Post by punkdude908 on Jul 20, 2009 12:51:28 GMT -5
I decided to go ahead and give a stab at making my own uniform badges. I got some of the 3" and 6" action figures and used the stands that comes with them, modified them, and painted them to look more like the on-screen versions. I also plan to add pin backs as soon as the paint is fully cured. they're not 100% screen accurate, but they're good enough for the time being, or until something official is released. The large badges are very close to being screen accurate size, I think maybe they're only about 1/4" too tall, but not enough to notice the difference.
The spray paint used is Rustoleum Metallic Matte Silver (from Lowe's) and Valspar Metallic Brass (from Michael's)
The 2 plain gold badges came with the Cadet figures and the Command insignia badges came from the standard crew figures. The Command insigia was cut out from the badge using a hobby knife heated with a torch, so it cuts the plastic like butter.
The large badges measure approx. 2 1/2" tall and 1 1/2" wide. The small badges measure approx. 1 3/4" tall and 1 1/4" wide.
The spray paint used is Rustoleum Metallic Matte Silver (from Lowe's) and Valspar Metallic Brass (from Michael's)
The 2 plain gold badges came with the Cadet figures and the Command insignia badges came from the standard crew figures. The Command insigia was cut out from the badge using a hobby knife heated with a torch, so it cuts the plastic like butter.
The large badges measure approx. 2 1/2" tall and 1 1/2" wide. The small badges measure approx. 1 3/4" tall and 1 1/4" wide.