Originally Posted by
Insidious C.
I would really like to try making a more attractive version of the pentagonal plastic head badge Motobecane used ca. 1973. I'm thinking either chem etched brass or cut on a 3 axis engraver, then paint fill. The overall shape of the badge is very recognizable, so I could take artistic license with the internal details.
I wonder if it would be easier to etch brass or to etch a steel pipe (1.25" OD) and then "shape" the brass over the mold. The brass would have to be thin, but then you could do as many as you wanted.
I like the idea of making a better version of a plastic headbadge.