Thread: Decal ethics...
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Old 01-06-17 | 12:25 PM
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Decal ethics...

Given the choice, would you use inaccurate decals?

Haydino's thread about decals & touch ups got me to thinking about this...

Let's assume you purchase a frame; for the sake of discussion, let's make it Italian & call it a Thingoretti Modela A. The paint & decals are a mess, but it's otherwise in great shape. However, when you get the frame home, you do a little precise measuring & discover it's not a Modela A, but a more obscure Modela B, made for only a single year before the entire series was discontinued. They're both fine frames, the only difference between them being the dropout spacing & decals; the Modela A's decals are easily recognized and considered classics, the Modela B's are actually pretty dorky by anyone's standards and on top of that, maybe only a few serious aficionados have ever even heard of the Modela B.

Which decal set would you apply after repainting the frame, assuming only an expert could ever tell the difference? The historically correct-but-dorky set, or the inaccurate but well-known classics? Or would you consider yourself free to invent- to mix-n-match to suit your taste?
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