NO Dave

Yep, I'll be there. I'm just trying to keep posts about players using the Uni-Forms product separate from those who are using Bennett decals. I understood the subject of your post was a team that had been created using decals. The fact that you brought bases into this discussion was of little concern.

This is being moved to "Strategy and Gameplay".

I'm moving this thread to "Figure Painting". No Uni-Forms here.

Lead tape, fun-tak, or metals nuts and washers. We got some good ideas on here, have a look around.

I've added this to the Event Calendar.

That was included with the Red Zone Electric Football game! Sorry, no longer available.

By the enclosed rules, yes. Another way to do it is to allow the receiver to either pivot to make the catch, or use the pivot to run after the catch.

Well wait, surely someone has painted some of these teams? Who's got them? Come on!

The waterslide numbers are nice, but they are comparably small because they only have to fit the smaller standard Tudor figures instead of the PAC-12 figures who are closer in size to '67 Big Men.

T43: ITZ CL-2's and Blitz's were meant for easier tweaking. The prongs are way softer, and only require a light touch. Pro Lines were, by their original introduction, "bases for the advanced tweaker and hobbyist" (from Miggle Toys). The round front strong TTC's are still some of the best bases for a tight end, defensive end, or a power running back. You can go for a nice balance of speed and strength. The "fast" series with the thin prongs have potential, but you have to trim down the long gossamer-strand like prongs to make them run well.

Tudor's ProLine brand of bases are a strong line in their own right, but stand to be completely overshadowed by the ITZ lines. Previous ownership groups had no idea how to effectively market what they had. Pro Line figures were supposed to be incorporated into the Fab 5 painted teams, but that didn't happen when China wouldn't release the figure molds when the company transferred back to Tudor from Miggle Toys. That's also why there was nothing else done with the new 67 Big Men and Classic Quarterbacks. The Fab 5 figures currently sold are the only line that still had molds from USA. Tudor could sent their products light years forward if they evolved the painted figure product line past Fab 5's. I envisioned something like "Free Agents" where you could purchase small blister packs of 3-5 painted specialty figures for your particular team. The idea was poo-pooed twice. I see pros and cons to both brands, and the ProLines biggest con is that they need a lot of tweaking. I hope this doesn't lead to the Tudor brands being deactivated in favor of the ITZ product offerings.

As a follow-up, the Throwback Electric Football Tournament took place this past weekend in Monticello, Florida, just outside of Tallahassee. The Moores were excellent hosts, and set up a one-of-a-kind double elimination tournament where you played full 32-play games. The tournament featured ten teams with coaches ranging in age from late teens to early sixties. These coaches got smart to the game quickly, and there were several contests that went into overtime. The event was a brilliant success, and can't wait for the next one. I posted a few pics here, and I can go on Facebook for more. Big takeaway - Passing. Coaches catch on quick to this game, and the only X-factor is the ability to pass. If my passing would not have been top-notch, I would not have won. People would stop what they were doing to watch me flick that little ball off the TTQB and hit passes all over the field. NO Dave's Saints won the day with two sets of Haiti Repro's, some well-tweaked bases, and precision TTQB passing. My biggest charge out of the event wasn't the win, but to hear all the coaches talk about the fun they had, how they all did better than they thought they would, and that people stayed until after the Super Bowl to cheer and congratulate all the coaches in the event. I even had a few coaches getting really good at TTQB passing. Thanks again to Bart and Jennifer Moore, and all fellow coaches, for a great event! IMG_0127.HEIC IMG_0121.HEIC IMG_0128.HEIC IMG_0126.HEIC

Any invisibases will work for the horses. Also, make sure to put a little lead tape under the base plate of the horse. That will allow the horse to round the curves and not tip over.

It's a shame that these rules have to included for a children's game, but sadly, here we are. I've had to calm down shouting matches, and ask people to leave the facility. I've had to break up a potential fist fight. Again, a coach with too much spirit in him. I've had to deal with coaches who have gotten drunk and unruly during the course of a game. I had a coach who wanted to mount and light rainbow sparklers on a game board so his players could run under them, and then got mad when I said "No". We were playing at someone else's house. I had a coach insist on using a magnifier visor to pass when playing his games, and tried to argue that it was the same as eyeglasses. This is the same coach who wanted to use a foam football that was roughly the size of a marble when passing, because he had glued 4 Saturn Footballs together. This coach also wanted to use a modified TTQB that had 3 inches of mounting tape stuck under it. Yes, quite larger than the standard size EF football or TTQB. When I didn't allow it, he went on social media and blasted me for it. I went to one coach's house for games and noticed exposed wiring (as in bare copper) on working boards with children present. I can totally see spectator interference being a thing, I've heard some silly stuff muttered at me within earshot when I would officiate tournament games. I've seen games where several people would jump up and holler when the coach they were rooting for would score, and would do this in the middle of a tournament area, interfering with other games! I wouldn't say we need bouncers, but I'd highly recommend any non-solitaire league in this day and age should have a Code of Conduct.