Madden NFL Arcade Super Bowl - 49ers v Broncos

And the winner is...............

THE 49ERS WOOOOOOOOOO! lol

Madden NFL Arcade Super Bowl Championship
49ers (P) v Broncos
49ers win 34-19

(P) = Player controlled team

Ah the computer gave me a good run for my money in this one, at least until I settled down into my rhythm. First two drives I threw an interception that resulted in a score, but I rallied back and wiped the floor with Tebow & co. Sorry guys, but only one team can win.

It takes a tiny bit off of the sting of the real life result for my Niners. Maybe it'll bring good luck for next season! :)

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Custom "Eggtrooper"

I have been brainstorming cool easter projects I could do this year, and while I already settled on a particular photo project which is currently in the works, I found this cool "egghead" blank vinyl figure while I was out shopping. I thought it was the perfect opportunity to do a cool little something for easter ahead of my main project, while at the same time taking my first tentative steps into the world of custom vinyl figure making. I have been wanting to make a custom vinyl for a while now, ever since I saw my Flickr friends photos of her making a custom Mighty Mugg. And of course, if I'm going to make a custom vinyl, I have to do a trooper! lol.

Click here to visit my set on Flickr documenting Eggtrooper's creation.

This little guy was fairly straightforward to create, actually. And while it was challenging, it was not nearly as hard as I envisioned it might be in my mind. I started by sketching lightly with pencil and then after I had an area finalized (the head, an arm, the front of the torso) I would then finish it with a fine tip sharpie. A troopers black and white color scheme kept things easy; the figure was already white, and I drew in black ink. No problem. And it just so happened that one of the colored pens that came in the figure's set was exactly the right shade of blue for the helmet vents and the little cylinder on his back. How perfect was that? Perfectly lucky haha. There were a few things that I had to sketch out to make sure I knew what I was doing with the design. In some of the photos you can see the template sheet where I worked out how I wanted to do the torso armor and arms, and how I wanted to draw one of the main features of his back. If I had it to do again, I would have done the legs, the left one in particular, a little differently. More simply perhaps. But I'm still really happy with the way they look. No actual regrets.

Creating this little guy was a blast, and I'm totally in love with him! He's so awesome! Considering this successful first vinyl project, I really want to get one of those Disney Vinylmation blanks and make a Mickey trooper hehehe. Yes, I know they make a trooper version already, but why pay $14 when I can pay $5 for a blank and have one of my own design that I made myself? Besides, mine will be drawn to look like he's wearing a mouse ears hat LOL.

Custom BOB Project - Update #7

Color on both legs and the waist armor is now done! He's really starting to look like a BOB now...I'm so excited! SQUEE! lol. I'm also officially half way through on the color! w00t! Next up will definitely be the arms.

Also, I just recently acquired the last two things that I needed for my next custom figure project. I have all parts, including weapons, and all paint standing by hehe...

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Custom BOB Project - Update #6

Final coat of color applied to leg...color on this leg is finished YAY! The other leg will be next!

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Madden NFL Arcade Playoffs! Round 3 - Conference Championship

Conference Championship Results:

AFC Championship
Broncos (P) v Bengals
Broncos Win 34-14

NFC Championship
49ers (P) v Giants
49ers win 34-12



Super Bowl Matchup:

Broncos
Bengals > Broncos

                                     Madden NFL Arcade Super Bowl
49ers
Giants   > 49ers

*(P) = Player controlled team

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Custom BOB Project - Update #5

2nd and I think final coat of color has been applied to the armor bits. I'm about 98% satisfied with it. Unfortunately, some of the darkness of the original armor color shows through still. The paint coverage is not quite what I would have liked, but the truth is no one will ever see it unless they got up really close, and even then, after 2 coats primer and 2 coats color, its darn near perfect. Maybe I should have applied a 3rd primer coat, or I should apply a 3rd color coat, but that is getting into the territory of 5+ coats. Have to be careful applying too much paint because at a certain point it becomes more susceptible to chipping. Since my figures are for display, and I don't seal them, I have to pay particularly careful attention to the chipping factor. Really I think its just me being picky, as the artist doing the work. You always find something you wish you could have done better, right? After I dirty the armor up with the wash at the end it probably won't even matter anyway. We'll see.

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Madden NFL Arcade Playoffs! Round 2 - Divisional

Divisional Playoff Results:

Patriots v Broncos (P)
Broncos win 34-6

Ravens v Bengals (P)
Bengals win 34-22

Packers v Giants (P)
Giants win 34-0

49ers (P) v Saints
49ers win 34-8



Conference Matchups:

Patriots     
Broncos > Broncos
                                     AFC Championship
Ravens
Bengals > Bengals


Packers
Giants  > Giants
                                    NFC Championship
49ers
Saints  > 49ers

*(P) = Player controlled team

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