Exotics_Builder Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 I am doing this as a favor to my friend, Fred Cady. I last saw him at the GTR NNL in August. Although retired, he still has an inventory of SOME of his decal sheets. He was selling them at the show. I suggested that he send me a copy of his catalog and I would post it on the message boards and Facebook. If you are interested in any of the decals, send a letter (yes snail mail) to Fred letting him know which decals you are seeking. Include a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope and do NOT include a Check or Money. Fred’s inventory is constantly changing as he sells it off. He will respond to you on availability and steps to complete the order. Fred does sell to some vendors such as Model Empire, who keep stock on hand. But, as the inventory runs out, no new copies are being made. Fred’s address is on the order form. Fred Cady Decal Catalog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Thanks for posting. I probably have his old catalogs from the 90's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurfalien Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Wow and I thought all this time that it was a fictitious business name of sorts. That's cool that his actual name is Fred Cady. How would he preferred to be paid? I see some really cool decals that I'd love to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 15 minutes ago, aurfalien said: Wow and I thought all this time that it was a fictitious business name of sorts. That's cool that his actual name is Fred Cady. How would he preferred to be paid? I see some really cool decals that I'd love to have. He probably takes those things called personal checks. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurfalien Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, vamach1 said: He probably takes those things called personal checks. ? Hmm, I've heard if such things, vaguely. Seriously though, Gary said to not send check or money order. Edited October 22, 2019 by aurfalien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Exotics_Builder said: I am doing this as a favor to my friend, Fred Cady. I last saw him at the GTR NNL in August. Although retired, he still has an inventory of SOME of his decal sheets. He was selling them at the show. I suggested that he send me a copy of his catalog and I would post it on the message boards and Facebook. If you are interested in any of the decals, send a letter (yes snail mail) to Fred letting him know which decals you are seeking. Include a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope and do NOT include a Check or Money. Fred’s inventory is constantly changing as he sells it off. He will respond to you on availability and steps to complete the order. Fred does sell to some vendors such as Model Empire, who keep stock on hand. But, as the inventory runs out, no new copies are being made. Fred’s address is on the order form. Fred Cady Decal Catalog Fred Cady is a "stand up" guy as I've known him for over 40 years. He put a lot of effort in his decal business in the past and has made some really nice decal sheets that were used by many modelers as this was way before SLIXX ever arrived on the scene. I'm happy to know him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exotics_Builder Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 58 minutes ago, aurfalien said: Hmm, I've heard if such things, vaguely. Seriously though, Gary said to not send check or money order. Since his inventory changes and he isn't making any more, don't send remittance until he tells what he's got and the price. In other words, don't send in a formal order until you hear back from him. Contact him first. And, I'm now 2,000 miles away from Mount Prospect, not 11. So, I won't get many chances to run into him any time soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tundra82 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Thanks to Fred and Gerry for doing this, this is very cool. Hope to buy a couple much sought after Gems that I never thought I would have the chance to . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exotics_Builder Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Tundra82 said: Thanks to Fred and Gerry for doing this, this is very cool. Hope to buy a couple much sought after Gems that I never thought I would have the chance to . Hopefully Fred still has them. Not getting any commission, but he a lot of some decals and very few of others. Worth a try to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 So, the way I understand this. Send him a self address envelope, he sends it back with what remains. You make your selection , mail him another self address envelope in hopes no one else bought the ones you wanted?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exotics_Builder Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 (edited) He talked about holding it until you follow back with the order. I can have someone try to follow up with him on how long he would hold something waiting for the order? Or, you can make that inquiry if you are interested as part of the letter. Fred's a standup guy. I find it hard to believe this would be a Modelhaus overwhelming order blitz. Edited October 23, 2019 by Exotics_Builder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 6 hours ago, Exotics_Builder said: He talked about holding it until you follow back with the order. I can have someone try to follow up with him on how long he would hold something waiting for the order? Or, you can make that inquiry if you are interested as part of the letter. Fred's a standup guy. I find it hard to believe this would be a Modelhaus overwhelming order blitz. You're right. If I wanted five different sheets I'd give him a few alternates if case one or two was sold out. Not a big risk here and the turnaround time should be a week, not two years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurfalien Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Too bad he doesn't have any one to help him set this up on eBay as that would be easier for him and the customer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exotics_Builder Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 51 minutes ago, aurfalien said: Too bad he doesn't have any one to help him set this up on eBay as that would be easier for him and the customer. He wasn't interested. I mentioned that to him, or the selling pages on FB. He's retired and still has some inventory left. But, he is not