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Old 05-12-2007, 01:16 PM
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the F-5 Bases Might Be A Good Base To You And A Lot Of Others But The Bases I Tweak Are More Stronger And Faster Than Anything That I Have Gotten Out Of The F-5 Base. I Am Not Saying That The F-5 Base Is Not A Good Base But The Pro Line Rookie And The Pro Line Ttc Are To Me Just Way Better Bases.


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Old 05-12-2007, 01:37 PM
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I tweaked up some F-5's for strength last night. Not too bad, but can't get them to beat my tan bases....but I am no master tweaker by any means!!! The amazing thing is, I could probably tweak more on the F-5's still...the plastic is thick and high quality.

I have noticed in my strength tweaking of any base that if you get the plastic too thin while mashing those rear prongs, then you will ruin the base....just not stiff enough anymore to hold the figure/base weight....Also....don't tweak too hard on the front prongs for any base. In the case of the F-5, if you overtweak the front prongs, then the base can't support the weight of some custom figures (like Reggie's) and tipping and other bad functions will result!
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Old 05-12-2007, 01:46 PM
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I tweaked up some F-5's for strength last night. Not too bad, but can't get them to beat my tan bases....but I am no master tweaker by any means!!! The amazing thing is, I could probably tweak more on the F-5's still...the plastic is thick and high quality.

I have noticed in my strength tweaking of any base that if you get the plastic too thin while mashing those rear prongs, then you will ruin the base....just not stiff enough anymore to hold the figure/base weight....Also....don't tweak too hard on the front prongs for any base. In the case of the F-5, if you overtweak the front prongs, then the base can't support the weight of some custom figures (like Reggie's) and tipping and other bad functions will result!

Yep.. That is true with any base..
I even ended up running some of the F5's backwards.. And happy with the results.
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Old 05-12-2007, 02:17 PM
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Tell you guys what you should do. Send me a couple of your best bases, f5 and pro line , I will use them in our season coming up and give everyone a honest evaluation. I promise to send them back after the season.
This sounds like a great plan to me.
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Old 05-12-2007, 02:54 PM
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Kansas Bill I run most of my F5's backwards with front heavy figures and they fly. So I can get the speed I want out of them. I'm still tweaking for power, but I may need to try a different way to tweak since they're such a thick prong. But over all good base, and I'll be ordering some more soon.

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Old 05-12-2007, 04:43 PM
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When you say you run them backwards I assume you have to "train" the prongs to lean the other way. How long does it take for the prong to retain that position. I'd like to try this on mine, and I'd appreciate your help.

Also, are there other bases this works well on?
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Old 05-12-2007, 10:15 PM
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When you say you run them backwards I assume you have to "train" the prongs to lean the other way. How long does it take for the prong to retain that position. I'd like to try this on mine, and I'd appreciate your help.

Also, are there other bases this works well on?

O-schemer the way I did I'm not sure about others, but I curled the prongs towards the front of the base. Then I place them under a little weight over night. Then I put the flame to them and tweaked them to run backwards. The coolest part of the deal is even if you have a base say a Norbert R or Jim Davis base that's strong if you turn the dial right it will flare the defender which ever way the dial is set. So if you want your tackle to keep the defender out turn the dial in then vice versa for blocking down. At first glance it doesn't sound right, but just try it. We all buy thousands of bases to tweak anyway.

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Old 05-12-2007, 05:21 PM
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Tell you guys what you should do. Send me a couple of your best bases, f5 and pro line , I will use them in our season coming up and give everyone a honest evaluation. I promise to send them back after the season.
This sounds like a great plan to me.
hey jeff,
i'll still get reggie open!

i like what i have been able to do with the f-5's so far. i have no idea what i have done (as far as tweaking)to make them work out, but happy with the results. i'll be ordering more soon!

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Old 05-12-2007, 08:36 PM
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hey jeff,
i'll still get reggie open!

i like what i have been able to do with the f-5's so far. i have no idea what i have done (as far as tweaking)to make them work out, but happy with the results. i'll be ordering more soon!
I have a new defense that I will unveil next time we play. Next time it will be a real game. Oh by the way, I hope you are not so busy making figures you do not have time to practice
You got the f5 bases to work pretty good , didn't you?
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Old 05-12-2007, 10:33 PM
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I have a new defense that I will unveil next time we play. Next time it will be a real game. Oh by the way, I hope you are not so busy making figures you do not have time to practice
You got the f5 bases to work pretty good , didn't you?
i'll always find time to practice!
yeah, the f5's worked out just fine for me.
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