100 inch scale size board breakthrough
 

MPFLER'S

During my scientific research, i have uncovered a major breakthrough in the portable scale size board for all league play. Using these materials, you can make the board any size you want. Yes it is portable and can be taken anywhere. I asked a few handmen/builders will this work and they replied absolutely. As long as the placement of the motors are correct. It can be taken apart in maybe 20 seconds and put back together in the same time frame. WIDE OPEN GAME PLAY HERE WE COME. You will ned to have a vynl cover made to the size you want. I still will need the guidance of

1)megawatz (finalizing board structure)
2)5-13(making borders)
3)pitcoulture(motor expertise)
4)weirdwolf (designing and sizing any field cover you want.)

This in fact will be a breakthrough for all minature football

storage in house, just seperate the pieces (board) and place under bed. Place another piece behind a coach if it is against a wall, roll up the field cover and put it in a closet and wallah, your notstuck with this big piece of addl furniture in your house WHILE NOT PLAYING.

It was only a matter of time before i saw what was needed.

let me double check the pricing for what you need re the board. I think 2 pieces should be enough and should range about $100 to $150.

***adding the motors (not sure of cost)

having a cover made, 60 inches to 100 inches, whatever you want. Not sure what a mom and pop print shop will charge to print this.

Once i speak with mega about this, maybe he will begin to make more and more wood stadiums to surround this. That was a nice look.

I like the half stadium look that is used in detroit. If reg still want's to do this, that would be great.


thanx
MANTARAYDRE

Wow
 

That would take this hobby to an amazing level.thmbsp$ thmbsp$ thmbsp$

Levelling
 

It's the only thing I'm curious about...I believe the board will bend under his own weight. Your frame will have to be very sturdy, and you'll certainly have to find a solution for good balance between levelling and vibration.

The vynil field cover will be expensive, for sure :D and speaking of the game itself, the defensive strategy will be really hard I guess.

It is an impressive project. I've got a big board, around 45x25", and it 's already big and not so convenient, no matter the big advantages it brings to the game :o

I think its fine to design and build any size field you want and enjoy. I personally wouldn't go over the actual scale as it relates to the average player. This makes the field the size of a McGhee board, which is 68 inches long. Anything over that and you could start playing with real McFarlane figures! :D

woah
 

100 inches?! wow that would be amazing to see. That is like the size of a dining room table. :eek:

the TDK has plenty of leg to kick on that size... would the TDQ have enough arm? or would you have to go pass placement/ simulation, but it would be fun to try both ways!

Yea, the TDQ does have the arm, I think that a 100 inch board would bring the kicking more to scale, but it would really be tough to pass.
With a 100 inch board I suppose you could do real punts and kicks. ppcrn

i'm with wolf. 100 inches is WAY too big, and way out of scale. remember, 5mm = 1 foot.

100 inch long board???
 

Come on get real!!! Just another reason why its time to set standards for the hobby in regards to scale.

Dre,
In my experience building fields the optimum size is 24x48, I think you're getting way to big going 100 inches. Were running the 48x24 fields with just 1 motor and they run very well, I.E reference Michigan Joe's board he had at the Miggle convention, probably one of the better fields I have played on. I have both a 48x24, and a 39x24, both with 1 motor, and both run really good.

RD

I know it has been covered somewhere , but what would be the actual lifelike dimensions ?
34 x 67 ?

I believe Weirdwolf experimented a real scale size miniature football field ;)

I'm not sure what the actual size should be, but talking with Michigan Joe about this very subject, we have come to the conclusion that what ever size you choose, the length should be double the width, meaning that if the width you choose is 20", the length should be 40". But I really believe the optimum size is 48x24.

RD

I agree...
 

...with RD on the optimum size. The one I built using Michigan Joe's instructions is 24x48. Any bigger would make it too unrealistic for play in my opinion, especially for the defense.

I MAY SCALE IT BACK TO 75
 

COACHES,

I dont know, anthony burgess has a scale size field that is 61 in length. Never had any problems with his board. Im waiting on one final bit of info before i unveil limo rides for everyone ! 70 to 75 will do fine !

Thanx
Mantaraydre

From a post by Jerry Mcghee
When I built my big field, I used 1/2" for 1 yard as I am 6' tall personally and just like the ones you have pictured above, I struggled with the scale to use. I originally figured the 1-1/4" figure you came up with, but instead, elected to round down to 1" = 6' which got me to the 1/2" = 1 yard. My big board rounds out nicely at 60" long end line to end line at the 1/2" = 1 yard scale. If I had used the 1-1/4" factor to a true scale, the yard equivelant would have equaled .683" = 1 yard, the board would have been a LOT bigger almost 80" end line to end line. And it was just a little bit more manageable to round down to 1" = 6' translating to 1 yard = 1/2" as it was easier to build and for those who've played on it...it's big enough.

