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I want to replace the 4 and the big S with a DS the same height and script. The letters are about raised 2mm and have rounded bevel edges.
Other suggestions welcome.
If you can draw what you want in CAD I can print them in PLA for you.
Matching the font could be interesting...... and you probably want to specify the height of the letters also!
If I could draw them in CAD then I would need to buy CAD and learn it unfortunately.
The fontis what I can't find in Google Docs but I was hoping there would be a clever person on here who could help. This is often known as the Font of all Knowledge
The pencil lines on the tape are at 1cm intervals.
The fontis what I can’t find in Google Docs
I suspect it's been done freehand (or the digital equivalent thereof) by the designer.
Although you could probably keep the outline of the S and mirror part of the C to make a D with an extra stroke.
Can you shave the two sticky out bits off the 4 then spin it round a bit? That'll give you a stylised DS
If money is no object...
https://shop.nameyourporsche.com/products/name-your-porsche
otherwise, people have used a modified version of this font : https://www.myfonts.com/collections/caflisch-script-font-adobe
Use your art powers and draw it on to sheet plastic or metal and a fretsaw, file, sand and polish. If you do it in stainless, it will be slow to do but once done it will out last most things.
Nah, it'll never work. Probably time to give up on the project
More helpfully, If you do manage to get a design, I suspect you'll need someone with a relatively competent 3d printer to get both the quality and stability you require. PLA filament won't last with UV exposure. You'll need PETG at a minimum, and I'd suggest that will need painting to protect it from UV. I understand ASA filament will be even better. However, that has heat and ventilation requirements that a lot of basic hobby 3d printers won't do, and it'll also need to be done with a fine nozzle to avoid a lot of layer lines on the bevels.
hmmm, sounds a bit more complex that I thought so I might just try a sand mould and molten aluminium...
...or just give up completely and sell the part finished project for a pittance
hmmm, sounds a bit more complex that I thought so I might just try a sand mould and molten aluminium…
By the time you have made the patterns you may as well have hacked it out the solid, unless you want to make more than one set.
As much as I probably would prefer option A, I think B would be capable of a really good result. However, I'd suggest sculpting first out of something like Fimo or even wax, then taking a mold from that, then casting. Of you can do the first bit, but not the second, my partner uses a company called Jewelcast In Birmingham who can make moulds of an item and then cast it in silver. Whilst that may be a bit OTT for this, they may be able to help with aluminium, or suggest someone who can?
As mentioned the design bit is the problem. Getting it printed in a material that’ll work for you shouldn’t be too hard. Nothing to stop it being cleaned up and painted?
you can import an image into the free microsoft 3d builder and turn into into a 3d stl which i could print in resin. cant remeber wxactly how to do it, but i definitely did it over haloween for the kids with pumpkin images
but id say it would be better on a pla printer as they do shapes like this better with less cleanup.
I don't think a resin 3d print will last long with UV will it?
You're an artist, draw it in whatever fashion you like and add dimensions (including thickness and profile). You'll need that whether you cut it out of an aluminium blank or get someone to print it. Importing a hand drawn sketch (or Photoshop image) into CAD isn't hard - getting the design right is the hard bit.
If you're going to sand cast it PLA's good as you can burn it out of the mold to leave the negative impression, although assuming the back is fairly flat there's probably no point as it's a simple shape. The other advantage of PLA is it's quick and cheap - you can get something knocked up quickly, try it, change it and when you're happy make it by whatever process you like.
From the photo the letters look painted, you'll need to match the paint in any case regardless of material.
there are also 3d scanning apps for phones. they arent great but fpr something this simple it could work.
as soon as you have the design as an stl its fairly simple to print it.
re resin uv properties, as long as its fully painted your fine. well at least what i use is, sunlu abs. different resins have different properties.
is it a flat shape or curved to the panel?
thats also possible to do as ive created 3d templates for little model space marine shoulder pads too
You only really need the "D" - why not find one you like online e.g. https://www.halfords.com/motoring/car-accessories/exterior-styling/chrome-letter-badge-d-567925.html?istCompanyId=b8708c57-7a02-4cf6-b2c0-dc36b54a327e&istFeedId=367c5610-f937-4c81-8609-f84582324cd6&istItemId=qxwlp&istBid=t
You can remove the existing letters without damage using nylon fishing line if you want to change the spacing or just remove the 4.
Or just turn the 4 180 degrees and remove the old tail of the 4?
right bit of googling suggests you can get an official jpg of the logo here
https://press.porsche.com/prod/presse_pag/PressResources.nsf/Content?ReadForm&languageversionid=66268&hl=unternehmen-logos&level1id=5
i could pull that into 3d builder and get you the S quite easily i reckon. the d could be created as per the clever chap above, maybe cutting bits off the 4 and then having to refinish
a graphic designer type could probably knock this up in half an hour
Just redo the whole thing in Comic Sans.