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I hope they keep pre-painted figures the traditional Fab 5 Haiti-Repro. Feel fairly certain that they will. Never have really cared for the Beenutt Pac 12.

I have the Chiefs and Chargers in the collection of the museum, thanks to Eligio's donation. I have several more team sets that I could paint as well. Several years ago I traveled to a persons home that only played the game with these figures. He had several teams that he had painted. It was fun playing with them. I have also seen some of these figures being used on competition teams.

It is a good partnership for Tudor and keeping Tudor competitive in the electric football market. ITZ Bases are the bases used almost exclusively in the higher compettion levels of electric football and I have seen a trend of them being used more and more in solitaire levels. Do you need them? NO. I have very few and don't use any of them. In my experience, Tudor bases can be made to perform just as well as ITZ bases. It is my understanding that Tudor is going to sell pre-tweaked bases as well. If you feel the need to add ITZ bases to your game, then I would wait to buy pre-tweaked bases.

The trend that I have noticed in the last several years, is more toward college football. So, offering pre-painted college teams is a step in the right direction. The challenge will be in finding that right mix of teams to offer and still be able to satisfy the consumer demand and be profitable.

Thanks Shawn, that's awesome! Yes, this version is very useful. Adding it to the NEFGM Library.

Eligio Bonelli is the miniature football artist who painted these old school figures.

Nice!! Would love to have a copy for the archives of the museum.

This question was asked on FB. I have played by Arena Football Rules which uses 8 players on the field, and I know of a few others that play Solitaire Arena Electric Football. I know there are areas of the country with small high schools that play 6- and 8-man football.

Nostalgia!! Yes, that is why I paint these teams like I do. Much simpler uniforms too. I do try to be a little more detailed with these teams than the original Tudor Factory teams, but I don't obsess over it. In the end, if I can look at a team and still recognize them as the team I intended for them to be, then I am happy. And that is all that really matters.

Tudor Games Official Site - Home of Electric Football Website has been updated with new address information and the delayed shipping notice removed.

No Dave, Awesome!! Thanks for posting.

Falcons and Lions

Paul Leslie Gardner aka the "Tudorian" is a long-time coach and electric football enthusiasts. He grew up in Brooklyn and would often go to the Tudor Factory to buys teams as a kid. He is a retired journalist currently living in Niagra Falls, NY. I have had the opportunity to have several personal conversations with him and he is a pleasure to talk to. Thanks for the donations. He is who I painted the "New York Neutrons" concept team for. These are the items he donated to the museum. This is a press release for an event that unfortunately was cancelled.pdfLee Payne letter to Paul Gardner.pdfA NFL OF THEIR OWN.pdf The Lee Payne letter is incomplete but still what is there is awesome. A couple of pictures given to him from Roddy Garcia, co-author of "The Unforgettable Buzz". Some pics of his teams painted by Legendary EF Painter Chris Stacy. Paul has often taken one of his electric football games to different areas of New York to demonstrate the game. At Niagra Falls At the MET in New York. And Outside the Today Show. AL Roker did stop and speak to him and comment about the game but did not make it on air. Paul is also planning a weekly EF event in Niagra Falls starting the end of September. I am sure he could use some help if anyone is in that area.

Hopefully this will help. 36 x 18 Framing.pdf

For that size no cross bracing is necessary. If your playing field is 36 x 18 and your are using 1 x 4 framing. The simplist thing to do is cut the end pieces 18" long and the side pieces 37 1/2" long. You can use 1 x 2's or 1 x 3's on the inside perimeter for the playing field to set on.

Some teams painted by Dave Andrew Sharpe. 1926/27 Duluth Eskinoes and 1920 Rock Island Independents.

All very good questions!! They are totally the design of the friend I did them for. He lives in Niagra Falls, NY. He plans on numering them to be an all-time Giants roster. Purple and Gold are my favorite uniform colors. I was a fan of the Vikings in the 60's and 70's. And it is the colors of my hometown high school team. I don't use decals but I do think decals would have been a better choice to use for the helmet and sholder logos on these. I did these in exchange for some very intersting things he donated to the museum.

Painted this concept team for a friend.

My greatest moment in EF came years ago playing in the first National High Voltage Football League (NHFL) postseason tournament. I was the #16 seed playing against the #1 seed, Coach Lavell Shelton, an EF Legend. I won the coin toss and elected to receive the kickoff. My KR returned the opening Kickoff 100 yds for a touchdown. Levell came right back with a touchdown drive and on the subsequent kickoff my KR again ran back the kick 100 yds for a TD. Again Lavell came right back with a score tying drive. Kickoff return #3 and my third 100 yard return for a touchdown. Another scoring drive for Lavell tied the score at 21 all. However, on the 4th KR, he was finally able to stop my KR for a short return and I had to give up the ball on downs which then gave Lavell the opportunity to take the lead which he promptly did. And so ended my greatest EF moment with a 28-21 loss.

