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Old Feb 23, 2019 | 06:52 PM
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I found this at a swap meet. It's the same size as the 25th anniversary emblem but it's made of this white plastic. Did they use these to make the emblems that went on Corvettes?


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Old Feb 23, 2019 | 09:23 PM
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What's the back look like?
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Old Feb 23, 2019 | 09:31 PM
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maybe someone made a mold from an original emblem. and cast copies with resin
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Old Feb 23, 2019 | 10:27 PM
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Maybe someone had an original 3d scanned and then printed them with a 3d printer.

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just smooth white plastic.
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Old Mar 1, 2019 | 07:49 PM
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My guess is someone making a buck off pirated items.
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Old Mar 1, 2019 | 08:24 PM
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It that was a mold, wouldn't it need to be a mirror image?
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Old Mar 1, 2019 | 08:37 PM
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I agree with vairxpert. If it was a mold it would have to be a reverse or mirror image. It does look more like a 3d printed part to me.

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I'd say the detail is too good and the corners (especially the inside) are way too sharp for 3d printing, plus it doesn't have the tell-tail sign of the lines left from the printing.
It looks like a resin casting. Someone may have pulled a mold off an original emblem and cast it (no marks on the back) we did stuff like that back in high-school art
Or a company made some (GM would license anything for a $) as part of a plaque or something back in 78
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Very interesting. I don't even know how you would figure it out.
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Very interesting. I don't even know how you would figure it out.
The guy I got it from had 2 of them. Didn't know anything about it.
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