[Does anyone create new figures from the Fab Five?]

These pictures are of a QB/TE figure I customized about 10-15 years ago to be a custom WR.  I used a Dremel to socket the arms into a different position to "reach for the catch" and also lifted one leg to simulate him running.  the leg was also socketed and repositioned.  I finished by using Green putty to shape the shoulders.

[How many people still paint your figures.]

Welcome back Glenn.  

[what color is this?]

I made that myself on my Lazer printer.  There are decal makers who supply those with the team sheets.  

[what color is this?]

[what color is this?]

For the '92 team you will need what the style guide calls " nickel green" for the pants and the silver/blue mix for the helmets.  The '89 to present helmets are not as blue as the old figures in the photo.  For the modern helmets I'd start with 95% silver, 5% pearl and 5% Royal blue.  For the pants I'd start with 97% silver, 1% Royal Blue, 1% pearl and 15 green like you do platforms with.  I've done these many times over the years and two things I can tell you; 1) these mixes will be lighter shades than the figure pictured.  Don't worry, they should be. 2)  The contrast of the helmets and the pants will be noticeable, again don't panic.  they really are much different than what even the best HD Tv shows you.  Jerry Jones was once asked by a local reporter about why he changed the uniforms when he took over the team in '89.  he said they matched on TV and smiled, and at that time they did appear to match much better than the do now.  optical illusion.  the pants have been nickel green since the '60's because Tex Schramm had a 60's model car that was that color.  What really changed were the materials available to the uniform makers over time.  The nickel green got lighter, the helmets got more silver with less blue metal flake.

[Painting Stripes - What's in a line?]

This figure has painted stripes on the sleeves and pants.  Not sure it translates in the pictures too well but the sleeve stripes are blues outlined in black.  I also  painted the glove patterns.  I find doing the inside stripe on the pants and then lining the outside works well for me.  And as Dave said 'slow and steady".

[My painted customized Teams/players]

Nice job on all of them.  What figure is the Grogan?

[Decals ?]

I do.  then spray dull coat afterward.  the second coat protects the decals.  

[Bent figures]

I have a heat gin i use for this.  i bought it at Michaels for about $15.00 a few years ago.  You can hold the figure far enough away with plyer so it doesn't get so hot that it harms the paint but will soften the plastic enough to ease the figure back into position.  Hold the figure in place until the plastic cools off.

[Decals ?]

Water slide decals apply much easier over a gloss surface.  the peel and stick also need to be put on gloss.

[Paint used in Haiti era]

It was gloss enamel but I don't know the brand.

 

[Decal Question]

It is sometimes, depending on the team, better to apply them in pieces.  Example: old school redskins and packers.  I cut and did the back first, then the front.

[Painting Stripes - What's in a line?]

On 7/10/2022 at 4:11 PM, NO Dave said:

Who's tried painting sleeve and leg stripes with 5 stripes? How about 7?

Tampa bay.  Those pant stripes are a tough nut to crack.  I've done them and they looked good but it was time consuming.  

[Paint removal]

Go to Dollar General and pick up a product called LA Totally awesome.  Fill a jar with the liquid and drop the figures in and let soak until the paint melts off.  rince in clear water afterward, figures should look clean and ready for new paint.  I've left figures in the solution for months and no harm to them.

 

[Stripping the paint off]

Not trying to talk against Easy Off at all but there is another method.  LA Totally Awesome is a Yellow liqid you can get at Dollar General.  Fill a container and just drop in the figures to be stripped.  If they are the factory painted figures the solution will dissolve the paint away in a couple of days.  Just wash with soap and water afterward and let dry and you have a blank slate to work with.

 

[Welcome!]

Thanks for bringing this back.  It was the very impetus in the late 1990's and early 2000's that rebooted national interest in Electric  Football, where we all met and communicated with one another.  It was with great surprise to just about everyone that there was a huge following still playing. It spawned the sharing of knowledge as well as painting, tweaking and equipment identification and many other things.  Here's hoping this unveiling generates an equal amount of enthusiasm.