Ed McDonnell
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My friend just completed restoration of his 1975 Corvette. I decided to make him a pen. Having decided to do this, I was somewhat surprised to find out that Chevy changes the emblems, badges and fonts just about every model year. I couldn't take detail pictures of his car because that would have raised suspicions. It took me a while to track down the designs for 1975 on the web. I ultimately had to hand draw the textual elements because I couldn't find fonts that were close enough.
Sadly, 1975's emblem was probably the least suitable for including on a pen. But, authenticity trumps artistry so I stayed true to the model year, even if I could have made a more striking pen if I had allowed myself to take some artistic liberties.
It's a 5 color (not counting clear) cast on a Black Titanium / Platinum Elegant Button Click Sierra.
360 of the blank:
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The pen:
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On my computer, the thumbnails colors in the post look funny. Clicking or hovering shows more accurate colors. Go figure????
Ed
Sadly, 1975's emblem was probably the least suitable for including on a pen. But, authenticity trumps artistry so I stayed true to the model year, even if I could have made a more striking pen if I had allowed myself to take some artistic liberties.
It's a 5 color (not counting clear) cast on a Black Titanium / Platinum Elegant Button Click Sierra.
360 of the blank:
View in Gallery
The pen:
View in Gallery
On my computer, the thumbnails colors in the post look funny. Clicking or hovering shows more accurate colors. Go figure????
Ed
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