Sabrejet Posted November 23, 2013 Share #1 Posted November 23, 2013 I've been making / painting my own leather squadron patches for some time now, but not as a commercial venture, just purely to amuse myself. I take the view that I'm never going to be able to own the real things, so why not create my own instead? I've recently re-photographed them and added a few more. I display them as a kind of "frieze" around the walls of my war-room where they make a colourful backdrop to the USAAF part of my collection. All are on 5" leather discs and are hand-painted using a mixture of hobby enamels and artists' acrylics. I always date, sign and ID the patches on the reverse side with a permanent marker. First off, a bunch of primed 5" leather discs, all ready to go, and one "in progress" patch with the basic colours laid down, ready to work on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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