Tristin Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 No Im no rush... Ive been offered another set it seems and may take that up if you dont ever get around to casting more. Just wanted to see if you had a few floating around to chuck in an envelope. Quote Link to comment
Dguy210 Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 No Im no rush... Ive been offered another set it seems and may take that up if you dont ever get around to casting more. Just wanted to see if you had a few floating around to chuck in an envelope. If you can get originals go for that, the sss badges are a righteous bitch to paint. If I don't get more made before Canby I will by July. Quote Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted June 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Following on from the last awesome package, look what turned up from merica today (woo hoo) Big thanks to Jacob for making the effort! Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 I might (doubt it) have a b210 GX emblem, did at one point, unno any more Quote Link to comment
Kirden Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Haha, I told you that badge was bad :P I hope you can get a decent mold from it when it is striped. Still looking forward to seeing what you are able to do with these badges. Quote Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted June 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Haha, I told you that badge was bad :P I hope you can get a decent mold from it when it is striped. Still looking forward to seeing what you are able to do with these badges. It's going to make a great! mould. Trip to the fibreglass supply shop on the cards tomorrow to get some more of the mould casting silicone. Thanks! Quote Link to comment
72240z Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Anyone ready to make me fairlady badges yet? lol Quote Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted June 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Anyone ready to make me fairlady badges yet? lol Got an original? Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 i happened to get a package as well from Dguy210 it contained these they look great when he said high rate of failure i thought there would be more flaws but all ive seen is a few bubbles here and there i look forward to cleaning these up and putting them on the car Quote Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted June 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 i happened to get a package as well from Dguy210 it contained these they look great when he said high rate of failure i thought there would be more flaws but all ive seen is a few bubbles here and there i look forward to cleaning these up and putting them on the car Nice! I keep forgetting with the badges I make that no one is going to be looking at them from a foot away. I've thrown out a few which were, in hindsight, keepers. Oh well, what the hell. Making the mould for the 1600SSS badge today. Über, über rare here! Quote Link to comment
72240z Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Got an original? Nope lol I would just do it myself if I did. Quote Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted June 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Nope lol I would just do it myself if I did. Damm :( Looking for one myself! Quote Link to comment
72240z Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Looking for an original? My friend has a fairlady maybe I can borrow one of his to try and copy. I was thinking of buying a NOS one off ebay to copy but... was just hoping someone here would start pumping them out. Much easier lol. Quote Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted June 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Looking for an original? My friend has a fairlady maybe I can borrow one of his to try and copy. I was thinking of buying a NOS one off ebay to copy but... was just hoping someone here would start pumping them out. Much easier lol. Doesn't have to be an original. I could buy one. Guess I'm just being a cheapskate :) Quote Link to comment
72240z Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 You and me both lol Quote Link to comment
RatVonDude Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Silicone rubber is amazing for detail. I've been in the sculpture trade for about 18 years. Bronze or brass would be sick. I'm curious about pot metel too. Resin isn't the best for U.V.. It has a mind of it's own. Quote Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted June 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 In between Family, IRS for the goon, Tshirt project, and a heap of other stuff I thought I'd update this thread. Haven't cleaned my main workbench, or the bench I use to cast the badges for over a month! Anyhow, some clear bench space to pile some more crap on, and, casting surface ready to do the next badge which will be the (mega unobtainable here) Bluebird badge. 2 Quote Link to comment
zat Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Hey man, just wondering if the coupe and wagon emblem ever for sale? how much shipped to 15200 Malaysia? thanx Quote Link to comment
captaingamez Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Maybe vacuum forming was the wrong term. I was talking more about laying carbon fiber sheets and such on a form and vacuum sealing them to cure. Check this out Tristan! He has a more complicated one where he makes an intake manifold. 4 Quote Link to comment
Cleopatra Jones Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 I've had emblems printed on a 3D printer. They're nice but because it prints line by line basically your print isn't smooth so you have to sand it down. It cost me $60 for two. I've recently had my uncle help me make a mould of a good emblem I found complete with pins in the back for pushing into the fender. Two part moulds can be annoying until you get the hang of it. Damn bubbles! The other thing with the moulds is that they get dry after so many castings and your castings don't turn out as well so you have to make yourself a few moulds. For about $20 you can get the plastic casting resin and make 30+ sets of emblems so it's pretty cost effective. The mould material is a bit more but not much. If someone's already mentioned this sorry. I didn't feel like reading through all them postings.....but I'm making the attempt. 2 Quote Link to comment
Cleopatra Jones Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Oh and I might add that you can get dye to put in your casting resin. I used black so all I'd have to do is paint the letters. Just know that when you use a dye it takes a little longer for your resin to set. Just let it sit over night and it won't be so soft anymore. They say you can put it in the oven for a few minutes to harden it but don't. Just leave it over night and it'll be fine. And the reason my 3D print was so cheap is because I made the file to print myself. They wanted $100 which is insane especially since I was already supplying them the outline file. It literally took less than a minute to extrude the file in Maya and make it 3D for printing. Of course it took me a week to figure it out cause I've never used Maya, LOL. I haven't tried any other casting materials aside from plastic but I do want to experiment more. Quote Link to comment
Cleopatra Jones Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Here's a pic showing the pins on some of the castings we made. My uncle was dying to try one in gold. 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 I have a 5Speed emblem and just used two sided tape to secure it. No way was I drilling holes in my baby. 1 Quote Link to comment
Cleopatra Jones Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 The rear fenders on the 210 already have holes in them for the emblems. If they didn't I'd be using double stick tape too. Actually, the first set of emblems I made that's exactly what I did. This new batch I've been making has the pins in them. Quote Link to comment
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