Newbie needing some tips and advice

Hey guys I am new here hopefully im posting this in the right place. I havent played electric football for years and I found this site and would really like to get into it alot more. I recently got the rose bowl electric football game with the stadium so its a start. but id like to go alot further with it. Here are my quesions for you guys....

My favorite team is the eagles how do I create them ??? do I just buy the unpainted figures and paint them?? If so, how do you guys get the name on the jersey so perfect ? Are they just decals ?

I seen some pictures of fields Id like to make an Eagles stadium. Whats the best way ?

Sorry to seem like I have no clue.. But I really dont

[Shabby J]

Originally Posted by Wizzie

Hey guys I am new here hopefully im posting this in the right place. I havent played electric football for years and I found this site and would really like to get into it alot more. I recently got the rose bowl electric football game with the stadium so its a start. but id like to go alot further with it. Here are my quesions for you guys....

My favorite team is the eagles how do I create them ??? do I just buy the unpainted figures and paint them?? If so, how do you guys get the name on the jersey so perfect ? Are they just decals ?

I seen some pictures of fields Id like to make an Eagles stadium. Whats the best way ?

Sorry to seem like I have no clue.. But I really dont

Welcome back to the hobby. See if Miggle currently sells a painted team in the Eagles colors, then get with Beenutt on this site and get some waterslide decals, you can then finish your team with ease and yes the names are decals 99% of the time. If you are willing, painting is always fun and then you can apply the decals over your hand painted figures. Yes, you can always buy a fully painted and decaled team from many of the talented individuals here as well or seek out a coach here or on Ebay to see if there are any of the old Miggle declaed Eagles for sale.

For a stadium, you can also get a custom made field cover in a variety of materials from many guys on here as well.

Good luck and have fun!

[Orleanian In Exile]

There is an Eagles team up for auction on e-Bay at present. Bidding will still be available for 15 hours from the time of this post, and right now the last bid was around $5.

The only Eagles I see on ebay are the old style green jerseys. I was looking for the new ones ainted with names and numbers. Im so glad I found this site This is going to be a fun winter hobby for me !

[NEW CASTLE HiTMEN]

Where do you live at in Pennsylvania?

1 hr west of Philly. Heres a question the paint for the custom players where can I get it ? And whats the difference between pro-line and 67 big men players ?

[HOOP]

Originally Posted by Wizzie

1 hr west of Philly. Does that put you close to Harrisburg? There is a very nice tournament that goes on there at the end of March called BuzzFest. Check it out if you can. A good number of coaches will be there in one big room with about 20 big boards all set up. Many of the coaches stay for the weekend in the hotel. Thats were you really learn things, hanging with the guys, just chatting it up.
Heres a question the paint for the custom players where can I get it ? Any hobby store like Michaels or something. Apple barrell and Folk Art acrylic paints are just 2 brand names most painters use. Just find your way to the acrylic paint section and be amazed at all the colors to choose from. I myself love the different shades of browns and flesh tones for the different players skin tones. Some guys will go with higher end paints, but the 99cents - $1.50 per tube of acrylic paint will do you just fine.
And whats the difference between pro-line and 67 big men players ?

Proline figs are figs produced by miggle which feature about 8 different poses other than the normal/usual Fab 5 figures they produce. The fab 5's are the 5 basic poses you see like the blocker, RB,WR,Crouching figure which most use as tackles, and the arms figure which most use as Qb's and TE's. The 67 bigmen are these fab 5 poses but just bigger than the normal stock players of the fab 5. they are alittle taller, little thicker and far more balanced to play with. Back to the prolines, i believe someone else made proline figs, or atleast they were different figs, a while back. Not sure about this, but i do see references to Original Proline figs. but the ones you are talking about are most likely the ones miggle sells right now that you can buy from them. Also, speaking of original, there are Original 67 bigmen figs. These are the figs made in 1967 which were all bigmen. after that, they shrunk in height, but kept some girth, and those are called hoglegs. The 67 bigmen you referred to, i am sure, are the current ones made which are just reproduced copies of the old 67 teams, because they are so popular and better as well. Sorry for the jump around/ back and forth answer, its late, i am tired. but i hoped that gave you what you were looking for.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, DONT HESITATE TO ASK AT ALL.

Did you ever find those eagles?

Scott

No never found the eagles I was looking for. Also looking for Florida & Penn State. Whats the best men to get to custom paint ?

Another quick question Anyone have the miggle Pro-line accessory pack ? The metal goal posts, footballs, and 10 yard marker chain. Are they alot better then what came with the game set ?

[The Rookie]

Wiz

There is a guy on here named RJ, he played with a Penn state team in the colleage league last year but is changing his team for next year.
He may want to sell them.