Trophy Keyrings
so are the carbon ones not happening now?
Cue said:
They are when I get 20 PM's with orders (currently only had 6), I figured most people will have pulled out because they're spookily similar to the official ones, although minus the web address and in carbon with the number on reverse, twice the price too. I received pictures today from the manfacturer and will post them up this evening, they look good.
Well here is the finished article...
They're very shiny so a bit of a pain to take pictures of. From some angles the engraving really stands out, from others you can barely see it.
The only slight disappointment is how the engraving cuts through the weave of the carbon fibre, which leaves some parts of the engraving looking whiter than others. I'm tempted to try rubbing something into the surface of the engraved bits to get a more even finish, but I'm not sure what would do the trick. A white wax crayon would fill the engraving so that it always stands out, but I guess it would fall out over time. Black ink of some description might do the trick by making the engraving a uniform black.
Hmm... maybe I'll just leave them as they are!
They're very shiny so a bit of a pain to take pictures of. From some angles the engraving really stands out, from others you can barely see it.
The only slight disappointment is how the engraving cuts through the weave of the carbon fibre, which leaves some parts of the engraving looking whiter than others. I'm tempted to try rubbing something into the surface of the engraved bits to get a more even finish, but I'm not sure what would do the trick. A white wax crayon would fill the engraving so that it always stands out, but I guess it would fall out over time. Black ink of some description might do the trick by making the engraving a uniform black.
Hmm... maybe I'll just leave them as they are!
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Very nice indeed - do you know if thats real carbon fibre that being used?
Yes, it's real.
tippex would work - used to coat everything in it when i was at school. :lol:
Just got the official keyring and very happy with it but hey it's xmas so think I'll treat myself to a carbon fibre one too - if this is still going ahead Steve?
Did last week but asked him to hold fire so I could see what the "official" one's were like.
£17.50 inc p&p.
He's on ebay as userID dougie329, or you can email him direct at mark.hepworth@ntlworld.com.
Interestingly he only has a few keyrings listed on ebay at the moment (he used to have dozens) - wonder if the copyright police have caught up with him? On the other hand he could have been inundated with orders.
Interestingly he only has a few keyrings listed on ebay at the moment (he used to have dozens) - wonder if the copyright police have caught up with him? On the other hand he could have been inundated with orders.