NEW RRB BRASS HEAD BADGE

[Rat Rod]

Keep in mind...this is the first badge to be produced and is basically a prototype of things to come.

That adds to the value on this one I would think.

Our goal initially with auctioning it off was to figure out a good price point on these, but after listing it I quickly realized that with it being the first badge, it wasn't going to be a good example for pricing them...ha ha! :lol:

 

[American Vintage Bicycle Supply]

Keep in mind...this is the first badge to be produced and is basically a prototype of things to come.

That adds to the value on this one I would think.

Our goal initially with auctioning it off was to figure out a good price point on these, but after listing it I quickly realized that with it being the first badge, it wasn't going to be a good example for pricing them...ha ha! :lol:

hahaha yeah, please dont make them $75 each :lol:

 

[RAT Motorsports]

hahaha yeah, please dont make them $75 each :lol:

+1

 

[axsepul]

I wonder how many are holding out for that last minute and become the owner of the very first RRB badge!

 

[deven_science]

As a cheapskate, I would pay a max of, say, $25 shipped for one of these. Others might pay more.

 

[509clunk]

looking good! I will wait to get mine here on RRB! hopefully for less

 

[naturephotoboy3]

Dumb question....if these go up for sale for all of us...what's the cost????

 

[naturephotoboy3]

sorry..i should have read the post's already on here. This is a sweet badge.....can't believe it's going for 75....but stranger things have happened as far as people buying things. I'd love to have one that's for sure

 

[motopsyco]

To protect whoever spends the money to be first you should make some minor change to the production models or be prepared to start stamping serial numbers on them. :shock: I'm down for a production version.

 

[RadOne]

You know what would be sweet? A Nickel Plated version of this thing! 8)

 

[brett4christ]

I'd be in for one or two, but it would have to be at a "mass-production" pricepoint. My last build didn't cost what the protptype is going for on the 'Bay!!!!

 

[axsepul]

i can see the future headlines

 

[Rat Rod]

Ha Ha! :lol:

 

[Chips_Mahoy]

That's too darn cool!! Has a medallion of sorts been thought of already? Something to affix to the bike itself?

 

[Fahrrad]

That is a sweet badge. It is like pharmaceutical industry, the pills only cost .04 each, but the first one cost 20 million to make. Good luck to the winner, if I did not just by some other stuff here, I would be in for it.

 

[Rustinkerer]

EPIC WIN for sure! Love the play on the typical "Schwinn built" script! -Adam

 

[yoothgeye]

As for the weathered look, Petrohead, during the build off artificially aged some fresh brass plates by exposing them to the fumes of... ammonia? Yep, I remembered correctly:

viewtopic.php?f=55&t=39727&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=90#p407333

 

[axsepul]

Sweeeeeet!

Axsepul... nice work! you are the headbadge king.

Thanks for the compliment!

 

[B607]

You know what would be sweet? A Nickel Plated version of this thing! 8)

Silver plating would be much easier. I have a kit from Caswell Plating and can easily plate brass with silver. Gary

 

[NewOrleansFlyer]

I plated a little piece of copper a few weeks back with nickel....came out OK, but it took time...not that hard...