Lionel/mpc 8652 Santa Fe nose decal

No, I do not. But, if you open up the eBay page under Lionel 8652 you'll see a picture of the engines.  The decal is bigger and and has more of an oval looking appearance.

The earlier nose decals, for example on the postwar 2333 and 2343  herald were more narrower. This particular decal for the 8652 was made differently for this engine.

It is a water soluble decal not a sticker. And, as I've mentioned they're not easy to find.  I believe Lionel made a very limited run of these engines. You've got to remember Lionel/MPC at that time did not want to take to many chances in producing a quality F3 as in the postwar years. At this time they were still taking baby steps. I've talked to fellow collector friends of mine and I said, that MPC is worth collecting and getting harder to find in mint condition. MPC, I consider to be the continuation of postwar.  They are excellent runners and easy to maintain like their postwar counterpart. If you, or any of your contacts can help with this it will sincerely be appreciated.  I hope I didn't tire you with my tidbit of information.

Thanks again,

Dominick

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I've talked to fellow collector friends of mine and I said, that MPC is worth collecting and getting harder to find in mint condition

Some participants on this board like to make negative comments about MPC.

Rest assured, there are folks out there who appreciate and collect MPC trains. There are a few items from that era that are on my want list. I see asking prices on EBay rising, and more importantly, the number of people bidding, and the final prices are rising too.
These are not the items that were marketed as instant collectables. The prices and demand for those instant collectables are soft. The items to which I am referring are the pieces that were marketed as toy/model trains for families and operators.

Can't help you with the decals. I checked my most likely sources, and they don't have them.

Here is a photo so you know what you're looking for:

These 8652-10 decals are quite rare, and one of the reasons is that they were the only Santa Fe nose decals available from Lionel in the 1970's when postwar originals were already beginning to flake.

A word of caution if you find some and are planning to use them: be extremely careful. They're 40 years old at this point, and in some cases, I've seen similar decals break apart in water. A clear-coat or a specially-made decal film (Microscale is one supplier) for such a purpose is recommended prior to dipping these in water.

I hope this helps.

TRW

Those are the ones I need.  Are you willing to part with them? If not, I can understand why. Please let me know either way.

Thanks,

Dominick

Maybe check with "Custom O Decals", one of the forum sponsors and occasional poster, and check to see if they can reproduce it for you?

I have one left in stock I can let go of. Like Todd said, these decals are 40 years old and will probably 'explode' when trying to apply them, A decal overcoat would be highly recommended.

Chuck

www. Only3Rail.com

There is a gentleman named Lou Palumbo, he owns the Underground Railroad shop, and is the hall captain at York in the Orange hall. He has some reproduction decals and stickers for Lionels, you could google him and get his phone number and/or email address. Free advice, and worth what it costs.