Tutorial: Two-Stick Flags

Discussion in 'Columbus Supporters Clubs' started by THOMA GOL, Dec 20, 2008.

  1. crewfighter

    crewfighter New Member

    Feb 15, 2006
    Claddagh's Roof
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Nice work by your mom kmmc.

    And, maybe some of us can all get together for some beer/painting sessions in the offseason. That was a good time for the Eastern Conference.
     
  2. crewfighter

    crewfighter New Member

    Feb 15, 2006
    Claddagh's Roof
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Here's my second one not as badass as Al's, but improving day by day with the free hand (I'll probably get a projector down the road). Like it better then my first one though, both will fill some space:
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    Lol, Vincent Van Hooligan? (Didn't really have any small brushes around the house and it's a ice storm outside here in PA, but looks good enough.)

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    Anyways, he is supposed to be holding a flare. There is a trail off that looks good up close but I'm going to try to work on that to make it jump out.
     
  3. crewfighter

    crewfighter New Member

    Feb 15, 2006
    Claddagh's Roof
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Lol, I don't expect anyone to do that many. :)

    We might get to 150 if it really takes off and like everyone in Crew nation goes super two stick crazy,(I get carried away with ideas) but even 100 or hell 75 would be bad ass. Like if Al does 11-14, you do 30, I do 20-25 or so(hopefully more), and Kev does 6, and a couple of others pitch in and do three or four here or there, and there may be some other people that step up big that's still a ton of two sticks.

    30
    20-25(I hope to step up operation and it may go fast since I'm not very high skilled with the sewing so I will just adhesive glue my two stick holes instead of sew them. That stuff works pretty good actually, as the stuff I used held up for two crowd banners which go through more abuse then two sticks.)
    11-14
    6

    That's around 75 right there.

    I don't think any other group has thrown up 75 two sticks at once. At least not of this quality. Who knows some more people might get interested and 20-25 is my low end figure. I should have four done tonight. I'm going to put the two sticks in place when I get back to CBus, already bought them. I'm also going to buy like one of those blue tarps and place it on top of my kitchen in Columbus so I can work on ones of your size, no spray paint for that operation.
     
  4. THOMA GOL

    THOMA GOL BigSoccer Supporter

    Jul 16, 1999
    Frontier
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'm almost done with the "Black" series. Examples are:

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    If anyone uses semi-gloss latex paint with enough coats, it will make the fabric almost look like vinyl
     
  5. THOMA GOL

    THOMA GOL BigSoccer Supporter

    Jul 16, 1999
    Frontier
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Eddie Gaven, number 12 does NOT belong to you son!
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  6. bigal614

    bigal614 Member

    Oct 19, 2008
    columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    well maybe chicago when we were there but they didnt pit anything on them they just held up red and white pieces of cloth
     
  7. crewfighter

    crewfighter New Member

    Feb 15, 2006
    Claddagh's Roof
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think those were just pieces of cloth or white and red construction paper and that's what I mean anyways. I don't really consider just red and white cloth as two sticks. Although I'm pretty sure they just held up stuff as a crowd and they were not two sticks, from my recollection I'm pretty sure it wasn't.

    But, who cares about those douche's.
     
  8. bigal614

    bigal614 Member

    Oct 19, 2008
    columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    i know im just saying thats what shitcago fans would say
     
  9. THOMA GOL

    THOMA GOL BigSoccer Supporter

    Jul 16, 1999
    Frontier
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    All I know is, opening day at CCS is going to be insane!:D
     
  10. crewfighter

    crewfighter New Member

    Feb 15, 2006
    Claddagh's Roof
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah, I know. If we just held up a bunch of yellow and black cloth everyone in MLS would say it's stupid, but if Chicago does it, it's pure brillance. Overrated if you ask me.

