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I've been either making or improving military squadron plaques "by hand" for decades. Now that the old hands are starting to give up and the new mechanized processes are on the scene, I think I am entering the Mothballed Locker.
anyway, I've stumbled upon a project that has a small following. The only photo that I could find was a modern "jacket patch" of which I was able to copy and reproduce into a working model for cast resin reproductions. After a lot more research, I found a person that was able to provide me with an actual photo of the original design and the jacket patch is not accurate to the original detail.
Now, here is the rub: is it possible to reproduce this detail with a 3-D printer or CNC to be at least 75% accurate and I can fine-tune it by hand with an assortment of tools and modeling clays. Wood would not be my first choice of material. It would be preferred to be in some sort of solid material that can be modified by hand. Carving wax, HDPE, 30# HDU, cast resin block, etc. (the plaque is 6" diameter and maybe 1/2" thick).
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated and thank you for your time.
and this is the Jacket Patch that I found but is not very close to the original design.
anyway, I've stumbled upon a project that has a small following. The only photo that I could find was a modern "jacket patch" of which I was able to copy and reproduce into a working model for cast resin reproductions. After a lot more research, I found a person that was able to provide me with an actual photo of the original design and the jacket patch is not accurate to the original detail.
Now, here is the rub: is it possible to reproduce this detail with a 3-D printer or CNC to be at least 75% accurate and I can fine-tune it by hand with an assortment of tools and modeling clays. Wood would not be my first choice of material. It would be preferred to be in some sort of solid material that can be modified by hand. Carving wax, HDPE, 30# HDU, cast resin block, etc. (the plaque is 6" diameter and maybe 1/2" thick).
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated and thank you for your time.
and this is the Jacket Patch that I found but is not very close to the original design.