Step One: Procrastinate for 10 months after BROV, only having brief brainstorming conversations with the Commish about how awesome this would be, before deciding, "yes, lets do this".
Step Two: Scour ebay for old starting lineup figures, that either resemble your ugly mugs, or are an athlete/sport that is near and dear to you.
Step Three: Arrive home to the greatest week of mail delivers ever.
Step Four: Live in complete nostalgia for awhile, before agonizing over opening unopened, 20 year old toys.
Step Five: "The Point of No Return"- Sand/ Scrape/ Modify current figures (removing poofy 80's/European Soccer Hair, leg pads/ facial hair, etc.), before adding them to a hot wash in mild detergent. If any of you felt a little homoerotic two months ago, it's because your voodoo dolls were in one big hot tub together. (and/or, that's the way you always are...)
Step Six: Add molding clay to elongate shirts and jerseys/ add hair/ make dip cans/ etc.
Step Seven: Prime everyone.
Step Eight: Start painting.
Step Nine: Create and apply decals.
Step Ten: Touch up and clear coat. So really, a prrrrrrrretty, prrrrrrretty, simple process. I mean, I looked at my health app on my phone and instead of tracking how many steps I took, it just made the flatlining noise.
Enough with the process, let's get to what everyone sticks around for on home improvement shows...the before and after reveal!
Anthony:
BEFORE
AFTER
Three-Point Vine in the Hizzy!
Rose:
BEFORE
AFTER
Nate:
BEFORE
AFTER
Chad:
BEFORE
AFTER
Motz:
BEFORE
AFTER
Weaver:
BEFORE
AFTER
Lewis:
BEFORE
AFTER
Mike E.:
BEFORE
AFTER
Ty:
BEFORE
AFTER
Chris:
BEFORE
+
AFTER
Hope you all display these someplace appropriate. I'm thinking they're a notch above your degrees, certifications and prestigious awards. But for real, thanks for the kind words. Glad you like them. I think Socrates said it best, "ultimately everyone should have a toy representation of themselves before they buy the farm."
ps- I'll murder you with an empty bottle of Loopy, if I find out you threw yours away in under a year.
