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I see what you're saying. I think that's more a function of me not taking the screenshot "straight down." Here's a better angle. I also stretched and angled the peak at the bottom to match where it meets the reflector bezel.
The bigger problem, I think, is that the program I am using does not have a function to "bend" an object in the plane that this would need to be bent. (Or if it does, I don't know how to do it lol)
With that in mind, this is really just kind of an exercise. I mean, the 3d print material is plastic and the back surface could probably be ground/filed to match the contour of the fender, but I suspect you might have to remove enough material that you'd lose some of the edge shape. Back to the drawing board-er, drafting plane
Can you adjust the font of the letters? The original is more narrow and slightly different font than what you have. Of course if you're just going to 3D print a placeholder that may be fine.
That was the closest free font I could find online. Then again, I didn’t spend a whole lot of time searching. I’m sure there might be something closer if I spend some time scouring sites like 1001 Fonts.
But like you said, I think this would do just fine for my purposes.
My thoughts for a place holder might include omitting the “Western” legend entirely, and associated cut-out or notched section for it, and design and fabricate a plain spear.
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Sooooo... this actually worked. I printed a couple to play with, then found something online about using a heat gun to bend or shape 3-D printed object, so I gave it a try. I drilled a small hole in the back and attached it to a fender.
Then it was just a little judicious heat gun application and gentle prodding once it was soft. I managed to twist the top off-center a little, but for a first attempt I thought it was pretty good:
This is before and after the heat gun:
I know it won't fool anybody who knows what they're looking at, and it's not intended to. But I'm stoked to have something to cover the holes in the fender.
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