Posted on the Pro Football Hall of Fame FB page. On Sept. 7, 1963, 60 years ago today, the Pro Football Hall of Fame opened its doors for the first time. Although much of the sport, its history and certainly the area around the Hall have evolved over the past six decades, it remains a shrine to the sport and a Canton landmark. I first visited the Hall of Fame in the spring of 1994. Then later in 2001 when Miggle Toys held their Electric Football Convention and Super Bowl Tournament in the HOF. Several other electric football tournaments have been held in the HOF over the years. Here's an article link: When I was working for the museum exhibit company, 1220 Exhibits. I had the opportunity to go to the HOF and work on several of the exhibits there. We did the complete remodel of the hall in 2011. One of my goals for the National Electric Football Game Museum is to get a permanent exhibit of electric football into the HOF.

Joe Legal on Electric Football 4 Life "I tell people all the time that when I play a game of EF, I am immediately transformed back to being an 8-year-old kid without a care in the world. How many things in life can do that for you?"

Here is a YouTube Channel with some great customization videos and a whole lot more to enhance your electric football experience. 4th&1 Customizations - YouTube

I personally have never done it. But I know in the past people have used Fab 5 figures to create custom poses by heating limbs and moving or cuttting and regluing arms and legs. Another common pratiice is to use "green stuff" to sculpt more detail onto figures. This was the way to "customize" figures before 3d printing became affordable. I am sure you can find some videos on you tube.

I have sat down here at my computer to make that response I promised several times over the last week or so and I am still struggling with what kind of response to make. Obviously Tudor Games is in a major transition period what with new ownership and moving their operation from Washington to South Carolina. Like most of you I also am waiting with great anticipation for them to reopen shipping and to see what kind of changes they are going to make. Every day and several times a day, I check to see if the tudorgames.com website has made any changes and if their FB page has been updated with any new information. The only change I have noticed lately is that under the "About" section of the website, where they used to have staff listed, that has been removed. Bryan Nutt's website, Beenutt Decals and Figures (beenutt.com) also has no changes or mention of Tudor Games. I did find this listing on Bizapedia.com for Tudor Games, LLC TUDOR GAMES LLC in Spartanburg, SC | Company Info & Reviews (bizapedia.com) that was filed July 13, 2023. So apparently the process of an ownership change was taking place at least in July possibly earlier (maybe June). I was asked by Wyatt Strohm to become a moderator of this forum in May or June. Don't know if that was part of the transition process or not. As for the hobby being at a low point, I guess it depends on how you gauge the status of the hobby. The Miniature Pro Football Hall of Fame. Now there's a website I haven't looked at in a long time. Probably because i don't consider it to be a viable resource for anything currently going on in the hobby. Does have some interesting historical value that I need to include on the museum website. (Just downloaded their rule set to the NEFGM Library). The electric football / miniature football publications (Crackin' Plastic and The Tweak) mainly are no longer published due to the high cost of printing, low subscriber numbers and the inability of the publishers to get people to contribute articles. Plugged In! (MIggle Toys / Tudor Games' electric football newsletter) ceased publication with the sale of Tudor Games in 2012. I think actual publication ceased with the fall 2007 issue. At least that is the last one that I have been able to find a printed copy of. Solitaire Illustrated was never a printed publication. It only existed as an online publication available as a pdf. download through the MFCA website. All are currently available as pdf. downloads through the NEFGM Library. I do also have hard copies of several of these in the collection of the museum. The Miniature Football Coaches Association (MFCA - miniaturefootball.org) to date has been the only national organization to fully represent all areas and aspects of the game and hobby of electric football. Unfortunately, in 2018, the website and forum became the victim of hackers and was so corrupted that it was unsavable and therefore discontinued. The organization and its status as a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization was dissolved in 2018 and rights to the name and the domain name were given to Elgin Clemons in 2018. Currently the MFCA only exists as a Facebook Group with a membership of just over 3000 (and growing daily) with Elgin Clemins as the administrator and Ken Allen as a moderator. The Tournament of Champions (TOC) actually began as the product of the MFCA and the union of several regional tournaments. (The Capital City Clash, The Bama Blast, The Kansas City Twister, The Warriors TOC, and The Buckeye Brawl). It culminated with a national tournament (The Electric Football World championships) held in conjunction with the MFCA CON convention, now the TOC CON. Very surprised at some of the names on the 2023-2024 rankings Some no longer with us and many who have not participated in an event in years. True, to my knowledge, that Bill Klingbiel has never participated in the TOC, but absolutely false that Bryan Nutt has not participated in the TOC. Not sure exactly when the last time was that he played in a TOC Event, but I have witnessed him playing in several. I have attended several TOC Events, but rarely have I actually played in one. The last being in 2020 or 2021. It is true that the numbers have dwindled significantly, with my personal observations being that on average only about 30-40 coaches actually attend and play in a TOC event any longer and then you have that top group of about 20 who play in multiple tournaments. Not sure what the deal is with the California Electric Football League. "The hobby" cannot accurately be gauged by only these numbers. They do not take into account the number of people who participate as soley collectors or solitaire coaches, many in private and not on the internet, social media or this forum. I do fear that Tudor Games as a profitable producer and retailer of electric football games may be at or near the end but in my opinion "the hobby" is very strong and will continue long into the future.

I used Testor's enamels to paint these. They were done over 15 years ago when i was using enamels to paint figures. I have some of the figures that were painted with the watercolors and yes, they look awful.