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New Badges for an MG A

1600 to 1950 conversion

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Wal Werbel11/05/2022 14:26:02
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Hello all,

I recently made a new set of badges for a customer who had had his MGA converted from a 1600 to a 1950. The brief was to adhere to the existing style, and to keep the dimensions similar (especially for the mounting spigots). I made the badges in a decent (ie. non-bendy) grade of aluminium, CAD/CAM in F360 and then hand finished.

Just posting here in case it's of interest or useful to anyone looking for something similar (if that's permissible).

Wal.

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Edited By Wal Werbel on 11/05/2022 14:32:55

Roderick Jenkins11/05/2022 15:16:01
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Very nice. How did you do the texturing on the bar?

Cheers,

Rod

Wal Werbel11/05/2022 15:29:26
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Posted by Roderick Jenkins on 11/05/2022 15:16:01:

Very nice. How did you do the texturing on the bar?

Cheers,

Rod

Rod, I modelled it in 3D. There was scope to use a procedural texture, but it proved a bit of a nightmare to control - I automated a lot of the shape creation, but ended up doing a fair bit of the placement manually, which is quite laughable - but needs must (when you're an idiot and don't know the 'proper' way...)

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noel shelley11/05/2022 16:05:17
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Very neat and Very nice ! Noel.

Phil Whitley11/05/2022 18:42:40
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Beautiful Work Wal!

Nick Wheeler11/05/2022 19:22:15
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They look good.

A friend had the logo for his kitcar project 3D printed, and after painting them clear coated for a sort of DIY enamel badge look.

Wal Werbel12/05/2022 02:39:02
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Posted by Nicholas Wheeler 1 on 11/05/2022 19:22:15:

They look good.

A friend had the logo for his kitcar project 3D printed, and after painting them clear coated for a sort of DIY enamel badge look.

Yeah, one day (probably not that far off) that'll be the way to go. Shame, though - making these from scratch is a lot more fun than FILE>PRINT..!

Wal.

Raymond Pullen25/05/2022 00:57:32
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Super work, they really look the part.

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