Flattops Campaign Award Ribbon
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Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 10:53 AM UTC
Ahoy, Mate's!
I know that the Flattops Campaign is still a while off from start, but I would like to get an early jump on the design of the award ribbon...O.K. all you graphic artist's out there, here's your chance to go down into Armorama history! This thread will be for the purpose of posting your design for the award ribbon, think about the design and make it extra special, for this extra special campaign...submit your design here and we'll take vote's later on in another thread to choose the perfect one...let's see what ya' got, maties!
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Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 10:56 AM UTC
Do we have a dreadnoughts ribbon?
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Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 11:14 AM UTC
Well yes, Steve, we do...the design was originally one of Gary's ideas and I felt it fitting to stick with it...it is in the gallery but I'll put her up here to make it easier...
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Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 01:44 PM UTC
sorry...I didn't know that is was in the gallery. You might of mentioned it before but I must have forgotten.
Sorry...I was just curious I meant no offense
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Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 09:45 PM UTC
I am on it (Flattops Award)
Still on Dreadnoughts award: Aproved by Garry made by me
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Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 10:42 PM UTC
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sorry...I didn't know that is was in the gallery. You might of mentioned it before but I must have forgotten.
Sorry...I was just curious I meant no offense
Steve!...no offense at all, Bro!...it's all good...
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Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 06:08 AM UTC
Why not use the old Asiatic -Pacific campaign ribbon from WW2. We've used the Nam ribbon and the American Defense ribbon. Just modify it a bit just in case there is possibly some law Can't think of ay as it is not copyrighted and it is now legal to own , sell, and collect all US medals (except M.O.H. which was legal until mid 1990's)
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Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 06:50 AM UTC
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it is now legal to own , sell, and collect all US medals (except M.O.H. which was legal until mid 1990's)
Which sort of bothers me, there's enough PX heroes out there as it is.
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Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 08:50 AM UTC
I guess you could ay I'm a collector though I haven't bought any in 10 years. I' also collected foreign as well. Have a complete collection of the Brtish WW2 stars as well as almost all the US campaigns dating back to Civil War. SOme are real, some are recasts. While it was legal I also procurred all 3 of the MOH's, though I never ever put one aroud my neck,,,,not even to see how it looked. I also collect the unit crests (called DI's for Distinctive Insignia) There are also folks who collect the unit patches. Pretty big hobby all this, usually seen at large gunshows here in Dallas.
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Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 12:07 PM UTC
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Why not use the old Asiatic -Pacific campaign ribbon from WW2. We've used the Nam ribbon and the American Defense ribbon. Just modify it a bit just in case there is possibly some law Can't think of ay as it is not copyrighted and it is now legal to own , sell, and collect all US medals (except M.O.H. which was legal until mid 1990's)
Greeting's, Steve...
Are you any good with graphics, mate? If so, why don't you expand on your idea and come up with something...I like your base idea, Bro...
Gunny
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Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 02:13 PM UTC
Hey Gunny....now I feel like I'm on an episode of "Mail Call"....how about this. Take a black sihlouette of a Nimitiz class carrier and superimpose a white sihlouette of the Langley (CV-1) inside it. That way we got from the start to now.
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Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 09:57 PM UTC
Gunny, I wish I were, but sadly it's a miracle I can even get my pictures posted in a thread. I'm betting though the US campaign ribbons can be pulled up on a web site, probably the medals too. I have a poster issued by the DOD that shows all the medals at the time and in their heirarchy. I would lay it out on the floor and put the medals I have in my collection on the respective photo.
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Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 10:32 PM UTC
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Hey Gunny....now I feel like I'm on an episode of "Mail Call"....how about this. Take a black sihlouette of a Nimitiz class carrier and superimpose a white sihlouette of the Langley (CV-1) inside it. That way we got from the start to now.
subhunter
:-) ...I get this all the time, Bro...I was given this nickname by my Dad when I was very young(as he was a Gunnery Sargeant in the U.S. marines), but I think Sgt. Ermey has a few years on me!...anyway's, that's also a good idea...like I asked Steve in a previous post, do you have any graphics skills?...if so, show me what you can do with this idea...
