Motorhead backpatch finally done

[DreadPirateRedbeard]

So it's finally done. It's taken me two weeks to get this thing done. But I learned a LOT during the process. The logo looks much darker under normal light. So after all the carving and tooling, I took a chance and mixed a bunch of browns and a couple of other colours from my Eco-Flow dyes. I tested it and liked the look so I covered the whole thing in the mixed dye. Then I ran some USMC black dye over the lettering and logo and painted the areas with a metal flake silver and flat red paint. At first, i mixed hte metal flake silver with the flat red but when I applied it, it looked like pink glitter nail polish so I had to go over it with just the red. Then I ran the USMC black over everything again and wiped it down with a rag soaked in paint thinner which took dye and paint off of some places and left it on other spots. Then I riveted the piece to my jacket. I'm hoping to get some better pictures that show the highlights and such. Please feel free to check it out and give me your constructive criticism.

[TomSwede]

So it's finally done. It's taken me two weeks to get this thing done. But I learned a LOT during the process. The logo looks much darker under normal light. So after all the carving and tooling, I took a chance and mixed a bunch of browns and a couple of other colours from my Eco-Flow dyes. I tested it and liked the look so I covered the whole thing in the mixed dye. Then I ran some USMC black dye over the lettering and logo and painted the areas with a metal flake silver and flat red paint. At first, i mixed hte metal flake silver with the flat red but when I applied it, it looked like pink glitter nail polish so I had to go over it with just the red. Then I ran the USMC black over everything again and wiped it down with a rag soaked in paint thinner which took dye and paint off of some places and left it on other spots. Then I riveted the piece to my jacket. I'm hoping to get some better pictures that show the highlights and such. Please feel free to check it out and give me your constructive criticism.

Hey Brother!!!!

That is so kewl!!

It looks excellent and riveting it to the jacket just made the perfect look!!!

The colouring and the method to get there just shows that it sometime is worth it to get a little creative.

Tom

Edited June 1, 2009 by TomSwede

[Kustom]

Very nice!

I got to see Motorhead at the Whiskey a few years ago when they were inducted into the rock walk in Hollywood. It was great seeing them in such a small venue, I was glad I brought earplugs though.

[TomSwede]

Very nice!

I got to see Motorhead at the Whiskey a few years ago when they were inducted into the rock walk in Hollywood. It was great seeing them in such a small venue, I was glad I brought earplugs though.

Ha ha I was standing right next to the speaker when Lemmy walked off the stage and left hiss Rickenbaker against the amp creating a 10-20 mins long earpain for all of us brave enough to wait for extranumber...wish I HAD brought earplugs!!!

They measured sound levels that night, it was 116 db!!! A jetplane is 120db....this was Motörheads third time at this stage and they had promised to turn down the volume a bit this time, he he needless to say, they are banned from this stage nowadays, lol

What is worse is that I had a VIP ticket to the afterparty but arrived too late due to drunk friends messing up the cab ride....ah man!!!

Tom

[AndyL1]

What is worse is that I had a VIP ticket to the afterparty but arrived too late due to drunk friends messing up the cab ride....ah man!!!

Tom

HAHA! Right, I've used that line before too!

Nice work on the back panel. Looks killer!

-Andy

[Bryan]

Wicked bad! Dig the rivets.

[CapableGuardian]

That's wild man. The lettering looks really good too.

[Kustom]

What is worse is that I had a VIP ticket to the afterparty but arrived too late due to drunk friends messing up the cab ride....ah man!!!

Tom

I hope you mean "drunk EX-friend".

[tat2]

Your work is truely inspiring! Great attention to detail everything looks even and spaced out as it would on a motorhead patch. My only concern or thought is what you used to encase the dye against rain dampness etc. I would use the neatlac as it gives an amazing glazed look. Possibly use a silicone or bees wax to repel water? The rivets may rust.. It finally great to see something not Sheridan art!

Well done!!

So it's finally done. It's taken me two weeks to get this thing done. But I learned a LOT during the process. The logo looks much darker under normal light. So after all the carving and tooling, I took a chance and mixed a bunch of browns and a couple of other colours from my Eco-Flow dyes. I tested it and liked the look so I covered the whole thing in the mixed dye. Then I ran some USMC black dye over the lettering and logo and painted the areas with a metal flake silver and flat red paint. At first, i mixed hte metal flake silver with the flat red but when I applied it, it looked like pink glitter nail polish so I had to go over it with just the red. Then I ran the USMC black over everything again and wiped it down with a rag soaked in paint thinner which took dye and paint off of some places and left it on other spots. Then I riveted the piece to my jacket. I'm hoping to get some better pictures that show the highlights and such. Please feel free to check it out and give me your constructive criticism.

[DaveD]

I like the look the rag treatment gave to the background work. Very creative look!