Adam Amp.
@mountainhick Looks like nice work!
Far as a name goes, get yourself a badge or emblem off a car, truck, or large kitchen appliance and stick it on there. Here are a few of my builds.
1967 Ford Mustang:
1970 Mercury Cougar:
1940s International Harvester tractor:
1966 Chevrolet Nova:
In my case, make it lame name ideas. But if you're thinking Swamp, there's always, with apologies to Eminence, "Swamp Thang." Not very seriously, but Beatle Bailey and Sarge serve their country at "Camp Swampy." And in honor of the FAME studios crew, you could do "The Swampers" or just "Muscle Shoals."
Heh, you're gonna be sorry you asked us for name ideas.
If i sounded judgemental, sorry! Not at all. Looks just fine aesthetically to me (i think i have less attractive examples on this forum no less
). I just saw the bends and was hoping it wasnt because the metal was too thin? Sounds like youre good!
No worries, not taken as judgemental. The bar is high here though, and some perfectionists might judge. That's OK too.If i sounded judgemental, sorry! Not at all. Looks just fine aesthetically to me (i think i have less attractive examples on this forum no less
I've gotta say this is in the very best sense of the word : SLICK!@mountainhick Looks like nice work!
Far as a name goes, get yourself a badge or emblem off a car, truck, or large kitchen appliance and stick it on there. Here are a few of my builds.
1967 Ford Mustang:
1970 Mercury Cougar:
1940s International Harvester tractor:
1966 Chevrolet Nova:
aaaaw, he said , so your a technician not a witch, that's a relief.Cheers, brother.
Do you mean, how did I stick the emblems on? It's easier than it looks.
If that's the question, these die-cast badges have bayonets on the back that are designed to press into a B-clip swaged into the sheet metal of a vehicle's body panel.
So the thing to do is make a paper template by pressing the pins into a piece of paper resting on something soft, like a single layer of terry towel. This will leave little impressions in the paper.
Use an awl or other pointy tool to poke through the paper at each pin location. Cut out the template, lay it on the surface where the badge is going, and set the badge on it. Check to make sure the badge is centered and straight (or oriented the way you want). Without moving the template, lift the badge up. Mark through the template holes. This is where you drill the same diameter as the pins. A tiny bit larger than the pin diameter is a good idea so you don't have to hammer the badge into place.
I use a toothpick to add a tiny bit of Titebond (less than a full drop) in each hole. This helps hold the badge in place since I like a sort of loose press fit. Gently and evenly press the badge down flush.
Mooy Importantay: these emblems are usually made of pot metal (Phillips metal/white metal/etc.), which is extremely brittle and will not endure any sort of abuse, bending, or twisting. It will break if you look at it funny. The chrome will flake off. So be very very gentle with these things.
Note: you can improve the appearance of these badges by applying flat black paint into recesses in 'closed' letters; look above at the O and two E's in the Monterey emblem. Those little recesses will get black paint before I install it.
