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Title: RCW Flags
Post by: koz10 on 10 February 2010, 07:48:42 PM
Does anyone have any links to RCW flags? I'm looking for Bolshevik naval flags - I've got one flag but need three as I'm finishing three units. Woo hoo!

Thanks!

Michael
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: archangel1 on 10 February 2010, 11:10:58 PM
Only one I can think of specifically is this one.  Click Download and then RCW on the next page.  Only one naval flag that I can see, though, sorry.

http://www.krigsspil.dk/
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: twrchtrwyth on 10 February 2010, 11:43:10 PM
These are mostly black and white, but they may still be of some interest.
http://www.gauntletinternational.com/RCWflags.htm

Click on the flag's name to see it on this one.
http://www.krigsspil.dk/download/download_8.html
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: argsilverson on 11 February 2010, 12:05:27 AM
These are mostly black and white, but they may still be of some interest.
http://www.gauntletinternational.com/RCWflags.htm

But if you go on the following link:
http://gauntletinternational.com/flags/RCWFlagOverview.html

you will get some really nice printable flags ready to use!
I do not think that there were specific navy flags for the reds. Usually sailors were mixed in the normal units of  red guards. Individual naval units can use a plain red flag.

As a humble suggestion: take the naval flag from the danish site, keep the anchors design add other letters in Cyrillic (maybe our russian speaking friends can give specific ideas) or add some revolutionary designs -such as a golden sickle and hammer design and you have some variety in your flags.
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: koz10 on 11 February 2010, 12:52:09 AM
Thanks very much! I didn't care much for the "textured" look at the Danish site (been there before) or the modern look to the cyrillic text. I did like the suggestions offered - really good stuff! Thanks!
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: Mark Plant on 11 February 2010, 08:52:33 AM
MS WordArt lets you generate empty text, which you can curve. You can then stick this into a drawing program and colour it in. That allows you to quickly generate new flags.

I have only drawn one flag for sailors. The text is for Torpedo Odessa. That is because all my non-divisional units are named like Soviet era soccer teams from the Ukraine - there is a Locomotiv Kharkov and a Spartak Kiev too.

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4348494008_0aa6a106b1_o.png)

The image is pretty grainy, but I paint all mine anyway, so they don't need to be too exact.
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: Ignatieff on 11 February 2010, 08:57:12 PM
God your good Plant!
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: cuprum on 06 April 2010, 08:05:39 AM
The Flag with anchor - an atheletic command.
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: cuprum on 06 April 2010, 08:53:06 AM
Here is drawings real existed flag on photography.
The Back, regrettably, not known. Possible - simply red.
(http://i029.radikal.ru/1004/a8/3ba30836c80c.jpg)
(http://i064.radikal.ru/1004/78/2c10e0e24f33.jpg)
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: former user on 06 April 2010, 09:11:23 AM
nice sources

and what's written on it?
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: cuprum on 06 April 2010, 09:34:37 AM
1) "Death to bourgeoisies!"
2) " Long live revolutionary red fleet. All sailors on protection of the revolutions!"
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: former user on 06 April 2010, 09:55:12 AM
thx

I like these  ;)
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: Doc Twilight on 06 April 2010, 10:06:28 AM
Very nice. One of these days I'm going to have to get some Black Army flags done (that is, for Mahkno, not my company.)

-Doc
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: cuprum on 06 April 2010, 10:11:51 AM
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Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: Doc Twilight on 06 April 2010, 10:22:46 AM
You're a saint, my friend:) This is really a nice piece. Did you do it?

Would you mind translating?

-Doc
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: cuprum on 06 April 2010, 10:41:53 AM
Thank you!
This drew I.
My profession - a polygraphic designer.
Pleased to help!
On banner inscription:
"With oppressed against oppressors!"
 "Liberty or death!" - "Black guard"
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: Poliorketes on 06 April 2010, 06:48:22 PM
A nice flag
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: Doc Twilight on 06 April 2010, 09:56:43 PM
Thank you!
This drew I.
My profession - a polygraphic designer.
Pleased to help!
On banner inscription:
"With oppressed against oppressors!"
 "Liberty or death!" - "Black guard"

Thank you, cuprum:) I will definitely make use of this.

