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Offline cheng

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1900 Peking - Summer Campaign soldiers
« on: October 15, 2012, 06:02:06 »
do you think these sleeves look better than those rolled up sleeves with straps and buttons?

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Re: 1900 Peking - Summer Campaign soldiers
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2012, 07:35:10 »
Uhm.. I don't know... I don't know about historically correct...  :-[

But the original sleeves are a better match color wise..

I love those torsos... had to remove the coat. I wonder why they insist on covering their masterpieces with jackets.  ::)

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Re: 1900 Peking - Summer Campaign soldiers
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2012, 08:07:18 »
...But the original sleeves are a better match color wise..
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I hypnotised myself into believing that the undersides of the cloth/sleeves were of a newer shade due to elbow grease from miles of marching in the sun from the coast to Peking :P

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Re: 1900 Peking - Summer Campaign soldiers
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2012, 08:37:03 »
I hypnotised myself into believing that the undersides of the cloth/sleeves were of a newer shade due to elbow grease from miles of marching in the sun from the coast to Peking :P

Well, not farfetched. Some fabrics ARE like that ;)

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Re: 1900 Peking - Summer Campaign soldiers
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2012, 09:12:01 »
Well, not farfetched. Some fabrics ARE like that ;)

thank you! like my thick curtain cloth to shut out the strong Asian sun ;)

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Re: 1900 Peking - Summer Campaign soldiers
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2012, 10:27:40 »
Wow!!! Awesome customs, I like them very much. :love:
Excellent job cheng, well done.

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Re: 1900 Peking - Summer Campaign soldiers
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2012, 17:20:19 »
That looks absolutely great :)9
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Re: 1900 Peking - Summer Campaign soldiers
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2012, 17:24:43 »
Excellent customs!!!

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Re: 1900 Peking - Summer Campaign soldiers
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2012, 22:36:48 »
Yeah, I think it looks fine! The wrong side of the fabric might be a lighter color.
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Re: 1900 Peking - Summer Campaign soldiers
« Reply #9 on: October 16, 2012, 13:25:42 »
thanks everyone! and bb, my one big worry is whether one of these days, the rolled sleeves will lose its elasticity or crack altogether (I just ordered more :P)