Rich Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Pin badges, nice quality and I'm a fan. Thank you for creating. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3LLIOTT Posted February 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Rich said: Pin badges, nice quality and I'm a fan. Thank you for creating. You're welcome, although V W representatives have unfortunately pulled the plug 😥 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mscherryviolet Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 What why???? They’re ****ing amazing !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Officially pulled. Knock up a couple more blue ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Hang on... you telling us that VW in MK have formally told you to stop making them!? Now there's a case I'd enjoy fighting in court... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3LLIOTT Posted February 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 A V W representive sent an email stating it is ‘trademark infringement’ and Etsy took down the listing. Frankly I’m in no mood to protest this, as it would be more stress/hassle than what it’s worth. By the time labour, shipping and production costs are involved, we make pretty much nothing (the reason we needed 15/20 people interested at the start to cover costs), so unfortunately I don’t really have a choice I still have a few of each colour (I remade a few more before receiving this), but won’t be listing them - Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 (edited) It's not a trademark infringment if there's no mention on the product itself that it is a VW! Use the analogy that a child at school made a painting of a car that looks like a VW Beetle (for example)... There's no mention of VW (The trade mark is VW). That pic is now reproduced in a newspaper all over the world in millions. The image (or in this case, item) is a facsimile or caricature of an item and is an interpretation of the original design. It is clearly not a copy, doesn't claim to be an original item or claim to be made by the manufacturer. What a load of BS. If anything, it's copyright infringment as it looks like 'a thing'. Serve them an injunction and tell them to FO. Carry on selling YOUR work of art on here. Hey, just had a thought... any publicity is good publicity. You could use this VW letter to help you sell more and raise the public awareness of your business. If the media ran a story about how a small arty one-man business was threatened with legal action because of the pure appreciation and admiration of a model of car, with worldwide following, people would be outraged. It'd make a great headline story..... raise your business's awareness for sure. Edited February 27, 2019 by mk2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kt_lou_gti Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 So, having conveinently forgotton the Lupo when the Up Gti was launched, they're now very protective of it 🤨🤨🤨 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3LLIOTT Posted February 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 5 hours ago, mk2 said: It's not a trademark infringment if there's no mention on the product itself that it is a VW! Use the analogy that a child at school made a painting of a car that looks like a VW Beetle (for example)... There's no mention of VW (The trade mark is VW). That pic is now reproduced in a newspaper all over the world in millions. The image (or in this case, item) is a facsimile or caricature of an item and is an interpretation of the original design. It is clearly not a copy, doesn't claim to be an original item or claim to be made by the manufacturer. What a load of BS. If anything, it's copyright infringment as it looks like 'a thing'. Serve them an injunction and tell them to FO. Carry on selling YOUR work of art on here. Hey, just had a thought... any publicity is good publicity. You could use this VW letter to help you sell more and raise the public awareness of your business. If the media ran a story about how a small arty one-man business was threatened with legal action because of the pure appreciation and admiration of a model of car, with worldwide following, people would be outraged. It'd make a great headline story..... raise your business's awareness for sure. I do hear what you are saying and will not use the term VW or a model again (even though it is my artwork as you state). I'll make a car pin badge available to people on here that looks similar to a blue car I used to own 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickster Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 Just to confirm these are awesome, if any are still available for the price of a pint (down south anyway!) you’d be mad not to grab em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 I'll second that They are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 I'd buy a blue one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3LLIOTT Posted March 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 PM me guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 (edited) On 10/24/2018 at 9:54 PM, T3LLIOTT said: I could make them without the pin backing mate. If a few more show interest, I’ll look at getting them into production 👍🏻 Holy thread revival... but only because- After some nice person decided to break the front of my Taffeta Green Lupo the other day- while it was parked - I had to rebuild the indicator panel today. Lots of fun. So this afternoon while respraying it after fibreglassing, filling, priming and rebuilding, I remembered that I had a few of these gorgeous metal embossed pin badge things. But not one in the right colour green. So out with the microscope and a single fibreglass strand (as a micro paint brush), and I painted it. So now, all my pin badge things match my cars (plus a few extras)! I'll post a pic once the 2k lacquer has set. Originally, they must have taken ages to paint. Can't possibly imagine that they were done by machine. Recommended to new members for sure! Edited March 13, 2022 by mk2 pic added :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oprn Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 Are they still available, in green? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3LLIOTT Posted March 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2022 On 3/14/2022 at 10:01 PM, oprn said: Are they still available, in green? I actually have 1 left in green (have a few red and silver left over). If you want one, send £5 via PayPal to tom@houseoflogos.co.uk. Pop your postal address in the notes section and I'll get it out to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3LLIOTT Posted March 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2022 On 3/12/2022 at 6:58 PM, mk2 said: Holy thread revival... but only because- After some nice person decided to break the front of my Taffeta Green Lupo the other day- while it was parked - I had to rebuild the indicator panel today. Lots of fun. So this afternoon while respraying it after fibreglassing, filling, priming and rebuilding, I remembered that I had a few of these gorgeous metal embossed pin badge things. But not one in the right colour green. So out with the microscope and a single fibreglass strand (as a micro paint brush), and I painted it. So now, all my pin badge things match my cars (plus a few extras)! I'll post a pic once the 2k lacquer has set. Originally, they must have taken ages to paint. Can't possibly imagine that they were done by machine. Recommended to new members for sure! Mate, that looks quality! Great job getting the paint into all the right areas with no over spill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigcraft Posted March 16, 2022 Report Share Posted March 16, 2022 @mk2 it looks ace in green @T3LLIOTT any arosa badges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3LLIOTT Posted March 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 10 hours ago, tigcraft said: @mk2 it looks ace in green @T3LLIOTT any arosa badges? I only did the Lupo badges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oprn Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 23 hours ago, T3LLIOTT said: I actually have 1 left in green (have a few red and silver left over). If you want one, send £5 via PayPal to tom@houseoflogos.co.uk. Pop your postal address in the notes section and I'll get it out to you. Would that price include the post to Canada? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3LLIOTT Posted March 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 9 minutes ago, oprn said: Would that price include the post to Canada? £15 posted via Royal Mail tracked to Canada (delivery aim 5-7 days). I'll send the tracking number to you straight away, but I can't take any responsibility if the item goes missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 Send it to me and I'll forward it... Regular air mail should be sufficient. It has no value to anyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3LLIOTT Posted March 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 16 hours ago, mk2 said: Send it to me and I'll forward it... Regular air mail should be sufficient. It has no value to anyone else. I'm also happy to send it Royal Mail economy, but the delivery time is like 30/40+ days. I recently sent something to Netherlands using this method and it took over 2 months! But if you want one, just keep me posted how you want to arrange. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oprn Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 What would the total cost with regular post be? There is no hurry here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 Regular mail letter to Canada is £1.45. Thin enough to send as a letter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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