Auckland, New Zealand
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Posted: Sunday, July 24, 2011 - 01:52 AM UTC
Michael ,,, ok thats good news ..solo for me it is ,,seems tho that the Tiger/ Firefly idea seems to be a fav lol ..oh must be a good thing then but i am still open to choices ... still going with my Firefly ..its a Tasca kit so damn skippy thats going in ,,got a Arber PE set for it and RB Models 17 pounder barrel to ..its a shame that Osprey dont so a Sherman vs Panzer 4 L70 ..that would be sweet ..i have the hull for one ( scored of a mate who lost all the parts )
could build something pretty sweet from that ..i've got a massive pile of Panzer 4 parts ,could explain why i have so many of them i think ..oh well
Would be kinda cool for Osprey to offer up some prizes ,,but for the fun side of it ..soon as we make this a full blown comp all the fun will go out the window .i think i should win the prize for the model built the longest distance away from Osprey's offices
Here in New Zealand we're closer to the moon than to anything else
I know the voices ain't real but they do come up with some great ideas
Never trust a man who left alone with a tea cozy and doesn't try it on ( Billy Connolly )
Overkill is often very understated
MichaelSatin
Campaigns AdministratorColorado, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 02:10 PM UTC
Gary,
Is the campaign proposal system fixed yet?
Michael
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California, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 03:39 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Gary,
Is the campaign proposal system fixed yet?
Michael
Nope. I will send a PM to those waiting for the fix when I verify that it is working again.
MichaelSatin
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Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 01:44 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Nope. I will send a PM to those waiting for the fix when I verify that it is working again.
I will await your signal, oh great one!
This must be really frustrating for you guys. Thanks for the work you do!
Michael
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California, United States
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Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 06:28 AM UTC
Campaign approved! Click
here to enlist!
Tasmania, Australia
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Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 06:07 PM UTC
Enlisted....... just need to order my kit now! ... think I may try the AFV Club Tiger
"A man may fight for many things: his country, his principles. But personally, I'd rather mud-wrestle my own mother for a ton of cash, an amusing clock and some French porn"
MichaelSatin
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Posted: Monday, August 01, 2011 - 06:44 AM UTC
OK, I’ve heard from Osprey. They seem to be very open to us doing this and have given us their blessing. They’ve also indicated that they would be happy to publicize it on their blog as well. They did tell me that they’re (understandably) a little bit touchier about the idea of using their logo if we want to put it in the banner and/or ribbon. What they’re asking is that if we do use it we include the name “Osprey” and they would like to see any proposed design to see if they have a problem with it.
I, for one, don’t have any problem with their requests and will be happy to forward them whatever we come up with. As for designing the ribbon and banner, this word was what I was waiting for. Now that we have some parameters from Osprey, I’m officially asking if anyone has ideas about how the banner and ribbon might look. Let us know what you’ve got and we can see what we like, then I’ll send it off to them.
Thanks, sounds like we’ve got a great start on this one already!
Michael
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Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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Posted: Monday, August 01, 2011 - 04:53 PM UTC
Quoted Text
OK, I’ve heard from Osprey. They seem to be very open to us doing this and have given us their blessing. They’ve also indicated that they would be happy to publicize it on their blog as well. They did tell me that they’re (understandably) a little bit touchier about the idea of using their logo if we want to put it in the banner and/or ribbon. What they’re asking is that if we do use it we include the name “Osprey” and they would like to see any proposed design to see if they have a problem with it.
I, for one, don’t have any problem with their requests and will be happy to forward them whatever we come up with. As for designing the ribbon and banner, this word was what I was waiting for. Now that we have some parameters from Osprey, I’m officially asking if anyone has ideas about how the banner and ribbon might look. Let us know what you’ve got and we can see what we like, then I’ll send it off to them.
Thanks, sounds like we’ve got a great start on this one already!
Michael
Michael,
This is really great news!! OK, now for the banner i had an idea
1- Two tanks opposing eachother and the backgroundcolor split in half with one side red and the other side blue.
2- The name ''Osprey" in black or white and the backgroundcolor split in half with one side red and the other side blue.
Osprey did a lot for this hobby and is actually a standard book in our library...
Just my two cents...
Regards,
Remco
Throu a hail off fire, rolls our heavy tank,
into the enemy's rear,
were we crush him in the flank,
merciless is your crew,
who's eyes will never dimm,
on the combat orders, of comrade Stalin
MichaelSatin
Campaigns Administrator Colorado, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 - 03:33 PM UTC
Remco,
My only concern is that this campaign is KitMaker wide, so using tanks may turn some wingy-thingy and floaty guys off. I was thinking of something like crossed swords or the cross-hairs Osprey uses. But keep the ideas coming!
Michael
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Auckland, New Zealand
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Posted: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 - 04:40 PM UTC
All done ,,i have enlisted ..this is gonna be cool ..one very alive Firefly and one very dead tiger ...all i have to do now is decide how dead the tiger will be ,,this is the hard part ..the more damage the more work .but i dont need to tell you blokes that now
I'll see what me wee twisted mind can come up with
I know the voices ain't real but they do come up with some great ideas
Never trust a man who left alone with a tea cozy and doesn't try it on ( Billy Connolly )
Overkill is often very understated
Texas, United States
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Posted: Saturday, August 06, 2011 - 06:34 PM UTC
I have my book ordered, just need a couple of parts for my kit and should be good to go
Tasmania, Australia
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Posted: Saturday, August 06, 2011 - 11:55 PM UTC
I haven't got my book yet! but after checking
this out! they looks quite good!
