Wing Commander Medal Set

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# Wing Commander Medal Set! This is a comprehensive medal collection from Wing Commander I. To create your own Wing Commander medal box, follow these steps carefully and take the time to get it right.  ## How to ### Printing To create the medals, print: * 3x Bronze_Silver_Gold_Star.stl * 2x BronzeSilverStarMount.stl * 1x GoldStarMount.stl * 1x Golden sun.stl * 1x Medal_of_Honor_Base.stl * 1x Medal_of_Honor_Ring.stl * 2x MedalMount_Under.stl To create the ribbons, print: * 12x Ribbon.stl * 1x RibbonMount.stl * 1x Ribbon_rail.stl (optional) ### Building #### Medals The best way to print out individual medals is in metal filament. This makes them look very real due to their weight. After printing, they can be sanded and polished. To make the metals look authentic, you can use electroplating or gold leaf/silver leaf. Medals have grosgrain ribbons: * Gold Star/Medal of Honor is 30mm green * Bronze/Silver Star is 25mm blue * Golden Sun is 30mm #### Ribbons I used and impregnated 30mm wide grosgrain ribbon. Then, I colored individual ribbons with green, blue, red, and gold paint. This process takes a long time, and you must not soak the ribbon too much in paint or it will underflow. Next, the ribbon pieces are glued onto the ribbon.stl parts. To temporarily fix the ribbon, use the part ribbon_rail.stl as a help. When everything is ready, put the single pieces on the ribbonmount.stl. [Get all the information about what color the ribbons should be (WCNEWS.COM)](https://www.wcnews.com/news/2017/05/05)