What to do with Minis...for real this time

66_Fiat · 05-03-2014, 12:21 PM

Besides the obvious answers of burning or selling to Petesahutt, I've been trying to figure out something to do with mine. I close on our new home next month and will have my own room already complete with a full wall baseball mural (some unidentifiable game at a stadium) and a ceiling fan with bats as blades and a baseball as the lighting fixture. It was a 7yo boys room, and I'm not changing a thing!

What do you all think of making a chair rail around the room with the minis between two thin pieces of trim? I'm not concerned with them getting damaged. Maybe a border around the top of the room? I've been thinking of framing a subset or two that interest me (Ships, Guys in Hats, Military Leaders, etc.). A final thought was taking some of the more random ones and lacquering them into a tabletop for sorting. If I did this, I would have to include some '90's Topps or other junk wax era cards.

If you have already done some projects with minis, please show them off. I can't wait to hear all of the great SA replies, but I am looking for a few serious ideas in the end.

Abneric · 05-03-2014, 12:45 PM

Can you take a pic of the fan and the lighting fixture or the whole room please

66_Fiat · 05-03-2014, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Abneric

Can you take a pic of the fan and the lighting fixture or the whole room please

The mural is out of sight to the left, but covers the entire wall floor to ceiling. Now that I'm really looking at the pic, why would a 7yo boy have his telescope pointed out the side of the house towards the 13yo girls house? There's no way to see a view of the stars on that side of the house...

mfw13 · 05-03-2014, 01:00 PM

Use them to make a collage or some other type of original artwork.

Chaysr20 · 05-03-2014, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by 66_Fiat

The mural is out of sight to the left, but covers the entire wall floor to ceiling. Now that I'm really looking at the pic, why would a 7yo boy have his telescope pointed out the side of the house towards the 13yo girls house? There's no way to see a view of the stars on that side of the house...

Hahaha busteddd

66_Fiat · 05-03-2014, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Chaysr20

Hahaha busteddd

Exactly what I was thinking! Also, before anyone asks, I will be doing blackout shades (with remote control

) in the room. Still waiting on a reply from the HOA if I can tint the windows outside.

benshobbies · 05-03-2014, 05:24 PM

laminate them. Than when people 100 years later find them they can laugh, wondering why anyone would be stupid enough to laminate a card.

JMarchand1981 · 05-03-2014, 05:52 PM

Use the letters on the cards to make ransom notes?

MetDude · 05-03-2014, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by 66_Fiat

Besides the obvious answers of burning or selling to Petesahutt

Those actually were my first 2 thoughts.

So , I'm out.

GL

OH wait!! Gotta local paper recycling plant? Maybe they'll take em

Wait again !

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Originally Posted by 66_Fiat

What do you all think of making two pieces of trim?

I have found that be more or less awesome.

lauriontj · 05-03-2014, 06:53 PM

I love the lacquer table idea. I would refinish it and then lacquer it up with baseball cards. What a neat idea!

Edit: like this kinda...

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/106397609919893636/

Tzvih123 · 05-04-2014, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by 66_Fiat

The mural is out of sight to the left, but covers the entire wall floor to ceiling.

C'mon don't do this to us. Show us the Mural!

05-03-2014, 12:21 PM	#1
66_Fiat Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Marysville, OH Posts: 3,168	What to do with Minis...for real this time Besides the obvious answers of burning or selling to Petesahutt, I've been trying to figure out something to do with mine. I close on our new home next month and will have my own room already complete with a full wall baseball mural (some unidentifiable game at a stadium) and a ceiling fan with bats as blades and a baseball as the lighting fixture. It was a 7yo boys room, and I'm not changing a thing! What do you all think of making a chair rail around the room with the minis between two thin pieces of trim? I'm not concerned with them getting damaged. Maybe a border around the top of the room? I've been thinking of framing a subset or two that interest me (Ships, Guys in Hats, Military Leaders, etc.). A final thought was taking some of the more random ones and lacquering them into a tabletop for sorting. If I did this, I would have to include some '90's Topps or other junk wax era cards. If you have already done some projects with minis, please show them off. I can't wait to hear all of the great SA replies, but I am looking for a few serious ideas in the end. __________________ There is a difference between best hitter and best player. Paying nicely for 2013 and 2015 TTT Pujols "The Machine" patches!

05-03-2014, 06:53 PM	#10
lauriontj Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: PA Posts: 6,268	I love the lacquer table idea. I would refinish it and then lacquer it up with baseball cards. What a neat idea! Edit: like this kinda... https://www.pinterest.com/pin/106397609919893636/ __________________ Insta: tjssportscards24 PC: Griffey/Soto and like the Washington Nationals! My dad taught me to hate the Yankees. Now that I’m an adult, I realize I was raised correctly. Last edited by lauriontj; 05-03-2014 at 06:56 PM.

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Abneric Banned Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 736	Can you take a pic of the fan and the lighting fixture or the whole room please

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mfw13 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 17,525	Use them to make a collage or some other type of original artwork.

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benshobbies Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Berkshire County, MA Posts: 7,547 benshobbies benshobbies	laminate them. Than when people 100 years later find them they can laugh, wondering why anyone would be stupid enough to laminate a card.

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JMarchand1981 Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 34,438	Use the letters on the cards to make ransom notes?