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Steel Soldiers 2nd Annual Haspin Acres Rally T-shirts

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Anybody else have any comments? I won't know for sure how it looks until I order them. I have to order at least 6 pieces. The more we order, the cheaper they get. Post up here if you definitely want a shirt!

They are a Hanes Beefy-T in the color Pebble which looks to be like a desert tan. If we order 5 L, 10 XL, and 5 XXL they will come in at right around $13 a piece with free 2-week shipping to my door. I could bring them all to the rally or if you aren't going I could ship them to you for a few bucks extra.

Post up crew!!
 

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Chris, if I may say so, I think there is too much writing on the front, just "Steelsoldiers" should do.
Fuzz/fade the edges of the picture for a more sophisticated look.

Don't you have any action shots to pick from, more of a close-up?

Don't mean to criticize, but you asked...
How many do you have to order for a choice of colors?
 

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I would see if you can 'round' out the corners of the picture..... so it doesnt look quite like a picture plopped on a shirt... if that makes any sense.
 

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Good feedback guys, unfortunately it seems most of these make your own t-shirt places on the web don't offer enough features. With the site I was using, you had to pick one color of T only, unless you did multiple designs and then you would have a 6 piece minimum on each. There was no way to round the edges or do a fade on the photo. The mono-tone photo design was cheaper than the multi-color photo. Less text on the front is certainly doable. I may have to go to a professional t-shirt place and have them work up a design for us.

Keep the feedback coming. If you guys have a better photo, please show me. I don't have anything but still shots from camp which aren't very exciting.
 

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Chris, search out a local t-shirt shop..... will be better than the online crap. If need be, I have a shop real close here that I can hit up.
 

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Hey guys let me know when the shirts are ready, im in for buying one, eventually i hope to get together with some of our OD crew but right now life has be pinned down for a bit LOL.....
 

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Update on the t-shirts. I talked with a local t-shirt company and if we do a OD or tan tee with black stencil printing on it I can get shirts for as little as $11-12 a piece. They also have a big book of clip art that we could use on the shirt that would still fall in that price range. Now, if I submit some design to them and they have to create the artwork it will increase the shirts to $18-20 a piece. The SS Fund will absorb some of the cost on the shirts if need be to make them reasonable.

Any thoughts? I wouldn't mind having an OD shirt with this on the front:

STEEL SOLDIERS 2ND ANNUAL
HASPIN ACRES OFF-ROAD RALLY
JULY 14TH-16TH, 2006


and then a cool catch phrase on the back in large stencil print that says something like:

MILITARY VEHICLE GUYS LIKE TO DO IT WITH THEIR BLACK-OUTS ON ;)

That way the shirts would only run us $11 or so and if you ripped it during a trail repair you wouldn't be as pi$$ed off.

If that sounds good to folks let me know and feel free to post up a catch phrase for the back and we'll pick the best one and get this done. I'd like to submit the order first of next week so let's hear it!
 

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Well, since nobody but my old buddy Fred has decided to reply, I will make an executive decision and order the t-shirts tomorrow.

How does 20 XL and 10 XXL sound for numbers?

The final version for the front is:

STEEL SOLDIERS 2ND ANNUAL
OFF-ROAD RALLY at HASPIN ACRES
LAUREL, INDIANA
JULY 14TH-16TH, 2006


Then the back will be:


-100 GALLONS OF FUEL: $280
-A TENT, LANTERN, AND BUG SPRAY: $150
-6 PACKS OF HOT DOGS, CHIPS, AND A CASE
OF FROSTY BEVERAGES: $35
-A WEEKEND IN THE WOODS RUNNING TRAILS
IN OUR MILITARY TRUCKS: PRICELESS


Any objections? If not, forever hold your peace!
 

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I can't make it, they put my company picnic on that weekend. :( I'm still in for an XL however if you have one to spare. If you want to give actual attendees priority I understand. Was hoping to meet a few more people on this site, guess that'll hafta wait.
 
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