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mrbill2084
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got back some moree of my framed posters. tron triple print and reframed liberator..
framing posters.. Need some input.
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next project will be framing some 27 x 41 original movie posters. 1st two will be Alien and Tron.
I was thinking of buying some 27x41 frames off ebay. Anyone buy from hollywoodposterframes?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-TWO-27x41...459?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item334acd2133
I see other people selling front loading 27 x 41 frames. I am not sure its a good idea as I think the poster will be up on the glass.. Anyone use a front loading poster frame?
I was thinking of buying some 27x41 frames off ebay. Anyone buy from hollywoodposterframes?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-TWO-27x41...459?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item334acd2133
I see other people selling front loading 27 x 41 frames. I am not sure its a good idea as I think the poster will be up on the glass.. Anyone use a front loading poster frame?
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mrbill2084
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I had some time today so I decided to frame up my collection of activision patches. This a temporary setup as I am going to put a backing in the frame (probably white, maybe on blue felt) and reorganize the patches for better spacing..
I am missing 4 patches(that I know of), so the atari arcade ones will eventually be removed..
the few I need (and I would pay a fair price for) are:
dreadnaught factor:
beamrider:
another beamrider:
an alternate version starmaster(the one on the left):
I am missing 4 patches(that I know of), so the atari arcade ones will eventually be removed..
the few I need (and I would pay a fair price for) are:
dreadnaught factor:
beamrider:
another beamrider:
an alternate version starmaster(the one on the left):
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mrbill2084
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Just a little update. I spoke to the lady at hollowoodposterframes and man, thats the place to go! She really know her stuff. She says she does all most of the posters for the movie studios. She also writes and consults on preservation.
She is recommending linen backing the movie posters as she says the alien is a $400-$500 poster. She says tron is also close to that range. She says linen backing will fix the trifold and is the accepted way to preserve them. Also plexi not glass.
Linen backing for 27x41 1 sheet posters runs $199.
She is recommending linen backing the movie posters as she says the alien is a $400-$500 poster. She says tron is also close to that range. She says linen backing will fix the trifold and is the accepted way to preserve them. Also plexi not glass.
Linen backing for 27x41 1 sheet posters runs $199.
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mrbill2084
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I think this might be the last batch of video game posters... I will porbably do some more movie and pin posters, but that might be a while...
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mrbill2084
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last one..
I don't even want to know what your total spent was.
I've been picking up frames at Christmas Tree shop, Wally World, and michaels $10-$30 max . you just have to watch out for damage to the frames / plexi before you buy or make an extra trip.
yours do look great, only thing i wish mine had was some actual matting. i could care less about the anti glare but the acid free stuff is a must.
I've been picking up frames at Christmas Tree shop, Wally World, and michaels $10-$30 max . you just have to watch out for damage to the frames / plexi before you buy or make an extra trip.
yours do look great, only thing i wish mine had was some actual matting. i could care less about the anti glare but the acid free stuff is a must.
ChompingQuarters
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www.framesbymail.com is a custom frame shop which you assemble... Pretty good pricing IMO. Haven't used them in awhile.
Linen is what you want behind a folded movie posters. I know my father has a few movie posters and they actually restored the fold marks.
Linen is what you want behind a folded movie posters. I know my father has a few movie posters and they actually restored the fold marks.
Talon2000
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I've framed pictures professionally for 10 years.
It's expensive, the markup is pretty high. I was fortunate enough to be the manager at several places so I got everything at cost.
Here's my revenge of the Jedi poster. It's worth quite a bit, so it got a complete acid free mounting, UV glass etc.. But I did it all myself, and at cost so I think I spent $75 It's a movie sized poster.
For most posters that are your cheap run of the mill, I recommend having them dry mounted for one. That keeps them from getting waves. The larger the picture the worse it is. Plus those cheap poster are thin.
Next a good metal black frame. You can get away with those build them yourself, just be just to tie the frame together on the backside to keep it from bowing under the weight. I like a thicker plain black frame.
Plus I always use glass rather than plexi. You can only clean plexi a few times before you develop scratches and it looks like crap.
If you use Micheal's (Yes I was a manager there for years) always use the sales. They are still making 200% even on sale.
It's expensive, the markup is pretty high. I was fortunate enough to be the manager at several places so I got everything at cost.
