I was asked by the owner of the business that painted my truck last year to make a couple of trophies for their first ever Truck and Car Show to be held on 9-4-2021. He and a couple of his employees are making 23 more trophies using plasma cut sheet metal flames and checkered flags and car and truck parts that are painted. This is being done in conjunction with the small town's events being held this weekend.
He asked for some cartoon-ish carvings of kids on the Kid's Choice trophy and car and truck carvings on the Best Interior trophy. They were delivered on Wednesday, and his trophies should be completed today. The small truck was purchased locally and is attached to the top edge with Velcro pads. The theme is - kids are dancing to the dog playing a four string guitar because someone won their trophy. The black flags are plasma cut and spray painted gloss black.
My truck was entered when he first mentioned having the event a few months ago.
Thanks Tex and Scott. The metal flag is attached in four places with a shortened brad nail, then painted gloss black also. It's not as obvious as a small screw would be, which was my first thought. A lady won the Kids Choice trophy and a man won the best interior trophy. They both gave me some nice compliments on my trophy designs afterwards. I was called up front to award these two trophies myself and I was also given credit for making them by the business owner during the announcements.
I received two plastic logo gifts and a larger corrugated logo sign to use in their second car and truck show next year. I had five of my guitars on display at my truck that were just something else for the attendees to look at. They were big hits with quite a few folks. Lotsa compliments on the guitars and the truck. Couldn't have been a better day for the show other than a being bright sunny day and a bit too hot. I'll make more trophies for it next time too.
I guess next year I will have to have a lift kit installed to jack it up and lower it to the ground to get a real nice trophy. (Maybe when I win the state lottery.)
The 1/16" thick steel flags were cut with a high voltage plasma arc cutter mounted to a specially built water table CNC machine. I have a portable one in my home workshop but it is hand operated.
