Paul Kian

Thanks, Major! I'll be watching it this afternoon once I get off work. 😁

Thanks Major! I just responded there. 👍🏻

Thanks Major, this is great stuff! I do have a Dremel tool so I think I'll do a compromise of yours and Dave's methods and heat the bit up with my heatgun first, then drill. I've used something similar to green stuff for other projects, called "Sugru", but I don't think it's quite the same strength so I'll look into getting some actual green stuff. I know a lot of coaches use them on the bases for "weight gain" as well. I'm honestly not too worried about weight, varnish nor green-stuff-wise, since this is my solitaire league and I'm basically letting the Kickers/QBs weigh whatever is necessary- they might end up with magnets in the base too, so definitely not tourney legal stuff going on at Chez-Kian. 😆 I'll keep it in mind if I do ever decide to try out though- 4 grams is pretty easy to get to without thinking about it. Regarding varnishes, I have a can of this generic matte finish acrylic sealer I picked up a week ago for an unrelated project. They also make a glossy version as well; I tend to prefer matte for dark colors and glossy for brighter colors. However, I am a bit hesitant to use it on these figures as it contains acetone and toluene. Should I get a non-acetone version or will it work just fine?

NO Dave, I reposted your tips in another post, with credit of course. Thanks again for the help!

NO Dave provided the following tips, which I figured should be posted here as well. If you have any more, please keep 'em coming! Thanks again to NO Dave: Before I paint, the first thing I do to TTQB's is apply a drop of Crazy Glue to the fixed leg ankle. It helps a lot. If you are truly feeling ambitious, try the following: Take a small straight pin and heat it. Once it's heated, stick the pin up through the bottom of the plastic under the shoe, attempting to get the heated metal up to around the ankle. Cut off the remaining pin from the bottom with a set of diagonal cutters. I had one of these work for me and that TTQB worked without fail for around 15 years. It was a spectacular kicker. The plastic used on TTQB's is polystyrene, which is what allows the TTQB to work well, but there's a lot of room for breaking. You can also use a drop of rubber cement with your drop of Crazy Glue. When the glue bonds and the cement cures (after about a day) you will have a very strong ankle.

Excellent! I'll try both of these out as soon as possible. Thanks!

Thanks Coach! I think I'm going to try making the punter first since one of my figures has a deformed tee anyway. I have extras coming in the mail that I will experiment with and I'll make a kicker as well and compare. 👍🏻

Hi Coach, Do you have any videos like this for the TOEPRO Punter? Thanks! PL

Hi all, I was going to post this in the Figures section, but since it relates more to kicking and passing I figured this would be a better section. Please let me know if I should repost somewhere else. For pretext, I was reading a few online posts about coaches reinforcing the TTQBs back plant foot (the non kicking one) around the ankle area, as that's where they tend to snap off. I actually just did that to one of my TTQBs this morning. 😞 On the bright side, it gives me a perfect excuse to order a half dozen more. 😁 However, despite all the forum posts, I never actually saw anyone talk about how well it worked or whether it affects kicking motion, as it was typically more geared towards passing. If anyone has any experience with doing this, how well did it work, what did you use, and does it require any work around for kicking vs. passing. Thanks! PK

Thanks, Dave! I wouldn't have thought about that, good save. 👍🏻 Slightly off-topic, but speaking of kicker legs, do you have any tips for reinforcing the plant leg ankle? I already broke one of them off at the plant foot literally 3 kicks in, and I wasn't being super rough either- I think it was a plastic molding defect. 🤷🏻‍♂️ I'm reordering a batch of 6 more today for safety. I'm going to save painting for when it's not so humid here- 100°F and 75% humidity is godawful for paint.

Hi Coach Kinchen, I'm glad you have provided us with these mods! I'm looking forward to doing them to my new TTQBs. Before I start, I do have a couple of questions about the TOEPROs, if you don't mind: First, can the Kickers and Punters still throw, or does the additional plastic hinder that action? I'm thinking of this for trick play potential, even if I have to sacrifice some accuracy. Second, what are the differences between the Kickers and Punters performance wise- Does one style figure typically kick more accurate/further/straighter that the other? I'm trying to make an Arena Football style (i.e. super limited space) League and looking to keep it to one kicker and one or two QBs per roster (depending on if the kicker can still pass). Therefore, I'm trying to evaluate and pick one style or the other, even if it's "technically" a punt or "technically" a field goal/kickoff. Thanks again, Coach!

Thanks for the info, I'll make sure to paint the leg separately. That should mean I can use the same primer + coat 1 + coat 2 (if necessary) + sealer process that I typically use for most types of mini figs. Luckily the only decals I'm using right now are the Jersey numbers, but I'll get some customs if need be. 👍🏻

Hi all, I have noticed that quite a few of you have painted TTQBs, and I really like the look. I have a couple of them arriving in the mail along with some prepainted Fab 5ers, so before I began painting the QBs I was curious if there were any tips, recommendations, pitfalls to avoid, etc. regarding painting them as opposed to painting regular Tudor figs. For example, do they tend to use (and have similar results with) the same type of primers and paints as the other figs? Thanks in advance!! PK

That's awesome! How/with what did you construct your rebound nets?

This is right up my alley! I'm actually looking to set up a 7-on-7 Arena football Style solitaire league this Summer. Like Arena football, it would be played on 50 yard fields, 8 yard endzones, 200' x 85' total dimensions. Set up some netting, padded sideboards, and some 9' wide field goals. I can probably swing for 25 man rosters: one "regular" 11 man team, one 67 "big man" 11 man team, 1 kicker, and 2 QB figures. If I'm feeling luxurious, I might scale up to 36 or 37 man rosters (with two regular teams, one "67" team, 2 QBs, one kicker, and one or two other figures like a dedicated field goal Holder or Long Snapper. Possibly having inactive and active rosters and "injuries"). I'm still having trouble determining an appropriate scale - some boards use 1/2" = 1 yard, making 1" = 6'. However, the 1.30" and 1.35" figures would then be almost 7' tall, which would only be to scale if this were basketball. 😆 If you bump it up to 5/8" = 1 yd, that would make 1.25" = 6', and results in the figures being about 6'2" and 6'6". Much more accurately to scale, so I think this is what I'm going to go for. However, that scale then makes the scaled down field size start having weird fractional inch dimensions - 41 and 2/3 inches by 17 and 17/24 inches. Yuck! Therefore, I'm debating on cheating a tiny bit and making it 201' by 87' so it divides better (41 and 7/8" by 18 and 1/8"), or just rounding off at 42" by 18". Any thoughts on scaling? Hope others are interested in this style as well! It makes your players stretch further, and encourages more scoring!