Hi
anybody on here made a metal marshal badge from "Outland" ?
I have the patches but now after a badge :love
anybody on here made a metal marshal badge from "Outland" ?
I have the patches but now after a badge :love
Outland badge
- Thread starter Megamicrofish
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Very cool , do you have any screencaps to compare these with ?
Blad
Sr Member
Yes, but I don't think I can share them - a member here kindly sent me some close-up pictures of a real metal Outland Marshal badge given to him by Sir Sean Connery. 
I know my badges are pretty accurate replicas, although if I made a master again I'd probably do the text slightly differently.
There is another version on ebay, which is OK, but not very accurate, as far as I know apart from the real badges, no-one has made a metal version of it.
I know my badges are pretty accurate replicas, although if I made a master again I'd probably do the text slightly differently.
There is another version on ebay, which is OK, but not very accurate, as far as I know apart from the real badges, no-one has made a metal version of it.
Blad
Sr Member
Food for thought - so if somebody was to do a run of these in metal :rolleyes
What sort of price point do you think would be reasonable , £30-40
Blad
Sr Member
Thing is - it's not just casting in metal, to look 'right' you'd need to plate the gold parts and enamel the blue areas. It would probably be too expensive to get it done in the UK, £30-£40 would probably cover getting a small run made in China with a little profit.
If it helps, I'll take a couple.
Blad's resin badge is lovely -- I've got both versions -- but there's something about metal that's so... well, metallic!
LeMarchand
Sr Member
i will have to check, but it looks like i have a copy of an original. Bought it here 5-6 years ago, one of my first props.
[EDIT], either a very accurate replica or a copy of an original i think
[EDIT], either a very accurate replica or a copy of an original i think
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LeMarchand
Sr Member
That looks really good, does look like a copy of the original.
Are there any cheap foundrys in Holland?
the foundry i use is very good as they do their casting in a vacchamber. Probably not a good idea with the 'recaster' policiy and all.
Blad
Sr Member
Well you can recast mine in metal if you want!
If your badge is cast from 'production-made' it's in that really annoying grey area isn't it? Recasting a screen-used prop is fair-game, recasting a second-generation screen-used prop isn't. Do we have any Prop Police on the board to provide a ruling?
If your badge is cast from 'production-made' it's in that really annoying grey area isn't it? Recasting a screen-used prop is fair-game, recasting a second-generation screen-used prop isn't. Do we have any Prop Police on the board to provide a ruling?
Blad
How did you cast yours, was it from a screen used prop or was it built from scratch ? I only ask because if you built it from scratch then re-casting yours (with your permission) would be OK
and then I could have 1 :rolleyes
I think this is precisely why Blad suggested it. :loveBlad
How did you cast yours, was it from a screen used prop or was it built from scratch ? I only ask because if you built it from scratch then re-casting yours (with your permission) would be OK
and then I could have 1 :rolleyes
Blad's badge was created, I believe, entirely from scratch, based primarily on photographic references. I'm sure he'll be along presently with more details, but in the meantime:
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Wow! That's extraordinarily generous, Charlie!
Blad's created a lot of terrific badges in resin. If anyone out there has the ability to cast them in metal, you might like to ask Blad for his master list...
Then be sure to let the rest of us know what metal badges you'll be making available.
:lol
Blad's created a lot of terrific badges in resin. If anyone out there has the ability to cast them in metal, you might like to ask Blad for his master list...
Then be sure to let the rest of us know what metal badges you'll be making available.
