{"id":7601,"date":"2026-08-20T07:07:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T11:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabit3d.com\/knowledge-base\/replica-trophy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T07:07:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T11:07:26","slug":"replica-trophy","status":"publish","type":"knowledge-base","link":"https:\/\/fabit3d.com\/nl\/knowledge-base\/replica-trophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Replica trophy"},"content":{"rendered":"

A replica trophy is a copy of a main trophy, usually at a smaller scale, that a champion keeps when the original stays with the competition.<\/strong> It solves the basic problem of a perpetual trophy: the winner should have something permanent, but the original has to go back on stage next season.<\/p>\n

Why competitions use replicas<\/h2>\n

Most major leagues keep one trophy that accumulates the history of the competition and hand the champion a replica to keep. That gives the competition continuity and gives the winner an object for their own trophy cabinet.<\/p>\n

Replicas also reduce risk. Championship celebrations are hard on objects. If the piece being lifted, passed around and paraded is a replica, the original stays intact for the next twenty seasons.<\/p>\n

How replicas are produced<\/h2>\n

Because a replica comes from the same digital files as the original, the geometry is identical and only the scale changes. That is what keeps replicas affordable: the design work is already done, and 3D printing and casting both scale predictably.<\/p>\n

Details do need attention at a smaller size. Fine relief, text and thin structural elements are re-checked at scale so the replica reads as the same object rather than a soft copy of it.<\/p>\n

How Fabit produces replicas<\/h2>\n

Fabit designs perpetual trophies<\/a> and their replicas from the same files, in house in Antwerp, including engraved plates and presentation cases. We also produce standalone props and replicas<\/a> for brands and publishers. See our kampioenschapstrofee\u00ebn<\/a> of offerte aanvragen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sizing, cost and what winners actually receive<\/h2>\n

Replicas are usually produced between half and two thirds of the original height, which keeps the proportions readable while fitting a display cabinet. Below half scale, fine detail and text start to disappear and the piece needs to be re-detailed rather than simply scaled.<\/p>\n

Cost is driven by material and finish rather than by design, since the geometry already exists. That is why many competitions produce a small annual batch: one for the champion club, sometimes one for the most valuable player, and occasionally one for the archive. Where budgets are tight, a medal set or a plaque paired with the perpetual trophy achieves the same purpose: the winner keeps something permanent while the competition keeps its history in one object.<\/p>\n

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