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'85T-style Olympics customs for Larkin, Clark

AUPTAUPT Posts: 806 ✭✭✭
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Dairy Queen kind of stole my thunder on these back in 1992, but when I found the original photos on line, I decided to make custom cards of Barry Larkin and Will Clark more in the style of the actual 1985 Topps versions.

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  • Big80sBig80s Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭
    I love those! Great work!
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    Jeff
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Good job Bob!

    Will looks so young there - did you 'photoshop' him into the background?
    Mike
  • DavidPuddyDavidPuddy Posts: 3,487 ✭✭✭
    Can you airbrush the Marlboro out of the background? I find it promotes smoking to kidsimage


    I love those Bob! They are great.
    "The Sipe market is ridiculous right now"
    CDsNuts, 1/9/15
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭
    AWESOME looking cards Bob.
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
  • ThoseBackPagesThoseBackPages Posts: 4,871 ✭✭
    i miss Shea.

    Great work as always Bob
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  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭
    Bob ... recheck Clark's 1984 stats. Batting average does not make sense. 76 hits/196 ABs = .388

    Also 1983 ... 32 hits/96 ABs = .333
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
  • AUPTAUPT Posts: 806 ✭✭✭
    Thanks, Doug. I took the college stats from the Team USA media guide, and didn't do the math for Clark's BAs. They were correct on Larkin's. The media guide also had Clark's birth date wrong.

    I'll correct Clark's BAs before I print the cards.
  • ThoseBackPagesThoseBackPages Posts: 4,871 ✭✭
    Bob, do you have all of the pics taken at Shea that day (like the Larkin)?

    im pretty sure they were taken one after the other, here's McGwire's picture from that day:

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  • AUPTAUPT Posts: 806 ✭✭✭
    No, I don't have the other photos. I wouldn't be surprised to see them somewhere on the internet, though.
  • BPorter26BPorter26 Posts: 3,499 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Bob, do you have all of the pics taken at Shea that day (like the Larkin)? >>



    Great looking cards, but the back drop is from I believe is Cleveland's old Municipal Stadium not Shea
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  • DavidPuddyDavidPuddy Posts: 3,487 ✭✭✭


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    << <i>Bob, do you have all of the pics taken at Shea that day (like the Larkin)? >>



    Great looking cards, but the back drop is from I believe is Cleveland's old Municipal Stadium not Shea >>



    Bobby is correct.
    All the photos were taken at Cleveland Municipal Stadium on July 20 1984.

    "The Sipe market is ridiculous right now"
    CDsNuts, 1/9/15
  • AUPTAUPT Posts: 806 ✭✭✭
    Well, now . . . that's something I had never heard in the past. You'd think with all the fuss made over the '85T McGwire over the years, that would have been common hobby knowledge.
  • DavidPuddyDavidPuddy Posts: 3,487 ✭✭✭
    Link to the 84 Olympic time media guide.

    Check out the infielders on the roster.
    Cory Snyder
    Ken Caminiti
    Will Clark
    Mark McGwire
    Barry Larkin...

    All Star games = 33
    MVP Awards = 2
    Gold Gloves = 8
    Silver Sluggers = 15

    "The Sipe market is ridiculous right now"
    CDsNuts, 1/9/15
  • ReljacReljac Posts: 758


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    And if you airbrush out the white Marlboro sign, and also put a white box on another version... the Larkin can be well on it's way to being like Randy Johnson's RC!
  • RedHeart54RedHeart54 Posts: 2,281 ✭✭✭
    Beautiful work.
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