Thanks guys.
little timmy thanks for your comments, the surfboards are made from thick plasticard and from other kits and some of the decals are home printed, some again from other kits.
The kit decals were old and the backing went soggy when dipped in warm water so I had to get between the paper and the decals and lift them off using a sharp craft blade
Greg, as a pensioner I perhaps can't at times afford to pay out £35 for a new kit, so look on ebay and a couple of other sites here that sell pre-owned or started kits, but you have to take the rough with the smooth. Some kits are short of a few bits whereas a racing McLaren sportscar kit I bought last year just had the decals missing but had extra parts!