Mustafar Anakin. An homage saber to LDM's famous series.

[Caine Drathul]

Mustafar Anakin tribute build

I recently asked LDM if I could do an homage to his Mustafar saber series, as it's always been one of my favorite creations of his. I am a huge fan of "what if" sabers and this is what Anakin's saber would look like if he had survived the Mustafar battle fully intact, and had recovered his saber from the scorching lava planet. This hilt is heavily weathered and clear coated, and uses the stock blade holder. I did my best to keep it looking to how these were originally made, and I hope I did the master mad scientist's creation some justice.

*MR Anakin hilt
*Stock blade holder with TCSS sink tube heat sink and custom casing
module (thanks to Jay-Gon's tutorial to give me ideas)
*Seoul P4 Red
*Real red crystal in pommel with accent LED
*Mesh pommel insert
*18650 3.7V Li-Ion battery solution with recharge port in the lower grip section (no longer 4-AA)
*Stock MR Blade with white diffuser removed and mirrored tip and
polypropylene added.

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YouTube Vid:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BTum1j3lOY

[Skottsaber]

]and uses the stock blade holder.

WHAT!?!
The master of duel-fu doesn't use a metal bladeholder? :shock:


:rolleyes::p

Seriously, nice work, I like it a lot, and also love the mustafar series.

[RevengeoftheSeth]

Pretty cool, man. Diggin it like Smacks cereal.

[Crystal Chambers]

Cool Caine...nice to hear more about the type of sabers you like and this one looks pretty good. I always thought Mustafar sabers weren't so much dropped in lava as smoked and charred. For a dropped in lava look I would pull out the blow torch for sure.

[Caine Drathul]

Cool Caine...nice to hear more about the type of sabers you like and this one looks pretty good. I always thought Mustafar sabers weren't so much dropped in lava as smoked and charred. For a dropped in lava look I would pull out the blow torch for sure.

Smoked and charred it is! :cool:

[iamdrake]

Looks amazing. I love the distressed weathering you have done.

[Crystal Chambers]

Just to clarify I think melted grips would look hot..pun intended

[JamoUp]

Just to clarify I think melted grips would look hot..pun intended

yes. the rest of the saber is so brutalized, the grips should be as well.

Great work Caine. Looking at the pics, I would think it was an LDM.

[Skottsaber]

If you're going to burn the grips, at least do something to the covertech as well... even if it is slight enough to still be able to wear.

[equinox13]

the weathering is awesome. ^_^ i'm not a fan of crystal pommels, but you pulled that one off very well i think.

[Lord Dottore Matto]

The OG Mustafar Anakin had melted grips and CT wheel ;)

That said, Caine..you did a great job. I saw the OG saber recently and this representation does her justice.:D

[Caine Drathul]

The OG Mustafar Anakin had melted grips and CT wheel ;)

That said, Caine..you did a great job. I saw the OG saber recently and this representation does her justice.:D

Thanks bro, if you approve, then I know all is well...and thanks to everyone else for your kind comments as well. Glad I could do this series the justice it deserves (no stickers, either ;) FX peeps will know what I mean, lol

Oh, and ask and you shall receive. Burned covertec and grips. I think this was the most fun part of the build...watching the grips and covertec catch FIRE! :mrgreen: BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

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[Crystal Chambers]

That's the stuff right there! I bet it smelled awful though..lol

[Caine Drathul]

That's the stuff right there! I bet it smelled awful though..lol

Yes it did! :oops: At least it didn't set off the smoke detectors, lol

[Rafalema]

Wow the weathering on those grips is superb!

Congrats on an awesome build! :cool:

[Skottsaber]

That made it 10x better, Caine.

And lol on the stickers... :rolleyes:

[RevengeoftheSeth]

Stickers make your saber burn hotter.

[Lord Dottore Matto]

Now it fits right in with the OG Mustafar V1-A. Great work Bro!

[Caine Drathul]

Edited first post to reflect new battery solution. I should have known better to make one of my personal sabers with standard alkalines ;)