whatever happened with this company? Whatever happened to all his silk screens and equipment? Seems one of the other companies would have liked to get their hands on them. Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt T. Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Did he pass away? I thought he just quit making decals. Lots of his stuff is still available on the secondary market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 Maybe you're right. Retired then? Anyway, is he still producing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Fred is FINE!!! At least last I heard......he has retired from daily production of decals. He does sell off inventory to some dealers that carried his product in the past. I hear if he gets enough requests for a decal from dealers he may run them....but it may just be old stock on hand. I understand if you snail mail him and ask if he has an item he will respond. Fred got me into the graphic arts biz. Back in the early 1980's he attended a model show he held in Charlotte. He also attended a few club get togethers as he had family in the Charlotte area and would come by when in town. A good guy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelmartin Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I talked to Fred two weeks ago. He didn't sound dead. He is still doing reprints in his retirement. He does still fill orders that find their way to his P.O. box which you can find in his old adverts in SAE and Model Cars. He also sells a lot of decals to several dealers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 With apologies to Sam Clemens...the rumors of Fred Cady's demise have been greatly exaggerated! His decal company is dead. He is very much among the living. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelmartin Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 With apologies to Sam Clemens...the rumors of Fred Cady's demise have been greatly exaggerated! His decal company is dead. He is very much among the living. But his decal company is not dead. He does not advertise and go to shows to sell anymore. He is not creating new sheets but is reprinting some old ones. He still sells to dealers and mail order outfits and does fill the occasional order that comes to his P.O. Box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharoah Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Rob, Maybe you're confusing him with Ron Cash,the resin caster. He passed away didn't he? Not 100% sure myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Fred Cady is alive and well from what I've heard, as I did see him last year at one of the swap meets. I used to belong to a model club with Fred, and also rode the train to Chicago with him every day back in the mid 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 But his decal company is not dead. He does not advertise and go to shows to sell anymore. He is not creating new sheets but is reprinting some old ones. That's what I mean. No more new products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 1017 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I found some of his decals at http://www.mikesdecals.com/index.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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