±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: HighestAce
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6648

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 409
Total: 409
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Home
02: Photo Gallery
03: Home
04: Photo Gallery
05: Photo Gallery
06: Community Forums
07: Community Forums
08: Downloads
09: Downloads
10: Photo Gallery
11: Photo Gallery
12: Home
13: Community Forums
14: Home
15: Photo Gallery
16: Downloads
17: Photo Gallery
18: Downloads
19: Photo Gallery
20: Member Screenshots
21: Treasury
22: Home
23: News Archive
24: News
25: Member Screenshots
26: Member Screenshots
27: Tell a Friend
28: Photo Gallery
29: Home
30: Community Forums
31: Downloads
32: Photo Gallery
33: Community Forums
34: Photo Gallery
35: Photo Gallery
36: Home
37: Community Forums
38: Photo Gallery
39: Photo Gallery
40: Photo Gallery
41: Home
42: Member Screenshots
43: Home
44: Home
45: Community Forums
46: Home
47: Home
48: Member Screenshots
49: Photo Gallery
50: Home
51: Community Forums
52: Supporters
53: Member Screenshots
54: Home
55: Community Forums
56: Home
57: Photo Gallery
58: Community Forums
59: Community Forums
60: Photo Gallery
61: Photo Gallery
62: Member Screenshots
63: Home
64: Photo Gallery
65: Photo Gallery
66: Home
67: Home
68: Photo Gallery
69: Home
70: Community Forums
71: Community Forums
72: Photo Gallery
73: Home
74: Community Forums
75: Photo Gallery
76: Member Screenshots
77: Community Forums
78: Home
79: Home
80: Photo Gallery
81: Member Screenshots
82: Home
83: Photo Gallery
84: Community Forums
85: Home
86: Photo Gallery
87: Photo Gallery
88: Home
89: Your Account
90: Statistics
91: Member Screenshots
92: Home
93: Photo Gallery
94: Community Forums
95: Community Forums
96: Home
97: Photo Gallery
98: News Archive
99: Community Forums
100: Home
101: Photo Gallery
102: Photo Gallery
103: Community Forums
104: Photo Gallery
105: Home
106: Photo Gallery
107: Photo Gallery
108: Photo Gallery
109: Home
110: Member Screenshots
111: Community Forums
112: Home
113: Member Screenshots
114: Community Forums
115: Home
116: Member Screenshots
117: Home
118: Photo Gallery
119: Photo Gallery
120: Photo Gallery
121: Community Forums
122: Photo Gallery
123: Statistics
124: Photo Gallery
125: Photo Gallery
126: Home
127: Photo Gallery
128: Member Screenshots
129: Community Forums
130: Home
131: News
132: Community Forums
133: Community Forums
134: Photo Gallery
135: Home
136: Search
137: Community Forums
138: Community Forums
139: Home
140: Home
141: Member Screenshots
142: Community Forums
143: News Archive
144: Downloads
145: Downloads
146: Home
147: Downloads
148: Photo Gallery
149: Photo Gallery
150: Member Screenshots
151: Photo Gallery
152: Community Forums
153: Community Forums
154: Home
155: Home
156: Photo Gallery
157: Community Forums
158: Home
159: Downloads
160: Home
161: Community Forums
162: Community Forums
163: Community Forums
164: Community Forums
165: Photo Gallery
166: Community Forums
167: Home
168: Home
169: Photo Gallery
170: Photo Gallery
171: Community Forums
172: Home
173: Community Forums
174: Home
175: Member Screenshots
176: Community Forums
177: Home
178: Community Forums
179: Photo Gallery
180: Community Forums
181: Home
182: Member Screenshots
183: Member Screenshots
184: Community Forums
185: Home
186: Photo Gallery
187: Home
188: Community Forums
189: Downloads
190: Community Forums
191: Home
192: Member Screenshots
193: Home
194: Photo Gallery
195: Home
196: Downloads
197: Community Forums
198: Community Forums
199: Home
200: Photo Gallery
201: Community Forums
202: Search
203: Home
204: Photo Gallery
