Quick & Dirty Emperors Bowtie, uh er brooch

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I've always liked the black "brooch" the emperor wore in ROTJ. The other day I saw Sculpy clay on sale and decided to try a q&d version.
501ST PIC (of the original I presume) :

I used the 501st info and their pic as a guide which lists it as as 1 3/4 " high by 2 3/4" wide.

I cut out a piece rolled it flat and used a spoon and a few other round objects to make the patterns and stuck 2 magnets into the back side. I tried to keep it as close to the "patterns" seen on the 501 pic. I then baked it then shot it with some spare rattlecan gloss black paint.

 

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And here's how it turned out:

Magnets embedded on back






Sorry the pictures are pretty shoddy - just hard to get the gloss black look correct in a pic but I'm very pleased with it.

Here it is on my work desk.