I ran this scale argument in my head back and forth sideways and front, taking into account the average size of all current NFL quarterbacks (which averaged out to about 6'-2" or 6'-3" {I've lost my notes on it}) and then after racking my brain, I just decided to go with the height with the bases to come up with 1" = 6'. It made for rounder numbers and a nice scale to play the game on.

I don't know if this helps you or not, but that's what I came up with 10 years ago when I started designing my board.

GENTLMEN

I have read all of the comments on the size of the boaed for the MPFL system. I asked a family frien who is an artist and has scale for measuring. I gave him the measrments for the players, bases, boaed size from the 620 on up to the Jerry Mcghee size field and hear is what he stated.

That for the size figures, and field in relation to the actual measurments of the NFL size field the the Mcghee size field, and or a field cover that is 61X271/2 is the actual true scale to be on. Any thing that is under or over is NOT scale.

I'm sure that some may not like the fact, however the facts do not lie.

Actual Measurments
 

I personally feel that 5mm = ft is closer to actual scale, but if we are using American inches (for simplicity) than 1/2 = yard is good with me and acceptable. I have a McGhee field and going bigger than that seems to serve no purpose...it is (in the words of my kids) gia-normous already!
I do like this discussion...it is important that the hobby sets some scale as other hobbies have, model trains and wargaming for instance.

Scale Standards
 

RIght on Anthony and Wolf. Exactly what I have been trying to get across fro some time now.

MY OBSERVATION
 

I don't know if I 'd like that playing system (and if I am ready for it :D ) but I love the look it give to the game, and understand why some people are interested in playing on real scale fields : it's really impressive !

Stats
 

Based on playing on a Scale board, Passing info

Comp% *Super Bowl YARDS

4th WAS-Comp 67.5% 1,009 yrds Passing, 10 TD's 4 INT 3rd
1st NYG-Comp 81.3% 398 yrds Passing, 2 TD's 2 INT 7th
3rd * CAR-Comp 78.3% 787 yrds Passing, 14 TD's 2 INT 5th
6th NE -Comp 62.5% 1,085 yrds Passing 9 TD's 5 INT 2nd
5th TEX-Comp 64.0% 1,756 yrds Passing 16 TD's 4 INT 1st
7th JAX-Comp 60.0% 557 yrds Passing 5 TD's 3 INT 6th
2nd * CLE-Comp 80.0% 866 yrds Passing 6 TD's 1 INT 4th

Rushing Info

ATT YARDS

4th WAS-53 ATT 499 yrds 6 TD's 4th
6th NYG-30 ATT 152 yrds 2 TD's 6th
1st * CAR-104 ATT 1416 yrds 18 TD's 1st
5th NE-32 ATT 288 yrds 5 TD's 5th
3rd TEX-58 ATT 523 yrds 9 TD's 2nd
7th JAX-12 ATT 149 1 TD 7th
2nd * CLE- 77 ATT 509 yrds 6 TD's 3rd


PF PA

4th WAS 113 116 3rd
1st CAR * 247 95 1st
7th NYG 19 98 Qiut 7th
3rd NEP 117 118 4th
2nd TEX 193 165 6th
6th JAX 41 90 2nd
5th CLE * 110 127 5th

Key factor * SCALE SIZE BOARD AND THE MPFL SYSTEM

I can tell you that every player on you're team is involved in the play so long as they are not touching players from the other team.

If you watch the NFL NETWORK and follow the NFL PLAY BOOK then you will see the system and better understand the system.

The players are allowed to do there job through you, and not through luck. The more you know about the game the better you're odds of winning.
You actually have to coach each position on the field and think for that player as if that player is you.
It is truely a chess match.

However the system is not for every one, and it is more than a football game it is a teaching tool for football.

Thanks, Anthony.


I readed a lot of things on your system. If I understood correctly, the tweaking skills are less essential in MPFL ?

Playing on Big Board
 

I did have the opportunity several years ago to scrimmage Jerry on his Big Board and it is fun to play on. It would be great if we could get a manufacturer to mass produce these boards. Perhaps the owner of a cabinet shop. The company I work for could do it. We have a graphics department that could produce the field graphics. I may have to look into this.

I made my little calculation, in metric the field (not the board, only the field!) measures 154centimeters :eek:


I want one too :D I 'll build one board like that one day, convertible dinner table, or big living room low table, I think.