205: Your Account
206: Community Forums
207: Community Forums
208: Member Screenshots
209: Home
210: Community Forums
211: Photo Gallery
212: Downloads
213: Community Forums
214: Home
215: Community Forums
216: Community Forums
217: Community Forums
218: Home
219: Community Forums
220: Community Forums
221: Home
222: Home
223: Member Screenshots
224: Your Account
225: Downloads
226: Community Forums
227: Home
228: Photo Gallery
229: Community Forums
230: Photo Gallery
231: Downloads
232: Community Forums
233: Community Forums
234: Home
235: Downloads
236: Community Forums
237: Home
238: Downloads
239: Community Forums
240: News
241: Home
242: Home
243: Home
244: Photo Gallery
245: Photo Gallery
246: Home
247: News
248: Photo Gallery
249: Home
250: Photo Gallery
251: Photo Gallery
252: Community Forums
253: Photo Gallery
254: Photo Gallery
255: Photo Gallery
256: Community Forums
257: Photo Gallery
258: Home
259: Home
260: Home
261: Downloads
262: Downloads
263: Downloads
264: Downloads
265: Downloads
266: Home
267: Community Forums
268: Downloads
269: Downloads
270: Downloads
271: Downloads
272: Downloads
273: Downloads
274: Home
275: Downloads
276: Downloads
277: Downloads
278: Downloads
279: Downloads
280: Downloads
281: Downloads
282: Downloads
283: Home
284: Home
285: Downloads
286: Downloads
287: Downloads
288: Downloads
289: Home
290: Downloads
291: Downloads
292: Downloads
293: Home
294: Downloads
295: Downloads
296: Downloads
297: Downloads
298: Downloads
299: Downloads
300: Home
301: Home
302: Home
303: Home
304: Home
305: Community Forums
306: Home
307: Home
308: Downloads
309: Photo Gallery
310: Photo Gallery
311: Home
312: Home
313: Statistics
314: Home
315: Home
316: Home
317: Home
318: Photo Gallery
319: Photo Gallery
320: Member Screenshots
321: News Archive
322: Photo Gallery
323: Home
324: Community Forums
325: Home
326: Community Forums
327: LinkToUs
328: Community Forums
329: Community Forums
330: Downloads
331: Community Forums
332: Home
333: Downloads
334: Photo Gallery
335: Community Forums
336: Community Forums
337: Community Forums
338: News Archive
339: Photo Gallery
340: Home
341: Home
342: Photo Gallery
343: Photo Gallery
344: Home
345: Home
346: Photo Gallery
347: Statistics
348: Photo Gallery
349: Downloads
350: Community Forums
351: Community Forums
352: Member Screenshots
353: Home
354: Photo Gallery
355: Community Forums
356: Home
357: Photo Gallery
358: Home
359: Downloads
360: Community Forums
361: Home
362: Community Forums
363: Home
364: Home
365: Community Forums
366: Home
367: Community Forums
368: Home
369: Community Forums
370: Home
371: Home
372: Home
373: Photo Gallery
374: Home
375: Downloads
376: Photo Gallery
377: Community Forums
378: Downloads
379: Photo Gallery
380: Community Forums
381: Member Screenshots
382: Community Forums
383: Community Forums
384: Home
385: Community Forums
386: Community Forums
387: Photo Gallery
388: Photo Gallery
389: Photo Gallery
390: Home
391: Member Screenshots
392: Home
393: Community Forums
394: Downloads
395: Community Forums
396: Community Forums
397: Community Forums
398: Photo Gallery
399: Home
400: Downloads
401: Community Forums
402: Community Forums
403: News
404: Home
405: Photo Gallery
406: Home
407: Home
408: Home
409: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
Ssssh! its about the CIA.
The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9  Next
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Jens_O_Mehner
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 511
Location: Giessen, Germany
PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 1:15 pm
Post subject: Re: Ssssh! its about the CIA.

