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This is the Vince Lomturki Trophy. You may recognize its resemblance to the Vince Lombardi Trophy, which is awarded to the winners of the Super Bowl each year.
I work for a city recreation department, and one of the events I organize each year is a Thanksgiving flag football tournament, or "Turkey Bowl."
This year I decided we needed a trophy--a physical object teams could covet that would provide year-long bragging rights, and encourage cross-town trash talking between local rivalries. Plus, I wanted to start a tradition that would hopefully help perpetually grow the program.
A Lombardi-style trophy with turkey-ball on top seemed like the most logical mix between football and Thanksgiving I could come up with.
It is a traveling trophy of sorts, similar to hockey's Stanley Cup. It is awarded to each year's tournament champions, and their team name is added by etching it onto an aluminum plate that is attached to the front of the base (not shown).
I work for a city recreation department, and one of the events I organize each year is a Thanksgiving flag football tournament, or "Turkey Bowl."
This year I decided we needed a trophy--a physical object teams could covet that would provide year-long bragging rights, and encourage cross-town trash talking between local rivalries. Plus, I wanted to start a tradition that would hopefully help perpetually grow the program.
A Lombardi-style trophy with turkey-ball on top seemed like the most logical mix between football and Thanksgiving I could come up with.
It is a traveling trophy of sorts, similar to hockey's Stanley Cup. It is awarded to each year's tournament champions, and their team name is added by etching it onto an aluminum plate that is attached to the front of the base (not shown).
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The base was made from three pieces of 1/2-inch medium density fiberboard. The pieces were 18 inches tall, 8 1/2 inches on the bottom, and 2 1/2 inches on the top. The sides were cut at a 30 degree bevel, and the inside bottom edge was cut at about a 5 degree bevel.
The sides were glued together, and a triangular piece of MDF was glued into the bottom of the base. Wood filler was used to clean up the seams. The base was then painted with primer.
A bright aluminum plate was added to the front panel of the base with double-sided tape. The words "VINCE LOMTURKI TROPHY" were etched onto it, along with my recreation department's logo (in the same location as the NFL logo on the Lombardi trophy). This was done by a local trophy shop.
The sides were glued together, and a triangular piece of MDF was glued into the bottom of the base. Wood filler was used to clean up the seams. The base was then painted with primer.
A bright aluminum plate was added to the front panel of the base with double-sided tape. The words "VINCE LOMTURKI TROPHY" were etched onto it, along with my recreation department's logo (in the same location as the NFL logo on the Lombardi trophy). This was done by a local trophy shop.
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I'm going to make one of these for next year's game and take the student's pictures, then give them copies to take home.
Great Instructable!
The kids will love it! Glad I could share the idea.
Did you hear about the pun contest? ...This lady entered her 10 best puns, hoping at least one would win.
No pun in ten did.