NJTank Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Agreed Airbrushing created many interesting looks www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 My favorite odd one is from the mid-late '70s. Instead of airbrushing the uniform, the entire picture was paint/airbrush. I could swear it was Rick Wise, but I've never been able to find a picture of it.Close, it is Mike Paxton, Topps 1978.I think there are a few all painted 1978 cards, but my uncle and I used to laugh at this one all the time, which is why I remember it so well.Nice find. That said, I'm pretty sure the one I remember had a player in a Mariners uniform, so it must have been one of the others. Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Agreed Airbrushing created many interesting looks Ah, yes! The Cardinals' pink alt. I remember it well. Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winghaz Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Any baseball card with Don Mossi should count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missouri tigers Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Any baseball card with Don Mossi should count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankCostanza Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Mike Grier having a pizza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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infrared41 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Does anyone know the story behind this card? I have this one and a few others (Rueben Sierra maybe?) that were basically painted portrait baseball cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankCostanza Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 The last card in the 1991 Ultimate Hockey series, which is arguably the worst hockey set of all-time. Including a subset a friend of mine referred to as the "Half Nakeds"http://shoeboxlegends.blogspot.com/2009/03/1991-ultimate-worst-hockey-set-ever.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanB06 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Does anyone know the story behind this card? I have this one and a few others (Rueben Sierra maybe?) that were basically painted portrait baseball cards. Fleer did those a lot in the early '90s. I want to say they were a response to Donruss' Diamond Kings series, but don't hold me to that. Sodboy13 said: As you watch more basketball, you will learn to appreciate the difference between "defense" and "couldn't find the rim with a pair of bloodhounds and a Garmin." meet the new page, not the same as the old page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampman Posted June 24, 2011 Author Share Posted June 24, 2011 Gotta love how card companies treated traded players back in the day:Bad AirbrushingGuys' heads on somebody else's body:I've got some of those.I'll have to look for it--but I have one where the player had their picture taken on the Flames--he was traded (to the North Stars I think), then traded again.So the picture of him in a Flames uni was airbrushed with the second team's jersey--then "Traded to..." was printed on the card after that.But keep them coming... Comic Sans walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve your type here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelayedPenalty Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Small picture, but Mark Howe's face looks like "I'll never be as good as my Daddy! Waaaaaaaah!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEd76 Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Does anyone know the story behind this card? I have this one and a few others (Rueben Sierra maybe?) that were basically painted portrait baseball cards. Fleer did those a lot in the early '90s. I want to say they were a response to Donruss' Diamond Kings series, but don't hold me to that.yep, they were called ProVisions and were on all Fleer sports sets from 91-93. The Yount one with the floating baseballs on the previous page was another example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankCostanza Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 I'll have to look for it--but I have one where the player had their picture taken on the Flames--he was traded (to the North Stars I think), then traded again.So the picture of him in a Flames uni was airbrushed with the second team's jersey--then "Traded to..." was printed on the card after that.But keep them coming...Here's more I have been able to find on the net and or remember from my childhood.Upwards skating Penguin on Warren YoungPavel Bure's card for 1991-92 Upper DeckDarren Puppa, nickname and allNeil Wilkinson, on motorbikeThe back of "The Goalmouth" card for the 1991 WHL 7th Inning Sketch series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanB06 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Be honest: before today, how many of you ever saw this one:Better yet, how many of you actually own one? (Disclosure: I do.)EDIT: Killer mesh-back cap, BTW. Sodboy13 said: As you watch more basketball, you will learn to appreciate the difference between "defense" and "couldn't find the rim with a pair of bloodhounds and a Garmin." meet the new page, not the same as the old page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 The NHL celebrity captains fascinate me... any more? Sabres? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankCostanza Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 The NHL celebrity captains fascinate me... any more? Sabres?Then-Bills QB Jim Kelly was Buffalo's celebrity captain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvTheNats Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 The NHL celebrity captains fascinate me... any more? Sabres?Then-Bills QB Jim Kelly was Buffalo's celebrity captainLittle known fact about this card. It was originally supposed to have been Scott Norwood. But every card always seemed to be cut wide to the right.Nothing says funny like a joke from 1990.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampman Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 Little known fact about this card. It was originally supposed to have been Scott Norwood. But every card always seemed to be cut wide to the right.Nothing says funny like a joke from 1990....Nothing does--and yet I laughed. Comic Sans walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve your type here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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