Mike Trout custom project

[scott6649]

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]

Originally Posted by scott6649

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]

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]

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

Originally Posted by deeg23

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]

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.

Originally Posted by bnorth

Awesome stuff, did you put them on card stock?

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

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

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[Neal]

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

Nice work!

[Sierra79]

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]

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]

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.

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

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]

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.

Originally Posted by Sierra79

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?

[7nohitter]

Very cool!

[mrmopar]

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

[KingFisk]

Awesome project!

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[scott6649]

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

Originally Posted by KingFisk

Awesome project!

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[David W]

Very cool cards.

[dclarkraiders]

Originally Posted by David W

Very cool cards.

+1

Thanks for sharing

Duane Clark