You like metal?

I've been showing off a bunch of Allen & Ginter cards lately and this will be my last A&G post for awhile.

I thought it would be fun to show off all my metal cards from Allen & Ginter

This is the only non Pirates metal mini I have. It's from 2019 and features him in a Phillies uniform. Strangely enough the 2019 versions didn't have the standard hand numbering that others have.

Above is the 2015 version. The 2015 Rip Cards weren't coated inside with the proper wax sealant which caused all the metal and art cards to get EXTREMELY scratched up.

This is the 2016 extended SP mini metal

And here is the base of which I own all 3 of the print run.

I've talked about being a metalhead on here a few times sighting bands like Vision of Disorder (V.O.D.) and Pantera being two of my favorite bands of all time.  

I am not up with bands post 2005 though.  I don't really have the time now to listen to music other than driving home from work on occasion. 

Having been in a teenage metal band, I think the sounds of guitars shredding, double bass pedal drumming, and deep bass lines will always be in my blood. 

Do you listen to any metal bands? 

Allen & Ginter Collection pt3 (rip cards and cards from rips)

As I continue to celebrate the release of Allen and Ginter this week, I will take a look at rip cards and the cards that can be found inside them.

I have previously shown off my complete run of 2016 A&G Metal Minis, but I have a lot more cards from Rip Cards and even have a few Rip cards that I didn't rip yet.

Here are the 2016 metal minis

2017 Wood Mini 1/1

2016 Wood Mini Ext. 1/1

By far the coolest card in my collection from a rip card is an Allen & Ginter Mini mini. These are very unique as they come in mini rip cards found inside rip cards.

Pictured above is the minimini, Mini, and base card.

The Mini Mini is numbered 1/2.

Found inside the rip cards can be extended set cards.  These cards are higher numbered than the base set (often numbered 351-400).  Below you will find my base card next to the SP photo variant extended set card.

2018

2016

2014

2012

Here are some of the rip cards I currently own. First up are the rip cards that I have gotten extremely cheap because they were already ripped.

 The fronts are pictured above with the backs pictured below.  As you can see the McCutchen 2018 solo rip wasn't ripped very good. I think I got it for just a few bucks. The front displays very nicely.

Now for the RIP cards that are still in tact.

 Up first is a double rip of Cutch and Starling Marte numbered to only 10 copies.

From 2017 I have the solo rip card numbered to 50 copies.

This may look familiar as I have a ripped version of this dual rip card of Cutch and Willie Stargell.

I find it odd that they made so many more of these double rips in 2016 than any previous year or years that followed.

My final rip card is another solo act

 It is also numbered to 50 copies.

I Own 100% Of A Print Run

It was almost two years ago that I showed off 2/3 of my 2016 Allen & Ginter metal minis.  I had kept a close eye for the final missing piece to eventually show up on the open market and it finally did.

Behold the power of 3!!!
2016 Allen & Ginter mini metals

They were limited to only 3 copies, but I now own 1/3, 2/3, and 3/3.

It feels pretty awesome to be knocking out cards like this to complete print runs.  2019 releases have been pretty slow thus far, but I expect that to change as the season goes on.

A 1/1 and 2/3 of a print run

Sometimes I feel like I belong locked up in Arkham Asylum.  I am borderline crazy when it comes to adding new Cutch cards to the collection.  Speaking of Arkham, I have been binge watching the heck out of Gotham.  I am on Season 2 episode 20 so no spoilers please.  Anyone else watch that show?

These are my latest additions.

A pair of Allen & Ginter High Number Mini Metal cards /3 and the 1/1 Wood Mini.

Should I be locked away?
I'll say hi to Ed Nygma for you.

It's The Battle of Planets

Anyone remember the tv show Battle of The Planets, G-Force, or Gatchaman?  It was one of my favorite cartoons growing up.  Basically it was a team of teenagers (from the 70s) who had to fight an evil space race using a weapon and vehicle for support.  It lead to the sentai movement we saw in live action dubs like Power Rangers many decades later.

If you have a love for 80s cartoons like myself you should defi itely check it out.  You won't be disappointed.  Or maybe you will.  I won't take responsibility for that.  It was recently released on DVD about 5 years ago and the OVAs from the early 2000s are absolutely amazing!

Anyway, the back of my newest card reminds me of the awesomeness that was Gatchaman and seeing the Flying Phoenix blaze through the skies to defeat the enemy.

See what I mean?

It's the super rare Topps online store exclusive 2015 Topps Fire Metal hand numbered to 10.

The scan doesn't do it justice for it's Armageddon inspired design.

I'll have to show off the 5x7s in a future post because they resemble Star Wars designs.