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My Book has arrived
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:25 am
by terry1040
The BIG one has just been delivered to my doorstep today.
Massive, beautiful, HEAVY!. [&o]
Thanks for making this possible, signing off now...Reading.
Terry
Based in Germany
RE: My Book has arrived
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 9:56 am
by vincere
She looks beautiful. Treat her well
RE: My Book has arrived
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:05 pm
by First_Contact_Gamer
Honestly those pictures make me want to order one.
I've already been printing sections as needed from home into a binder but had I known the quality was that nice I would have ordered long ago!
RE: My Book has arrived
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:24 pm
by Rommel76
Congratulations!![&o]
RE: My Book has arrived
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:25 pm
by Bamilus
Mine is scheduled for next week. Thanks for sharing the photos, it looks great!
RE: My Book has arrived
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 5:09 pm
by MaB1708
Excellent, thanks for sharing! Mine is underway to germany, can't wait!
RE: My Book has arrived
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 5:29 pm
by Bleek
Looks good. Excited to receive mine too. 👍
RE: My Book has arrived
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 5:30 pm
by fritzfarlig
I get a email hope soon show up
RE: My Book has arrived
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 3:46 am
by Tanaka
First manual I have ever purchased! And this is why! Looks great!!
RE: My Book has arrived
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 5:10 am
by malyhin1517
ORIGINAL: terry1040
In general, the Russian soldier looks very unrealistic! More like a Japanese! Plus, the Russians didn't have such big stars on their hats!
RE: My Book has arrived
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 7:11 am
by M60A3TTS
Understand what you mean. Then again, not everyone in the Red Army was Russian.
RE: My Book has arrived
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 10:59 am
by malyhin1517
ORIGINAL: M60A3TTS
Understand what you mean. Then again, not everyone in the Red Army was Russian.
I know! But he looks like a moron with a huge star and a skewed hat. A living illustration of how the Eastern Untermensch defeated the highly civilized Aryans!
RE: My Book has arrived
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 11:21 am
by Delaware
Looks like Leonid Brezhnev to me. If you actually wanted a serious answer.
RE: My Book has arrived
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 11:27 am
by malyhin1517
ORIGINAL: Delaware
Looks like Leonid Brezhnev to me. If you actually wanted a serious answer.
By the way, Leonid Brezhnev is a war veteran! Participated in the battles in the amphibious assault in the Crimea! Was injured! Went through the entire war from beginning to end! He would be offended by such a photo!
But I'm not offended! I just think this photo is unfortunate! And not only me!
RE: My Book has arrived
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 11:46 am
by Sigwolfe
I got my shipping notice Wednesday morning, and the tracking from DPD indicated it would be delivered to me in the US on Friday the 23rd. Today, however, I got a delivery notice from Fedex that shows a package delivery scheduled for this Tuesday. The shipper is listed as "Mark 3", which a quick google search indicated is a courier service that specializes in UK-US routes. Looks like I may be receiving my book three days early! [:)]
RE: My Book has arrived
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 12:02 pm
by sol_invictus
ORIGINAL: malyhin1517
ORIGINAL: Delaware
Looks like Leonid Brezhnev to me. If you actually wanted a serious answer.
By the way, Leonid Brezhnev is a war veteran! Participated in the battles in the amphibious assault in the Crimea! Was injured! Went through the entire war from beginning to end! He would be offended by such a photo!
But I'm not offended! I just think this photo is unfortunate! And not only me!
The body of the manual is a work of art but I have to agree that the Russian on the cover looks weird. They should have used the famous photo of the Russian officer raising his pistol in the air leading his men forward.
RE: My Book has arrived
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 12:25 pm
by Erik Rutins
ORIGINAL: malyhin1517
In general, the Russian soldier looks very unrealistic! More like a Japanese! Plus, the Russians didn't have such big stars on their hats!
Worth noting that was based on a historical photograph from what I recall, so clearly some Soviet soldiers did look like this. It's possible the cover artist made the star a bit bigger to emphasize who is on what side, but the basic uniform and hat are as far as I know from the photograph. Based on my recollection, I think it was of an artillery officer?
RE: My Book has arrived
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 12:26 pm
by Erik Rutins
ORIGINAL: malyhin1517
ORIGINAL: M60A3TTS
Understand what you mean. Then again, not everyone in the Red Army was Russian.
I know! But he looks like a moron with a huge star and a skewed hat. A living illustration of how the Eastern Untermensch defeated the highly civilized Aryans!
There is no political statement in the cover art, please do not imagine what is not there.
RE: My Book has arrived
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 1:40 pm
by malyhin1517
ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins
ORIGINAL: malyhin1517
ORIGINAL: M60A3TTS
Understand what you mean. Then again, not everyone in the Red Army was Russian.
I was kidding! Do not be offended!
We just wanted to use this picture on our Russian forum, but after discussion we decided to use a German soldier! The German soldier looks prettier and is familiar to everyone. The Russian officer is indeed most likely an artilleryman, but here nobody liked him!
It just looks somehow unnatural! Indeed, it was much more interesting to find a photo! Although I understand that there may be copyright issues.
I was kidding! Do not be offended!
We just wanted to use this picture on our Russian forum, but after discussion we decided to use a German soldier! The German soldier looks prettier and is familiar to everyone. The Russian officer is indeed most likely an artilleryman, but nobody liked us here!
It just looks somehow unnatural! Indeed, it was much more interesting to find a photo! Although I understand that there may be copyright issues.
RE: My Book has arrived
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 4:12 pm
by bruce205
My book arrived today in Ohio,USA Its a work of art !! Well done Loki and Matrix/2by3 !!
Bruce