18. Day November 4, 2020
Actually, I planned to wash and prime our friend's torso today and start painting the "gymnastiorka", the field blouse.
But I got a very annoying careless mistake!
Let's take another closer look:
Our friend wears a black and orange ribbon on his chest ...:
This so-called "Georgs Ribbon" (black and orange are the colors of Saint George, the patron saint of Russia) have been colors from ancient times that stand for special devotion and bravery in the military sector.
The George Cross, the traditional award for bravery of the Tsarist army, wore this George ribbon ...
... just like the Soviet equivalent, the so-called "Order of Glory" ...:
The George ribbon represents one of the many steps taken by the Russian leadership to bring together the traditions of the old Russian and Soviet armies!
Today the George ribbon is shown on large military equipment as a parade outfit ...
... and is worn as a lapel strap on special occasions!
And May 9, the "Victory Day" over Nazi Germany, is by far the "most special" day in Russia and the other successor states of the collapsed Soviet Union!
Let's take another good look at our friend's torso!
We see, the George ribbon is where it should be ...:
But - something is missing!
This ribbon is neither magnetic nor self-adhesive, it does not adhere to clothing by itself!
One have to attach it with something, like this aviator veteran in the rank of colonel who, as a practical Russian woman, uses a pin for it ...:
Or you can attach the ribbon to your clothes with something else, like the example from my collection, which has a miniature version of the "Order of the Great Patriotic War"for that ...:
And what do we see here?
Correct! Nothing!
For a detail fanatic like me, absolutely unbearable! Rivet counter as his best!
Our friend needs a pin - ideally a miniature copy of the original!
Here we see what our friend used to attach the ribbon to his Gymnastiorka ...:
The forgotten thing almost drove me crazy while researching, as it has absolutely nothing to do with the occasion "Victory Day".
We only see what can be seen there when we zoom in to an extreme extent:
A Russian tricolor, underneath a polar bear - and underneath a lettering, of which only the word "Rossija" can be read for me in the blurring.
So what is it
A party badge!
And that of the Kremlin party "United Russia", whose de facto party leader is the good and wise Tsar Wassja Putin in person ...:
So after that question was resolved, the easy part came. Well, it wasn't that easy!
Unpack the modeling compound ("Milliput") and shape something tiny that at least suggests the flag, bear and lettering. More is not possible, the thing is significantly smaller than the globe on the 1 cent coin ...:
So far so good...
(Nap, my friend: I'm VERY curious for your solution concerning the missing pin ...
)
Cheers
