Soviet Avatars Part II

[H Tower]

We've had several new additions to the list of possible avatars to be had, so it's worth it to put them all in one post at the top of the page, sadly, FMK isn't here to do that so we need a new thread.

Anyways, the extended list of avatars:

• Marshal
  
• Propaganda Commisar
  
• Armaments Commisar
  
• Generals
  
• Red Army 1
  
• Red Army 2
  
• Red Guard 1
  
• Red Guard 2
  
• Cavalry
  
• Shock Trooper
  
• Siberian Trooper
  
• Siberian Guards
  
• Naval Infantry
  
• NKVD Trooper
  
• Soviet Citizen
  
• Laborers
  
• Partisans
  
• 

The zip file for all you poor IE users who can't save as a gif file
Soviet Avatar zip file

Avatars with Medals on them. Only for use if you have been awarded those medals!

• Commisar with Red Star
  Commisar with Red Star zip
  
• General with Red Star
  General with Red Star zip
  
• General with Labour Medal
  General with Labour Medal zip
• General Secretary with Red Star
  General Secretary with Red Star Zip
  
• General with Labour Medal and Order of Glory
  General with Labour Medal and Order of Glory zip

[conmcb25]

Thanks H!

[Colwyn]

The havern't

They still havern't given me a coat(custom avatar) that I can pin my medal on

[H Tower]

That's gives me a great idea, Colwyn! Too bad you can't have a custom avatar yet

Check out my new avatar!
If anyone else has received a medal and want's it added to a current avatar, ask I'll try and oblige you

[Henrik]

Nice idea, what happened to the hat and shoes of your marshal though?

[H Tower]

hmmm, I must have picked the same color as the shoes for the transparencies, I'll have to fix that


EDIT: Better now?

[Shaka Naldur]

the red army 1 and the NKVD are wrong
the winter units should be changed

anyways good work h tower

[H Tower]

In honor of comrade Knapovich's award...

[conmcb25]

Thanks again H. Ill have to buy you a beer when I visit Chicago this summer.

[FiGu]

I have 406 posts.. just 94 more and then can i put a custom avatar.. i think i'll be there in middle Summer!

[Shaka Naldur]

comrade marshall, could you make me a unit like comrade Knapovich??
the brown front comander unit and my medal, please

[conmcb25]

H could you describe how you did the Medal for the Info age challenged folks in the audienece?

[H Tower]

Originally posted by Shaka Naldur
comrade marshall, could you make me a unit like comrade Knapovich??
the brown front comander unit and my medal, please

[H Tower]

Originally posted by conmcb25
H could you describe how you did the Medal for the Info age challenged folks in the audienece?

I use Jasc Paint Shop Pro 7, but the idea is similar for every other decent program, MS Paint doesn't count


1. Open both the Unit and medal files
2. Make a new file that's 80x80 (Maximum file size for an avatar at poly)
3. Copy the unit graphic into the upper left hand corner
4. Resize the medal to 70% of the orginal
5. Copy the reduced size medal into the new picture that is 80x80 right next to the unit.
6. You need a common background color, I use a color that will almost never show up in any picture I'm editing, a really bright pink. (Red:255 Green:0 Blue:255) This is the tedious part, going around the two pictures, (unit and medal) pixel by pixel.
7. Next set the transparency color equal to that ugly pink.
8. Select view transparency from the menu bar, just to make sure you did it right.
9. Save as x.gif

[Henrik]

Or if you have photoshop, just copy the avatars and place them in an empty picture (avatar sized) next to a shrunken down (and probably sharpened) medal.