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They have been listed on the website for what seems like four years as coming soon.  I'm pretty sure I can say we will not see them this decade but as for the next one I am not very hopefully either.  Does anyone know when we might be able to buy them?

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I'd like a set as well. But, I'm not sure that this company will ever follow through with this. It is no big deal in the course of things, really.

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The decal biz is tough. I been involved in two different aftermarket decal companies. My current biz has hundreds of different decals......many of which have been copied and currently for sale on ebay by a ......less than honest seller. Multiply 200 decals but the many hours each took to create then have someone steal them. VRM may not have a problem with theft but even if not it's a huge investment in time and money not knowing if you will ever sell enough to recover your cost. 

For about $4000 we can get some printed at Chartahraf with in six months. But who wants to put up the cash???

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3 hours ago, Dave Van said:

The decal biz is tough. I been involved in two different aftermarket decal companies. My current biz has hundreds of different decals......many of which have been copied and currently for sale on ebay by a ......less than honest seller. Multiply 200 decals but the many hours each took to create then have someone steal them. VRM may not have a problem with theft but even if not it's a huge investment in time and money not knowing if you will ever sell enough to recover your cost. 

For about $4000 we can get some printed at Chartahraf with in six months. But who wants to put up the cash???

I get that there are up front costs and I'm not sure if other decals have been released by V-R-M but this set only had a minor mixup from what I've heard but that was a long time ago so it's just a bit frustrating.  I also get that the copy cats take away business but at least people on this board are a tad smarter and can tell originals from the shady sellers on  Ebay.  BTW - thank you for what you do without any fanfare and positive feedback ratings.  The best things are not always the easiest to find but I think everyone on the board is glad you make great products.

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21 hours ago, Dave Van said:

The decal biz is tough. I been involved in two different aftermarket decal companies. My current biz has hundreds of different decals......many of which have been copied and currently for sale on ebay by a ......less than honest seller. Multiply 200 decals but the many hours each took to create then have someone steal them. VRM may not have a problem with theft but even if not it's a huge investment in time and money not knowing if you will ever sell enough to recover your cost. 

For about $4000 we can get some printed at Chartahraf with in six months. But who wants to put up the cash???

I have paid up to $20.00 for a custom set that I wanted made but to me worth it. Of course when I do that I will get 3-4 done.  For the cost and time a lot of these guys take I appreciate them so to me its worth it. On some colors you need to double up so buying an extra set also helps them out in my books. I have used from various makers and never had a problem. As for decals from printers, unless they do it themselves you can see the difference in crispness, and blocking i guess you would call it. And Dave I think we all know about a certain person who keeps changing his name.

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Sorry guys - I have been very lazy with getting decal work done.  Job changes at my day job and doing a bunch of work at a place in Maine where I have a cottage have taken up a bunch of time that I used to spend doing artwork.

The 427 Cobra (and 250TR) sheet had a minor problem with the stripes, and I am printing corrections before I release them.

The correction artwork is done, and it is attached to the artwork for the Mopar MOD Tops.  The MOD top art is complete, but after receiving a dealer book with original MOD material I have decided to punch up the colours in the art to match the originals.  Two out of three are complete, and I am hoping to have the third one done and back from Cartograf by the NNL East.

Hopefully, this means that the MOD sheets, 427 Cobra#1, and 250TR sheets will all be available at the NNL.

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25 minutes ago, VRM said:

Sorry guys - I have been very lazy with getting decal work done.  Job changes at my day job and doing a bunch of work at a place in Maine where I have a cottage have taken up a bunch of time that I used to spend doing artwork.

The 427 Cobra (and 250TR) sheet had a minor problem with the stripes, and I am printing corrections before I release them.

The correction artwork is done, and it is attached to the artwork for the Mopar MOD Tops.  The MOD top art is complete, but after receiving a dealer book with original MOD material I have decided to punch up the colours in the art to match the originals.  Two out of three are complete, and I am hoping to have the third one done and back from Cartograf by the NNL East.

Hopefully, this means that the MOD sheets, 427 Cobra#1, and 250TR sheets will all be available at the NNL.

Super!

Posted (edited)

When I was building CSX3006 Steve was kind enough to send me a Big Block sheet he had on hand (with the problem) and some extra stripes so I could piece them together and finish my build. 

They are great decals!!  These are applied straight on the paint with no clear over them.

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  • 5 years later...
Posted (edited)
On 1/10/2020 at 8:42 AM, VRM said:

Sorry guys - I have been very lazy with getting decal work done.  Job changes at my day job and doing a bunch of work at a place in Maine where I have a cottage have taken up a bunch of time that I used to spend doing artwork.

The 427 Cobra (and 250TR) sheet had a minor problem with the stripes, and I am printing corrections before I release them.

The correction artwork is done, and it is attached to the artwork for the Mopar MOD Tops.  The MOD top art is complete, but after receiving a dealer book with original MOD material I have decided to punch up the colours in the art to match the originals.  Two out of three are complete, and I am hoping to have the third one done and back from Cartograf by the NNL East.

Hopefully, this means that the MOD sheets, 427 Cobra#1, and 250TR sheets will all be available at the NNL.

Asking the annual question about the 427 decal sheet.  I was hoping my joke about seeing them available this decade may not be far off.

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2015
Posted

Well, lots of things going on that are wrapped or wraping up, so that is good.  Four eye surgeries, a big software release we have been working on for years, and lots of other things.

Anyway, the corrections are complete, and I will be adding the Pete Consiglio #19, Dick Smith Daytona, 427 Dragon Snake, 'Spinout' #11, and maybe a couple of others.  Maybe an FIA car with prunes... 😎  The first three are already done, but I have not completed the layout.  This will essentially turn the package into a double sheet.  Dont have a release date yet, but work has been going slowly, but steadily (finally!).

Cheers!

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58 minutes ago, VRM said:

Well, lots of things going on that are wrapped or wraping up, so that is good.  Four eye surgeries, a big software release we have been working on for years, and lots of other things.

Anyway, the corrections are complete, and I will be adding the Pete Consiglio #19, Dick Smith Daytona, 427 Dragon Snake, 'Spinout' #11, and maybe a couple of others.  Maybe an FIA car with prunes... 😎  The first three are already done, but I have not completed the layout.  This will essentially turn the package into a double sheet.  Dont have a release date yet, but work has been going slowly, but steadily (finally!).

Cheers!

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Posted
1 hour ago, VRM said:

Well, lots of things going on that are wrapped or wraping up, so that is good.  Four eye surgeries, a big software release we have been working on for years, and lots of other things.

Anyway, the corrections are complete, and I will be adding the Pete Consiglio #19, Dick Smith Daytona, 427 Dragon Snake, 'Spinout' #11, and maybe a couple of others.  Maybe an FIA car with prunes... 😎  The first three are already done, but I have not completed the layout.  This will essentially turn the package into a double sheet.  Dont have a release date yet, but work has been going slowly, but steadily (finally!).

Cheers!

Thanks so much for the update.  Hopefully the eye surgeries went well and I’m sure others are looking forward to the decal sheets as they fill a void in what is available for 1/24 Cobra models.

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