WHAT PEOPLE HAVE MADE A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE HOBBY IN YOUR ESTA.

[mantaraydre]

I HAVE 7 PEOPLE THAT COME TO MIND


1) WEIRDWOLF IS NUMBER 1 OVERALL FOR RUNNNG THIS ENTIRE SHIP "WHICH HAS NOT BEEN EASY TO DO" It takes serious skill to deal with many personalities

2) DOC SMEBY- The most incredible football mind that ever graced our hobby.


3)mike pratt- the greatest tweaking Afficianado that ever lived.


4) tron 1984 and smitty- Any coach that is in our hobby and any newbie definetly MUST HAVE THEIR COACHES DVD. A MASTERPIECE FOR ALL

5)ANTHONY BURGESS- He is our einstein for taking this hobby to another level. For someone to duplicate the NFL on a miniature board is unbelievable. Doc smeby said of anthony burgess, 'he got it right". Thats a major endorsement for the greatest mind in the hobby.

6) The great dwayne jennings.- Mr jennings, the current lifetime achievement award recipient always has the best new innovative products this hobby has ever seen. THE GUY IS AN ICON IN THE HOBBY. GREAT STUFF FROM THIS MANUFACTURER..


***WHO ARE THE GUYS WHO HAVE MADE AN IMPACT ON YOU AND THE HOBBY ?

THANX FOR YOUR RESPONSES IN ADVANCE


MANTARAYDRE

[MplsTom]

I don't know if I dare add on to this thread as guys will be upset at their omission and shouldn't be...I add these guys to your list strictly as my $0.02 on impacts made:

1) George Diamond: I respect the pioneers. No one ever erected a statue to a critic and he's a guy who put his own $ on the line to make a clean, balanced figure and awesome bases.

2) Mike Landsman: Though I can't say I'm in lock step with their moves, they did bring the hobby back and deserve our thanks.

3) Norbert Revels: Norbert helped bring the "wide prong" tweaked dial/base to a new level back in 2005. His brand of strength helped push us all to a new level of tweaking and additional base manufacturing.

4) Lee Payne: His impact is felt every time we all have turned on a switch. RIP.

5) Reggie Rutledge: Was a pioneer in customization and also in the full stadium experience. His "hype" is genuine...he loves promoting and is another who put his money where his mouth was.

6) Beal & Beenutt: Where would we be without decals. It takes an incredibly long time to draw decals, but when they're right...oooh they take the figure to another level.

7) Chris Robinson: Another pioneer in the art of customizing figures. His work is unreal. I'm blessed to have some figures by him...was the first guy I saw to make unreal dreadlocks on his figures.

8) Dwayne Jennings: I remember when we first saw his Ohio State miniatures and the use of drybrush. Wow.

9) Terry Popham: It was the care and detail he put into his painting/detailing that made me want to get back into this hobby.

10) The Michigan League: To have 32 franchises...wow. I'm sure most of us in other parts of the country aspire to that. Well done guys.

As for Doc...I had the opportunity to meet him when on a business trip in London. Great guy. Very interesting style of play...for example in his world a QB sack wasn't when the QB was touched...if a defender ran X amount of yards before the coach turned off the switch, then it was a sack.

Shaggy Pratt...my brother (actually he looks more like my Savior) ...I think we all have a lot to thank him for his generosity and attention to detail with the rules and helping new guys.

Again, just adding props to the existing list...keep it goin'