New Add - Torii Hunter Powder Blue Custom

Here's another new addition.  It's a customized Torii Hunter Angels SGA bobblehead.  I didn't customize it...I don't have the skill set to do amazing work like this.  In one of the groups I'm in, I found a lady who has a ton of talent and made a trade with her. 

I have a small sub-set of customized powder blue bobbleheads, this fits perfectly!! 

Rod Carew Bobblehead Day

Tonight is Rod Carew bobblehead day at Target Field.  It's the beginning of a very busy and fun giveaway/promo weekend for the Twins.  Carew is a fan favorite and the bobblehead (produced by Success Promotions) is one of the best yet!  The powder blue jersey, the iconic batting stance and the silver bat - one word...superior!

Sneak Peek - Rod Carew Bobblehead

On August 18th, the Twins are giving away a Rod Carew bobblehead.  This might be one of the most popular bobbleheads the Twins have done in recent years.  Carew is a fan favorite and everyone loves bobbles in powder blue jerseys.  This bobble features Carew's iconic batting stance and a silver bat, and of course since he's in a batting stance, part of the base is home plate!  Success Promotions did this one and its probably one of my favorite bobbles and that says a lot because I'm a fan of most everything they do!

Custom Jim Kaat - Powder Blue Jersey

I've been putting together a little collection of custom powder blue jersey Twins bobbleheads, this is the latest in that series.  Jim Kaat.  I definitely like how this one turned out and the red base on it really pops.  None of these custom bobbleheads are easy and they are definitely time consuming.  

My Latest Custom - Kirby Puckett

Here's my latest custom job.  It's original the World Series Hero retail Kirby Puckett bobblehead. Everyone loves the powder blue and I thought it would look great on this bobble.  I'm pretty damn happy with how this one turned out.  For the most part everything is time-period appropriate except the Twins logo, its not exactly like it is on the powder blues the Twins wore.  Also Puck is a bit stockier than he was when he wore the powder blue jersey.

All in all, it'll sit great next to my Tom Brunansky custom bobble!  I have a few more of these coming!

My first Custom!?!

The more I learn about bobbleheads, read about bobbleheads and see bobbleheads...one thing always grabs my attention - customized bobbleheads.  I'm not talking about the Best Bobblehead Ever or the Best Christmas Present Ever...I'm talking about customizing a promotional bobblehead into something different, something nobody else has done.  For instance, look at this, ahem, "well used" Joe Mauer bobblehead.

If you can't tell, click on the picture to see all the scrapes and scratches on his face.  Definitely not a bobblehead worthy of being displayed...even if it is of Baby Jesus.  I picked up this Mauer in a lot of other bobbleheads I bought.  It was super cheap, so if I didn't ever do anything with it, I wasn't out much.  But my idea was to customize it.  And so...about 6 weeks ago, I really started researching the best ways to go about this.  Most Twins fans love the powder blue jerseys so I knew that was the main color I wanted.  The rest of it...I had no idea.  After getting some awesome tips from a few other collectors, I was on my way.  

Obviously the powder blue would make it different enough from the SGA, but I wanted to make it somewhat close (if possible) to the actual jersey the team wore when they did wear throwback jerseys.  Google is my friend.  I found plenty online and I was ready to start.  I won't get into the finer details...as they might bore plenty of you (if you are interested tho, feel free to email me - sploehn@gmail.com).  Below, the pictures basically tell the story.  Enjoy!

And finally a before and after close up.  The last phase of my customization was to "gloss" the new bobble.  It's a clear coat, a protectant of sorts that I used to cover the entire bobblehead.  I'm not exactly happy with the outcome, it still looks fine, but in my opinion, its too glossy.  So for the next custom, I'll be looking for something different.  In the end, this one is so much better than the original and I had a ton of fun making it.  It took plenty of time, but it was time well spent!  

Minnesota Twins ST Bobblehead Set (Part 10 - Years 2010-2013)

I'm bunching years 2010 thru 2013 into one blog post.  Why you ask, for one simple reason, there weren't many ST bobbleheads during those years.  2009 was the last year the Twins did a set of 4 bobbleheads.

2010 was the Legends of the Dome set (Kirby Puckett & Kent Hrbek).  This was produced as a set, both bobbleheads came in one box.  Then I believe in 2011 they did a Mauer/Morneau double bobblehead - which I do not have.  In 2012 they did a Josh Willingham red base bobblehead and most recently in 2013 they did one of my favorite bobbleheads, Joe Mauer wearing a powder blue jersey.  This one is also different because its on a green base instead of the normal red base for season ticket holders.

Below are some pictures...enjoy!!