PSTOIC Medals

PSTOIC is the alumni association of the Student Television of Imperial College. Each year for the PSTOIC dinner we have a "Something" competition where people can bring along an item or items that fit the theme. These are then judged and the winner is awarded a medal that I've been making since 2015 (with a gap in 2021).

Something Historical

Something Historical

The last project of 2025 was to make a medal for the student television event in January. And this year the theme was “Something Historical”. As the medal needed to match the theme, I went for a rustic design made

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Barbed Wire and Bullet Holes

Barbed Wire and Bullet Holes

Making fake barbed wire and bullet holes.

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Medal inspired by valve technology

Medal inspired by valve technology

It’s that time of year when I make a medal for the Alumni of the Student Television of Imperial College. This year’s theme was “something analogue”

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PSTOIC Medal 2022

PSTOIC Medal 2022

A last minute medal was needed for the “Bring something STOIC” so I used the milling machine to machine a billet.

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Composite Medal

Composite Medal

Finding a suitable blue material for the “Something Blue” theme was a bit of a head-scratcher. But some blue glass beads gave me an idea.

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Wire Medal

Wire Medal

The 2019 theme was “Something Foreign” so I took inspiration from the Pompidou centre in Paris which is famous for it’s external pipe work.

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PSTOIC Medal 2018

PSTOIC Medal 2018

The theme for 2018 PSTOIC reunion was “Something futuristic”. So I made an Adventure game inspired medal for the winner of the best futuristic something.

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Wooden Medal

Wooden Medal

The 2017 theme was “bring something Freaky” so I made a burnt wooden medal with blood-red detailing. The prize went to Doug with his “Granny Gross Ghosts”

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