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I purchased this model off of e-bay for 9 dollars and upon closer inspection I realized that these decals would be perfect for O-gauge. They could be used for building signs, delivery trucks or even a few boxcars. They look to be high quality water slide and are precut so I think applying them shouldn't be too hard. I had too go through my DVD collection to watch the shorts that these signs were used in and talk about a good laugh. By the way that's an engineers rule so actual dimension is 7 inches.imageimage

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Search    Three Stooges 1940 sedan    and thirteen listings will come up. They come inside the model. Also, even though the instructions where printed in 2013 there are advertisements for 2015 models inside the box so this must have had a two year run. I waited till I found one with a lower starting price, as most listings are starting around 17 dollars.

FWIW...

This AMT 1940's Ford Sedan Delivery Van kit featuring our 3 heroes is still available.

The kit number is AMT 791/12, retailing for $26.99 msrp.   Retail shops selling AMT models who are served by Great Planes Distributors will find that this model is 'In Stock' at both the Illinois and California distribution centers.  I didn't take the time to check, but I'd imagine the model is currently available from other distributors, too.

AMT, Revell, et al do not typically sell the decal sheets for their models as a separate item.  Ergo, I suspect that the Stooges decals are being offered on internet auction simply because the model builder chose to decorate this 1940's Ford Sedan Delivery Van...a beautiful 1/25 model in its own way...in some other way, and sought to recover some value for the unused decals.    Bingo!....

So, playing this idea in reverse, if you want the decals, you could buy the entire kit (I'm sure it can be had for a 'street price' better than msrp!), and then offer the Ford Van kit on da bay....being sure to note the absence of the decals, of course!...and recover some of your investment.   Or, have fun and build the kit as a plain-Jane and sell it to a G scale guy/gal!!  Although not a good model for an outdoor G scale layout, it'd make a dandy photo-op vehicle for that end of the hobby!!

Just a thought......FWIW.

KD

The Stooges actually started with Moe-Larry-Shemp, but Shemp went on to other acting and Curly took his place. Then Shemp came back years later after Curly's health failed. It's interesting to note that Moe-Curly-Shemp are all brothers with Lithuanian Jewish heritage (if I remember correctly). As a kid I nearly died laughing watching the classic stooges.

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I've thought that "Pop Goes the Weasel" could be a good theme for a vintage Lionel layout, with scenes representing different places shown during the episode.

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