I had a shot at what was my
first attempt at sticking one
of my new Austrian flags
(see Post 136) on a
Pendraken figure’s flag
pole. The flag was an 1806
pattern for IR33 with the
regiment’s number in the
top corners.
The photo paper I had used
to allow a print resolution
of 720dpi although not
weighty was on the
necessarily thick side and
too thick to happily curl
around a flag pole so very
small. I therefore softened
the central fold of the flag
with water before applying
PVA glue. I was somewhat
caught out by the paper
sticking solidly on impact. I
had been hoping for a little
give to allow me to match
the sides correctly. Not a
terrible result but as a con-
sequence I had to trim some
edges – but only a hair.
First Flag-Waving Standard Bearer
The 1809 Blog hit 50,000 visits at the
beginning of February, jumping
another 10,000 visits since November
of last year (see Post 119). 50,000
seemed a significant number, but
now after hitting 50,000 I thought it
might be time to leave off counting
visit numbers for the foreseeable –
while still crossing my fingers and
hoping that numbers might some day
reach an even more significant
number. 100,000?
50,000 Visits
I wanted to disguise the edges of the white
paper by painting them. The painting I did
also helped to hide any mismatched edges. I
also had to paint over some parts where the
printed surface had rubbed off during gluing
– despite a protective coat of varnish –
luckily nothing of much detail and perhaps
adding a little wear-and-tear to the standard.
The paper wasn’t very flexible so it didn’t
lend itself to much folding to make it look as
if it was blowing freely in the wind. Also, the
printed surface appeared quite sensitive to
folding.
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