Hi guys.
As you all know my Avenger of doom is nearing completion. I have been thinking about what badge to run on the car. I brought some Alpine badges thinking I could use those, but it isn't really an Alpine, and it isn't a Super anymore.
I was thinking of making up a fictitious submodel name, since it doesn't fit any of the models such as Super, Alpine, GT or Tiger. It is a bit of all of them but heaps more than any of them.
Originally I was thinking for some thing like the Toranas did with the XU-1's and SLR5000's or Valiant did with the R/T E49's but then I was down at the mechanics today dropping off the Avenger and they suggested calling it an "Avenger Panther" sort of a carry on from where the Tiger left off.
If I do go for a model name I will get some badges made up for it.
What do you guys think? or do you have any other ideas for badges/names. The back is looking really blank so I need something to make it look cool.
(http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab274/avenga76/1975%20avenger/IMG_6753.jpg)
(http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab274/avenga76/1975%20avenger/IMG_6799.jpg)
How about Avenger Cougar...don't let your mum drive it...!!??
If you like Winnie the Pooh, you could call it Avenger Tigger...2nd thoughts maybe not...it's the wrong colour...lol
I know...with those wheels and tyres it could be a Big Foot Avenger...sounds better than Avenger Yeti...lmao
Of course you'd want to put ESCORT EATER across the rear spoiler anyway...would get heaps of brownie points from Kiera!!
http://www.sex-panther.com/ ! do it (Anchor Man Movie reference)
Hillman Avenger has a ring to it
they are becoming pretty common these days
Plymouth Cricket! or Locust etc? Praying mantis?
We joked about calling it a Praying Mantis after the Cricket.
I don't want to run just the plain Hillman Avenger badge, it would look too plain on such a modified car. Really need to do something like to XU1's and SLR5000's did.
I want it to look like it was a crazy factory race model they made like with the Toranas
(http://www.automation-drive.com/EX/05-14-09/holdenslr5000coupega0.jpg)
go nekkid
make ppl guess what it is : way more fun being ambiguous
"Vengetta"
;)
then get some masks to drive around/store on the parcel tray
(http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/V-for-Vendetta-v-for-vendetta-627032_1024_768.jpg)
there was a limited edition sunbeam released by chrysler with a 2 litre brazillian called the cheetah it had some cool graphics will try get a pic somewere.
Cool, so that would make the Panther name fit even better. If they had the Tiger and the Cheetah, then why not the Panther.
why not indeed panther,cougar,lepoard take your pick ;D
I like Panther the best. Kiera should name her Avenger the leopard with her leopard skin dash.
Cougar would attract too many older woman from West Auckland :P
Avenger panther prototype. The final product will be done in polished stainless steel.
(http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab274/avenga76/AvengerPantherchrome.jpg)
Thats cool dude
Can you email me the font Richard? As I'm going to be laser etching the Avenger logo into my dashboard..
Might just be the way the gradiaent makes it look but I think you should mock one up with Panther in a simpler font (different to the Avenger Font). Something square and simple that will stand out against the Avenger. Like the Alpine badges isnt done with the avenger font and is quite affective.
If you remember designing the avenger.co.nz sticker, I had the same thoughts as it alsmot looked tacky trying to match the font (the Panter one is very close but not quite) and I dont think it is as effective as it could be.
jusy my 2cents.
That is just a prototype so I will match the font better by hand before going in to production.
I tried the simple fonts and I couldn't really get them to work. In chrome they just done look like they match. I will photoshop something one with a simple font and post it tonight.
yea even the font guru's cant match it to anything : basically hand made
http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/forum/case/392222/
The Avenger logo isn't a font. It is handwritten. The E's are different.
The font I used is the Chrysler script font they used for Valiants and other Chryslers. It looks like the Avenger logo is based off that font but not the same.
I found this out when I started the forum. Way back then I tried to match the font for the forum logo but I found that it wasn't a font because the characters are different (the e's) so I had to take a photo of a badge and photoshop it in to the logo.
I did some more work on the Panther logo in vector graphics using the Chrysler font for the "P th" and using the "a n er" from the Avenger logo.
The top one is using parts of the Avenger
(http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab274/avenga76/panthers2.jpg)
top :P
Sweet.
I was hoping you would say that one because I spent all night pissing around with it. On the up side I have found out that I really like working with vector graphics. It is really easy to make logos and change fonts.
I will send them off to the waterjet guy tomorrow and see what he thinks.
Final versions of the Avenger and Panther vector graphic logos before being sent to the Waterjet
(http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab274/avenga76/avenger.png)
(http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab274/avenga76/panther2.png)
Quote from: avenga on August 13, 2012, 06:21:46 PM
I like Panther the best. Kiera should name her Avenger the leopard with her leopard skin dash.
Cougar would attract too many older woman from West Auckland :P
Its not even leopard! its brown lol
(http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb346/kierbear1/aaaaa002.jpg)
see, brown
HAHAHAHA
brown with a splash of dinosaur
Years ago; I was going to call my car a Super Cricket; I had artwork of Jiminy Cricket wearing a race suit and holding a helmet as a mascot.
If you would decide to call it a Cricket, I will trade badging with you
That is a really kick ass idea, I could totally imagine the artwork.
I ended up going for the Avenger Panther.
Here are some shots of the finished badges.
(http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab274/avenga76/1975%20avenger/IMG_9127.jpg)
(http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab274/avenga76/1975%20avenger/IMG_9119.jpg)
(http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab274/avenga76/1975%20avenger/IMG_9144.jpg)