"A man may fight for many things: his country, his principles. But personally, I'd rather mud-wrestle my own mother for a ton of cash, an amusing clock and some French porn"
MichaelSatin
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Posted: Sunday, August 07, 2011 - 08:51 AM UTC
Duncan, More proof that what you put on the internet stays on the internet. That's an old site! Now they're at
Duel Series.
Everyone,
Here are a couple of ribbon ideas I had.
I haven’t submitted them to Osprey yet, thought I’d see what you all thought first. They’re kind of hard to read at ribbon size, though:
I’m certainly open to ideas from the rest of you!! Remember, if we use their logo, Osprey wants us to include their name as well. Let's see what you've got!
Michael
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Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Sunday, August 07, 2011 - 09:03 AM UTC
My Book: LA5 / 7 Vs FW190 is on the way
OddBall: "It's a wasted trip baby. Nobody said nothing about locking horns with no Tigers"
KIlgore: " I love the smell of napalm in the morning. ...The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory."
Dublin, Ireland
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Posted: Sunday, August 07, 2011 - 09:41 AM UTC
that link doesn't work
here it is
Duel series They are kind of hard to read at ribbon size. Speaking only for myself I like the campaign ribbons to be more graphic - maybe just use part of the logo on it's own
or if you're not tied to the idea of using the logo maybe something like this
Pat
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Posted: Sunday, August 07, 2011 - 11:05 AM UTC
Ok i have changed my mind ,,, to many blokes are doing the firefly / tiger thing now and thanks to Pat .. i just looked at the Osprey link he gave us and what did i see on that page ? ,, T-34-85 vs M26 Pershing ..oh thats me for damn sure .. so thats what i am doing .. which now frees up the tiger which i can use in the knocked out campaign ,,love how things can turn around so easily some days
I know the voices ain't real but they do come up with some great ideas
Never trust a man who left alone with a tea cozy and doesn't try it on ( Billy Connolly )
Overkill is often very understated
California, United States
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Posted: Sunday, August 07, 2011 - 05:09 PM UTC
Here is my simpler ribbon design.
I am not sure if you can tell that those are dueling pistols.
I might try making the "DUEL" smaller so I can have the pistols pointing at each other.
MichaelSatin
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Posted: Monday, August 08, 2011 - 02:44 AM UTC
Man, I love this site! Gary Kato had a couple of possible ribbon designs:
And Pat McGrath suggested an actual header from a Duel advertisement that I cut back and made a ribbon from:
I quite like that one and Osprey should too. They’re all better than the original ones I made! What do you all think?
Michael
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Dublin, Ireland
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Posted: Monday, August 08, 2011 - 05:07 AM UTC
Got my book today "Panther vs Sherman: Battle of the Bulge 1944"
Pat
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California, United States
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Posted: Monday, August 08, 2011 - 02:18 PM UTC
Quoted Text
And Pat McGrath suggested an actual header from a Duel advertisement that I cut back and made a ribbon from:
I quite like that one and Osprey should too. They’re all better than the original ones I made! What do you all think?
Michael
I think this one is a winner if you can get the letters (especially for "Osprey") to stand out more fro the background.
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Posted: Monday, August 08, 2011 - 03:36 PM UTC
Michael the third one is a winner .. nice colours and its much better than the other two ..not putting other peoples work down but they look kinda easy if ya know what i mean ..the third is a true beauty ..nicely done that one
Pat had a good idea and your idea nailed it
I know the voices ain't real but they do come up with some great ideas
Never trust a man who left alone with a tea cozy and doesn't try it on ( Billy Connolly )
Overkill is often very understated
MichaelSatin
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Posted: Monday, August 08, 2011 - 04:43 PM UTC
It has been suggested, with justice!, that my modification of Pat’s design was good but still a bit hard to see. I tried taking the shading out and just making it white on black, how does this look?
Michael
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Posted: Monday, August 08, 2011 - 05:57 PM UTC
The shading is what makes it so good ,, its boring just being black and white ,hows about putting the shading back in but making it a little lighter for all the blind buggers out there ( myself included ) with my glasses i can see the shaded version without any problems at all ..so make it alittle lighter and then we get the best of both worlds
I know the voices ain't real but they do come up with some great ideas
Never trust a man who left alone with a tea cozy and doesn't try it on ( Billy Connolly )
Overkill is often very understated
MichaelSatin
Campaigns Administrator Colorado, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 05:21 AM UTC
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The shading is what makes it so good ,, its boring just being black and white ,hows about putting the shading back in but making it a little lighter for all the blind buggers out there ( myself included ) with my glasses i can see the shaded version without any problems at all ..so make it alittle lighter and then we get the best of both worlds
Phill,
I like the shading too but lack the skill/software to do it lighter. If anyone else wants to have a crack at it that's fine with me. If you need the original large graphic with the darker shading, let me know.
Michael
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MichaelSatin
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Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 05:48 AM UTC
And, having said that (above), here's my poor attempt. I tried lightening the shading and making the background crosshairs white:
Given how small it is, there's only so much we can do. But again, if anyone has better software and/or skill at this, have at it! Me, I'm gonna go build a model!
Let me know!
Michael
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