Kitbash Crew Patches

[Forbin]

I've been messing around making these for a while and finally got a complete set! An official crew patch for each of my kitbashes.

Collected, with notes:
http://www.inpayne.com/models/kitbash/trekpage_patches.html

And if you need to see them in context with the ship, each entry in my kitbash section includes the crew patch at the end:
http://www.inpayne.com/models/kitbash/trekpage.html

Quality ranges from "Hey, I like that!" to "What have I done?!"

Now that I'm done the fun is over.

 

[B.J.]

Nice work! I know a lot of it is clipart, but I like how you put them together, and in such a wide range of styles. I like the style of USS Themistocles in particular, and I especially like how you drew the ship in USS Perry's patch!

 

[Forbin]

Tanks!
Yeah, I was trying to make them so it didn't look like one person designed them all.

 

[Bernard Guignard]

Very nicely done. I can see that Pegasus logo in the main Starbase bar they are all very nice great additions to your web site

 

[Kaiser]

Awesome patchs id buy any of them in cloth

 

[E-DUB]

Nice. Print the lot of them on decal paper and slap them on the base of the model.

 

[Masao]

Very nice, John! When I do emblems, I struggle over whether to use gradients or to avoid them to give the illusion that the patches are made of cloth. I go back and forth.

Of course, the fun doesn't have to end. I'm sure there are plenty of other ships in each class.

 

[Albertese]

Haha!

I love the Reeses! Subtle...

--Alex

 

[Forbin]

Very nice, John! When I do emblems, I struggle over whether to use gradients or to avoid them to give the illusion that the patches are made of cloth. I go back and forth.

Oh, me too! When I do a logo for a program at work I always have to keep in mind number of colors (more colors on the decal, more money!, and gradients are usually a no-no.

But I figure, in 300-400 years, maybe they won't be silkscreening them any more.

 

[B.J.]

Personally, I think flat colors look better than gradients, at least when done right.

Haha!

I love the Reeses! Subtle...

--Alex

How did miss that?

 

[Forbin]

The whole reason it's called SS Reeses is because it's two main ingredients (Jetsons' saucer and Dick Tracy Space Coupe) mashed together, like a peanut butter cup.

 

[Masao]

I had a assumed Reeses was like The Sullivans, a ship commemorating brothers dying together. I think I also have a ship like this on my website ("Stiles" maybe? I don't remember)

Tell me about this Dreamstime vector art store. I'm always looking for good graphic shortcuts for my own work.

Hey, didn't you have a ship called "USS Masao"? I was hoping to be immortalized in embroidery.

 

[Forbin]

www.dreamstime.com. It's like Shutterstock or Corvis - a stock photo source. They have various plans for purchase - you can buy one picture, or you can subscribe and get a number downloads per day for a year. They have stock photos and clipart. Punch in a keyword and search.

I do have a USS Masao, but since it's based on Warped 9's design (which was inspired by one of your designs), I don't include it with my own designs. That wouldn't be right!

 

[Praetor]

I really like your patch designs, almost as much as the ships themselves.

 

[Unicron]

Cool work as always, Forbin.