- bsmart
I like the idea of the FT-17 over the triangle. I understand the 'blank space' issue also. Would it be better to move the Rhomboid T-34 modern images down there? Remember as a hat or golf shirt logo it will be maybe 3/4 the size of the image I see on my screen right now. Those tanks will be pretty crowded where they are. On a card they will be downright tiny.

The choice of which vehicles to use is tough. Given that we have a large American symbol already I think using the T-34 as the 'middle era' tank would be appropriate. As far as the Modern one I think at this scale they will all pretty much look alike Confused


You might be on to something there, we could move the triangle up, then have the row of tanks, and then the motto (or vice versa on the last two)- although on my head it would all be visible on a hat. Smile

Given that the Leopard has more international users than the M1, and we already have two US-oriented elements, I think it's appropriate to use it as a symbol for modern armo(u)r- our children or grandchildren will eventually have to change the design for some Hover-antimatter driven-raygun equipped thingie... Rolling Eyes

Back to top
View user's profile
GaryKato
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Feb 07, 2006
Posts: 39

PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 3:58 pm
Post subject: Re: Ssssh! its about the CIA.

Instead of the US branch insignia, how about using the (international?) map/TOE symbols instead?
Back to top
View user's profile
Jens_O_Mehner
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 511
Location: Giessen, Germany
PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 4:13 pm
Post subject: Re: Ssssh! its about the CIA.

- GaryKato
Instead of the US branch insignia, how about using the (international?) map/TOE symbols instead?


Tsk tsk tsk, there you go again, confusing NATO with international... Wink And even within NATO, large military bodies are completely ignorant of these symbols, you should have seen the faces of some US and British military folks during some briefings- priceless. Laughing

Believe me, a saber, rifle or artillery piece are so nicely universally recognizable... Mr. Green
Back to top
View user's profile
bsmart
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 2523
Location: Central Maryland
PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 4:31 pm
Post subject: Re: Ssssh! its about the CIA.

- Jens_O_Mehner

Given that the Leopard has more international users than the M1, and we already have two US-oriented elements, I think it's appropriate to use it as a symbol for modern armo(u)r- our children or grandchildren will eventually have to change the design for some Hover-antimatter driven-raygun equipped thingie... Rolling Eyes



No argument there.

Hey maybe we should use ARMO(U)R since CURMUGEONS is so long it would move the balance point of the title to the space before the IN. Having the tanks above the motto would give more line length for the images while the words layed out as they are fill in the bottom of the curve well. (Do you think I'm overanalyzing the design? Rolling Eyes

_________________
Bob Smart ([email protected])
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Jens_O_Mehner
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 511
Location: Giessen, Germany
PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 4:39 pm
Post subject: Re: Ssssh! its about the CIA.

- bsmart
No argument there.

Hey maybe we should use ARMO(U)R since CURMUGEONS is so long it would move the balance point of the title to the space before the IN. Having the tanks above the motto would give more line length for the images while the words layed out as they are fill in the bottom of the curve well. (Do you think I'm overanalyzing the design? Rolling Eyes


Bob, DC is getting to you, better face it, oh overanalyst. Wink We should use ARMOUR anyways, the number of speakers of, ah, traditional English is bigger than that of the esteemed gentlemen and ladies who speak 'Murrican English- plus it proves we're a cut above the rest.

Otherwise, I'm with you, should make for a nicely balanced design.
Back to top
View user's profile
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 4:46 pm
Post subject: Re: Ssssh! its about the CIA.

- bsmart
- Jens_O_Mehner

Given that the Leopard has more international users than the M1, and we already have two US-oriented elements, I think it's appropriate to use it as a symbol for modern armo(u)r- our children or grandchildren will eventually have to change the design for some Hover-antimatter driven-raygun equipped thingie... Rolling Eyes



No argument there.

Hey maybe we should use ARMO(U)R since CURMUGEONS is so long it would move the balance point of the title to the space before the IN. Having the tanks above the motto would give more line length for the images while the words layed out as they are fill in the bottom of the curve well. (Do you think I'm overanalyzing the design? Rolling Eyes


Hey, it's even longer when you put that "D" in there! Laughing
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
piney
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 2330
Location: Republic of Southern New Jersey
PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 3:46 am
Post subject: Re: Ssssh! its about the CIA.

