Strokermjcomanche Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Looking for vector images of the hard to locate "Comanche " , "metric ton" , "turbo diesel " etc badges. To make them be precise enough to resemble oem bages I need the drawings . Right now I'm just feeling out whether or not it's even a worthwhile idea . It would be around 35 a badge to make . What are your thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Are you looking at making actual 3d badges, or just stickers? I don't know about vector drawings, but I might be able to help out with CAD drawings to a set of dimensions. I wouldn't be in the market for the end product, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokermjcomanche Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Supposedly the vector drawings are needed for 3d emblems I want to make them as original as possible . I'm not a expert at all on drawings , I was told that normal images have squares instead of having nice clean lines . If not enough demand is wanted then there is no need to proceed lol. Thanks for the help Gogmorgo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacks Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Raster graphics, gif, jpg, bmp, etc can be converted to vector graphics via many programs. I have used one called Inkscape. It's a free download and conversion is as simple as opening a jpg image file and re-saving it as a vector graphic file such as .svg which seems to be a common vector format. I've tried saving to a .dxf format with relatively poor results for some reason. Might be worth a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 So were you looking at getting some CNC machined or something? I'm just curious as to where this is going. Yes, a regular (uncompressed) digital image is made up of square pixels. More or less the file looks like a grid with a "paint by numbers" thing happening... each individual pixel is a square in the grid, with the code for the colour of the square. Going to seriously high definition can make things look round, or angled, but torn down to bits everything is in squares and right angles. In contrast, a vector image file isn't so much a picture as it is an instruction set for drawing the picture. Kind of a "start at this coordinate, draw a line so long at such an angle"... a bunch of vectors. The advantage being that since you're always re-rendering the image, it's infinitely scalable and will always look sharp, whereas a regular digital image will eventually start looking pixelated when zoomed in, and loses definition when zoomed out. It also sometimes allows a much smaller uncompressed file because you don't need a string of data for every single pixel. I've seen a couple programs like Stacks describes in use, but have never used them myself. I have converted CAD models to machine code for CNC laser cutting, though, which is a very similar process I'm guessing. The reason I'm not personally on the market for the end product is that I still have my MJ's badges in decent condition. I still think this is something that should be available to others if they want it (that and more NEW replacement parts is ALWAYS a good thing), which is why I offered to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 You wouldn't be able to use this, would you? :dunno: It's not a vector by any means, but I made it a few years ago when I had the itch for doing emblems and other decals for members here. Felt it was good enough for what I needed it to be at the time. Conveniently located at the bottom link in my signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokermjcomanche Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 Gogmorgo : thanks for your detailed reply , you clearly know more about imaging than I do . My ultimate goal was to have a local sign / graphics company making the emblems out of 4mm Chrome material suited for outdoors . Or another route would be my neighbor that is currently going to school for 3d printing, although after the emblems were made out of abs plastic they would need to be chromed and would not be cost effective. My neighbor is currently working on making the trim bezels for the tilt mechanism and the xj / mj bucket seats and I would like to see how they are going to turn out. Red rocker : that image may be useful if it's a scale drawing . As of now I don't see enough interest if I'm only going to be making a minimal number of badges . You figure how many diesel mj / xjs are still around let alone needing the turbo badge . The metric and Comanche badges are more abundant but some people could care less if they have them on or don't want to spend the @35 $ on each badge . I'm going to keep an eye on this thread and see if there is more demand in the future . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillithium Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 I'd love some new Comanche letter badges, especially if it's quality stuff. But for now, I'm more interested in those bezel covers for two door XJ seats :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokermjcomanche Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 I'd love some new Comanche letter badges, especially if it's quality stuff. But for now, I'm more interested in those bezel covers for two door XJ seats :yes: I'm working on those . He is doing them in between other school projects , so it's when he gets free time . When I have a finished product I will post in the for sale section . I want to get them done for my buckets as well lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnj92131 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 The real market for these is EBay. Much larger reach than just the Comanche Club. I also wonder if it would be easier to locate a vendor of these trim pieces for other brands, i.e. Mopar, Ford, Chevy? They may have the sources and scale of purchase to get this done. Still, I know the largest seller of Corvair parts - Clarks Corvair Parts started 40+ years ago with just a couple of products. Now they have a 3-400 page catalog and thousands of reproduction items. I actually would buy some of these reproductions. Starting with the 2 door seat bezels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 That image may be useful if it's a scale drawing . As of now I don't see enough interest if I'm only going to be making a minimal number of badges . You figure how many diesel mj / xjs are still around let alone needing the turbo badge . The metric and Comanche badges are more abundant but some people could care less if they have them on or don't want to spend the @35 $ on each badge . I'm going to keep an eye on this thread and see if there is more demand in the future . Made it intentionally bigger than 1:1 for reference purposes, and so that people can adjust and scale for placement depending on where they would (ideally) want it on their trucks. In fact, most, if not all of the badges or decal work I've done has been done that way. Although it's more of a "sticker-style" emblem than anything. If you want an honest, .02 opinion, I'd sooner offer a printed sticker akin to the tailgate logo for people to place as they want rather than a physical badge. Badges are nice, but as you said, most people aren't bothered / don't care care if they have proper emblems on their trucks. Still, gotta give you props for attempting to garner interest. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokermjcomanche Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Thanks RedRocker . I can't do much in the winter time outside on my trucks so I try to occupy my time with things like this . Then when summer comes around it's time to work outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEEJ Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Does anyone know if the select-trac sticker that goes on the drivers side sunviser is available anymore,anywhere? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 I've got a bilingual one in decent shape, but I don't fancy my luck pulling it off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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