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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.

So here is the Tudor model 500 set that I have in the collection of the museum. I went so far as to paint the teams the same as on the box. Tudor Electric Football Model # 500 – The National Electric Football Game Museum (nefgm.org)

The librians were very excited about it. Two of the teams are of the local high school. A 1963 team because my second cousin played on that team and the 2013 team that I have used to play in leagues amd tournaments. The LEGO Stadium was built by a former contestant on LEGO Masters. My custom figures include former UT Vols Reggie White and Peyton. This is in my hometown and where I graduted high school from. So yes, hopefully some local interest.

Educating the public about the game and hobby of electric football and its history is the main purpose of The National ELECTRIC FOOTBALL Game Museum. Today I had the opportunity to showcase an electric football display at the public library in the town I grew up in, Lawrenceburg, TN. It will remain set up through the month of September. Although not quite as extensive as the "Art of the Buzz" exhibit I did in January and February. It still serves the purpose. Also made a donation of the books, "The Unforgettable Buzz", "Full Color Electric Football' and " The Electric Football Wishbook" so that people can check them out and learn more about the rich history of electric football.

No that was the only pics posted. I have these figures in my collection.

Yeah Shawn, I remember the Idaho Talons. I have thought about reviving the SCPC but just haven't quite figured out how I want to do it yet.

Tudor Games will always be the most recognizable brand associated with the game and hobby of electric football no matter who owns it. The fact that we now have a person who has been very active in the game and hobby as a player, highly competitive coach and product developer is very significant. I appreciate your observations and posting your statistics gathered from the sources that you cite. However, I have to disagree with your assessment that the hobby is at a low point. I will respond in another post, later. When I got a couple of hours, LOL.

Yes, that grandstand is a pain. I have one that goes with a Coleco Pro Stars game set. The supports often get broken, and the scoreboard is really too heavy to be mounted on top of it. Very few survive for very long.

Here are some pics of a Coleco CFL Edition Electric Football Game posted on FB by Joe Horn.

Downloaded to the NEFGM Library. Thanks for posting, Shawn. Solitaire League Rules – The National Electric Football Game Museum (nefgm.org)

Here is a post from 3 years ago on this forum regarding the MPFL.

This was posted on the MPFL FB Page by a very well respected and knowledgeable coach in the EF Community, Rene Smith. Base Running: If you have bases that run with an arc on defense, it’s going to be a long day! You bases on your LB’s and Db’s must run straight! You should have skill players that do different things! Fast and medium running skill players! Why? You can which your schemes on offensive and defensive with your skill player you know how the run! This is in game adjustment! Smitty Go Ravens If you are not familiar with the MPFL it is basically a multi-stop from of game play that allows for stoppages giving the offense and defense an equal opportunity to read and react a play as it progresses. I found this link to an old forum thread that I was very much surprised to find was still accessible. Some very interesting reading here. MPFL Rules - Miniature Electric Football Forums (miniaturefootball.org)

It was based on the Sears model 613 frame size. The playing surface actual size is 15 x 29 1/4 and the actual overall frame size is 17 1/2 × 31 1/2. Box size is 18 x 32. Since Tudor did not have college licensing they could only use school names and not mascot names. The teams were unpainted white and amber plastic. The conferences on the scoreboard are "Atlantic Coast", Southeastern", "Ivy League", "Big East", "Big Ten", "Southwest", "Pacific Coast" and "Western Athletic".

Interesting that this FB Group would feature an article on someone in the ELECTRIC FOOTBALL Community Here is a downlioad of the article. Ghosts of the Orange Bowl Mark Peacock.pdf

Well obviously, I never got past the beautiful smile, LOL. Not sure where this photo came from or what the purpose of it was. Probably just a publicity photo. Someone else commented on Facebook: "She was in Clambake with Elvis who loved football. Coincidence? (Also note, those are the "gorilla" figures, precursors of the "Fab Five.") The game board is a 1962/63 era Tudor model 600 "Sports Classic" It was a fiberboard field with "Iso-pad" technology. the field was held in place by metal clips and pieces of felt (iso-pads) - the three square things on the side of the field?. The scoreboard was metal and clipped onto the sides of the game board. Looks like this game setup was just kind of hastily thrown together for the photo shoot.