If you plan to sell the Austin-Putilov outside Russia, please let me know. I, also, would like to buy one!

-Doc
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: cuprum on 08 April 2010, 09:17:44 AM
Banner to armies Buhary for basmachi
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Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: cuprum on 13 April 2010, 11:17:49 AM
My reconstruction of the banner 1 Barnauliskoy mouths "Red guard" (the Siberia).
The Photo of the banner:
(http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/3491/43315071ia6.jpg)
(http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/6143/67036563.jpg)
reconstruction:
[img [/img]http://[img[/img]
The Text:
"1 Barnauliskaya company to Red guard"
"From worker of Red guard appeared powerful Red army. We shall Perish, but shall win!"
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: opa wuttke on 13 April 2010, 01:36:59 PM
 :o

Just got aware of this thread...
looking for RCW-flag for days. Think, I have to visit LAF more often  ::)
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: Hammers on 13 April 2010, 01:45:51 PM
Thank you!
This drew I.
My profession - a polygraphic designer.
Pleased to help!
On banner inscription:
"With oppressed against oppressors!"
 "Liberty or death!" - "Black guard"

Very cool.

Tell me, cuprum, I looked at on of your links and found a curious Siberian flag with a Christian cross over a crecent moon. Looked like quite a melange. I tried to run the website through babelfish (since I don't read Russian) but turned out mostly gobbledigook. Could you explain that flag?
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: cuprum on 14 April 2010, 03:28:18 AM
This symbol?
(http://www.kolchakiya.narod.ru/vexillologiya/0032.jpg)
The Crescent with ancient timeses was shown by state sign Byzantine, and only after 1453, when Konstantinopol was will take the turk, this christian symbol became the official allegory Osman empires. The tsarist power symbolized In orthodox Byzantine crescent.Means that temple this belongs to Reign all reigning and Gentlemen all dominating.
Is it Often used in orthodox symbology in such combination with cross. To islam relations has not.



Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: Hammers on 14 April 2010, 08:24:57 AM
This symbol?
(http://www.kolchakiya.narod.ru/vexillologiya/0032.jpg)
The Crescent with ancient timeses was shown by state sign Byzantine, and only after 1453, when Konstantinopol was will take the turk, this christian symbol became the official allegory Osman empires. The tsarist power symbolized In orthodox Byzantine crescent.Means that temple this belongs to Reign all reigning and Gentlemen all dominating.
Is it Often used in orthodox symbology in such combination with cross. To islam relations has not.


Thanks for sharing your insights!
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: huevans on 14 April 2010, 03:51:24 PM
Spassiba, Cuprum.

I have often wondered about the combination of symbols, as it occurs frequently in Polish Seventeenth Century flags. What makes it (still) a mystery is that the Poles were Catholic and not Orthodox.

As well, westerners think that the 6-pointed star is a Jewish symbol. Can you explain how it fits in with Christian symbols in the flag?

Again, the 6-pointed star is frequently featured on Polish flags in the 1600's.
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: cuprum on 15 April 2010, 03:47:38 AM
In east regions of Poland even now 1000000 orthodox believers. In a XVII-th century and some Polish magnates were orthodox, besides, the structure of Poland included orthodox Ukraine. So use of orthodox symbolics in Poland is quite pertinent.
 
The six-final star is used in Orthodoxy on a level with eight-final, as an image of the Bethlehem star, a symbol Presvjatoj of the Virgin, a sign on wisdom of God and perfection of Its creations, unities of the sky and the earth.
This symbol is known since antiquated times when it expressed hope of people of occurrence of the Savior.
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: huevans on 15 April 2010, 04:06:09 AM
Thanks again. That was very helpful.
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: Mark Plant on 17 April 2010, 03:57:46 AM
In east regions of Poland even now 1000000 orthodox believers.

