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    The chaps who produce our medals do a great job, here’s a thought though (and a suggestion for these times of isolation) has anyone with a 3D printer ever thought of producing physical copies of them, could be a nice little earner....
    Just a thought

    Never Knowingly Undergunned !!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hedeby View Post
    The chaps who produce our medals do a great job, here’s a thought though (and a suggestion for these times of isolation) has anyone with a 3D printer ever thought of producing physical copies of them, could be a nice little earner....
    Just a thought
    Hm...

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    Could maybe produce them as coins?

    Never Knowingly Undergunned !!

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    So very tempting as a challenge; but it's another thing on my plate, and I have so many already. For example, trying to get honza's app to work on my phone, so I can do the proofreading I offered.

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    That would be cool! I would happily pay for physical ones.

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    Me too^^^

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    Checking with a source to see if it can be done
    See you on the Dark Side......

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    The ones that do not look enameled would be possible via Shapeways metal printing (they have copper, brass, bronze, steel, aluminum, etc.). But what about the ribbons?

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    That would be something to have in a shadow box. I have 4 of the Aerodrome coins already. 1 is the Aerodrome coin and the other 3 are ones that were offered when we started bringing folks over here to Origins. Years ago, in the Army, we had challenge coins. Here is the one I carry at all time in my wallet. Since I have 3 I scanned both sides of it. You will recognize what's on this coin.

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    On the left is the Army Security Agency (ASA) patch and on the right the Military Intelligence crest. Now you will all see where I get the phrase "IN GOD WE TRUST...ALL OTHERS WE MONITOR".
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    Nice idea chaps.

    Think it might finally bancrupt me though.

    Kyte.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    And do not forget you have limited size of your chest Or you can join Red Army and do it in the same way as Zhukov

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    Wow!That's a lot of medals

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    We have an adage in Czech languege: "He has as many medals as Russian general."

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    Quote Originally Posted by BobP View Post
    That would be something to have in a shadow box. I have 4 of the Aerodrome coins already. 1 is the Aerodrome coin and the other 3 are ones that were offered when we started bringing folks over here to Origins. Years ago, in the Army, we had challenge coins. Here is the one I carry at all time in my wallet. Since I have 3 I scanned both sides of it. You will recognize what's on this coin.

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    On the left is the Army Security Agency (ASA) patch and on the right the Military Intelligence crest. Now you will all see where I get the phrase "IN GOD WE TRUST...ALL OTHERS WE MONITOR".
    Interesting crest there, Bob. A sword through (or surmounted by) a heraldic rose.
    As one who used to deal with medieval heraldry, I find that interesting.
    Karl
    It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus

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    Karl that is the MI, what we called, "BRASS". We wore that on our Greens and Khaki's. Never thought much of the symbiology of it. Now I have something to research.

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    Medals on your pants...keeps them from sitting down on the job.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BobP View Post
    How about the North Koreans. I never wore any on my pants.


    https://www.bing.com/images/search?q...01&FORM=IQFRBA
    Lots of participation medals.
    So how many books are in your personal library?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ReducedAirFact View Post
    The ones that do not look enameled would be possible via Shapeways metal printing (they have copper, brass, bronze, steel, aluminum, etc.). But what about the ribbons?
    Agree the ribbons would be tricky but if you produced them as like coins you would get the essence of the medal without needing the ribbon. Just a thought

    Never Knowingly Undergunned !!

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    A nice thought but it could get expensive. Do we really want the North Korean look?

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    Those Koreans look like a bunch of Cockneys

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    My convention badge holder is getting to look like that because of Peter's games.

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    This is just WWI

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    Bob, I think its time you get a 2nd bar. Next time we meet I'll rearrange your ribbons into two shorter sets. I don't want you to trip and fall!

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    I still have the WW II ones and started on the BSG ones I have.

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    Bob, be careful with earning so many awards - you can be in serious troubles in restrooms...

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    Fortunately, LEGO badges click together to take up a little less space. However, I do know people whose badge stack are over 12 inches tall.

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    So how many books are in your personal library?

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    LEGO something different. You never know what things can make out of them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BobP View Post
    I still have the WW II ones and started on the BSG ones I have.

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    A WW2 second bar here too. BSG has just started so your safe for a good while there.

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    I still have 2 T&T bars I haven't added to my WWI set. Makes it longer.

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    If you get bored you can always make planes out of your legos!

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    Quote Originally Posted by camelbeagle View Post
    If you get bored you can always make planes out of your legos!
    I have.

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    So how many books are in your personal library?

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    Quote Originally Posted by BobP View Post
    My convention badge holder is getting to look like that because of Peter's games.

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    This is just WWI


    wow! and i thought my 7 rung ladder badge was getting long lol.

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    some of the medals would definitely look cool. but the ones based on actual medals could get one in some "stolen valor" hot water.

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    I think it quite clear there are not "real" ribbons, especialy in combination with Bull's Eye etc. On the other hand, it is a way how to teach someone about them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teaticket View Post
    A nice thought but it could get expensive. Do we really want the North Korean look?
    I wasn't thinking of wearing them, I did envisage something like a mounted coin collection.

    Never Knowingly Undergunned !!

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    Those Lego planes are awesome, does anyone have any military themed Lego instructions.

    Never Knowingly Undergunned !!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hedeby View Post
    Those Lego planes are awesome, does anyone have any military themed Lego instructions.
    Some can be purchased in book form here.
    So how many books are in your personal library?

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    OOOhhhhhh my GOD!!!!! Those are frickin awesome!!!!!!

    Robert, my post man is going to hate me!

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    Quote Originally Posted by BobP View Post
    I still have the WW II ones and started on the BSG ones I have.
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    Wow, you need a military ribbon bar, with one for each campaign you've participated in:
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    He may need a bigger tunic for all those medals!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ReducedAirFact View Post
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    Patton?

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    In the past I have toyed with the idea of printing out heavy stock paper copies of the medals and "court mounting" them with a pin just for the fun of it, but that was so far down on my "to do" list I never got to it...



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