The badge looks remarkbly lke the coupe sports badge. Im sure Ive seen it before
 
If its not real, it looks the goods anyways

Im thinking of pricing up chroming once i get these.
 
Just need to see if i can achieve a smooth finish to warrant the process.

I got my 3D printed emblems in the post earlier this week.
I chose the stainless option which is made up of 60% steel, 40% brass.
 
I sanded down the face to a smooth finish and then nickel plated my emblems with a DIY nickel-acetete solution made from white vinegar, salt and nickel welding electrodes.
+5V DC from an old USB cable.
 
 
 
Im very happy with how these turned out.
I'll get pics up tomorrow of them on the car once my ultra black dries and i take my tape off.

Thanks Dundee.
I well and truly overspent on a DIY emblem.
 
Shapeways cost about $85 including post.
Then did about $20 in sand paper as i got every grade down to 2000 grit.
 
We removed volume on the back face in.our design to reduce print costing.
This caused the emblem to sagg in the middle so i needed to remove approx 0.5mm from the front face to achieve a flat plain.
 
Then i spent a little over $100 on the nickel plating ingredients because i also bought for copper plating. (And failed so far with copper plating)
 
So I'm in for about $200 for a set of fake emblems.
 
That and a whole lot of time sanding and googling about nickel plating.
 
(I sanded enough off that i needed to file the entire out side edge to retain a factory looking shape).

I didnt mind spending the money.
I think every emblem on my car owes me over 200 anyway.
 
Plus I enjoyed the process.
 
Emblems on.
 

Nothing much to add to the build diary this time.
 
I added a 120y handbrake cover to my 1200 sedan handbrake lever today.
 
Sorry for the photo's in the dark with camera flash on.

 
 
Before fitting my cover i marked my screw hole locations with some small squares of cloth tape to make the assembly process a little easier.

 
While im updating my build diary...
I still have not started my A14 swap.
 
I have been slowly collecting generic bits and pieces from ebay to do the job.
 
Water pump, fan, radiator etc.
Hoping to limit my "car off the road time" by getting my parts list sorted before taking my A12 out.

I have actually already thought the bumper idea up as well.
Too spendy for me at this stage.
 
Got more upgrades planned for the tudoor keeping me poor.
 
Plus ive been spending on bicycles again.
Got another MTB and mandatory parts changing to make it feel like it is uniquely mine.

ummm steampunk mtb well wish I had the time atm!
Is that a 20 or 24 inch frame? I was thinking of using
a 20 inch frame I have convert it to 24 inch wheels.
Over the last couple of years living here I managed 
to horde 20 odd neglected 2 wheelers of all kings.
Recently found a trike frame & slapped it together 
using left over bits for our 12kg, 9 months old.
It will need the Steampunk copper, brass, leather, wood
additions when the bike shed rental is up & running.
You are welcome Ash to Okinawa when you manage to
get some funds away from your treasures.
Im converting a small house for friends and family guests
that come over. This island is paradise for riders and
offroaders that dont mind the sub tropics. Will start another
thread to fot chit chat to avoid clogging this thread any further.

D's logo could also go well on our guards as a stand alone emblem.
 
Or perhaps as a sticker to replace the "datsun 1000" sticker on A10 rocker covers...
Hmmm, now ive got myself thinking.
D... would you mind if i used your avitar as inspiration for a rocker cover sticker?

Thank you D.
 
Not sure what ill do with it, but think it would be fun to try.
 
Is looking easier than what i was starting to cook up in my mind...much easier, and reversable as a mod
 
I was starting to think of trying my hand at pressing something into the blank A10 rocker cover.
 
I was wanting something to go with the sports theme that ive started to go with.
 
From what i was looking at, a shop press, 95 durometer poly and a stamp of my desired shape had the potential to press a shape or words into the blank A10 rocker cover.
 
Didn't have a particular design in mind yet.
 
I was going to start looking into how well the thicker steel held up to this process on an old cover.
 
Even had a go in the vice with some aluminium sheet and an old rubber sanding block last week for proof of concept/learning how to fail & succeed.
 

 
I ended up using a hammer and punch to sharpen inside the spanner jaws.
 
But dont think I'll need to mess about sharpening anything after the use of a press.
 
Think ill try stickers first for now.