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Re: The Traveling Komandirskie. Who wants it?

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watchpalooza wrote:This outside the Dortmund central station...look closely to find Sdelka.

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Is that where you too your WrUW photo?

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Bbrou33 wrote: Sat Jul 06, 2019 1:10 pm
watchpalooza wrote:This outside the Dortmund central station...look closely to find Sdelka.


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Is that where you too your WrUW photo?

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Yes, it is the very same flying rhino! Although, as you can see this lady also stole her for awhile (Blanche, the Team Mystic Pokemon team leader). Let’s just say Sdelka was popular at Pokemon Go Fest 2019. She posed with Pokemon, completed quests, saw a king, took a ride on a tri-colored flying rhino and was worn by a famous fictitious pokemon trainer.

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Damn Watchpalooza, you are gonna make it real tough for animal mother having to follow this! I am very much enjoying the adventures of Sdelka so far. Great job!

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The Pokemon Fest and Westfalenpark were full of tiny wonderful surprises like these.











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More pics from the weekend trip.

In Bokum, Josiade-fountain at Husemann-Square (scene of the examination of Hieronymus Jobs, the main character of the "Jobsiade", a comical poem of the poet Carl Armold Kortum). Sdelka couldn’t resist...
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Next to the central train station the underpass is adorned with neon signs with what appear to be names...was really cool:
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The streets of Bokum between nights of the Sommerfest:
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Also went to the Sommerfest in Dortmund...these are some before shots:
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The main pokemon from the weekend Pokemon Go Fest was Jirachi, here posing with Sdelka:
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Back in Munich with a “Munich Mule”...
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Great photos!

When Rhinos fly?
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tjcdas wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2019 10:30 am Great photos!

When Rhinos fly?
It is supposedly the Dortmund hospitality symbol, whatever that means. They are all over town.
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Sdelka checking out one of the local pop-up produce stands. These are all over Munich and allow farmers to bring their goods directly. A lot of residents get their fruits and veggies here instead of grocery chains.
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Sdelka also visited the local Maypole today in Rotkreutzplatz. These go up every Spring with a lot of ceremony and celebration. Read about them here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maypole
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Brilliant stuff! You're not making my job any easier when she arrives in Wales. :lol:
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Dub Rubb wrote:
Sporkboy wrote:Crap. Watchpalooza has really stepped up the game here. This does not bode well for me and my photography skills and limited venues. Should still be fun though.

I am thinking about placing an order to Meronom, and was wondering if a new crown or something else might be in order for our favorite mechanical traveler. Do we have a policy on picking up character via parts replacement? I was planning on painting the case back, which I assumed would be fine, but changing out parts may be out of line for this project.
I love the idea of painting the caseback. Yours turned out great! The idea of Sdelka picking up some "character" on the adventure is a great one, and something I am definitely not opposed to. Great idea!

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OK, slow to respond to this one. I think that the case, movement, crystal and dial should probably remain the same, though alterations would be OK additional lume to the dial. I would equate that to getting a tattoo or something. A new dial would be like a face transplant.

More minor upgrades such as a new crown, caseback or bezel wouldn’t be out of the question. Though, I hesitate on the bezel since that does change the character a lot and I think the bezel looks pretty good as it is.

At any rate, I think that the original parts should stay with the watch regardless of what gets replaced/upgraded.

Just as reference for those that haven’t seen this picture before, this is the back of my Vostok.
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I do want to redo this since I finally got some blue paint. I was thinking black, blue and a splash of red in there for obvious reasons.
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Sporkboy wrote:
Dub Rubb wrote:
Sporkboy wrote:Crap. Watchpalooza has really stepped up the game here. This does not bode well for me and my photography skills and limited venues. Should still be fun though.

