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scott6649 09-08-2017 10:42 PM

Mike Trout custom project
 
Hey everybody. Just wanted to share a little project i've been working on. I'm up to 56 different Mike Trout cards from 1957-1991. Fronts and backs, full stats and write ups. Any suggestions for ones I'm missing?

https://imgur.com/a/AQtcL

I'm sorry the pictures aren't better.

bnorth 09-09-2017 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by scott6649 (Post 1699302)
Hey everybody. Just wanted to share a little project i've been working on. I'm up to 56 different Mike Trout cards from 1957-1991. Fronts and backs, full stats and write ups. Any suggestions for ones I'm missing?

https://imgur.com/a/AQtcL

I'm sorry the pictures aren't better.

Awesome stuff, did you put them on card stock?

deeg23 09-09-2017 08:13 AM

That's a sweet project! Are you going to do earlier cards like a t206, Goudey, or '48 Bowman? Those would be really cool 😊

scott6649 09-09-2017 10:20 AM

The final product is sort of an evolving thing. As I have it now they end up being just about as thick as a regular card. Maybe a touch thicker for the ones with white backs.

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Originally Posted by bnorth (Post 1699351)
Awesome stuff, did you put them on card stock?


scott6649 09-09-2017 11:42 AM

Maybe... https://imgur.com/a/Ujdbx


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Originally Posted by deeg23 (Post 1699379)
That's a sweet project! Are you going to do earlier cards like a t206, Goudey, or '48 Bowman? Those would be really cool 😊


vintagebaseballcardguy 09-09-2017 03:47 PM

Ha! You should have made his 1961 Topps hatless so he would fit in!

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Neal 09-09-2017 05:13 PM

Topps should hire you. They use the same 5 images, or so it seems, on every Trout card

Nice work!

Sierra79 09-10-2017 05:57 AM

Really cool. I love the fact that you've put it in a binder.

You could even go back and create variations for kicks (White letters, blackless, NNOF, Desert shield stamping (if you can do that)...

I used to feel that customs were going to mess up the hobby, but honestly they have more of a personal touch that the hobby has lost with Topps printing left and right. Do you date your cards or add your own signature/logo somewhere on the back?

Bigdaddy 09-10-2017 08:52 AM

Those are awesome. And you did a great job selecting photos that seem to be similar to photos that were used on those year cards.

scott6649 09-10-2017 10:19 AM

Thanks. I've thought about all the different variations. I have a similar project with Rickey Henderson. I made a 58 white letter for him. I don't leave any marks identifying that I made them. The more indistinguishable the better I feel.


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Originally Posted by Sierra79 (Post 1699638)
Really cool. I love the fact that you've put it in a binder.

You could even go back and create variations for kicks (White letters, blackless, NNOF, Desert shield stamping (if you can do that)...

I used to feel that customs were going to mess up the hobby, but honestly they have more of a personal touch that the hobby has lost with Topps printing left and right. Do you date your cards or add your own signature/logo somewhere on the back?


KingFisk 09-12-2017 06:23 PM

Awesome project!

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scott6649 09-12-2017 06:50 PM

Thanks! I definitely make an effort to stay away from action shots on the early ones, etc. It's really hard to find posed shots obviously. Swinging, fielding a grounder. No real reason to take those anymore. The 62 specifically, it looked just like Mantle's picture so I used the same background.


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Originally Posted by Bigdaddy (Post 1699670)
Those are awesome. And you did a great job selecting photos that seem to be similar to photos that were used on those year cards.


scott6649 09-12-2017 07:10 PM

Thanks! I also have a Rickey Henderson set from 52-79!


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Originally Posted by KingFisk (Post 1700448)
Awesome project!

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David W 09-14-2017 06:54 PM

Very cool cards.

dclarkraiders 09-14-2017 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by David W (Post 1701091)
Very cool cards.

+1

Thanks for sharing

Duane Clark

7nohitter 09-17-2017 06:44 PM

Very cool!

scott6649 09-18-2017 12:01 PM

Thanks for the kind words everybody! It's really appreciated. I got sick of waiting for next year's Heritage so I made the All-Star Set. https://imgur.com/a/leutv

mrmopar 09-19-2017 06:28 PM

I don't see a 67 Topps in there. Did I miss it?

scott6649 09-19-2017 10:43 PM

Nope. You're right. 67, 68 and 73 are the missing ones. I've made fronts for them, just haven't gotten around to the backs yet.

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Originally Posted by mrmopar (Post 1702614)
I don't see a 67 Topps in there. Did I miss it?


REGGIE206 10-22-2017 08:44 AM

This is one of the best things I’ve seen here! Great work!

nat 10-24-2017 10:34 AM

"Those are awesome. And you did a great job selecting photos that seem to be similar to photos that were used on those year cards."

I want to second this. Really good job with set-appropriate photo selections. I'm pretty sure I remember pulling that 86 card from a pack thirty years ago.


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