{"id":2352,"date":"2018-12-15T07:12:21","date_gmt":"2018-12-15T07:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.keithstestgarage.com\/?p=2352"},"modified":"2019-02-13T14:19:27","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T14:19:27","slug":"tootsie-pop-football-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keithstestgarage.com\/old\/2018\/12\/15\/tootsie-pop-football-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Tootsie Pop Football Field"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For an inside joke (not for you to know) I set out to make a football field with Tootsie Pop players. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the end zones and field markings, I designed some stamp-like things and 3D printed them.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The field is just a scrap of 1\/2″ Baltic Birch plywood. It was 24″ which made calculations for yardage lines simple. (100 yards + 2x 10 yard end zones = 120 yards.) That worked out to be 2″ per 10 yards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’m very new to football, so I labored excessively to find an offense and attempted defense setup that would be accepted (or at least overlooked) by knowledgeable friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My team name was n00b; his was Priest Mahomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So I took those 3D printed stamps and stamped them into the end zones using acrylic paint via foam from my scrap foam bucket. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That went way better than I expected. Lines are super rough but the field color and the stamps turned out nice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 3D printer was particularly helpful for the yard markings. I designed the stamp to have two notches to ease alignment with the field lines when stamping. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BTW, the field marking font is Clarendon Bold<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Dum-Dum refs were a last minute thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The green field finish turned out way better than expected as well. I airbrushed a few coats of TransFast Green dye<\/a>. Dyes are great about preserving the wood grain (not to be confused with growth rings). And, the preservation of the wood grain along with the vibrant green finish gave a very nice grass-like texture look. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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