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Topic: ISS Expedition 66 insignia
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Moonbase Alphan
Member Posts: 135
From: Space City, Texas
Registered: Dec 2006
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posted 05-06-2021 06:14 PM
  
International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 66 mission insignia. |
TobiasC
Member Posts: 19
From: Auckland, New Zealand
Registered: Jan 2018
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posted 05-06-2021 07:41 PM
This has to be one of my favorite patches in a long time, really unique, I like it a lot. |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 3038
From: Titusville, FL
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 05-06-2021 08:18 PM
A beautiful design! I love the homage to Route 66. Blake (Dumesnil) did a wonderful job. One of his best and there are so many great ones. |
Mike Dixon
Member Posts: 1625
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003
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posted 05-06-2021 08:28 PM
One of the best. |
SXPatches
Member Posts: 171
From: Port Orchard, WA USA
Registered: Jul 2020
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posted 05-07-2021 01:45 AM
Outstanding!! |
Panther494
Member Posts: 560
From: London UK
Registered: Jan 2013
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posted 05-07-2021 03:42 AM
That is an excellent design. I hope the patch is embroidered, as opposed to printed, to do it justice. |
IconDesign29
Member Posts: 54
From: Houston, Texas
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 05-07-2021 08:44 AM
Thank you for the kind words Tim and all! |
thisismills
Member Posts: 487
From: Michigan
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 05-07-2021 09:47 AM
One of my favorite all time designs, looking forward to getting a decal and embroidered patch... nice work! |
Paul J. Brennan
Member Posts: 254
From: Linden, CA
Registered: May 2019
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posted 07-06-2021 07:15 PM
One of the best! Great job Blake! |
Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1487
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 07-08-2021 09:56 AM
The Expedition 66 patch is now available from AB Emblem. SKU patch design number 432888. The following date codes have been reported/found so far:
- 432888 A-B Emblem Made In USA 0621 20
- 432888 A-B Emblem Made In USA 06/21 20 (eBay 20-08-22)
- 432888 A-B Emblem Made In USA 0721 20
- 432888 A-B Emblem Made In USA 0821 20
- 432888 A-B Emblem Made In China 08/21/40 (Nick D.)
- 432888 A-B Emblem Made In China 01/22/40 (Jon B.)
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Liembo
Member Posts: 832
From: Bothell, WA
Registered: Jan 2013
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posted 07-08-2021 12:19 PM
Unpopular opinion, but I would like to see this in in PVC, too, I think it would render better. I am impressed with the level of detail A-B Emblem did manage to embroider, though. It's a stunning design to be sure. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 50095
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-08-2021 02:21 PM
Given the theme, I think it would also be neat if this emblem was produced in thin metal, like a street sign, but at patch size. If a miniature pole came with it (serving as a desk stand), that would be neat, too. |
Ronpur
Member Posts: 1257
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 07-08-2021 04:39 PM
I am up for any version of this design. I grew up not far from Rt. 66 and I love this design! |
SXPatches
Member Posts: 171
From: Port Orchard, WA USA
Registered: Jul 2020
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posted 07-11-2021 01:20 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
...like a street sign, but at patch size.
Great idea! Though I am not a collector of PVC patches, I agree with Liem that this emblem is worthy of a detailed replica and PVC is way to do that. |
vanerie
Member Posts: 85
From: Outer Banks, North Carolina
Registered: Sep 2016
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posted 07-11-2021 06:06 PM
The embroidery is a fine rendition of the artwork. |
MajTom7
Member Posts: 132
From: Cocoa, FL USA
Registered: Aug 2011
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posted 07-14-2021 09:43 AM
I just received mine today. Dang! That is one nice patch!!! |
Panther494
Member Posts: 560
From: London UK
Registered: Jan 2013
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posted 07-15-2021 06:46 PM
Received mine a couple of days ago and noticed it's missing the pale blue detailing of the Moon. I wonder if this is a one-off error. |
Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1487
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 07-15-2021 11:58 PM
If you send AB Emblem your order details and a photo of the patch, they should send you a new replacement? Also as you are in the United Kingdom they probably won't ask you to return the faulty patch. |
lunarrv15
Member Posts: 1357
From: Cincinnati, Ohio, Hamilton
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 07-17-2021 01:12 AM
that is a collectable manufacture error patch. Hope there are few more. |
Panther494
Member Posts: 560
From: London UK
Registered: Jan 2013
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posted 07-17-2021 06:50 AM
Thanks Kevin, actually got it from Joe at Skyforce so have ordered another. |
Liembo
Member Posts: 832
From: Bothell, WA
Registered: Jan 2013
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posted 07-17-2021 03:12 PM
Quality control seems to be all over the place. I have two from the same order (Skyforce) and all of the lines are noticeably thicker on the bottom one, details on the ISS are muddled and there are some mis-colored lines as well.  |
Dietrich
Member Posts: 85
From:
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 07-18-2021 04:07 PM
I am not at all an expert, but it looks to me that the stitching programs are not fully identical for both patches. Do both patches have the same SKU and date code?Is it only a kind of shift between the various thread colours? |
Liembo
Member Posts: 832
From: Bothell, WA
Registered: Jan 2013
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posted 07-18-2021 09:54 PM
Yeah, same label on the back. Based on my experience with my wife's sewing machines and serger, the 2nd patch looks like when the tightness one one of the thread feeds needs tightened or something. |
Russian
Member Posts: 488
From: France
Registered: Nov 2012
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posted 10-01-2021 09:24 AM
Got these photos from Kentavr. They put the same patch on Shkaplerov’s onboard suit. 
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waa49
Member Posts: 174
From: Neu-Isenburg, Germany, Hessen
Registered: Sep 2015
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posted 10-06-2021 09:59 AM
Is there a description of the ISS Expedition 66 patch? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 50095
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-25-2021 07:21 PM
NASA's description: The Expedition 66 patch celebrates the continued utilization of the International Space Station as a path for human and scientific space exploration. Its shape reflects the Route 66 highway sign, which once guided an earlier expansion into distant, remote lands. The arc of the Earth's atmosphere is reminiscent of the well-known stop-motion photos taken by astronauts and cosmonauts of the Earth in eclipse. Two future destinations are depicted, the Moon resting inside one of the numerals, and Mars to the right. A multicolored bridge containing the colors of each of this mission's international partner's flags (Russia, Germany, France, Japan, and the United States) draws the viewer from the perimeter of the patch into the numeral 66 just as the space station bridges the gap from low-Earth orbit to these distant exploration destinations. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 50095
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-25-2021 07:30 PM
collectSPACE New space station 'Route 66' patch hides nod to Marvel 'The Eternals' artistYou can now "get your kicks" — and your Marvel comic book fix — with a new mission patch for the crew of the International Space Station. The Expedition 66 insignia, which represents the astronauts and cosmonauts now on board and soon to come to the space station, derives its inspiration from a classic American roadway and, in a more subtle nod, the artist behind the latest members of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  |
Russian
Member Posts: 488
From: France
Registered: Nov 2012
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posted 03-13-2023 04:23 PM
The simplified design for the ISS-66 logo used on shirts made by Kentavr: |
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