staff_Jim
PublisherNew Hampshire, United States
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Posted: Friday, June 21, 2002 - 12:15 AM UTC
I thought some of you might be interested in our national flag selections. If this was the World Cup results the US would be doing well indeed. Keep in mind we have 400 plus users that have NOT selected their countries flag and 50 or so that selected none (U.N. workers?).
Here are the current standings:
11 australia
2 austria
5 belgium
16 brazil
24 canada
1 chile
1 croatia
2 finland
3 france
4 germany
2 greece
3 hong_kong
2 hungary
2 indonesia
1 ireland
5 israel
4 malaysia
2 mexico
21 netherlands
5 new_zealand
52 none
2 norway
1 philippines
4 poland
1 portugal
1 romania
1 russian_federation
6 scotland
1 seychelles
3 singapore
4 south_africa
3 spain
6 sweden
1 switzerland
2 turkey
1 ukraine
23 united_kingdom
173 united_states
3 wales
Looks like the UK is a solid #2 (if you add Wales and Scottland to the regular UK tally), and Canada and the Netherlands are battling for 3rd! hehe
Jim
California, United States
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Posted: Friday, June 21, 2002 - 12:22 AM UTC
Whoa - no selection for Planet Earth?!?
Gunnie
Museum Associate Curator, Military Vehicle Technology Foundation (MVTF), Portola Valley, California
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#034
Setubal, Portugal
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Posted: Friday, June 21, 2002 - 01:22 AM UTC
Hi,
I'm one of the only representative.
But if we joined the portuguese speakers it's 16+1 so not bad in the ranking.
England - South West, United Kingdom
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Posted: Friday, June 21, 2002 - 01:56 AM UTC
Jim.....another nice touch,thanks.
Arthur
Am Alba Mannich :-)
Indiana, United States
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Posted: Friday, June 21, 2002 - 08:49 AM UTC
there should be intrest flags.like ww2 japan or ww2 german
South Australia, Australia
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Posted: Friday, June 21, 2002 - 08:57 AM UTC
Hey, You are always surprising us with such statistics #:-)
I´m glad I´m not the only one from Brazil here, but I also glad to have José as a good partner!
Paulo R Castro
Whatever happens keep modelling!
United States
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Posted: Friday, June 21, 2002 - 09:26 AM UTC
Captain Jack..... :-) What a guy!
That reminds me, where's he been lately? Haven't seen him post too much lately. He's probably letting real life interfere with modelbuilding time... like me!
It's quite nice to know we have a global community here on ArmoramA! :-)
YodaMan
Colorado, United States
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Posted: Friday, June 21, 2002 - 10:57 AM UTC
Thanks for the info Jim, as usual you are always there with the goods!
Question though, if I may. Your tally (and comment) shows both Canada and the Netherlands vying for third. My question is this; Why are the Netherlands ranked so high in the modeling community in general? I have observed several model shows both on the web and in magazines and the Netherlands almost always feature prominently. Not only that, but their models are absolutely stunning! Seriously, there is a very talented group of people in that part of the world. Some of the dio's I've seen are magnificant....great stuff indeed.
Sorry.......just curious.
Tread. :-)
You're a better man than me, Gunga Din!
United States
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Posted: Sunday, August 11, 2002 - 07:00 AM UTC
It seems that I would be the only
Mick in this joint. ''Armorama the melting pot of creativity.'' I like the sound of that.
I'm not waving,
I'm saluting over and over again
Sully,
staff_Jim
Publisher New Hampshire, United States
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Posted: Sunday, August 11, 2002 - 07:13 AM UTC
Sully,
Actually that list was generated before you joined up. Here are the current stats:
2 argentina
25 australia
2 austria
11 belgium
31 brazil
37 canada
2 chile
1 croatia
1 denmark
2 estonia
1 fiji
3 finland
6 france
11 germany
4 greece
3 hong_kong
3 hungary
1 india
5 indonesia
4 ireland
6 israel
5 italy
1 kiribati
6 malaysia
3 mexico
27 netherlands
6 new_zealand
72 none
3 norway
1 peru
6 philippines
7 poland
3 portugal
1 puerto_rico
2 romania
2 russian_federation
6 scotland
7 singapore
6 south_africa
4 spain
15 sweden
2 switzerland
2 taiwan
1 thailand
3 turkey
1 ukraine
47 united_kingdom
278 united_states
4 wales
Cheers,
Jim
South Australia, Australia
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Posted: Sunday, August 11, 2002 - 07:40 AM UTC
Hey JIm, I saw that all comunity is growing fast, and also the number of brazilians registereds increased also.
Just a sugestion, but if we could list the members for their country would be great
Paulo R Castro
Whatever happens keep modelling!