Here's my revenge of the Jedi poster. It's worth quite a bit, so it got a complete acid free mounting, UV glass etc.. But I did it all myself, and at cost so I think I spent $75 It's a movie sized poster.
For most posters that are your cheap run of the mill, I recommend having them dry mounted for one. That keeps them from getting waves. The larger the picture the worse it is. Plus those cheap poster are thin.
Next a good metal black frame. You can get away with those build them yourself, just be just to tie the frame together on the backside to keep it from bowing under the weight. I like a thicker plain black frame.
Plus I always use glass rather than plexi. You can only clean plexi a few times before you develop scratches and it looks like crap.
If you use Micheal's (Yes I was a manager there for years) always use the sales. They are still making 200% even on sale.
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mrbill2084
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The movie posters were $114 each framed uv anti glare. the smaller ones were cheaper.
I was told not to use glass. She told me glass will attract and transfer moisture to the the print. I had a robotron cocktail and the instruction cards were stuck to the glass and the wood underneath.
I agree mounting them will make them look better, but it will ruin th value of an orignal print. Linen backed I think was +$100(The accepted way to mount them). She though my movie prints were nice enough were no mounting was recommended(You can always do it later).
I was told not to use glass. She told me glass will attract and transfer moisture to the the print. I had a robotron cocktail and the instruction cards were stuck to the glass and the wood underneath.
I agree mounting them will make them look better, but it will ruin th value of an orignal print. Linen backed I think was +$100(The accepted way to mount them). She though my movie prints were nice enough were no mounting was recommended(You can always do it later).
I've framed pictures professionally for 10 years.
It's expensive, the markup is pretty high. I was fortunate enough to be the manager at several places so I got everything at cost.
Here's my revenge of the Jedi poster. It's worth quite a bit, so it got a complete acid free mounting, UV glass etc.. But I did it all myself, and at cost so I think I spent $75 It's a movie sized poster.
For most posters that are your cheap run of the mill, I recommend having them dry mounted for one. That keeps them from getting waves. The larger the picture the worse it is. Plus those cheap poster are thin.
Next a good metal black frame. You can get away with those build them yourself, just be just to tie the frame together on the backside to keep it from bowing under the weight. I like a thicker plain black frame.
Plus I always use glass rather than plexi. You can only clean plexi a few times before you develop scratches and it looks like crap.
If you use Micheal's (Yes I was a manager there for years) always use the sales. They are still making 200% even on sale.
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Talon2000
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I use a 1/8 space between the glass and poster, on original movie posters like the revenge they were shipped folded so you will have creases. Once everything is put together the whole thing acid free backing and all get's sealed at the edges so no moisture gets in, then it goes in the frame.
Oh and to the person that always goes to Micheal's because they don't screw up anything. You've been lucky. I was a Manager there for several years. They hire alot of teenagers, and the training class they give is a Joke. Everything is on the job training. I can't tell you the number of times we've had to buy new art for customers because someone screwed it up. Two main problems they screw up, one framer cuts hand cleaning glass and get's blood on art. The second biggest is framer breaks glass on art because work surface is not clean and flat. I spent a month tracking down a piece of art from england to replace for a customer. So if it's important to you, do it yourself, or goto a real frame shop.
I also worked for a frame company that framed art for museums. $100,000+ works of art. That's the kind of stuff you can't replace. It would take several hours to cut and assembly a frame, + the time it took to clean edges, and properly fill nail holes on wood frames. You'd think that the wood corners on these things were molded that way when we were done.
Oh and to the person that always goes to Micheal's because they don't screw up anything. You've been lucky. I was a Manager there for several years. They hire alot of teenagers, and the training class they give is a Joke. Everything is on the job training. I can't tell you the number of times we've had to buy new art for customers because someone screwed it up. Two main problems they screw up, one framer cuts hand cleaning glass and get's blood on art. The second biggest is framer breaks glass on art because work surface is not clean and flat. I spent a month tracking down a piece of art from england to replace for a customer. So if it's important to you, do it yourself, or goto a real frame shop.
I also worked for a frame company that framed art for museums. $100,000+ works of art. That's the kind of stuff you can't replace. It would take several hours to cut and assembly a frame, + the time it took to clean edges, and properly fill nail holes on wood frames. You'd think that the wood corners on these things were molded that way when we were done.