Okay it's time for all of you fellow CIA types to vote for your favorite

A



B


C



or D



let's get it started Smile

Jeff Lewis
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Jens_O_Mehner
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 511
Location: Giessen, Germany
PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 4:57 am
Post subject: Re: Ssssh! its about the CIA.

Ooooh Jeff,

I like what you did, great work!! Shocked

I'm partial to number 1 and 3, I think the FT17 is a bit too much- and may I point out that's a naval gun you're using? Wink

Numbah one also shows the heritage I tried to hint at better than 3, where the T-34 gets a bit lost on the bottom.

Gentlemen, start your engines, your input is needed...

Back to top
View user's profile
bsmart
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 2523
Location: Central Maryland
PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:10 am
Post subject: Re: Ssssh! its about the CIA.

GREAT WORK (As usual )

I like C the best (I agree that the FT-17 is a little much in the center) but I would prefer not having the branch insignia on the triangle. But I could go with A also

Is there a reason for the diamond between the tanks? It made sense when the words were there but I think it is unneeded there.

And I notice we have gone to the Canadian/British spelling of Armo(u)r Rolling Eyes That does balance the arcing title better.

_________________
Bob Smart ([email protected])
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
JimWeb
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1439
Location: The back of beyond
PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:36 am
Post subject: Re: Ssssh! its about the CIA.

None of the above - that badge is going to be expensive

Put the motto around the bottom half of the circle. Loose the rest and have a single tank graphic in the middle.

Cool

_________________
TTFN
Jim

If your not a member of JED then your
not serious about anything military..

***********************
www.jedsite.info
JED Military Equipment
***********************
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website ICQ Number
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 1:51 pm
Post subject: Re: Ssssh! its about the CIA.

1. I like "D" the best.
2. Cost won't be a factor ("badge too expensive") if printed via on T-shirts via CafeExpress
3. Before you print ANYTHING, note that "curmudgeons" is mis-spelled on all of them! (as "crumudgeons".

I think you're going to lose a lot of detail on those vehicles in printing as a badge unless it's on a shirt-back or front at a diameter of like, 10" or better.

If you are interested in having done as a badge, webmaster at VHPA John Conway can probably have done at a reasonable rate for us...he's had a special job done for me before. Decide what you want done, and how many.
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
piney
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 2330
Location: Republic of Southern New Jersey
PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 2:08 pm
Post subject: Re: Ssssh! its about the CIA.

let me know the final choice and I will do up the finished version,(with correct spelling) I know it's a naval cannon but I'm having trouble finding a suitable drawing of a field piece. If using the triangle latin should I loose the diamond. What format would it be best in, i.e. Gif, Jpeg or other and perhaps the finished version can be sent to the downloads section. original is approximately 8 inch/ 20 CM in diameter

Jeff Lewis
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
MarkHolloway
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2006
Posts: 2054
Location: Beatty, Nevada
PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 2:31 pm
Post subject: Re: Ssssh! its about the CIA.

Maybe something like this:

[img]http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Je5qgYcMhGNSkBBD6jzbkF/SIG=13ds8req9/EXP=1187627416/**http%3A//home.thirdage.com/Military/friends2idww2/clipart_FieldArtillery_crossedCannons.jpg[/img]

_________________
"TUMBLEWEED"
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Photo Gallery
Jens_O_Mehner
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 511
Location: Giessen, Germany
PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 3:05 pm
Post subject: Re: Ssssh! its about the CIA.

The FT-17 is completely out of context, we already have a representative of WW I that was used by more than one nation. Yes, lose the diamond if we agree on the triangle latin, and maybe then we should rearrange the tanks slightly so that they fit around the bottom. Here's a field piece you might be able to use:



Maybe three different sizes, 10, 20 and 30 cm so we can the use the size we need without creating any distortions or pixels by changing the size- and I'd say most T-Shirt printing outfits (which are a dime a dozen these days) can use .jpgs.

Back to top
View user's profile
piney
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 2330
Location: Republic of Southern New Jersey
PostPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:02 pm
Post subject: Re: Ssssh! its about the CIA.

so is this the winner? except for the spelling



Jeff Lewis
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board
Page 6 of 9
All times are GMT - 6 Hours
Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9  Next



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum