Making Trophies

[Tekcor1]

I volunteered to make trophies for our Powderpuff derby this year. The Service Unit doesn't want to spend a lot on trophies, so I will be making them instead of buying them. Does anyone have ideas for easy-to-make trophies? I need to make 30 of them. Thanks!

 

[Tekcor1]

These are the trophies they made for last year. They were pieces of 2x4 with an angled cut, painted flat black with a matchbox car painted gold on top, and a button on the front indicating what the trophy was for. They gave these trophies for the winner of each class (speed and looks) and bought trophies for the overall winners.

 

[Skippy Kicky]

I like those trophies with the painted hot wheels. I saw one pack do spark plugs in the wood and that looked cool.

 

[Crash Enburn]

I was going to suggest what you've got there.

If you're feeling feisty, you could kick the Hot Wheels trophy up a notch by adding a platform on which the actual PPD car could be displayed. Add a piece of 1x6 (or 8?) to the bottom, and then a 2x2 piece with rubber on it (like a track stop section — you could probably use drawer liner) as the perch for the PPD car.

 

[Tekcor1]

I was going to suggest what you've got there.

If you're feeling feisty, you could kick the Hot Wheels trophy up a notch by adding a platform on which the actual PPD car could be displayed. Add a piece of 1x6 (or 8?) to the bottom, and then a 2x2 piece with rubber on it (like a track stop section — you could probably use drawer liner) as the perch for the PPD car.

That's a good idea. I was a little underwhelmed with the trophies last year, so was hoping to somehow give them more pop. May be just the idea I was looking for.

 

[Gleep]

This is one that Skippy might have been talking about...
We did these in 2013. Painted the sparkplugs and stand Gold, Silver and Bronze.
Yes this is the Gold one

 

[Guest]

Lol! That is awesome!