An engraver named Tira Mitchell in PA did it. I sent her a clipart of the crest and she sent me a photo of the derby before it went to the chromer. She has a website, does a lot of bikes and guns. Who doesn't like bikes and guns?
http://www.engraver.com/

 

That's awesome.

 

Co$t?

 

awsome

 

Nice

 

I had a derby and points cover custom made - really makes it unique.

 

Very nice dude. I would also like to know how much bacon you had to drop for that bad boy.

Also, you may try to turn on any available light and shoot it w/o the flash.

 

Blu,
is this the derby cover your ordered?




here's the website for anyone else who would like semi-custom covers Click Here

 

Prlswabbie,
That's not the one. I have seen those, but I don't think they are hand-done. They do have a good price on them, though. This was a monochrome job that she did by hand, then sent out to a chromer. I didn't want quite as bold of a relief and color contrast as that production one. Those guys at AZECE have some other cool parts if you wanted to go with a 'collection' type setup, though, and their prices seem reasonable. I like their Maltese stuff. I was just looking for a single "one of a kind" piece for my bike and knew she had a great reputation as an artist. If you wanted a picture of your kid's face on the side of your derby she could probably do it from a good photo.
Don't get me wrong, I am not snobbing or knocking their stuff, I will probably order from them this summer, but if you look for example at the detail on the quils of the arrows, you will see the difference I am talking about. The darker pic is one she sent me after the engraving, before she sent it to the chromer.

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It came out pretty darn good. Did the engraving go into the cast aluminum or is it etched in the chrome?

I use 6061-T6 aluminum for mine.

-Denis