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Treach
11-06-2010, 03:58 PM
Well, here's the MKI for what I've been calling the 'Crusader'.


There's a bit more work to do, and I'm on the fence for any accent LEDs, but its quite functional.

It's a 'Hilt-Forward' design with a resistor driven Amber LuxIII fore, and an Obi-wan hasbro with twin motions and faced-speakers aft. They operate on a 4.5v 3xAAA, with a miniature SPST for the LED and a generic mini momentary for the soundboard.

The hilt is a single leather wrap over a sinktube, the seam is visible in the photos, but just barely irl. The Copper accents used to be a 1 1/2- 1 1/4 adapter.

Weathering was done with a high-speed wirewheel, and the sinktube is painted with a mix of clear semi-gloss enamel and black ink.

Parts:
5" Extension
2" Extension
Short Choke
BH type 15
MPS 4

Heres some close-ups in my gallery till I can get the re-sizes finished (http://s1180.photobucket.com/albums/x407/GFpagano/?action=view&current=10.jpg&newest=1).

Thanks for looking.
-T

iamdrake
11-06-2010, 04:31 PM
Very well done!

equinox13
11-06-2010, 11:50 PM
very nicely built. ^_^

Knighthammer
11-07-2010, 07:58 AM
Love the weathering - looks good.

Treach
11-08-2010, 06:12 AM
Appreciate it y'all.

Thanks to the Forum. The information here really made this enjoyable.