I am thinking about placing an order to Meronom, and was wondering if a new crown or something else might be in order for our favorite mechanical traveler. Do we have a policy on picking up character via parts replacement? I was planning on painting the case back, which I assumed would be fine, but changing out parts may be out of line for this project.
I love the idea of painting the caseback. Yours turned out great! The idea of Sdelka picking up some "character" on the adventure is a great one, and something I am definitely not opposed to. Great idea!

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OK, slow to respond to this one. I think that the case, movement, crystal and dial should probably remain the same, though alterations would be OK additional lume to the dial. I would equate that to getting a tattoo or something. A new dial would be like a face transplant.

More minor upgrades such as a new crown, caseback or bezel wouldn’t be out of the question. Though, I hesitate on the bezel since that does change the character a lot and I think the bezel looks pretty good as it is.

At any rate, I think that the original parts should stay with the watch regardless of what gets replaced/upgraded.

Just as reference for those that haven’t seen this picture before, this is the back of my Vostok.
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I do want to redo this since I finally got some blue paint. I was thinking black, blue and a splash of red in there for obvious reasons.
I concur with painting the case back!

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Sporkboy wrote: Fri Jul 12, 2019 2:55 pm
Dub Rubb wrote:
Sporkboy wrote:Crap. Watchpalooza has really stepped up the game here. This does not bode well for me and my photography skills and limited venues. Should still be fun though.

I am thinking about placing an order to Meronom, and was wondering if a new crown or something else might be in order for our favorite mechanical traveler. Do we have a policy on picking up character via parts replacement? I was planning on painting the case back, which I assumed would be fine, but changing out parts may be out of line for this project.
I love the idea of painting the caseback. Yours turned out great! The idea of Sdelka picking up some "character" on the adventure is a great one, and something I am definitely not opposed to. Great idea!

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OK, slow to respond to this one. I think that the case, movement, crystal and dial should probably remain the same, though alterations would be OK additional lume to the dial. I would equate that to getting a tattoo or something. A new dial would be like a face transplant.

More minor upgrades such as a new crown, caseback or bezel wouldn’t be out of the question. Though, I hesitate on the bezel since that does change the character a lot and I think the bezel looks pretty good as it is.

At any rate, I think that the original parts should stay with the watch regardless of what gets replaced/upgraded.

Just as reference for those that haven’t seen this picture before, this is the back of my Vostok.
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I do want to redo this since I finally got some blue paint. I was thinking black, blue and a splash of red in there for obvious reasons.
Sdelka is excited to get her case back painted...I think she will love it!
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Sporkboy wrote:
Dub Rubb wrote:
Sporkboy wrote:Crap. Watchpalooza has really stepped up the game here. This does not bode well for me and my photography skills and limited venues. Should still be fun though.

I am thinking about placing an order to Meronom, and was wondering if a new crown or something else might be in order for our favorite mechanical traveler. Do we have a policy on picking up character via parts replacement? I was planning on painting the case back, which I assumed would be fine, but changing out parts may be out of line for this project.
I love the idea of painting the caseback. Yours turned out great! The idea of Sdelka picking up some "character" on the adventure is a great one, and something I am definitely not opposed to. Great idea!

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OK, slow to respond to this one. I think that the case, movement, crystal and dial should probably remain the same, though alterations would be OK additional lume to the dial. I would equate that to getting a tattoo or something. A new dial would be like a face transplant.

More minor upgrades such as a new crown, caseback or bezel wouldn’t be out of the question. Though, I hesitate on the bezel since that does change the character a lot and I think the bezel looks pretty good as it is.

At any rate, I think that the original parts should stay with the watch regardless of what gets replaced/upgraded.

Just as reference for those that haven’t seen this picture before, this is the back of my Vostok.
Image
I do want to redo this since I finally got some blue paint. I was thinking black, blue and a splash of red in there for obvious reasons.
Just a heads up on what you have ahead of you as far as painting the caseback goes. I am pretty sure this is Sdelka. I think it's gonna look pretty damn cool! However, it is definitely a little more intricate.

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