Emblems/Scripts

Casey79Westfalia · Post by **Casey79Westfalia** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:14 am

I am interested in making some nice TypeIV badges that follow the same font style as the 914 2.0 badge. Anyone have this font style in photoshop or another font that is close to another style badge. I have a laser cutter at work that I can create badges on it from Cad/Photoshop files that I draw. I am not sure how deep it will cut so I will have to play with it. Anyone know of any companies that will make custom badges if it doesnt work out on this machine. I am sure that I cannot cut metal so I will have to make the badges from plastic and paint with airbrush. I have some ideas and will post some pics when I get some of them drawn.

Rescue912 · Post by **Rescue912** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:30 am

I have hundreds and hundreds of fonts. If you find a decent snapshot of a 2L badge I'll see what fits best. I do have one that fits early 912s closely, not perfect but decent enough...

Casey79Westfalia · Post by **Casey79Westfalia** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:38 am

Great, I will cut and paint a few and see what people think, I have some great designs, well I think they are and would look great on a classic Type4 powered car, also to let people know whats under the decklid.

Casey79Westfalia · Post by **Casey79Westfalia** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 8:04 am

Jake do you have any scripts for your engines. Would you be interested in some badges for them. I think a Type IV powerstroke or camper special badge would be interesting. I could do some designs and see what you think. Just a thought. I know there are lots of people who dont like advertising there engine but it would be a low profile badge. I think the PCA does a fair job with their badge and it fits the overall german style badge.

Ephry73 · Post by **Ephry73** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 8:26 am

This is something I have been dieing to do. I took a 1600 VW sign from a type 3 and flipped the 6 to make it a VW-1900 badge. This is for the 1910 type 4 engine I have in the Ghia. Of course now I have a 2270, and that is way different. Maybe for the 1900 turbo, who knows.

This would be a good thing to have around, subtle, but will definitely let us show our colors sort of speak.
Maybe even silver stickers or cutouts to just show actual engine size

I'll chip in if necessary.

E

Casey79Westfalia · Post by **Casey79Westfalia** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 8:43 am

Great E. I am hoping lot of other people are interested as well.

Ephry73 · Post by **Ephry73** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:18 am

I can think of at least three other people here in MD that will be interested, and me for at least two.

E

Casey79Westfalia · Post by **Casey79Westfalia** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:19 am

I am in Towson so you are not that far from me. I will keep you posted.

Ephry73 · Post by **Ephry73** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:27 am

Good to know. There is a local Decal company in Landover that does this sort of thing. Maylar shines really well.

E

Casey79Westfalia · Post by **Casey79Westfalia** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:40 am

email me the name of the company/Phone # and I will start pricing.

Can Drive Soon · Post by **Can Drive Soon** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:37 pm

Casey79Westfalia wrote:[email protected]

You shouldn't give out your email address directly.

I have hundreds and hundreds of fonts.

I'm at 637 fonts!

Can Drive Soon · Post by **Can Drive Soon** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:39 pm

Can Drive Soon wrote:
Casey79Westfalia wrote:[email protected]
You shouldn't give out your email address directly.

I have hundreds and hundreds of fonts.

I'm at 637 fonts!

I think it would be cool to make them billet from like stainless of aluminum. Maybe not cost effective, but I love excellent quality billet parts, and they would last forever too.

raygreenwood · Post by **raygreenwood** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 2:17 pm

Its much easier to cast them. Any of the magnesium die companies that make chemical etched aluminum and magnesium dies for the hot "kis-cutting" of fleet graphics could make the mold you need from a computer file. These can then simply be hand cast from zinc alloy at home. This will be MUCH smoother than billet cutting. Chemical die making has absolutely no machine marks whatsoever.

I make small molds for lots of little things...but for something like a "badge"...its easiest to take a decal graphic.....either plotter cut of hot kiss-cut (or even hand cut)....and do it one of two ways (depending on the height/depth of the letters you want) (1) overlay it onto modelling compound (wax or polymer clay)...and then carve out what you need below the graphic and then polish everything. Do a two part zinc alloy mold (you can melt it in a cast iron pot with a propane flame)....then cast away.
Or (2)...and this takes a bit more know how......screen print what you want onto copper plate, aluminum plate or zinc plate. You need to screen print on both sides...in exact register. The ink is PCB alkali resist. Then drop the plate into low strength sodium hydroxide solution or acid etch...(all this stuff is easy to buy). Etch to about 1/4 depth....remove....rinse....clean up the edges with emory and file or dremel...then repeat. In an hour or so....you have finished raised metal letters. Polish by hand. The ink washes off with paint thinner. Ray

germansupplyscott · Post by **germansupplyscott** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 2:36 pm

Can Drive Soon wrote:I'm at 637 fonts!

here's what my font folder looks like:

VW or porsche lettering is not a font, they are all hand drawn. by that i mean the letters are not in any font package. i think you will want to scan and then redraw the logotypes in a vector drawing program like adobe illustrator. then they will be easy to cut with the lazer. photoshop does not produce vector artwork so it will not work very well for producing a file to cut from.

there is a freeware font called "porscha 911" it is close to the porsche logotype, but far from perfect.

scott lyons

Casey79Westfalia · Post by **Casey79Westfalia** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:48 pm

Yeah I plan on using a vector based program such as Illustrator or Freehand. The laser cutter prefers freehand but I am going to try and solve the problem with that tonight or tommorow. I have alot of work to do on this but will begin drafting asap. I will keep all posted on my progress.