The 1972 Miami Dolphins: The Perfect Team

[Reginald Rutledge]

I am not a Dolphins fan but I love this team. Back when I was young, I hated this team because they pounded my Vikes into submission. I just wanted them to go away and stop all the pain! I hated Csonka, Kiick, Morris, and Warfield!

But now, in my "old" age, I find myself rooting for that team and their accomplishments. So when it came to creating the greatest Dolphins team, it was a no-brainer.

This team has got to get prepared to take on Johnny Unitas, John Mackey and Bubba Smith so I want to do them justice. I am not the greatest customizer on the planet but I do like what I do.

These players were created in all of 2 hours. The techniques are easy was you master them (get a customizing DVD) and to paint, grass them and establish a base of players takes anywhere from 4-6 hours of quality labor. Right now, I have created the different poses, applied the paint, did the grass, and painted the shoes how I saw them in photos. I will do the defense later but this is a clean team. Now I apply my own chinstraps, the eyes to the players and my facemask. I will have to do some creative things to make some of the players look like circa 1970's-type and may not achieve it sometimes. However, the ride will be fun.

Reg

[mark robin]

RR hey man, in your bottom pic above, the guy on the left, put him in front of a mirror, and then post that pic on my "stiffarm" thread....lol. great old school look.

[Reginald Rutledge]

[HOOP]

YUP, just as i told you earlier this week, ......'nothing that you havent done already, i'm sure' THat high stepping RB pose is hot. Cant wait to see the final result, and show you mine.

[Lindyhopper49]

just a question... and I dont know how to phrase this to make it not sound dirty... so i will just say it

"Do the players balls put them off balance?"

-it really is an honest question I am not trying to be funny.

[mark robin]

wow RR, i cant believe im saying this, but that video really has your team growing on me. i have several tudor dolphin teams, all era's, a couple custom dolphin teams, but yours just looks "more" alive, like action is happening. thanks for the vid. you done got me pullin for the fins in the afc now.

mercury morris looks great, and the linemen.

[jimmie]

Those are truely action figures Reggie!!

[TVsCHACHI]

ACTION, ACTION, ACTION

GREAT POSES REG!!!

[Reginald Rutledge]

The mind is not a terrible thing to waste and I continue to try to use my mind. The 24 poses, I think I came up within a matter of 2-3 hours tops.

One day I will catalogue all this info.

Reg

[the french guy]

As usual, you show your talent in making some of the most dynamic poses of the community

One question, how do you play the figure #62 (and the figures with "air footballs") ? Or do you keep them for showcase, and simply swap them with "basic" ones during the play ?