My Squadron is the 42ECS, an historic squadron (past members included Iceal Hambleton, callsign "Bat 21" on which the book and movie are based)
Our patch is nice, but I think it lacks a certain "oomph" so I decided to get artsy and create an alternative to hang on my wall in my office
Here is our squadron patch
(for the actual carve, I added in the carved ECS)
The carve is 1/2 MDF, so my cost in materials was VERY low.
I then sprayed on an oil based primer and sprayed it with "stone effect" spray paint.
Finally, I squirted thinned black gloss paint into the carvings with a syringe I got from my local pharmacist (they are used for dispensing medicine to children) The syringe gave me very good control-- I touched up any oopsies with a toothpick dipped in a puddle of the stone effect paint.
I'll attach the MPC and a DXF (I didn't use it) in case anyone wants them-- who knows, maybe I'll even get an order or two from this project, but no matter what, I enjoyed just doing it for myself.
Thanks for looking
Lawrence