So here is the badge fresh from the printer and then quickly blasted with some wheel silver paint.
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You can see a few strings which are easy to remove, and I should he done that before painting, but the lettering is more of an issue. I think this is because I shrank the design from 5 inches to 4 inches.
When you look at the main body of the badges there are bands around the edges and then a sort of rough infill. I have checked back on the design I downloaded and it is part of the design.
I think I will reprint this in 5 inch sizing and then spend a little time cleaning it up properly. I might even try a little body filler and then paint to make things smoother and brighter.
I will print a couple and send one to Ian for him to play with too See if he can make it look good.