Technically they are "Uniate" or "Eastern Catholic". They acknowledge the Pope, and so they are often lumped with the Catholics, which tends to keep them from view from us in the West. But they keep to Orthodox liturgy and practices -- their clergy marry, for example. So they are Orthodox in most senses.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Catholic_Churches

If you drive through east Poland you will often see two churches beside each other in the towns -- one a Roman Catholic and the other the Orthodox "Catholic".

Very big in the Ukraine too:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Catholic_Church
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: eastern barbarian on 02 May 2010, 01:59:00 AM
No mark, they are not - yo uare mixing so called Greko-Catholic with Russian Orthodox ( "Prawoslawni" ). Cuprum most likely meant the latter.
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: huevans on 02 May 2010, 03:04:04 AM
No mark, they are not - yo uare mixing so called Greko-Catholic with Russian Orthodox ( "Prawoslawni" ). Cuprum most likely meant the latter.

According to an old Ukrainian-Canadian girlfriend I had back in the '80's, there are still emigre families from L'vov who feud over the Orthodox-Catholic schism to this day.
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: Mark Plant on 02 May 2010, 06:37:48 AM
No mark, they are not - yo uare mixing so called Greko-Catholic with Russian Orthodox ( "Prawoslawni" ). Cuprum most likely meant the latter.

Perhaps he meant both. No reason not to, they're all Orthodox.

You can't get to 1,000,000 with only Eastern Orthodox in Poland.
http://www.oikoumene.org/member-churches/regions/europe/poland/polish-autocephalous-orthodox-church-in-poland.html

You need to count the Uniate as well, and then you reach about a million (though it depends a bit on who is counting).

And, of course, that is modern Poland. Previously Poland was much more Orthodox (both varieties).
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: eastern barbarian on 02 May 2010, 01:10:43 PM
Well ,strictly speaking they are not both Orthodox (although personally I dont care much either way ha ha.. :) ) . Greko-Catholics in Poland are minority within minority. It is basically part of Ukrainian Orthodox community that was forced by Polish authorities around late 20s/early 30s to turn Catholic (there were bitter Polish-Ukrainian conflicts in Poland at that time). Just my few pennies.
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: sepoy1857 on 14 October 2010, 09:21:22 AM
Here is drawings real existed flag on photography.
The Back, regrettably, not known. Possible - simply red.
(http://i029.radikal.ru/1004/a8/3ba30836c80c.jpg)
(http://i064.radikal.ru/1004/78/2c10e0e24f33.jpg)

Cuprum,
Do you have a vertical version of that flag for use on figures; it's great.
Spaceba!
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: cuprum on 14 October 2010, 10:29:32 AM
Here the top flag.
(http://s39.radikal.ru/i083/1010/49/ca8129a9c95e.jpg)
At the bottom flag a back - simply red colour.
Soon on we wash a site I will expose on sale the flags of various armies of Civil war printed on a self-glued paper. All reconstruction will be executed on the scale of 1/48 on the basis of a photo or the remained copies. At necessity, the size will be corrected under scale necessary for you.
Also manufacturing of paper banners on предоставленой you of the information on any theme interesting you is possible.
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: sepoy1857 on 14 October 2010, 11:38:45 PM
Cuprum, благодарю вас! Я был бы очень заинтересован в более флаги, как это определенно особенно для красных в Петрограде 1919 года и Северо-Запад Белой армии 1919 года. Spaceba!
Cuprum,
I hope that makes sense; I'm trying a new online translator called Babelfish. Thank You! That flag is excellent. I would be very interested in more flags like this definately especially for Reds at Petrograd 1919 and Northwest White Army 1919. Spaceba!
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: cuprum on 15 October 2010, 01:58:55 AM
It is glad, that has managed to help.
Your letter in Russian - is quite clear.
My basic interest in the period of Civil war in Russia - Siberia and Central Asia. But I will try to pick up for your request in "archive" banners of the period of fights for Petrograd.
Title: Re: RCW Flags
Post by: sepoy1857 on 15 October 2010, 10:07:16 PM
That would be great; also interested in Siberia now that I have seen the trailer for Admiral - inspiring stuff.

Listening to: Shostakovich symphony no. 12 Op. 112 - "The Year of 1917" - "Revolutionary Petrograd".