trying to get a retail operation going again. As I said, he does sell some of the remaining stock to a couple of hobby shop in the area, such as Model Empire. A friend of mine in the Lake Michigan Model Car Club saw Fred at the Countryside show the other weekend. He said Fred actually bought one of his decals that he had out of stock. He has decided he is going to create a scrapbook of all his decals. Hopefully he'll include photos of the cars they are for as well. Now that would be a piece of Hobby Memorabilia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 No Indy Pace Car sheets available...I'm glad I got them when I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 5 hours ago, Exotics_Builder said: As I said, he does sell some of the remaining stock to a couple of hobby shop in the area, such as Model Empire. If anyone s looking for a specific sheet(s), please PM me with the sheet number and a description., quantity you want, etc. Yes, I do need the specific sheet number (413, etc.). Model Empire's Open House is next Sunday, so I will look then and there if I know what you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exotics_Builder Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 58 minutes ago, Casey said: If anyone s looking for a specific sheet(s), please PM me with the sheet number and a description., quantity you want, etc. Yes, I do need the specific sheet number (413, etc.). Model Empire's Open House is next Sunday, so I will look then and there if I know what you want. I'm going to miss those Open Houses, even though I didn't get to many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phirewriter Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 9 hours ago, Exotics_Builder said: Hopefully he'll include photos of the cars they are for as well. At one time Fred did have a catalog with small B&W photos for reference, about 24 or so photocopied pages. Probably have one in buried with my model magazines but haven't referenced it in years. If you asked nice the good folks at Model Empire they would procure one for you back in the day. When I got word he was pulling the plug I bought everything I thought I'd need that I already didn't have. Since Model Empire is in my backyard I've stocked up on a few more just in case. He had quite a few road racing, Indy and Can Am decals that no one else has produced as far as know. I know there's a number of guys making muscle car stripes too, but all seem to be solid colours. Fred had nice metallic silver and gold versions ('68/'69 Torino side stripes come to mind) that I haven't seen from some of the other makers. Keep in mind Fred silk screened his decals and therefore was able to produce colours not normally available unless you had an Alps printer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exotics_Builder Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 4 hours ago, Phirewriter said: At one time Fred did have a catalog with small B&W photos for reference, about 24 or so photocopied pages. Probably have one in buried with my model magazines but haven't referenced it in years. If you asked nice the good folks at Model Empire they would procure one for you back in the day. When I got word he was pulling the plug I bought everything I thought I'd need that I already didn't have. Since Model Empire is in my backyard I've stocked up on a few more just in case. He had quite a few road racing, Indy and Can Am decals that no one else has produced as far as know. I know there's a number of guys making muscle car stripes too, but all seem to be solid colours. Fred had nice metallic silver and gold versions ('68/'69 Torino side stripes come to mind) that I haven't seen from some of the other makers. Keep in mind Fred silk screened his decals and therefore was able to produce colours not normally available unless you had an Alps printer. I stocked up too on what I thought I needed. In fact, at the August GTR NNL, I bought about 3 more to keep in the decal stash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57olds88 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 I love Freds decals and use them whenever possible. He is in my model group, but rarely comes. When I was driving a truck, I would stop at model empire back in the day and he always had a bunch of freds decals. In my opinion can never have to many of freds decals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exotics_Builder Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 3 hours ago, 57olds88 said: I love Freds decals and use them whenever possible. He is in my model group, but rarely comes. When I was driving a truck, I would stop at model empire back in the day and he always had a bunch of freds decals. In my opinion can never have to many of freds decals. Are you in the Lake Michigan Model Car Club? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57olds88 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Yes I am. How you doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exotics_Builder Posted October 26, 2019 Author Share Posted October 26, 2019 1 hour ago, 57olds88 said: Yes I am. How you doing. Still in the throes of unpacking everything. May get model room "operating" by Christmas. Almost all unbuilt kits on the shelves. Sorting out the aftermarket stuff (real pain) and dealing with a damaged display case (mover needs to send repairman). Now a member of Scale Auto Builders Assn. May be back for a visit in May. Looks like we may have a buyer for the Palatine house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 1997 price list for reference purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57olds88 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 On 10/26/2019 at 11:44 AM, Exotics_Builder said: Still in the throes of unpacking everything. May get model room "operating" by Christmas. Almost all unbuilt kits on the shelves. Sorting out the aftermarket stuff (real pain) and dealing with a damaged display case (mover needs to send repairman). Now a member of Scale Auto Builders Assn. May be back for a visit in May. Looks like we may have a buyer for the Palatine house. Sorry to hear about the breakage and the loss of seeing you at the meetings. Glad you may have a buyer for the house. I still havent unpacked since the move to this slumlord place. No room anyway to unpack, and sold most of the stuff of over the last few years. Hope everything goes smoothly the rest of the way for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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