11-16-2009, 03:02 AM
Eric, I ckecked out your display and I was glad to see one thing right off the bat - you used the same kind of frame I am using now except mine is 21.5"X17 - the biggest I could find with an easily opening door. Do the screw posts punch through the back of the frame? It feels like they will and I'll have to do some drilling, so it goes...
But! since I want to hang this set on a wall - preferably in my living room, I'm probably going to need those round "stick-on" black rubber "bumpers" to keep the frame safely enough away from the wall, yet still hang sturdy. What will be a real pain is cutting all of those "T" pins to about 1/4 of their orginal length, They were the smallest size and apparently some people stick butterflies and all sorts of repulsive insects to cork boards using these. Strangely enough, the "T" pins hold the medals quite well and with the slight "shimmer" to the "wave-green" color of the cloth, you can just tell they are there if you are close up and looking for something like them.
That brings me to the next problem. I like the idea of small strips of paper with identification (above/below) the award, but I can't use just plain white paper because it would take away from the near-parade style color background. I'm thinking a dull gold color with either blue or blabk text. I have a friend who is a licensed interior designer and knows what all those fancy colors are and would probably help here - but I'm liking the idea of identifying them more and more. I think people would appreciate the display more if they knew what they were looking at.
Thanks Eric, et. al.
(You really think Norm still doesn't get that the HSU and its cousin are fakes? Or, does he have a more sinister plan here: to research the serial number on a fake piece just to see?
But! since I want to hang this set on a wall - preferably in my living room, I'm probably going to need those round "stick-on" black rubber "bumpers" to keep the frame safely enough away from the wall, yet still hang sturdy. What will be a real pain is cutting all of those "T" pins to about 1/4 of their orginal length, They were the smallest size and apparently some people stick butterflies and all sorts of repulsive insects to cork boards using these. Strangely enough, the "T" pins hold the medals quite well and with the slight "shimmer" to the "wave-green" color of the cloth, you can just tell they are there if you are close up and looking for something like them.
That brings me to the next problem. I like the idea of small strips of paper with identification (above/below) the award, but I can't use just plain white paper because it would take away from the near-parade style color background. I'm thinking a dull gold color with either blue or blabk text. I have a friend who is a licensed interior designer and knows what all those fancy colors are and would probably help here - but I'm liking the idea of identifying them more and more. I think people would appreciate the display more if they knew what they were looking at.
Thanks Eric, et. al.
(You really think Norm still doesn't get that the HSU and its cousin are fakes? Or, does he have a more sinister plan here: to research the serial number on a fake piece just to see?
Phillip
