Since there are some different sized playing pieces does the larger players have an unfair advantage against the smaller scale pieces?
Not always. Many times, for instance, a tall offensive lineman will be bested by a smaller defensive lineman because the smaller people will get up under the taller figure and actually lift the front prongs off the field thus pushing the larger figure backwards. Before I learned this, I had a 67 Bigman line on my Super Sumos and any time they faced off against smaller figure defensive lines or worse yet the arm forward Buzzball linemen, the smaller figures would get under and push away no matter how strong my bases were. That is just one example. Balance and size are all important and require trial and error to find the best figure (small or large) for a given position. Another example is smaller recievers can get through some traffic whereas larger recievers might not get hung up but give you a bigger target to hit on the pass.
Do most of the customizers use the larger scale pieces?
No, they pick and choose based on the original position of the figure and the end result looked for or the position they are building. I made my all time Chiefs team from all the manufacturers figures. Dante Hall 5'8" in real life was made from a Miggle figure RB and Buck Buchanon, Willie lanier and Bobby Bell, who were big dudes in real life, were made from footballfigure.net figures. Buzzball and other customs made up the intermediate size players.
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1. a person/hobbyist/gamer who creates a representation of American Football in a small or reduced scale for competition or show.
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—Idiom
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