Hi Guys,
After the plated JFS I thoughtI try to show you something else that I didn't post before because my scanner couldn't catch it's beauty. Well after experimenting a little with a piece of cloth i decided to give it a try.
Did any of you ever wonder what the equivalent of the silver badges with frosted finish and polished highlights in Bronze might have been. Although I think everybody know examples of silver PAB's, GAB's and IAB's with that type of finish at least I never saw something that came even close in bronze.
That was untill I picked up this early hollow buntmetall F&R in better than stone cold mint condition. Although I already handled quite a few mint Bronze F&R this was clearly something different
The base finish of this badge is a soft bronze coating but then somebody started polishing it and not one little detail escaped the polisher's attention.
Most impressive for me is the pollishing of every oakleave outlining including the central and little side vains.
Besides that the wreath band, the swas, the eagle wings, head and breast, the outlinings of Loaders pistol port, - hatch and viewing port, the coaxial machine gun, every singel track, every outlining of the roadwheels, the driving lights, the transmission access panels and the rock, received the threatment. Resulting in something that comes closer to jewellery than a combat award.
So without further delay here are the results of my scanner experiment that hopefully will give you an impression of this PAB's beauty. It still doesn't come close to holding it in daylight but hé it's the best I can do
.
KR
Philippe
After the plated JFS I thoughtI try to show you something else that I didn't post before because my scanner couldn't catch it's beauty. Well after experimenting a little with a piece of cloth i decided to give it a try.
Did any of you ever wonder what the equivalent of the silver badges with frosted finish and polished highlights in Bronze might have been. Although I think everybody know examples of silver PAB's, GAB's and IAB's with that type of finish at least I never saw something that came even close in bronze.
That was untill I picked up this early hollow buntmetall F&R in better than stone cold mint condition. Although I already handled quite a few mint Bronze F&R this was clearly something different
The base finish of this badge is a soft bronze coating but then somebody started polishing it and not one little detail escaped the polisher's attention.
Most impressive for me is the pollishing of every oakleave outlining including the central and little side vains.
Besides that the wreath band, the swas, the eagle wings, head and breast, the outlinings of Loaders pistol port, - hatch and viewing port, the coaxial machine gun, every singel track, every outlining of the roadwheels, the driving lights, the transmission access panels and the rock, received the threatment. Resulting in something that comes closer to jewellery than a combat award.
So without further delay here are the results of my scanner experiment that hopefully will give you an impression of this PAB's beauty. It still doesn't come close to holding it in daylight but hé it's the best I can do
.KR
Philippe
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