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10-04-2017 05:05 PM
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Well, I guess it is never going to be easy to assess something like that from an image rather than by physical examination and I suspect you already have an opinion here but from the images I would say this has been re-touched. There is definately a shade discrepancy whatever the colour rendition of a pc monitor shows. Is the decal edge present?
Clearly this has to be a concern because such a restoration tends to move the decal into the 100% bracket.
What is the declared position here?
Regards
Mark
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing he cares more about than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature with no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
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Looks touched up to me. To be sure you will need an in hand. Have a loupe with you. Jim G.
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do you have a shot of the party shield as well , they should have the same appearance more or less at least.
The glossiness of this one is off putting.
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Schwerpunkt
The glossiness of this one is off putting.
Good point. I focussed on the area of concern re the touch-up but now you mention it the decal as a whole is a bit shiny.
Regards
Mark
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing he cares more about than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature with no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
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Hi, one of the tricks I use when I test the originality of decals is by lighting them up during 5 to 10 seconds. If the decal melts, its a post-war repro. Original decals are not affected by heat. Of course it depends how important the originality aspect is to you and your friend. Because, if it is a fake, your repro decal will have been destroyed by the test.
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Godstantin
Hi, one of the tricks I use when I test the originality of decals is by lighting them up during 5 to 10 seconds. If the decal melts, its a post-war repro. Original decals are not affected by heat. Of course it depends how important the originality aspect is to you and your friend. Because, if it is a fake, your repro decal will have been destroyed by the test.
The decals are 100% original. The first set of pics the shiny appearance was due to myself enhancing it with photoshop to try to bring out the damage.
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Godstantin
Hi, one of the tricks I use when I test the originality of decals is by lighting them up during 5 to 10 seconds. If the decal melts, its a post-war repro. Original decals are not affected by heat. Of course it depends how important the originality aspect is to you and your friend. Because, if it is a fake, your repro decal will have been destroyed by the test.
"Huh" ? Oh...I get it. Should I use a lighter or a blowtorch ?
Some members were wondering why Bob & Ned & F-B have walked off....??
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So, the gloss is explained. Good enough. Still a very nice lid despite the touch-up. To be honest I think I could live with it given the overall shape of the piece as long as the price took the interference into account. Yes this is an act of vandalism but one that might be possible to undo. However, that is another tale. Come to think of it I think I would live with it for sure. Another piece like that won't be along tomorrow will it?
Let us know what choice you make.
Regards
Mark
PS I don't get the heat test thing either. Seems a tad reckless to me as the potential for a major FUBAR seems very real!
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing he cares more about than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature with no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
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