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cheng

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My Bird Watcher
« on: September 30, 2008, 08:40:28 AM »
my apologise to Geobra.......
.....errr, for using sun-burnt hands in winter :p

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Re: My Bird Watcher
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2008, 01:18:30 PM »
He´s cool! ;)

Where did you get the collar from?

cheng

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Re: My Bird Watcher
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2008, 03:02:51 AM »
thanks Olki...
oh.....just a viking collar sprayed white.....i just couldnt wait for GB to make them in white any longer  :P

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Re: My Bird Watcher
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2008, 11:42:11 PM »
Осторожно, винтерфритц!
(Watch out, winterfritz!)

 
@ geobra: Thanks a lot!!! :-)

cheng

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Re: My Bird Watcher
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2008, 02:03:30 AM »
Осторожно, винтерфритц!
(Watch out, winterfritz!)

watch out for greek-speaking birds not wearing diapers?!  :D  :P  ;D

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Re: My Bird Watcher
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2008, 02:03:59 AM »

Great custom, Cheng!

I hope your birdwatcher is lucky and doesn't find any birds...

-Tim

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Re: My Bird Watcher
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2008, 11:02:22 AM »

Great custom, Cheng!

I hope your birdwatcher is lucky and doesn't find any birds...

-Tim

And here they come.  ;D

The 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment

As with some other pictures of the epoch some retushing work was applied.

@ geobra: Thanks a lot!!! :-)

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Re: My Bird Watcher
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2008, 11:11:23 AM »
For reference of the parts used a color picture and 2 more links.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polikarpov_Po-2

http://www.flyandrive.com/nightwitches2.htm
@ geobra: Thanks a lot!!! :-)

cheng

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Re: My Bird Watcher
« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2008, 03:40:35 AM »
OMG!
Russian Owls here in the Alpine, Micheal?

HOOOOOT!!! HOOOOOOT!!!!!! (thats my mountain-man's wolf whistle and your Owl's feedback  :D )

I think I need to send another climber with a pair of yet-to-be-invented night-vision binoculars up there  ;D

henry_martini

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Re: My Bird Watcher
« Reply #9 on: October 14, 2008, 10:29:24 AM »
Всегда готов!
(Always prepared!)


@ geobra: Thanks a lot!!! :-)

cheng

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Re: My Bird Watcher
« Reply #10 on: October 14, 2008, 10:46:41 AM »
(Always prepared!)

sounds like their Russian GirlGuides' motto  :D

well...ok Micheal...warn your ladies...i'm sending up my next man....he's carrying his night vision binoculars inside his backpack...really (can anyone identify this backpack before it gets blown apart?)  ;D

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Re: My Bird Watcher
« Reply #11 on: October 14, 2008, 11:13:01 PM »
Reminds me a little of "Where eagles dare" with Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood
Great custums, your Nightwitches as well, Henry!

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Re: My Bird Watcher
« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2008, 06:21:23 PM »
Great work Cheng!  I really like how you make "easy" to resemble real life units. I used the same collar piece in brown for some monks and they look really nice  :)

And thanks to Olki for saving me looking IMDB the english title of the film I was thinking about  ::) ;D

cheng

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Re: My Bird Watcher
« Reply #13 on: October 16, 2008, 03:30:17 AM »
Reminds me a little of "Where eagles dare" with Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood
Great custums, your Nightwitches as well, Henry!

hey Olki and Clickezno,
I've also forgotten about this...thanks guys!

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Re: My Bird Watcher
« Reply #14 on: October 16, 2008, 12:11:32 PM »
 ;D LOL