[modeleng] Re: Nameplate niggles

Did you ever consider thermite casting?
It is something that can be done on a very small scale, and is not so 
difficult, nor do you need fancy equipment.
I have done it twice in the past, for small parts and it worked very well.
You can make your nameplate in wax, so you can use the 'Cire perdu' 
method (that is posh for waist-wax)
and have very crisp castings, with high definition..

Cheers
Patrick


R.L. Roebuck wrote:

>Hi there All,
>
>I'm after some nameplates for a Rob Roy I'm working on. I'm not after a 
>personalised name for it, just want them to say "Rob Roy".
>
>Previous nameplate purchases have been from the late Norman Spink (who 
>supplied cast namplates) and from Blackgates (who supplied etched 
>nameplates).
>
>Whilst the cast ones required cleaning up, and had slight imperfections, I 
>have to admit to liking their 'character'.
>
>The etched nameplates (only bought one set) were very crisp, but a little 
>'soul-less' and didn't really look right. They seemed to be in something 
>like a bolt arial font (try typying something into Word and converting to 
>this font to see what I mean).
>
>I'd rather something more like...
>
>http://www.stationroadsteam.co.uk/stock%20pages/3180/pages/3160-b.htm
>http://www.stationroadsteam.co.uk/stock%20pages/3159/pages/3159-l.htm
>
>Does anyone know of anyone who still supplied the cast nameplates, or 
>knows of a regular supplier that do etched nameplates that are a bit more 
>like what I'm describing?
>
>Note: I'm not up for getting them specially made for the purpose of this 
>engine, so I'm more interested in supplier standard products than those 
>who deal in expensive one offs.
>
>Any thoughts?
>
>
>Yours,
>
>
>Rich.
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