Plaque of Military Braches

[jimmya]

I want to cut a Plaque of all of the Military Braches and the seal of the USA. Any ideas on how to place them, and maybe a phrase I could include. Here is what I came up with.
thanks
Jimmy

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[myxpykalix]

The Marines use the phrase "Semper Fi". I would imagine the other branches have some type of phrase also. Maybe you could make your plaque a bit bigger to allow room under each medallion to have room to carve each phrase maybe in a circle around it.

[jimmya]

Hey thanks Jack
Good idea you have there. The plaque as is, is 48"x48". The one in the center is 16" and the others are 12" so there is room to do like you said. Maybe I should raise the center one?
Jimmy

[ljdm]

Some type of border would dress it up. My 2 cents towards the project.

[radavis]

Jimmy want to thank you for that work it look great, the only thing I would do is add the POW MIA as part of it add All gave some Some gave All around it some where, that for all the fallen brothers,
Semper Fi
Robert

[jimmya]

Wow, Robert I like your suggestion, is there a 3D file of POW & MIA ?
I want to cut this and take it to the VA. McGuire Medical Center in Richmond Va. So I would like to have it as perfect as possible and I didn't want to leave any thing out.
What a great forum!!!!!!
Jimmy

[rcnewcomb]

I created one in Aspire but only put about 5 minutes into it.

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The Aspire file and an STL file are available here:
Aspire file
STL file

[myxpykalix]

Jimmy,
I would do this a liitle differently since the suggestion of the pow-mia.

I would take the United states symbol out of the center and put it at the top 12 oclock position. Then i would put the pow-mia in the center and then arrange the various services like you have.
That would show that all the services have had pow-mia's. Have the various slogans (like semper fi) carved to follow the curve of the dish above each one and have a rope border on the outside or a circle of stars. If you want to do a little more research on the underside of each insignia dish shape put the date that service was established.

[jimmya]

Randall, thanks for the file I'm going to take Jacks suggestion and arrange them as in the picture, it has meaning that does not need words.
I think this is going to turn out better than I had anticipated it would.
Jimmy

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[rcnewcomb]

Consider what just happened in the past 6 hours:
1. A guy in North Carolina posts a designs and asks for suggestions
2. People from New York, South Dakota, and other locations offer input
3. A design is created using software written in the U.K.
4. The new artwork is incorporated into the original design

It is an amazing age we live in. I am thankful that Shopbot puts the time and resources into this forum to help collaboration like this happen.