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Post by indy on Jun 23, 2014 7:47:33 GMT -5
I'm not a very serious collector but I've picked some up from time to time on eBay and decided yesterday to finally mount the Rick Mears ones I had together. Far from comprehensive but the 22 I have fit well in the 8x10 shadow box with room for at least four more without having to crowd or rearrange.   They are mounted on a couple of foamboard pieces that were shipped with a decal buy last year with a 88 cent black foam sheet from Hobby Lobby or Wal-Mart. The final result ended up looking pretty sharp, I think. What you can't see isn't so pretty though LOL  Jordan |
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Post by dusfincher on Jun 23, 2014 7:56:40 GMT -5
Very cool! I've got a pin from every 500 I've been to and I've been trying to come up with a good way to display them.
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Post by indydog on Jun 23, 2014 16:54:25 GMT -5
I collect pins that are of an automotive nature, not just 500 pins. I think I have perhaps 30 or so.
(I love the "5 wins" pin... very cool)
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Post by Calvin on Jun 23, 2014 16:57:41 GMT -5
Hey cool! I like the Penske Racing 5 wins..... I don't have any pins, but I have a lot of Pennzoil Rick Mears hats.
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Post by kip on Jun 23, 2014 19:14:59 GMT -5
Somewhere (currently a mystery to me) I have a bunch of Foyt pins--some even are roadsters. Don't collect them and I don't know where or when I got them.
kip
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Post by alterrenner on Jun 23, 2014 19:55:32 GMT -5
I've got a mannequin in my display room (call her Ann, as in Indy Anna). She's wearing a mobile racing shirt with a checkered flag sash that I put all my Indy pins on. I had to sew VELCRO to the ends of the sash because it became too heavy to stay over her shoulder.
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Post by racerbrown on Jun 24, 2014 9:31:48 GMT -5
i've got some of my dad's nascar driver/owner pins.
i'll have to see if i can find a picture.
duane
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Post by harveythedog2 on Jun 24, 2014 9:39:25 GMT -5
Excellent work Jordon. I really like your idea so now I am thinking of doing the same with my Mario pins. Thanks!
Stu
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Post by clm1545 on Jun 24, 2014 17:46:41 GMT -5
I've got a mannequin in my display room (call her Ann, as in Indy Anna). She's wearing a mobile racing shirt with a checkered flag sash that I put all my Indy pins on. I had to sew VELCRO to the ends of the sash because it became too heavy to stay over her shoulder. OK, somebody has to ask. Is she inflatable? |
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Post by SWT500 on Jun 24, 2014 19:28:12 GMT -5
Somehow, the term "pin pricks" came to mind.....
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Post by alterrenner on Jun 24, 2014 20:44:24 GMT -5
Sorry. She's a store window girl...
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Post by SWT500 on Jul 10, 2014 9:25:24 GMT -5
I've been accumulating pins for many years. Living in Indy, I constantly find them at auctions and garage sales, aside from the ones I've acquired at the races. My board is 4' x 3' and is almost finished. Each tells a story and brings back a specific memory. The only problem is the board is now too heavy to hang and I must re-enforce it before proceeding!
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Post by harveythedog2 on Jul 11, 2014 9:13:23 GMT -5
Here is a photo of Steve's (SWT500) collection that I am posting for him. Quite amazing!  |
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Post by indy on Jul 11, 2014 9:52:06 GMT -5
WOW - just wow  Jordan |
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Post by Calvin on Jul 11, 2014 10:38:32 GMT -5
Holy shoot! Its almost like one of those hidden pictures that you stare at to finally see the 3D image.....I think I see an indycar! just put your nose up the screen and pull back and you'll see it!  |
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Post by racerbrown on Jul 11, 2014 19:34:14 GMT -5
i can see why he said it's too heavy to hang on the wall.
duane
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Post by indy on Feb 24, 2022 11:09:49 GMT -5
So, my Rick Mears pin collection has grown a lot (not Steve Turner levels though LOL). Here is where the conversation started in mid-2014  13 months later in mid-2015 I had filled out the 8"x10" shadow box really well.  In 2018, I picked up a 16"x20" display case at Hobby Lobby, I could not fill it   By mid-2019, it was filling up fast.  Layout has been a struggle, trying to tell a story more than stick a bunch of pins up randomly. Here I am trying to use Tamiya tape to space out pins. I had struggled with how to display the 4x Borg-Warner Trophies. Mears won in 79 & 84 with the original cup. His 88 & 91 wins are on the original expanded base. In the above photo you can see just to the right of middle, two different styles of Borg trophy pins. It was a bit of struggle 2x old and 2x new was more correct (though I think the 88/94 wins were on a short base). I picked the current Borg pin to do 4x as a cleaner look.  Finally last year I laid it out and mounted it on foam. By this point I had dropped the Bronze Badge as they took up a lot of space and did not add much, to me. I also have cut some of the sponsor only pins like Mobil 1, as chasing down every lower tier sponsor over his whole career was a large undertaking with minimal benefit, to me.  Last week, I moved a few pins to accommodate some new acquisitions.  Current layout, behind glass  Overall, it flows decently well and allows a story to be told. The collection is not done. I am looking for several specific pins to add while being open to more unknown possibilities. I have also bought some black fabric to put between the foam and pins to offer a more uniform background as the look of foam in large pieces is inconsistent. Adding the fabric is for another day as pulling all the pins and remounting will be a time consuming affair. Jordan |
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Post by Calvin on Feb 25, 2022 0:41:00 GMT -5
That's impressive. I could look at that for an hour.
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