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  1. No idea how I missed the pics of those first two Super Bowl fields. Totally awesome.
  2. DAH DAH DA-DUH DA DA Go Pack Go!
  3. Wow--great! I saw those figs online, but listed as "sold out" or something. I'd love to make two teams with them. How do they compare size-wise with the standard Haiti repros? And were they purchased recently?
  4. Final season? You guys hanging it up? That'd be too bad.
  5. How do you schedule the regular season? Divisions only make sense when they all play each other and play the same opponents when "out" of the division. I thought it was pretty much perfect in the nfl in the 80s-90s when there were three 5-team divisions in each conference. Half your games were the other teams in the division (8), and 5 more with your division playing another, for a total of 13 out of 16 games with common opponents. Iirc, the remaining 3 were "parity" games agains similar place-finishers from the season before. 26 is a tough number to deal with, since you have two odd numbers in each conference. 3 game schedule also makes it tough. maybe add a fourth regular season game? It would add more record possibilities and even out the point differential (one shellacking wouldn't have quite as much weight). And with 4 games, each team can play all the others in its division.
  6. If the screw is too close to the motor, it can get very buzzy. The motor is riveted to the field. If the rivets have worked loose over time (i.e., there's a gap between the tabs for the motor and the field where the rivets are), you could drill them out and put new rivets in their place. Machine screws might work, but be sure to use a loc nut or serrated lock washer underneath. Personally, I'd go with rivets. Many a 60ish year old board out there now with a perfectly fine factory-riveted motor.
  7. I've found the strong invisibases to be pretty good performers overall, with a higher percentage of useable ones out of the bag compared to TTC or rookie bases. The best TTC base is a good bit better than the best invisibase, though, and not a small benefit is the "steering" control. The fast invisibase skis, however, I've found lacking.
  8. Good idea! I'll need to think about what constitues a totally "open" QB.
  9. If we do wind up getting a buy & sell forum (which would be great), we could 'borrow' an idea from a car forum I'm active on (TDIClub). Normal people can casually buy and sell things as usual, but if you're selling things in more of a business model (reselling, selling parts you make, selling items singly from a large collection even) you need to register as a vendor. Let's everyone know who's who and what to expect. Also, all FS ads must include asking price, location, and photo.
  10. I've seen that 5-zone passing video. I am going to incorporate the zone idea into deciding if a receiver is "wide open." I think we are going to use the measuring stick to determine how far away the target is. For red (short) pass, roll 00-70 for completion. For white (medium), the roll is 00-55. For a blue pass roll 00-40. We use the pressure placement sticks to see if a defender (must be unengaged) is close enough to intercept the ball. If there's two defenders, it's the one closest to the path between QB and receiver. INT is possible with a roll above 83. If a defender is closer than half the pressure stick to the receiver, it's -5 on the roll (00-50 on a white pass, for example). If a defender is within the orange pressure stick to the QB, it's -5 on the roll. This can be combined with DB pressure. If a receiver is wide open, +5 (maybe +10?) to the roll required. Haven't sorted out fully what wide open means, but I'm thinking a full "zone" between defender and receiver. Also if the receiver is the furthest downfield player. Maybe make those each +5, and can combine for +10. Lastly, rolls of 11, 33, 55, and 77 will elicit a draw from a penalty card deck. Thinking an even mix of offensive and defensive penalties: OPI, DPI, holding both ways, RTP, false start, encroachment, etc.
  11. In our league, we like KORs. No option to take a touchback. It doesn’t slow down a game because the return counts as a play (8-play quarters). We line kicking team up at the 50. Return team has 5 at the 40, 4 at the 20, and two at th goal line, one on each hash. Kicking coach drops a ball between them, and the returner is whichever player the ball bounces toward (no relocating the returner to where the ball lands). Return team pivots players, kicking team responds, and we run the board. Results are very satisfactory with this arrangement. We get returns for TDs, we get some that are inside the twenty, and everything in between. I should average out the results from last season and see what it is, but I’d bet it’s around 25-30.
  12. Our league has the normal rules about the end men on the LOS are eligible (7 total on the line) and 4 in the backfield. If a backfield player is out past the tackles, we have them placed 5 yards off the LOS by rule. Running backs in the tackle box 10 yards off the LOS are eligible for the automatic handoff (no stops during a rushing play), but they can be set closer to the line, as long as they are at least a base length behind the man in front of them. In this case they are still eligible receivers. These rules make certain real football WR formations illegal in our game. Maybe we will address that before next season starts. But the current system does work pretty well overall.
  13. I wish Tudor sold field covers with graphics from the classic Tudor fields--grass and blue EZ 620s, yellow EZ 610s, the first few Super Bowl fields (especially Chiefs/Vikings, etc.
  14. Super Bowls 5, 9, 10, 13, & 14 were all between two old NFL teams. So when an old AFL team faced an old NFL team in 1-14, it's 4 NFL wins to 5 AFL.
  15. According to your rules, I'd say that is not a tackle. Of course, I couldn't zoom and slo-mo the video.
  16. One option is to put him backwards on a TTC base set to run an arc to the outside. (Edit: TE figure is facing forward; the base is backwards so he moves away from the LOS first before coming around and heading downfield.) Sometimes I have the WR outside the TE on the line, so the TE is off the line (our league this is five yards back).
  17. Nice job with the old pat's helmet logo. I need to paint mine now.
  18. You ordered and paid for fab 5 custom painted teams and got ones that just had skin tones and platforms painted? I do not know who paints the underside of the platforms. Just top and sides, as thin as they are. Not sure what the issue is?
  19. I was going to trim the extra off all them and do front numbers as well, but they look more orange so I wanted them to be easily removable for when I do apply decals. But decided against it (after the qb) when I saw what they looked like.
  20. Ready for numbers. I bought a sheet of yellow #s from Beenutt a couple years ago, but I'm having trouble laying hands on it. Found a sheet of yellow Tudor sticker numbers. Maybe I'll use them till I either find or buy the decals.
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