Oh by the way.....I got a Lenin for Xmas

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More like a Lenin Tshirt. see below.
I told my sister I wanted one (that's the best way to get what ya want).
This is from "official forum merchandise" page at cafepress.
Has already been worn with pride. Can't wait to be "awarded" a Nevsky.

I'm really impressed how great the colors look. When artwork is output onto anything black a white background has to be printed first to get the colors to be bright. Good to see the quality is there.

This was my first attempt to re-create a Soviet award using Adobe illustrator. I had to carefully draw over an image of an original screwback, then fill-in with color. It was fun but very slow process. Depending on the demand I would be happy to pick another award to concentrate on!

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