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Questions re the photo thread

the*scarlet*pimpernel — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 03:54:45 GMT

Chukk, what's the difference between the smurfs you can buy now, and the originals from 30 years ago? I was only saying t o hubby the other day I wish I still had mine. I think my SIL gave them to my nieces. SHe also found my barbies and gave them to her girls, who promptly broke them. I was a tad upset about that. I had a Patch doll, and my Sisters Paul doll, as well as Olympic barbie and some others. Would be worth a fortune now

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the*scarlet*pimpernel — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 03:57:38 GMT

Tende, is new kitty a Van?

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the*scarlet*pimpernel — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 04:02:01 GMT

Flashie, I have photo I took in a cemetry in England years ago. Rows of tall straight headstones and then there is one headstone leaning to the side. The name on the headstone was Somebody (can't remember first name) SLOPER

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tende60 — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 04:18:21 GMT

Pimpy, without wanting to sound like a knob... What is a Van? Is it a breed...

I really have no idea what he is.

Hubby rescued him and brought him home (just like Skipper when he was a pup, he got Skip when he was dumped and left on the side of the road).

This little tyke and his family were living in the roof of a supermarket. The parents were feral cats (kitties would have ended up being the same).

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tende60 — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 04:25:30 GMT

Oh I just googled them....They are very striking.

He doesn't have two different coloured eyes but he's still very young.

The tail is very similar though. Also he has gingery ears and faint ginger markings on his hindquaters.

He's most likely like all our animals, a complete mixture...

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boris1gary — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 07:09:37 GMT

does anyone know how to make photo's smaller, just took some and can't post them.

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chuk_77 — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 07:10:46 GMT

pimpy, there is a huge difference apart from their worth.

The molds are different, the shade of blue is different, trademark year and country they are made is all different to the originals.

The newer ones are also ugly.

Different smurfs were manufactured in different countries by different manufacturers which also adds or detracts their value

Re: Questions re the photo thread

lurker17260 — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 07:22:49 GMT

Boris, if the uploader tells me they are too big i.e., too many pixels, I just use Paint to reduce the size.

I usually use the large option on the photo thread and medium or small in regular threads.

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cq_tech — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 07:32:14 GMT

@boris1gary wrote:
does anyone know how to make photo's smaller, just took some and can't post them.

Boris, Microsoft make a particularly efficient yet small image resizer for Windows and Googling "MS image resizer" will give you a choice to suit your particular version of Windows from XP right up to Windows 8.

For a standard 3:2 image format, the best size to post IMO is 800*600dpi and leave it at 'full size' when posting. 🙂

Re: Questions re the photo thread

lakeland27 — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 07:38:52 GMT

a little smurf music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zff5LVkDzHA

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lurker17260 — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 07:40:37 GMT

BTW this is a terrific thread idea pimpy. It helps keeps the photo thread for photos

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boris1gary — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 08:05:41 GMT

Thanks lurker and cq, great advice.

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chuk_77 — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 08:11:36 GMT

@lakeland27 wrote:
a little smurf music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zff5LVkDzHA

oh dear, the smurfs sound a bit too much like the chipmunks there hahaha

its a bit catchy though ♫beer beer smrufing beer♫

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lakeland27 — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 08:18:18 GMT

@chuk_77 wrote:
@lakeland27 wrote:
a little smurf music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zff5LVkDzHA
oh dear, the smurfs sound a bit too much like the chipmunks there hahaha
its a bit catchy though ♫beer beer smrufing beer♫

my younger brother had that album, that song has been in my head since the 1980's .. i needed to get it out

Re: Questions re the photo thread

chuk_77 — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 08:19:42 GMT

so you thought you'd share huh? gee ta 😄

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lakeland27 — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 08:24:45 GMT

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cherry*135 — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:15:34 GMT

I still have the Smurfs we mostly got as a bonus from the petrol station in the early '80's.

I just dug them out when I saw Chuk's photo. They need a good clean and the painter one has his paintbrush broken off, which I don't remember that being like that last time I looked at them.

I used to keep them on top of the fridge and give them to visitng children to play with and then own children played with them.

They were in a plastic bag with other small plastic toys (some heavy) so I will keep them separate now.

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chuk_77 — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:17:42 GMT

i have all them and thats how my collection started AM. Some I never played with coz they were to "boyish" like the aussie rules smurf, thank godcoz he is one of my mint fairly rare ones

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cherry*135 — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:26:25 GMT

chuk wrote : The newer ones [Smurfs] are also ugly.

Same with My Little Pony, etc.. they look nothing like they used to do. They older styles were better.

Painter & Smurfette - new style

Re: Questions re the photo thread

chuk_77 — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:28:51 GMT

they look like jaaks style. Way back some fakes were made. Collectable to the right person as they were in short supply but the new ones apart from being like in the movie, look like the old fakes