My Flat Collection (3 Viewers)
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Good Scott!
I find it easier to put all my photos in a file on my desktop.
Open your photobucket page and in the upper left hand there is a box the says "click to upload" this will open a box were you find possible locations on your computer of your pics.
on the left of that box you will find desktop, if you click the left button on your mouse on desktop, the right of the screen will be populated with everything on the desktop.
scroll down and find the file with your pics in it and double left click. Your pics should appear in the right of the box.
At that point if you double left click on a pic it will begin to load onto photobucket.
Once you get to that point let me know and I will show you how to load multiple pics and how to transfer them from photobucket to the forum
Good Luck, once you get a feel it's really easy, repetition is the key to remembering!
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Ray,
Thanks for these first baby steps. I'm away from my main computer right now. It's in Saint Louis, and I'm closer to you in Colorado (very snowy). I'll return home this Sunday and start walking though what you have here. Being able to post multiple pictures would be great and I would not then have to crowd this thread with a bunch of single picts.
Thanks for these first baby steps. I'm away from my main computer right now. It's in Saint Louis, and I'm closer to you in Colorado (very snowy). I'll return home this Sunday and start walking though what you have here. Being able to post multiple pictures would be great and I would not then have to crowd this thread with a bunch of single picts.
Ray,
Thanks for these first baby steps. I'm away from my main computer right now. It's in Saint Louis, and I'm closer to you in Colorado (very snowy). I'll return home this Sunday and start walking though what you have here. Being able to post multiple pictures would be great and I would not then have to crowd this thread with a bunch of single picts.
OK Scott,
Glad to help, you can load up to 10 images on a post here at the forum but we'll get into that later as well.
In the meantime I built another paper building, a gatehouse, pretty typical European city structure. I'll try to do something more with this later.
Ray
Vicknor
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Some fantastic references being given. I'll be spending a few hours on Sunday internetting around to see what I can find.Viknor, glad you enjoy them, I luv'em too!
Scott is correct and another great place to get a feel for the flat and whats available is Berliner Zinnfigure site, just google it. they have a lot of blank and painted figures painted to very fine but they are very pricey!
Also check out the International Flat Figure Society, day in day out artist post world class work.
If you have a particular interest let me know and I have a huge list of sellers. It's very much a cottage industry and it is very Eurocentric.
As one site calls the flat " the Least expensive fine art in the World"! There is some just Jaw dropping work out there, my collection is what I can afford, but it is for the vast majority of it is not even close to the best out there! (but I still love it!)
Ray
Great advice. Many thanks
johnnybach
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Hi Asterix - One tip I would like to give you - is to join the International Flat Figure Society ( associate membership is free). Then you can go in to the online site freely. Check out the Topics section - and have a look at the Vendors listing.
Here you can find info of just about every site that will sell you Flat figures - also commonly referred to as Zinnfiguren. I like to buy unpainted figures - but many also sell painted figures. Here's a link, for now.
johnnybach
http://www.intflatfigures.org/index.php?board=17.0
Thank you Grognard,
I try to keep an eye out on ebay, the problem is I have such a large collection I really must show some restaint! My wife is already talking about building a large Burial mound when I pass and putting my collection in with me to be discovered by archaeologist in 1000 years....{sm3}
Ray
johnnybach
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Added a couple more Lelieprve prints, of an American Civil War theme.
Confederate cavalry Corporal and Northern Regimental officer.
Ray
Especially like your second print Ray - very reminiscent to an American "find" of mine - awhile back. I was advised he was a Stromberg - and I had to repair his sword hand/sword - so not exactly the same as your print - but close Man - real close. jb
Wolfgang_UK
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Found this today. Fantastic diorama the figurines and the buildings just match. Got confused by your text at first.
Actually in German a Berg is a mountain and a Burg a castle {sm4}
Anyway your figures do look great at whatever location great joy to follow this thread
Wolfgang
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Especially like your second print Ray - very reminiscent to an American "find" of mine - awhile back. I was advised he was a Stromberg - and I had to repair his sword hand/sword - so not exactly the same as your print - but close Man - real close. jb
Never cease to be amazed by the great restorational work and the artistry that that high gloss brings to your work JB!
I actually picked up another that might fit a little better/ or maybe a cross between the two?
Ray
2nd regiment of the cavalry of the North
OK Wolfgang, my poor Language skills are revealed, your right as I actually think about it as opposed to just coming off the top of my head, that what I like about the forum setting, lots of help from lots of fine people. So Berg is a castle and stadt is a city, isn't there a german word for a small town or village?
Ray
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Asterix
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Hello,
I've been a member of the British Flat Figure Society (now the International Flat Figure Society) since 2004. The old website seemed more open to a number of flats-related topics but now is mostly geared to painting of them. I do paint flats, but I'll never get to the level of what is shown on the IFFS site. I'm forced to settle for a relatively high level wargames quality.
johnnybach
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Hello,
I've been a member of the British Flat Figure Society (now the International Flat Figure Society) since 2004. The old website seemed more open to a number of flats-related topics but now is mostly geared to painting of them. I do paint flats, but I'll never get to the level of what is shown on the IFFS site. I'm forced to settle for a relatively high level wargames quality.
Hi again Asterix. I did wonder whether you were a member already - but in case you didn't know................
I also paint Flats - and I also will never get to some of the dizzy heights that some painters do - but that doesn't stop me from "having a go" either. Some of the suppliers of unpainted castings - also offer a painting service - so that's why I suggested having a look at the lists (compiled by Marko, I think).
I have found the listing quite helpful - to get in contact with the makers, editors, engravers and suchlike - which then leads to me ordering them. As that's what I thought you were after - that's why I sugested it.
Best - jb
Wolfgang_UK
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Hi Ray,
there sure are, village means Dorf or Ort and small town is best translated as Kleinstadt plus there are lot's of more rather nasty words/expressions refering to small or remote villages shamelesly created by those major city folks to tease and emphasize "HillyBillyism" to anybody not born at cities such as Berlin, Hamburg, Munich .....
I am afraid that this attitude is rather international.
Just ask a German "Aus welchem Kaff in Deutschland kommen Sie?" and you will have a friend for life ^&grin.
OK - just don't do it.
I must have overread it somehow but who does those fantastic paper buildings of your latest photos?
rgds
Wolfgang
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Thank you Wolfgang, I think "Kleinstadt" would have been a more appropruiate title!
As to the the buildings they are all digital downloads that are printed on my printer. RPGnow is where they all come from, it's what i do when the TV is on.^&cool
Ray
http://www.rpgnow.com/browse.php?filters=0_2220_0_0_0
If you've followed this thread you know there have been several collectors who have had difficulty with the sometimes complex technology of modern computers, while the seemingly infinate options the technology provides make it a wonderful tool it is a real challenge to stay on top of.
It is my pleasure to post some pics of Scott(asterix) beautiful collection, Scott! I am seriously impressed and look forward to you sharing more! Bravo!:salute::
From his collection
and his own work
It is my pleasure to post some pics of Scott(asterix) beautiful collection, Scott! I am seriously impressed and look forward to you sharing more! Bravo!:salute::
From his collection
and his own work
