Alex K

Erich Topp

VERY nice example, I'd like to add one to my collection regards Alex K

Hope you don't mind but I took the liberty, I would suggest a sort of green/grey sea as I think we are dealing with the North Atlantic/English Channel. regards Alex K

Hi Unfortunately no picture attached regards Alex K

Hi Dan, As mentioned previously, the bigger the picture the better I am able to zoom in to see and color the smallest bits, The highest resolution the better. As I've said, I am only interested in the concept of trying to colourize. anything I produce is based on your image and will be posted back. Technically, scanning in at 600dpi (depending on the original photo size) should generally be adequate, width at least 600 pixels. regards Alex K

Colouring old photo's is great when you're stuck in your little "Study" for that read manky little box room. Your vacation sounds absolutely great from where I sit. I assume there is plenty of nothing around except nature, water and fresh air. I'm drooling. regards Alex

I've seen many extremely well executed water colour colourisations done this way, my own parent's wedding photo's were done in just this watecolour way (Still have them), but? must have taken ages. The beauty of computers (fortunatley or Unfortunatley) it can be done in seconds. It just needs a degree of familiarlity with the software. Having said that, I would'nt dream of colourizing my parent's photo's as I have both B/W and colourised. I remember my own parents in brilliant true colour when they were alive. The whole point of colouring B/W photo's is that it it brings a degree of reality into what otherwise may be just an uninteresting old photo which doesn't "Hit you in the eye". After all, the world does not and never did exist in black and white whatever the period, Life was lived in colour regards Alex K

This gets quite addictive, another of General Geyr Von Schweppenburg. I actually quite like this one as the facial expression seems to indicate a level of resignation. Once again thanks to Robert Noss. Please delete if required. regards Alex K

Case attached regards, there is no motif on the lid Alex

Just for fun, the original image showing it's age regards edit Given the concerns with regards to E-bay and "Original colour photo's" I've decided to delete the image sorry. regards Alex

Paul photo re-attached with correct pips regards

I new I'd missed something!! thanks, I'll add them just to comlete it regards Alex

Not a 3/4 as far as I can see regards

edit deleted by myself as it didn't add to the value of the posting Adobe Photoshop is great at creating the impossible, How many TR collectors wouldn't mind finding this lot in the bottom of a box!! :speechless1:

Really looking forward to doing some imperial, just got to have the info on colour of uniforms and insigia etc ready before I have a go regards Alex K

Nicely done looks totally authentic to me regards Alex K

Thanks for the comments, these are literally my first attempts at this sort of thing, I use Adobe Photoshop v 4.1. this is an OLD programme first designed for us with windows 95. It does however still work with my current Windows XP set-up albiet with a few kick starts sometimes. Attached is another one, this was litrerally my first attempt, it took about an hour to complete, The original photo was from one of our members website, and thanks to Robert Noss for his excellent Photosammler website. (Robert hope you don't mind that I used your photo and changed it but your portraiit photo's and great. If you wish me to delete, please let me know) regards Alex K Edit attached with Pips correct colour

As a collector of awards decorations and medals I sit there looking at my little baubles for many hours. sometimes I stray to other forums, As it happens I visited the GWF (Great War Forum) and came across some very nice colourised B/W photo's which gave a degree of reality to the period, soooo, I thought I'd have a go, as it's a bit different, attached are two of my first attempts, Any comments appreciated. The first is Witzigheer, and the second is Molders. I have others but at this moment of time can't vouch for the ownership of the photo's so won't post. regards Alex K

Maybe it was to sew onto the uniform. Pity about the broken clasp. I've been waiting a long time for someone to post this type of cross, I believe it's the same as mine (hope you don't mind me attaching a photo, as I've never seen this type of reverse on another piece). any idea as to who the maker might be, comes in a maroon case. regards Alex K

Hi Ralph, thanks for the quick reply, I've already e-mailed gamedals for a quote, before posting here. I'll try Dixons regards Alex

Does anyone know of a good medal repair service company who can quote me on repairing the attached (Curtesey of my 3 year old grandson) Edit within the UK) Thanks Regards Alex K

My understanding is that many of the VC's displayed at the various IWM sites throughout the country (Not just London) and other museums which also hold VC's are copies due to the huge amount of insurance required to publicly display these original items, other decorations attached to the VC recipient are normally the actual ones. I trust that the security arrangement will be better than the ones in the Moscow museum of patriotic war for example where someone broke in and quite easily pilferred AH's supposed unique Golden party Badge which had been on display and has since dissappeared without trace.

Sorry I'm no expert on these but from the photo's, I would say a bad unconvincing fake. insignia definately fake regards Alex K

Having watched this thread, I must admit from my own experience, that the originally posted decoration does not exhibit the quality that one would expect from a high end national award. Scans etc may well distort the image to a degree, but there appears to be a distinct lack of quality to this piece. It looks like a cheaply gilded piece with somewhat sloppy soldering. My apologies but IMHO it ain't real. regards Alex K