I agree Jim, it's hard to be sure since photo colors are always pretty varia ble. But remember that the yellow in the Carlsbad decals was pretty light t oo, much lighter than the 80's decals or the current Carlsbad reproductions that SSSink does (something I hope Gary'll fix one day).
Bob Hovey
Columbus, GA
http://bhovey.com/
Steve & Bob,
I think that it's may be a repaint.
The first decals we had printed in the late 70's/early 80's were printed in Los Angeles by Colortone. They were water slide decals and the yellow in the decals was a bit lighter as was the blue.
From the picture it appears that the decals are those, can't be sure of course.
Jim Allen the CycleSmiths Ranchita, CA 760 782 2737
Bob Hovey wrote:
> Steve;
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> Silver with blue-panel decals was a standard Masi offering. The paint is
pr
> obably original. Yes, the DT decal seems a bit high, but it has the corre
ct
> seat tube bands. The real tipoff is that the word "Milano" has been razo
re
> d out of the HT and ST crests... this was standard practice at the time an
d
> it is a detail that many repainters overlook.
>
>
> Bob Hovey
> Columbus, GA USA
> http://bhovey.com/