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07-29-2020 10:20 PM
# ADS
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What a nice and detailed badge. Congrats!
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Congratulations on the badge! Not saying an 1870 EK2 is nothing, but I wouldn't feel too bad missing out on one and getting one of these instead. The pilot badge is really cool I always found the design of it really unique as its just a picture of an early plane flying over a small rural town, if I didn't know about them I'd have thought it was a civilian award. The Austrian pilot badges are also really nice too.
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Nice crisp details and super grouping and photos as per usual MAP!
Andy
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Thanks guys. Appreciate the comments.
The photos are ok. But not very good. I will try to take some better ones. The white background washes out the award a bit.
"Please", Thank You" and proper manners appreciated
My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them
"Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)
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That's a really nice piece, Michael. It's exactly what I would expect a
worn, issue badge to look like. Plus it is a big bonus known that it's been
vetted by two well known aviation experts. (Pandis & Ferg).------------
----and how cool is it to be able to open up a book and point to your badge.
Congrats my friend.
Last edited by Chopperman; 07-30-2020 at 04:22 AM.
gregM
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Chopperman
That's a really nice piece, Michael. It's exactly what I would expect a
worn, issue badge to look like. Plus it is a big bonus known that it's been
vetted by two well known aviation experts. (Pandis & Ferg).------------
----and how cool is it to be able to open up a book and point to badge.
Congrats my friend.
Thanks Greg. Ferg got back to me and remembered owning this and Pandis photographing it for his book. So, yes! It's been "fully vetted"
Just my gut, but I too feel that this is probably an awarded example versus a later private purchase example. We will never know, but a few similar examples of this die type that I have seen that are reported to be from the 30's are all stamped steel and with a more shiny silver wash (not frosted). Either way, who ever owned this, certainly wore it on a uniform.
"Please", Thank You" and proper manners appreciated
My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them
"Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)
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Perhaps just a challenging piece to photograph.
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AndyM35
Perhaps just a challenging piece to photograph.
Yes, it's not an easy one for sure....but with the second set, while better, I didn't set up the lighting well and just rushed with the macro lens. The silver frosting on the reverse washes out a lot of the details if the lighting isn't perfect. Add to that, this lens takes a lot of patience to get the depth of field just right as well.
"Please", Thank You" and proper manners appreciated
My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them
"Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)
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