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Generally good to use, but whenever in doubt clip off a bit that you are not going to use and test for stability.

If they fail the test, overspray decal completely with Dull Coat or Gloss Coat, wait for it to be fully dry, and then use.

I've had more problems with other brands failing over time than Champ.

I personally have never liked the Champ or Walther's decals as much as Microscale or Hearld King, as their film stock is a little bit thicker. And any time you coat old decals with either a liquid film or a gloss spray, you're making them even thicker, so it becomes more of a challenge to hide decal cut lines.

I don't know what road name you are looking for Hokie, but here's my list of current decal supply sources. The most recent I discovered is Tichy and they have quite a variety. I have yet to try them but I am planning on it.

This below is the railroad index page. Click on the road name listing in the long box on the left under "DECALS." Or click on "BY CAR TYPE"...

https://www.tichytraingroup.co...d-name1/Default.aspx

Next, scroll down to the bottom of the page for the decal line...

https://www.protocraft.com/Majors.cfm?ID=1

These folks have updated their websites recently. For the Highball decals, click on the photo of the train item type. There's also a photo link to the Industrial Models O scale decals, which I included below...

https://highballgraphics.com/

https://highballgraphics.com/i...27/industrial-models

The following are mostly HO, but there's a few O scale sets...

http://primemoverdecals.com/decals.html

Still others for consideration...

https://www.ebay.com/str/K4-Su...l?_storecat=16323015

https://www.ebay.com/str/tomsm...?_storecat=823520011

http://www.circusdecals.com/services.html

http://www.shellscale.com/

I have Champ decals that were probably printed in the 90's that are still good. However, they've been stored in a closet within an air conditioned house. Buying old decals off of auction sites can be problematic since you don't know how they've been stored. Any decal left in an attic for 20 years is probably no good.  The last decals Champ printed have white labels with the contents printed on the label. Those have the best chance of being good. The ones that have the contents printed directly on the manila envelope are really old and are probably in poor shape.

Spraying an old decal with Dullcote or covering them with Microscale's decal preserver will help keep the decal from disintegrating, but I've had some old decals that I coated curl around their edges when applying them to the model. No amount of decal set would make them flatten out. Bottom line is if you can find the decals you're looking for in current production, buy those.

Ken

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