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Originally Posted by sarcasm
this is hilarious, I was referring to the decal sheets (sh*ts) by stupid good for nothing italeri.
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Italeri are a GREAT company ~ They make fantastic models & use "the best" decals...
(Hey, don't take MY word for it ~ Ask the I.P.M.S guys I used to mix with or those who post on kit-forums)
Their decals ARE made by the internationally renowned company
"Cartograph"
In case you're unaware...
Cartograph ALSO MAKE
Eagle Strike decals ~ so, are considered top-drawer, top-grade etc
(Again, don't just take MY word for it ~ scour the model-forums, ask-around & you WILL see...)
In reply, I'd suggest you either got a "dud-batch" (s&!t happens).....
.......... OR......... more likely, either YOU or the previous folks stored your kit badly
(if subjected to extremes of heat, the sheets CAN dry-out, causing cracking)
In my own (limited) experience, I only (currently) have around 400-500+ decal sheets (stored for the mass of unbuilt kits I own, spread over two-houses) & these are kept in a stable temperature in (dedicated) sealed bags.....
(you can't afford to take chances when decal sheets thesedays are nearly £10.00 or $16.00 American dollars per sheet ~ or sometimes even more)
I also currently have (at least, a minimum of) around 35-45 (brilliant)
Italeri kits, ranging from...
AC.119's ~ C.119's ~ Do.24's ~ C.47's ~ Ju.52's ~ Shermans ~ Panzer.Iv's ~ Opel Blitz's & Maultier's by the dozen, etc, etc
ALL of them have Cartograph decals that are in excellent order, as are the 20+ Esci F.4 Phantoms & Hs123/129's's I also have too.
Like I say, sounds like your particular kit WAS badly stored by it's previous keeper/owner/seller !
BTW ; = "Yes, I've used Cartograph decals on many kits over the last 15-25 years..."
(before you inevitably ask)
NEVER ONCE HAVE I EVER, EVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEM.... (period)
Rather than "rant on" about (and I quote)
"stupid good for nothing italeri",
I'd suggest that NOW that you have befallen the (sheer) joy of a badly-disintegrating-decal sheet, that you quit whining & dip your hand in your pocket & go out & buy (or order off the internet) an "Aftermarket" decal sheet that WILL satisfy your needs.
Don't blame Italeri ~ It's the fool who stored the kit before you (badly, it seems) that caused your rant !
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Originally Posted by Ladia
I also have my favourite bath-toy which I love to bath with 
but somehow never got the idea to bring a 1/72 diecast tornado into the tub!
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Ladia ; Mate, that had me pissing-myself-laughing....!!!!!!!!!!!!
Throwing the Rubber-Duck out with the bath-water !!!!!!!!
Perhaps the O.P. soaked his Tornado decals in the bath BEFORE Ducky & bathwater went flying ?
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