NOES

I wanted to get in one last horror mini-set before everything is all joy this and twinkly lights that.

A Nightmare on Elm Street was released in 1984 so that gave me another chance to use one of my favorite design templates, the 1984 Topps hockey inspired design.  For this mini-set I gave the frame a little Freddy sweater touch.

With this set I've officially completed the 80's horror hat-trick; Voorhees, Myers, and Krueger.

I Hate This Stupid Bike!

Ah, yes. Daniels's primary mode of transportation that was ruined when Johnny and co. taught him a lesson in taking a fall. Luckily Mr. Miyagi was able to restore it to factory condition while Daniel and Lucille were busy figuring out the rules together.

While making my Turbo Kid set that was inspired by the 1984 Donruss BMX card set another famous (to me anyways) BMX bike came to mind... Daniel LaRusso's Mongoose Two/Four errr his Miyagi Turbo!

"What kind of bike do you have, Daniel. Honda, Suzuki, what?"

"No, it's a Miyagi Turbo, actually." 

The logo for Miyagi Turbo is just something I threw together with a Asian looking font and used the orange color that Mongoose was using with their text logo at the time.

I think eventually someone is going to suggest that I've made enough custom trading cards in homage to The Karate Kid. I cannot help myself. It's the best around and nothing is ever going to keep it down. I've actually got more in the making ;)

Not That Boy From Reseda

With the YouTube Red original series Cobra Kai being released today I put together these two cards. For all the the times I’ve thrown the word “favorite” around The Karate Kid is the movie that stands alone as my #1 all-time favorite movie.

I got to see the first two episodes of Cobra Kai in the theater on April 25th as a part of a special screening that was followed by the original 1984 masterpiece. That in and of itself was a treat for me having never seen it on the big screen. As for the Cobra Kai episodes... they were better than I even imagined they could be. From a production standpoint, a story standpoint and nostalgic tie-ins, the first two episodes had everything a Karate Kid fan could ask for. I’ve subscribed to YouTube Red and am counting down the moments until I can veg out to the series.

1984 Figurina

I’ve made a number of different Karate Kid themed cards. I’m always trying to think up new Karate Kid card ideas. These two are my latest offerings; Daniel and Ali soccer cards. Soccer is what first brought these two star crossed kids together so why not soccer cards?

I know nothing about soccer cards. I want to say the only soccer cards I ever owned came in a Classic blister pack that highlighted athletes from different sports that competed in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. So, I had to do some research. I wanted to keep it 1984 so I searched for different soccer cards that came out that year. The design I liked best was from the 1984 Figurina Calciatori Forza Goal Series. I liked the shape of the image box and the overall clean design. In looking at different cards from the set I noticed the the soccer ball streak matched the player’s soccer jerseys. For that reason Daniel got the grey and blue to match his gym sweats, and grey and green for the same reason for Ali. In the text above the ball where the player’s team/country was displayed I added Encino and Reseda for Ali and Daniel respectively. I used that to play on the division of class that is a central theme of the movie.