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Making Grille Badges

Discussion in 'Parts for Sale' started by aaron, Dec 7, 2011.

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  1. aaron

    aaron Well-Known Member

    How many people would be interested in custom or OEM grille badges?

    I am a hobbyist 3D designer so I can design them easily and I can upload the designs to Shapeways to have them printed.

    Just wondering how many people would be interested in them to see if it would be worth the (small amount of :tongue: ) effort.

    Aaron.
     
    aaron, Dec 7, 2011
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  2. lone wolf

    lone wolf Well-Known Member Donated!

    I would really like to have a Turbo 2WD in OEM style :)
     
    lone wolf, Dec 7, 2011
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  3. LionTR

    LionTR Well-Known Member Donated!

    :smilielol5
     
    LionTR, Dec 7, 2011
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  4. aaron

    aaron Well-Known Member

    Well if anyone has a micrometer and can get me all the exact measurements (in mm) of the original badge I can model almost anything out of it.

    Aaron.
     
    aaron, Dec 7, 2011
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  5. Spiderman

    Spiderman Well-Known Member

    I dunno lion but I don't think he meant it as a joke....... but I think I can see how it can interpreted in 2 different ways sooooooo.......... I'll take a laugh any day :lachtot :cheers2

    Ps....... Whose the dickhead if I'v got this wrong.......... don't answer that :mrgreen
     
    Spiderman, Dec 7, 2011
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  6. Spiderman

    Spiderman Well-Known Member

    I don't get it........ are you saying the solid plastic grill badge ?............ but then you mention stickers.......... am I reading it wrong ?
     
    Spiderman, Dec 7, 2011
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  7. lone wolf

    lone wolf Well-Known Member Donated!

    I was serious indeed about it. My car is a 3s-gte 2wd powered car. :)
     
    lone wolf, Dec 7, 2011
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  8. aaron

    aaron Well-Known Member

    You have a post-facelift grille, right? I'm making the base model facelift badge now.

    Stickers? http://www.shapeways.com is a 3d printing service :D

    Aaron.
     
    aaron, Dec 7, 2011
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  9. LionTR

    LionTR Well-Known Member Donated!

    I know your car well ;) I didn't take it as a joke, just found it a genius idea and it made me laugh.
     
    LionTR, Dec 7, 2011
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  10. lone wolf

    lone wolf Well-Known Member Donated!

    lol :)

    not used to be a genius :) lol
     
    lone wolf, Dec 7, 2011
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  11. lone wolf

    lone wolf Well-Known Member Donated!

    @aaron : It's a post facelift indeed.
     
    lone wolf, Dec 7, 2011
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  12. 88miles

    88miles Well-Known Member

    If you can make this badge exactly as the oem I would say you could make
    some money.

    [​IMG]

    This badge would be nice too...

    [​IMG]
     
    88miles, Dec 7, 2011
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  13. aaron

    aaron Well-Known Member

    I can make anything, I just need exact dimensions and a good resolution of the text from a dead on angle.

    If that GT-Four badge is yours could you take some pictures of the sides and back and get some measurements for me?

    These measurements:
    [​IMG]
    gt-four by DeL337--, on Flickr

    Aaron.
     
    aaron, Dec 7, 2011
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  14. 88miles

    88miles Well-Known Member

    Yea, the gt-four badge is not mine, found the image online. I know Stig has one
    so hopefully you could talk him into giving you exact measurements. I should be coming into
    the other badge soon and when I do I will measure it up for you. This is a great idea because
    we need reproduction oem pieces for our cars. Hopefully our cars will be looked upon as classics
    one day and have a whole catalog of repro parts (ie mustang,etc.) :fingersx
    What do you think the cost will be to have these produced?
     
    88miles, Dec 7, 2011
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  15. aaron

    aaron Well-Known Member

    I hope it's soon! :mrgreen I don't want to have to use the word 'technically' when I say I have a classic car :smilielol5

    Using the original ABS material I'm quoted at AU$37.50 for the normal 'TOYOTA' thin badge (like in your sig) without lettering.
    http://www.shapeways.com/model/402931/st_162_grill_badge_1st_draft.html?gid=ug

    Of course I will be modelling the lettering too, anyone who buys it will just have to spray on some paint themselves.

    Aaron.
     
    aaron, Dec 7, 2011
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  16. 88miles

    88miles Well-Known Member

    Honestly I think the quote is a little high because I think you would be hard pressed to
    find many buyers for a thin style Toyota badge for $40 + usd. I would think that there are
    quite a few of those badges out there. On the other hand the GT-FOUR badge is rare JDM
    gear and I would think that if you did a initial run of 20 or so you would have no problem
    selling all of them for 60 + usd (I don't know, just guessing). I do think the lettering should be painted before selling though. Hell, I want one. :cool

    Here is something I have noticed on ebay. Evidently this guy has had these grill badges made
    and he will sell one at a time. As soon as one auction ends, he will list another. He has gotten
    as much as $144 for one of these. The lowest I have seen one go for is $45, but he has sold
    many for $100+, so there is some demand.
    [​IMG]
     
    88miles, Dec 8, 2011
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  17. aaron

    aaron Well-Known Member

    Yeah I think the price is pretty high too for only a little bit of plastic.
    I believe it costs so much because they will be printed using a 3d printer as opposed to injection molding; which is cheaper, but has a much higher startup cost.
    The reason I say people would have to paint the badges themselves is because of shipping costs;
    If I were to paint them and then sell them that's ~$40 + ~$17 postage to me and then I'd have to post them again, and if I wanted to get any sort of profit that's coming up to around ~$70 apiece. I definitely wouldn't pay that for a bit of plastic :tongue:

    What badge is that? Never seen it before.

    I'm thinking the GT-Four and turbo 4wd badges would be the most in demand out of the lot of them, so if I can get some exact dimensions for it I can make an accurate model and then if I can find 10 or so people interested I could get a bulk print done (one shipping box = cheaper) and paint them myself.
    I could also make completely custom badges ( eg. lonewolf's turbo 2wd, names etc. ) for about the same price if I don't paint them, due to the shipping costs mentioned previously.

    Regardless of everything, I'll be modelling a bunch of badges and other small parts just because I can :hehe If anyone wants them printed I can upload them to Shapeways and you can buy them from there.

    Aaron.
     
    aaron, Dec 8, 2011
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  18. eNtraxGT88

    eNtraxGT88 Well-Known Member Donated!

    japanese katakana for toyota. you will see many of these logos in little forms all over your celica. the latest one i've seen is on the bracket that holds the clutch pedal in my celica.
     
    eNtraxGT88, Dec 8, 2011
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  19. ST165-2765

    ST165-2765 Well-Known Member Donated!

    What program do you use to make your 3d models ? I used to use 3D Studio Max like 10 years ago.
     
    ST165-2765, Dec 8, 2011
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  20. aaron

    aaron Well-Known Member

    Blender 3d.

    Lots of people claim the interface is horrible and hard to understand, but it is the most consistent interface in any program that I have ever seen.

    I've tried 3DS MAX before, too much clicking for me :p

    Aaron.
     
    aaron, Dec 8, 2011
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