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Jeff D
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Posted on: May 6, 2014 - 6:28pm
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Dick, sometime back didn’t you mention you were working on a large PT 305 poster? Did you ever complete it or is it still in the works?
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Dick
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Posted on: May 7, 2014 - 8:46am
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Jeff . . .
Boy, your memory is good, I forgot I had made a small mention of it way, way back. Thanks for remembering, I really enjoyed the venture.
The answer is Yes, I finished the large 4'x6' display poster last year in early November. At that time Bob Stengl had emailed me they were sending the digital file out for printing and mounting - - but actually I don't know if it was ever printed or how well it turned out. I haven't heard anything from the Museum or Bob since then.
Shortly after sending the digital file, I reworked the artwork for a much smaller 12"x18" poster. I took this smaller version to a printer and had 75 copies printed, I then sent them to my friend Bob Wade (one of the dedicated volunteers on the restoration) in New Orleans and asked him to please hand the posters out to the all restoration volunteers as a thank you gift for their hard work. Bob Wade replied shortly thereafter they were very well received and thanked me for all the work.
A little history about the development of the 305 poster:
Although I had spoken with several museum officials three years earlier to do a poster, communication eventually fizzled out, and I moved on. However, out of the blue, in May of 2013 I received an email from restoration volunteer and message board member Bob Wade asking how much I'd charge for a Large copy of the PT 209 poster I had created early on. He mentioned they would like a 6 foot poster to place at the entrance of the boat for tours that go thru, allowing visitors to better understand what the boat will look like and just exactly what it looks like below deck. Well, I thought this was cool, but suggested I would like to completely redo the existing artwork to match the planned configuration of the 305 and that not to worry about a price, I'd do it for free. The cost would be just to high to charge for a complete redo.
So what I thought would be a little job turned out to be much more than my very simple mind had imagined. While diving into the project more and more items were discovered needing change, and luckily Bob was a real stickler for detail, which I didn't mind one bit. After all I wanted it as accurate as possible for this point in time. Not only was the exterior needing change but the small nuances down below deck for the 300 series boat were also changed to reflect how the boat appeared during its World War II service. To update the art, many, many photos were used as well as written descriptions from Bob. What a project!
Needless to say three months later (not to suggest the entire time was spent on the artwork), 120+ hours, and a box of red mark-up pens, the project artwork was done. At this point restoration volunteer and message board member Bob Stengl takes over. We iron out written permissions for the museum to use the high resolution digital printing file. Which was simply, use it as you wish and as often as you wish at a size of 4'x6 or larger. At this point I hope it was printed, it turned out very nice, and it is being successfully used as a visitor's education tool. The 12"x18" posters version I sent to Bob Wade, was simply my way of saying thank you to all the volunteers and all their dedication restoring the 305.
Dick . . .
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TED WALTHER |
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Posted on: May 7, 2014 - 9:45am
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Dick;
The work you do is simply outstanding!! As we all know standing in front of a real 78' Higgins or an 80' Elco for the first time is to say the least overwhelming. If the visitors to PT 305 are anything like us here on the board, you can add(my personal experience), sweaty palms, watering mouth, hair rising on back of neck, excitement, elevate heartbeat, do I relay need to go on, etc.
Your generous contribution to their display will greatly enhance the visitors experience and bring things more into perspective for them.
BRAVO ZULU!!!
Take care,
TED
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RANDY SMITH
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Posted on: May 7, 2014 - 1:58pm
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THANKS DICK, THERE IS A LARGE ONE IN THE ENTRANCE TO THE RESTORATION BUILDING THE TOURGUIDES USE ALL THE TIME . SOME SMALER ONES WERE PRINTED BECAUSE I HAVE AN 12 x18 THAT I HAD MOST OF THE VOLUNTERS SIGN.
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Frank Andruss
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Posted on: May 7, 2014 - 2:01pm
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Great Job Dick as always, your attention to detail is really something. I can only imagine the time and sweat that went into this one Poster, not to mention others that you have done. We are blessed to have someone like you that is so dedicated.
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Jeff D
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Posted on: May 8, 2014 - 3:45am
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Wow, awesome work Dick! That is a perfect accompaniment to show what can't be seen on the outside of the boat itself. And the layout really shows you to be a professional at what you do, much unlike a certain scatterbrained other person that creates PT drawings. :D It is very pleasing to the eye.
Nobody else in the world selflessly promotes PT history more than you do. I'm sure all the volunteers appreciated your thinking of them.
Thanks to you too Bob W, you sound like a man after my own heart. Details details details.
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Bob
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Posted on: May 8, 2014 - 5:19am
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Dick,
The 4'X6' poster is at the official entrance to our building. Every official tour starts and ends there. Everyone loves it. The poster is AWESOME!!! I just cant thank you enough. Its amazing that in todays world, there are people like you. No hidden agenda, not one red cent, just a love of the boats and the sailors that rode on them. As a matter of fact I would like to thank everyone that has contributed. From donations, to leads, drawings, photos, advice and encouragement. And again, all done out of love of the boats. I would like to thank you all and to this site. What a wealth of information and great people. I would love for any of you to come down and see the 305 under construction and I would be honored to give you a personal tour. Heres to keeping these boats alive for many, many years to come.
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Dick
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Posted on: May 10, 2014 - 12:02pm
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Bob & Randy . . .
You're very welcome. I'm glade to here it was printed and put to use educating visitors on a complete PT boat rather than just an upper deck. If one of you get the opportunity to click a quick photo of the display, I would love to see it post here on the board. Maybe even with a couple of you guys (volunteers) around it.
And the rest of you guys . . . . . I'm know suffering from reading-induced Swelled-Head disease, earlier I wanted heat up my coffee but I couldn't get out of my office door, the head just wouldn't fit through . . . .
If or when I get more PT boat materials, please be assured I will post them for all to enjoy. Its a good thing I don't live next door to HQ, or I'd be burning-out scanners left and right - just to get the info out there!
Just for fun, below is the Ron 22 Badge with a PT 305 band I recreated and used on the poster. The museum was given the full size high resolution electronic file for this as well. Also the artwork of the boat's name and number as actually used on the boat was created based and scale from 305 photos.
Dick . . .
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