Marshal of the Soviet Union and Admiral of the Fleet shoulder boards

07-11-2013, 11:06 AM

Gents,

A 1940s MSU set of shoulder boards for your enjoyment, and a much later set of Admiral of the Fleet boards for comparison.

Comments are most welcome!

-achern

toshik · 07-11-2013, 06:49 PM

Decent size pictures, please? 469x514 pixels is way low resolution :-)

achern · 07-12-2013, 12:46 AM

Here you go!

achern · 07-12-2013, 12:56 AM

Strange. I'm sure I put bigger files in this time. Is the forum limiting the size of these pictures?

toshik · 07-12-2013, 08:59 AM

Still tiny - this forum has a very limited pictures space. I'd suggest placing the pictures onto picture server such as photobucket etc.

***CtahhR*** · 07-12-2013, 09:04 AM

The Soviet Military Awards Page Forum - FAQ: All About Images and the Forum

Riley1965 · 07-12-2013, 11:43 PM

software such as irfanview works real well to resize pics. I use it all the time and it is free
best, Doc

UQWozza · 07-14-2013, 01:34 AM

I agree with Doc - Irfan view is also good for scanning as well.

Simon

achern · 07-14-2013, 10:44 AM

Thanks for all the advice. I've linked the photos from an external host so they ought to be bigger this time. Here we go again:

1940s MSU:
http://i11.****************/albums/a...ps281982c4.jpg

and 1950-60s Admiral of the Fleet:
http://i11.****************/albums/a...psf95d0ebf.jpg

***CtahhR*** · 07-14-2013, 10:47 AM

From the link provided above -

Why do I have to upload images rather than link to them?

Many members wonder why we ask that they upload images rather than provide a link to them. The answer is that links eventually expire. Perhaps a member loses interest in awards and moves on, letting the FTP account expire, or perhaps they do some housecleaning on their account and delete a whole bunch of images completely forgetting an image is linked to the forum. Or perhaps they post a link to an image on another website (this is called HOTLINKING and is not allowed). Whatever reason, what will happen is that when someone views the message, if the image file is not there they will get an error message saying something similar to "ERROR FILE NOT FOUND". Thus, we want all images to be uploaded onto the forum so they will be here forever which will keep the message intact.

07-11-2013, 06:49 PM	#2
toshik Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: St. Augustine, FL Posts: 27	Re: Marshal of the Soviet Union and Admiral of the Fleet shoulder boards Decent size pictures, please? 469x514 pixels is way low resolution :-) Last edited by toshik; 07-11-2013 at 08:34 PM.

07-12-2013, 12:56 AM	#4
achern New Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 12	Re: Marshal of the Soviet Union and Admiral of the Fleet shoulder boards Strange. I'm sure I put bigger files in this time. Is the forum limiting the size of these pictures?

07-12-2013, 08:59 AM	#5
toshik Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: St. Augustine, FL Posts: 27	Re: Marshal of the Soviet Union and Admiral of the Fleet shoulder boards Still tiny - this forum has a very limited pictures space. I'd suggest placing the pictures onto picture server such as photobucket etc.

07-12-2013, 09:04 AM	#6
*CtahhR* Forum Administrator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Deep In The Archives. Age: 17 Posts: 12,074	Re: Marshal of the Soviet Union and Admiral of the Fleet shoulder boards The Soviet Military Awards Page Forum - FAQ: All About Images and the Forum __________________ "Signed with his own rubber stamp"

07-12-2013, 11:43 PM	#7
Riley1965 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 612	Re: Marshal of the Soviet Union and Admiral of the Fleet shoulder boards software such as irfanview works real well to resize pics. I use it all the time and it is free best, Doc

07-14-2013, 01:34 AM	#8
UQWozza Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 62 Posts: 432	Re: Marshal of the Soviet Union and Admiral of the Fleet shoulder boards I agree with Doc - Irfan view is also good for scanning as well. Simon

07-14-2013, 10:44 AM	#9
achern New Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 12	Re: Marshal of the Soviet Union and Admiral of the Fleet shoulder boards Thanks for all the advice. I've linked the photos from an external host so they ought to be bigger this time. Here we go again: 1940s MSU: http://i11.**************/albums/a...ps281982c4.jpg and 1950-60s Admiral of the Fleet: http://i11.*************/albums/a...psf95d0ebf.jpg Last edited by achern; 07-14-2013 at 10:50 AM.*

07-14-2013, 10:47 AM	#10
*CtahhR* Forum Administrator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Deep In The Archives. Age: 17 Posts: 12,074	Re: Marshal of the Soviet Union and Admiral of the Fleet shoulder boards From the link provided above - Why do I have to upload images rather than link to them? Many members wonder why we ask that they upload images rather than provide a link to them. The answer is that links eventually expire. Perhaps a member loses interest in awards and moves on, letting the FTP account expire, or perhaps they do some housecleaning on their account and delete a whole bunch of images completely forgetting an image is linked to the forum. Or perhaps they post a link to an image on another website (this is called HOTLINKING and is not allowed). Whatever reason, what will happen is that when someone views the message, if the image file is not there they will get an error message saying something similar to "ERROR FILE NOT FOUND". Thus, we want all images to be uploaded onto the forum so they will be here forever which will keep the message intact. __________________ "Signed with his own rubber stamp"

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