    But, what I mean is there is a difference between holding up a bunch of two sticks with writing, then holding up non-two stick cloth. It will look a lot more bad ass. And, any two sticks that Chicago fans have done haven't been anything with each one being unique. They do alot of cheap things, like using those flags that their FO gave them and attaching pipes to them. That's what they used in the Eastern Conference Final. I'm pretty sure if we keep plugging away nothing will be like this. Depending on how much space they take up, I might make a large banner in the bottom middle and surround that with the two sticks. (who knows yet)

    I'm not sure how much space each one will take up, but that McBride one covered a pretty big portion of people behind it.
     
  11. crewfighter

    crewfighter New Member

    Feb 15, 2006
    Claddagh's Roof
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Took a couple different ideas from different images I saw on the internet and combined them. Think I'm starting to get ahold of this free hand, did this one in a hour and 15 minutes. :) :

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    I need to buy some real small brushes. I think I could make some real good ones a touch above this with a small brush.
     
  12. HSH_b

    HSH_b New Member

    Feb 28, 2008
    Cbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    CrewFighter your the most amazing thing to ever happen to this Earth! I heard your starting your own Supporters group.... what was that name you said????


















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  13. bigal614

    bigal614 Member

    Oct 19, 2008
    columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    just got done with two more yellow ones
     
  14. bigal614

    bigal614 Member

    Oct 19, 2008
    columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    im sory but im giving up the two poles and making this
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  15. crewfighter

    crewfighter New Member

    Feb 15, 2006
    Claddagh's Roof
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Lol, wtf dude. Just making some banners and sharing them like everyone else. Don't have to be a prick. :D
     
  16. crewfighter

    crewfighter New Member

    Feb 15, 2006
    Claddagh's Roof
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Lol, those people are way more talented then us.
     
  17. bigal614

    bigal614 Member

    Oct 19, 2008
    columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  18. crewfighter

    crewfighter New Member

    Feb 15, 2006
    Claddagh's Roof
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    A little secrecy? :)

    Got to love the burning of the late night oil, good work.
     
  19. THOMA GOL

    THOMA GOL BigSoccer Supporter

    Jul 16, 1999
    Frontier
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That's fuct up!!
     
  20. crewfighter

    crewfighter New Member

    Feb 15, 2006
    Claddagh's Roof
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  21. Emuhless

    Emuhless New Member

    Dec 26, 2008
    Club:
    Cleveland
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Quick question: who is going to hold all of these up?

    Are you gonna bring in a couple of boxes full and pass them out and then have them put back or what?
     
  22. bigal614

    bigal614 Member

    Oct 19, 2008
    columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    its not that difficult im going to give one to everyone who i go to the game with
     
  23. THOMA GOL

    THOMA GOL BigSoccer Supporter

    Jul 16, 1999
    Frontier
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well, if the club had any room, they would store all tifo in a Tifo room, to which the supporter's groups (and maybe independants) would keep their tifo. And then we could have this :p:
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    I don't know about anyone else, but I as well as others are going to need assistance bringing in the amount of banners, flags, etc. IMHO The best thing to do is to firstly inform the club what our intentions are so they won't be caught offguard. Secondly, it would go quick and smooth if all hands go to the match/gates early, get authorization with (I forget the guy's name) and set up banners, flags,etc. I know on my flags I'm going to have simple instructions on displaying the two-sticks because I'm sure some newbies might not get the concept at first.
     
  24. bigal614

    bigal614 Member

    Oct 19, 2008
    columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    that would be cool if we could store stuff there it would be nice to not have to have to take banners and ect. back and forth each week
    my only worry is that i wont get my two pole beck if i just give them to random people
    even though it would be dumb to steal because i think i will recognize my own two pole across the section
     
  25. THOMA GOL

    THOMA GOL BigSoccer Supporter

    Jul 16, 1999
    Frontier
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Shoot, I'm coo coo! I'm "donating" mine. If people want to take them, they can, PROVIDING that they bring them back every now and then and support the team. If they don't want to keep them, they can simply leave the flags and I'll gather them.
     

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