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02-12-2024, 07:30 PM | #1 |
91B Army Medic
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Hello. I?ve looked through these forums. No solid results or older sites.
I have an idea to display my loose 82/83 figures. Almost like a carded multi pack. I will have them in individual bubbles, and only the 9 single carded figures for now. So I?m thinking the OG tank image, but then that makes me think I should include the operators that came with vehicles/weapons etc. BUT I want a bigger sized card or maybe an 11 x 7ish The Joe logo on top, and maybe the pic in the middle that would have the individual bubbles attached around the art work. I?ve drawn up a crude pic- the idea being it goes on 2 hooks, logo at the top, tank explosion pic in center. 10 bubbles around the tank - 5/5 one bubble per and one for the weapons. Then 3 on bottom for the single cobras, with the small yellow explosions- (cobra the enemy) I?d guess it would have to be pretty big- 2-3 sheets of paper over a cardboard backing. Not even worried about the back of it, unless I could get each file card on the back. Does anyone know who could print this up- what it would cost/etc? Edit 2/27 Doing this for now. The quotes I got were pretty high (great, reputable artists but outside my price range) so this is what I?ll be going with.
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02-13-2024, 12:29 AM | #2 |
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I haven’t paid much attention to custom card backs, but your idea will make a pretty cool display!
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02-13-2024, 02:43 AM | #3 |
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HEY! You’ve helped with them before! (Still my favorite figures in my collection!)
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02-13-2024, 03:00 AM | #4 |
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Others may have better suggestions, but I've done a few custom card backs and they've turned out really nice and didn't cost a lot.
You'll want to get a sheet of 24 pt card stock at least as large as your design (try art supply stores/sites). For the poster print, I go with my local Walgreens photo center (if you don't have Walgreens in your corner of the globe, check out Target, FedEx, or another printing service). Most of these places have online orders, meaning you can just upload your design and place your order online for local pick-up--usually next day--for $10 - $20, depending on the size (I'm guessing a fairly standard 11" x 14" would work for your purposes). I usually do the Satin finish. I then use a 3M spray adhesive (art supply or hardware store) to bond the print to the card stock, then I use a hobby knife to cut it to the desired shape/size. (Some places will print on adhesive paper, which would make the spray adhesive unnecessary, but I haven't tried this.)
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02-13-2024, 12:38 PM | #5 |
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Thank you, awesome suggestion!
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02-28-2024, 02:09 AM | #6 |
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Updated with new pic
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02-28-2024, 02:20 AM | #7 |
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That looks awesome! Looks like you managed to get a good hi-res image and that's (the other) half the battle.
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