The Pirates recently introduced some awesome 1971 throwback uniforms that they will wear for Sunday home games. Although I’m not really a Pirates fan, anybody who’s been reading this blog for a while has probably picked up on the thing that I’ve got for the Pirates of the 1970’s, especially the uniforms they wore from 1970 to 1975.
Since the recent unveiling of these throwbacks, I’ve been itching to make a custom card or two featuring those new uniforms, but all of the pictures that I could find looked like they were taken with a cell phone from across the room. I held off a while, hoping that “official” photos would pop up somewhere, but I haven’t seen anything.
In dismay, I asked myself “What kind of custom could I possibly make with a dark, blurry photo?”
…and that last phrase echoed in my head…
…dark, blurry photo…
…dark, blurry photo…
… And that’s when I realized that I could turn this situation to my advantage. After all, it’s like my grandmother used to say… When life gives you lemons, make 1982 Fleer customs!
From what can be seen in the photos, it looks like they did a really nice job of re-creating the 1970′s uniforms, and I’m really looking forward to seeing these out on the field. You can be sure that after the first Sunday home game, I will be creating some customs using early 1970’s card designs.
Perfect!
Nice custom! The photo does fit Fleer pretty well.
Thanks, I appreciate the feedback!