Gunny
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Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 10:35 PM UTC
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Gunny, I wish I were, but sadly it's a miracle I can even get my pictures posted in a thread. I'm betting though the US campaign ribbons can be pulled up on a web site, probably the medals too. I have a poster issued by the DOD that shows all the medals at the time and in their heirarchy. I would lay it out on the floor and put the medals I have in my collection on the respective photo.
I hear ya' Steve...some of the graphics that are done by computer totally amaze me, and unfortunately I don't have much of these skills myself...
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Posted: Friday, September 30, 2005 - 12:13 AM UTC
Hi all
This is the result of some ideas proposed here...Thanks Subhunter
Still have to work more on it, in order to give some volume/texture/shinning (don't know yet) but something is needed to make this by 50x20 to have impact
The proportion between CV-1 USS Langley and CV-68 USS Nimitz are correct
Comments are welcome (as usual)
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Posted: Friday, September 30, 2005 - 03:35 AM UTC
Beautiful!
Man...the Langley looks like a canoe in comparison!
Cool as always Skip...You da' man!
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Posted: Friday, September 30, 2005 - 03:52 AM UTC
Yes Steve!
The Nimitz is massive!! This is the question :-)
And wide wise the difference is even more impressive!!
It looks like a shoebox on a sand pit!
I have to think about this, because all the tests that I have done, the Langley just disapear... (if you think that the award will be as big as the edit button on this page - you can see why)
Well - the trick is not to give up
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Posted: Friday, September 30, 2005 - 05:42 AM UTC
I love the idea but do they both have to be American? After all the British started the whole thing. (At least as far as actual carriers, though the Americans first took off from a ship.) How about a HMS Argus?
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Posted: Friday, September 30, 2005 - 07:48 AM UTC
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... (if you think that the award will be as big as the edit button on this page - you can see why)
Skipper
Yes I can, at that size the Langley would appear as a white speck.....hmmm.
I'm not sure what to suggest, and in all reality, I was thinking of naval aviator wings to begin with...and something with a carrier.
Well...my creative juices are tapped out....so I'll be most content to be a spectator. :-) :-)
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Posted: Friday, September 30, 2005 - 08:31 AM UTC
Hi Rodger
It doens't have to be US - this was just a test
The HMS Argus silluette is a good award for Flattops
Perhaps just a distinctive silloute would be great (silver or golden) - Have to try it!
Thanks for bringing it - as usual, your inputs are excellent!!!
Steve,
The Naval Aviator wings is also a good idea - so, you are not really an expectator :-) You are an important contributor
Over and out
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Posted: Friday, September 30, 2005 - 10:35 AM UTC
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Hi all
This is the result of some ideas proposed here...Thanks Subhunter
Comments are welcome (as usual)
Skipper
Hey, Rui...
Your ideas look good so far, my man...keep up the artistic pace, Bro, and show us what ya' got!
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Posted: Friday, September 30, 2005 - 12:30 PM UTC
Hey guys...boy Rui, that looks great! Yeah, the Langley does look smaller tha the Nimitz. Read a report of a WW2 USN pilot that went from an escort carrier to an Essex class. He asked the air boss if he wanted him to land on the right or left runway. Just had an idea
. I remember seeing an early USN carrier patch that had the sihlouette of the carrier from head on. Try that with the Nimitz and place the British carrier in profile crossing over it. Or...better idea
...do something on the line of the the carrier image on the Blue angels patch. I wish that I had brought my clipart cds when I evacuated from Hurricane Rita. Oh well. Another idea...
...use the aviator wings with a head on sihlouette of the super carrier. When I get on a roll...I'm a commercial artist by trade.
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Posted: Friday, September 30, 2005 - 12:42 PM UTC
Hey Rui...just put a couple of patches in my gallery. This should give you some ideas
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Posted: Sunday, October 09, 2005 - 11:13 PM UTC
Rui!?
Any new ideas or examples that you would like to throw my way??...this thread's been kinda quiet lately...or are you hard at work with your Dreadnoughts! Entry? :-) Give me an update when you get a chance, sir...
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Posted: Monday, October 10, 2005 - 10:28 PM UTC
Hi All
Thanks for your inputs - I will figure out something soon!
I have been sick (saturday until yesterday) and this is why I have been away...
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