UD Black: My First Ever Book...you guessed it, CUSTOM!

[richie.rocket.cards]

After about 5 months of planning, drawing, buying random jersey cards, designing, printing, cutting, pasting, folding, etc., I finally completed my long-term project: a custom Book!

Even after all the careful measurements, I made a fatal error (as you will see later in the thread). Anyhow, hope you enjoy this as is =)

(Oh, and if anyone has suggestions as to how I should display this monster, please let me know!)

The drawing board:

Seems I made the central binding too narrow...as such, the card can't completely fold together =(

Oh well, you learn from your mistakes. The next one (if there ever will be) will be better. Thanks for the look!

 

[Brave]

This might be the cooliest custom I have ever seen on HI! Wow, this is pretty amazing!

 

[FASTMAX]

Very cool. Looks like a lot of effort went into creating this one. Thanks for the show.

 

[great8]

WOW that is an amazing custom, you can't even tell it's a custom. Even with the measuring error this custom trumps all others. Love the player selection.

 

[No No No.....The other Steve]

While I must say I love the look of your customs, you do a great job, I am not a fan of you using other card companies designs. In my opinion it is intellectual property theft. Why don't you make up your own designs when you make them? Sure you insert your SP Home Edition onto them but even that is a rip off of the SP Authentic/Game Used logo. Why not design them from top to bottom instead of using someone else's designs?

 

[LT21Titans27]

Crazy dedication on that one. Nice

 

[Pens-Fan-Addict]

Awesome Job!! It looks great...congrats on the final product!

 

[rhcardinals3]

Looks great. Great job. :beer:

 

[SNobles]

Very cool card. Wish I had that talent.

 

[canucksfreak19]

That is an awesome custom.

 

[numbern9ne]

Always great, even with that little mistake, this is the best one yet!

 

[Yipper]

That is a crazzzy custom!!! Beautiful card. I actually opened this thread up and thought the cards were real. Haha, should get you to make me some

 

[cheeseheadman]

Where do you get the jersey swatches? Just cut up sweaters you have at home?

 

[hextall27]

Where do you get the jersey swatches? Just cut up sweaters you have at home?

Pretty sure he pulled them out of common jersey cards of the referenced players.

Great job.

 

[richie.rocket.cards]

While I must say I love the look of your customs, you do a great job, I am not a fan of you using other card companies designs. In my opinion it is intellectual property theft. Why don't you make up your own designs when you make them? Sure you insert your SP Home Edition onto them but even that is a rip off of the SP Authentic/Game Used logo. Why not design them from top to bottom instead of using someone else's designs?

Good question. The short answer would be: I'm working on it, possibly a set of some kind with all-original work.

For now, I really like many of the designs card companies have out there already, but know they can't include all the players I necessarily want in their sets. Also, for TTM purposes, the timing of mail-outs are so important that I can't possibly create fast enough to accommodate success for my Canucks project.

Stay tuned.

Where do you get the jersey swatches? Just cut up sweaters you have at home?

Dollar bin cards...mostly. Goren was surprisingly costly.

 

[TurcoCollector3]

That is one of the nicest customs I have ever seen, even if Hordichuk is on it . A job very, very well done!

 

[bamlinden]

That is a great looking card. Kudos on taking on the challenge.

Quite the player selection. Why did you choose the guys you did?

Congrats.

 

[echoi69]

Good to see dollar bin cards are good for something! Another stellar design.

 

[c_bass22]

Well done!!! Looks just as good as the real ones and even better since it's got all the players you want on it!!!

 

[rangers6]

Thats pretty awesome...Lee Goren played in my hometown for the SJHL's Minot Top Guns, we had him over to our house many times, very cool guy. Don't see many of his cards.