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01-06-2017, 11:23 AM #1
McDonald's Mini Masks from 1995 ( Test Market Set)
I seen a few pics of a Mike Vernon Red Wings Mcdonald's mini mask yet that supposedly doesn't exist in the first 7 pc test market set? The bases on the test market set and the 11 pc set were different. This Vernon appeared to match that of a test market base as well? Could it have been made and very limited / one off or a fake?
Anyone have any insight?
Also looking for any promo stuff like placemats, plastic clamshell display signs tec !
Mark
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01-06-2017, 11:47 AM #2
I can offer a bit of insight into that set....
The "Test" set was released in Saskatoon only, during the 1995-96 season (I think) where the "regular" set was released during the 1996-97 season.
The "regular" set has 11 masks, but 4 were short printed (I think maybe they were just available regionally?)
These were easily available:
Thibault
Richter
Roy
Potvin
Ranford
Belfour
Vanbiesbrouck
And the SPs:
Rhodes
Cujo
McLean
Kidd
The test issues... the base is the obviously identifier. It will have English only, instead of English & French.
I'm pretty certain there were just these Seven (and I've broken them up into three groups):
Look Nearly Identical to the Regular one from the following year:
Felix Potvin
Ed Belfour
Kirk McLean
No mask the following year in the regular set:
Tim Cheveldae (Jets)
Guy Hebert (Ducks)
Wade Flaherty (Sharks)
Changed Teams:
Bill Ranford (Test mask is Oilers, regular release is Bruins)
I've never heard of a Vernon mask... do you have a picture to show?
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01-06-2017, 01:25 PM #3
Thanks for the detailed reply.
Then I have ALL of them less the possibility of that Vernon mask (if even legit)?
I do have a picture of it but will have to try and locate it. Been awhile....
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01-08-2017, 01:42 PM #4
This has to be a fake but some thought and detail went into it. Would love to find the guy who did it. I'd do many more various masks just for the hell of it.
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01-08-2017, 06:06 PM #5
These masks look sweet!
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01-09-2017, 08:42 AM #6
The picture looks like it's a real thing.... could be a custom job, that's REALLY well done if it is.
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01-10-2017, 01:46 AM #7
I used to have the Vanbiesbrouck back in the day, with his sweet Panthers mask. Probably still in my parents basement somewhere.
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01-10-2017, 04:21 AM #8
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01-10-2017, 06:30 AM #9
It would make sense that the SP's were available only regionally. McDonald's also did their mini jerseys the same way. Buddy of mine got a complete set, except for Iginla, which was readily available in Calgary and area, but not out here in Vancouver.
Now, was the Rhodes a Senators mask, and if so, how short printed was it? That would look SWEET in my Sens paraphernalia collection!Always looking for Senators cards! Must be a draft pick, or the card is identifiable as a Senators card before I want it!
Until further notice, I ship on Mondays. Only day off, so only chance to get to the Post Office.
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01-10-2017, 08:59 AM #10
Yes it was!
Here's a link to an auciton that ended.. it shows a close up of one side of the Rhodes.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/McDonalds-199...sAAOSwo4pYXKCf
I'm not sure how the distribution worked on the regional SPs... as 3 of the 4 goalies played for Western teams (Cujo, Kidd, McLean).
None of them are actually that SP'd, and it shouldn't cost you a lot of money. You can see that one didn't sell for $4 USD. Best bet is if you can find them at a card show... shouldn't cost more than $5 CDN. The obvious downside to buying online is shipping, no way to make that cheap, even inside Canada.
They're cool looking masks though. I have both versions of the Ranford... and did pay a lot of $$$ to get the Oilers version.
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