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Pretty sure the fact that Jonny chose a brown one isn't a coincidence.
I agree on the Japanese market thing... don't think we always completely get the manga-ish vibe.

Just wonder what your brain would start to look like if you grow up with stuff like this...

Edou, after watching the video (my imagination felt abused) the youth of today certainly do not have it easy. I fail to see entertainment value.

Try contacting this UK eBay Seller (pc-rc-world): myworld.ebay.co...c-rc-world

I recently got some repro vinyl Fox decals from him and they are good. I was lucky, as eBay forced him to pull the listing a few days after he dispatched mine!

Tbh I do not understand why Tamiya are policing repro decal sheets so much - It is not like anyone is taking sales from them because they don't sell vintage decals (shame). Occasionally I get out my imported original NIP vintage Frog decal sheet and remember simpler times when I was t'lad

Maybe if enough TamiyaBase users all e-mailed Tamiya at the same time we could convince them to re-print or leave us alone?

full wrote:

Edou, after watching the video (my imagination felt abused) the youth of today certainly do not have it easy. I fail to see entertainment value.

I know, it's just weird as badword. But I would dare to think this isn't the norm anywhere.
YouTube can lead to strange places...

4WheelRC, you could have a look at this thread :

Tamiya Inc is coming down on repro decal sellers!

We're all bummed out there isn't better availability.

4WheelRC wrote:

Try contacting this UK eBay Seller (pc-rc-world) ...

I recently got some repro vinyl Fox decals from him and they are good. ...

Really? I had some from him a while back (the same seller, he just keeps creating new eBay profiles) & they were utter garbage - "precut, printed on clear vinyl" turned out to mean poorly printed out on white (including bits that needed to be on clear), really badly cut out & a whole sheet of clear slapped on over the top

Ya..whats with the vintage sites that glorify the old sheets but offer no way to buy,em? Eat me!

A vintage site is not a shop. Most of us here will take the effort to create something ourselves if we can't just buy it.
I do not recommend cannibalism.

Jonny wrote:

4WheelRC wrote:

Try contacting this UK eBay Seller (pc-rc-world) ...

I recently got some repro vinyl Fox decals from him and they are good. ...

Really? I had some from him a while back (the same seller, he just keeps creating new eBay profiles) & they were utter garbage - "precut, printed on clear vinyl" turned out to mean poorly printed out on white (including bits that needed to be on clear), really badly cut out & a whole sheet of clear slapped on over the top

Okay, let me clarify when I said "they were good": The repro decals were not of an equivalent standard to original Tamiya decals, nor did I expect them to be. But they were a heck of a lot better than I could have created myself, even if I could get hold of decent artwork from somewhere and printed myself on those printable A4 sticker paper packs you can buy (perhaps there is a better way?).

Yes, some appear to be on white, with a clear layer on top, but most are not and look okay - I'd say they were 75% of the quality of originals and for me having "Fox" instead of the daft "NovaFox" is worth the drop in quality as I won't be looking at them from 2" away most of the models life.

I can post a high res. photo of the repro Fox sheet if anyone is interested?

Until tamiya makes a solid rear axle trailing arm suspension unlimited desert racing truck I ain't interested...