Florida, United States
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Posted: Sunday, August 11, 2002 - 08:00 AM UTC
That's a pretty cool stat Jim. I missed it the first time around.
BTW, I found out about that country "None" over here:
None hehehe...I think they're still building it. :-)
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North Carolina, United States
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Posted: Sunday, August 11, 2002 - 08:10 AM UTC
Jim,
What hobby - what a melting pot. This is some cool information. Makes me feel like part of a truely world wide community.
#034
Setubal, Portugal
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Posted: Sunday, August 11, 2002 - 04:52 PM UTC
Hi,
I'm not alone any more, I've two portuguese mates. Where are you ?
And portuguese speakers have doubled, now we are 34 (31 + 3).
PS - We loose the Seychelles but we won Kiribati (Captain Jack).
Luxembourg, Belgium
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Posted: Sunday, August 11, 2002 - 05:21 PM UTC
Jack is in and out, up and down. Like a Jack in the box. Somedays are good others, not so good. I moved from Seychelles to Kiribati (in my head) Why? Because they are the coolest flags, and I'm in a learning curve. I feel a member of the world community t large, and like to move around, even if it's only mentally. Besides the Luxembourgish flag is pretty boring. But then again it is unique, so maybe, I'll just pass some time wearing those colours in the future, or perhaps given the situation, I might well end up in Kiribati. Now where the heck is that atlas? And where exactly is Kiribati, and why is there no flag for Antartica. Greenland while belonging to Denmark, is still a complete and separate entity. Although I don't know if there are any modelers there.
Jack
Pig N°4 One fine Swine
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Seeking is the first step in succeeding!" "Building small doesn't mean thinking small"
Canada
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Posted: Monday, August 12, 2002 - 12:11 AM UTC
Hey Jack--The Republic of Kiribati is made up of a number of small islands and is situated along the Equator half way between Hawaii and Australia, pretty well right on the International Date Line. I know about it because my dad goes bonefishing on one of the islands (Christmas Island) often. Kiribati is actually pronounced keer-i-bas, Christmas Island (which is actually due south of Hawaii) being spelt Kiritimati. They use Australian currency. I haven't seen the flag before, though, Jack, thanks.
Nic
Pig #5 - Italian military attaché to Der Sonntag Bund
#034
Setubal, Portugal
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Posted: Monday, August 12, 2002 - 12:44 AM UTC
Quoted Text
..., and why is there no flag for Antartica. Greenland while belonging to Denmark, is still a complete and separate entity. Although I don't know if there are any modelers there.
Jack
Hi CaptainJack,
Who said Greenland has no flag ? They have flag, here it's:
and info about Greenland here
http://www.flags.net/GRLD.htm if you prefer Antarctica
and info about Antarctica here
http://www.flags.net/ANTA.htm Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
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Posted: Monday, August 12, 2002 - 01:12 AM UTC
I wonder what the flag of "NONE" looks like....
#:-)
Danny
All the way is far enough
Uusimaa, Finland
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Posted: Monday, August 12, 2002 - 05:00 AM UTC
Danny, here´s the flag of None:
LOL.
Okay, there´s me and my little brother. Who´s the third?
We rule!
Toni
Pig # 60
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Luxembourg, Belgium
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Posted: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 10:00 PM UTC
Geeezz That's great Tuga, Thanks It is really a scandinavian Yin and Yang flag, really cool! Maybe I'll move there either in my head or for real, but then again I think it's probably too cold!!
Jack
:-)
Pig N°4 One fine Swine
By trying to be all things to all people all the time..We risk being nothing to nobody any of the time
Seeking is the first step in succeeding!" "Building small doesn't mean thinking small"
Luxembourg, Belgium
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Posted: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 10:19 PM UTC
And herre's one for you Tuga What is it Poland?,...
Nope Tahiti prior to the French intervantion of 1880!!
Dreams are the stuff that life is made of..
Pig N°4 One fine Swine
By trying to be all things to all people all the time..We risk being nothing to nobody any of the time
Seeking is the first step in succeeding!" "Building small doesn't mean thinking small"
staff_Jim
Publisher New Hampshire, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 10:27 PM UTC
Hey.... Antacrtica can't have a flag! It's not a country!
Jim
Luxembourg, Belgium
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Posted: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 10:39 PM UTC
Yeah but...New York has a Flag, and even though it's mighty, it's not a country either. Lol.
Jack
Pig N°4 One fine Swine
By trying to be all things to all people all the time..We risk being nothing to nobody any of the time
Seeking is the first step in succeeding!" "Building small doesn't mean thinking small"
Luxembourg, Belgium
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Posted: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 10:44 PM UTC
Try this then:
Pig N°4 One fine Swine
By trying to be all things to all people all the time..We risk being nothing to nobody any of the time
Seeking is the first step in succeeding!" "Building small doesn't mean thinking small"
