OT: Wings Themed Man Cave help...

[aFish]

Hi Guys, I have an idea I'd like to get some help with for my man cave.

I have ZERO photoshop skills, but I know some of you excel at it. So i'm hoping someone will step up and help a fellow Wings fan out.

I'd like replicas of our retired numbers in individual 8x10 format, so I can later frame each retired number and hang them in my Wings themed man cave.

^ Like that, but only for the officially retired numbers.

Is this do-able? Anyone here interested in taking on this project? I'm sure others might also like the idea and use it in their own man caves!

Thanks in advance guys!

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[Ricelund]

Hmm... you're going to need a high-resolution version of the photo.

I would reach out to DetroitHockey.net to see if they have anything they'd let you use. This is the largest image I could find.

Getty Images has a few but none with Lidstrom's banner.

You might want to try reaching out to the Wings directly.

EDIT: Oops, misread your question -- but I would ask Clark from DetroitHockey.

 

[Henkka]

I'm planning same kind of Man Cave with printed wallpaper. That's quite cheap nowadays.

One wall could include those retired numbers, one wall is dedicated for Darren McCarty vs. Claude Lameux -turtle incident. etc...

But also I will have some hanging Wings jerseys on the roof, I currently have Yzerman, Lidström, Konstantinov, Fedorov, Datsyuk, Zetterberg and hasek.

I also have Finnish favourite hockey team Tappara Tampere and it would also include their legendary moments (as printed wallpaper), retired numbers and jerseys. Their colors are same as Detroit Tigers Blue/White/Orange, so it was quite funny to visit at Detroit and at Tigers fan shop. Lots of "Tappara" material.

 

[FlashyG]

Is this what you're looking for?

Double check the names and years for mistakes, I had to make them from scratch and I did them pretty quick so its possible I might have made a mistake on them.

 

[aFish]

Is this what you're looking for?

Double check the names and years for mistakes, I had to make them from scratch and I did them pretty quick so its possible I might have made a mistake on them.

That's exactly what I was looking for!

You're the man Flashy, thanks a ton!

 

[Hammettf2b]

Flashy to the rescue!!!

 

[SimplySolace]

Awesome Flashy, was totally looking for something like this for the sub.

 

[Ulysses31]

Don't forget a hentai octopus poster

 

[aFish]

For anyone who was interested in seeing what they'd look like framed...

Cheap Dollar store frames I'll likely replace eventually.
Also, printed from Walmart photo center, might get a better quality 8x10 elsewhere...

I think they came out pretty good, though. Again, huge thanks to Flashy!!

 

[DatsDeking]

Looking good!

 

[Yemack]

awesome gj

 

[Bench]

Looks great. Nice idea. Flashy deserves a 6 pack at least. There's going to be folks copying your framing idea since it looks so sharp and it's so damn cheap.

 

[Retire91]

That looks great! I am still trying to get used to #5 and #19. My childhood, where did the time go

 

[theute19]

I just want to throw a big shout out to aFish & FlashyG for doing the hard work for me.

I just finished renovating my basement space, and had independently thought of this idea...lo and behold, it was already done! I was only able to track down 5 frames of the style that I was looking for, but once I have the other two...or maybe 3 (Aurie worth doing?? Official then unofficial...), I can post pics too.

Thanks again for the leg work. Much appreciated!