Replacing nameplates on cardbacks?

Heith

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any-one ever done it? - is it easy? - whats the best way?, any tips/hints would be gratefully recieved! - ta - also esb cardbacks, are the nameplates the same on Palitoy and kenner ones?
 
I have done it and it takes an exacto knife, a expendable cardback that is identical to the repair one and a steady hand...and that is where I stop as the guys probably would not want me giving an entire recipe......not that condone such practice :D
 
tiefighterboy said:
I have done it and it takes an exacto knife, a expendable cardback that is identical to the repair one and a steady hand...and that is where I stop as the guys probably would not want me giving an entire recipe......not that condone such practice :D

Is it a big no no? - its just that I picked up that palitoy cardback esb lot off ebay missing the nameplates but with the bubbles, seems a shame not to do anything with them, not tried anything like this before
 
It's certainly up to you, but I would leave them as is where it had to do with sending in for the mail aways. It's kind of a part of the history behind them.
 
shawn_k said:
It's certainly up to you, but I would leave them as is where it had to do with sending in for the mail aways. It's kind of a part of the history behind them.


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If it is not part of the history, ie. something is blatantly broken, is it more reasonable to restore it?

I've got something that is bugging me which I could probably fix so it is virtually undetectable.

If I ever sold it, I would obviously disclose what was done. But what about future sales ...
 
flycasual said:
If it is not part of the history, ie. something is blatantly broken, is it more reasonable to restore it?

I've got something that is bugging me which I could probably fix so it is virtually undetectable.

If I ever sold it, I would obviously disclose what was done. But what about future sales ...
I have no problem with restoration. If you sell it...disclose it. a big hole in a cardback should be repaired in my opinion.
 
Well, I've done it. It was pretty tricky, but I am way happier with it.

Heith, what did you decide to do in the end?
 
tiefighterboy said:
flycasual said:
If it is not part of the history, ie. something is blatantly broken, is it more reasonable to restore it?

I've got something that is bugging me which I could probably fix so it is virtually undetectable.

If I ever sold it, I would obviously disclose what was done. But what about future sales ...
I have no problem with restoration. If you sell it...disclose it. a big hole in a cardback should be repaired in my opinion.

heres a pic of some of the cards
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thing is, this is probably the closet I will ever come to owning og Palitoy carded figs and it will give me a bit of a goal in finding the figures and nameplates, if they didnt have the bubbles I would leave them alone but know looking forward to having a go at them, got an idea how to match up the nameplates (thinking of some kind of die to make sure they match up, just struggling how to get them onto the card - invisi tape?
 
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