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scott5050
06-15-2007, 12:30 PM
Neraly finished saber number2 and I can't decide if I should leave the emitter shroud as it is or paint it black?

You can't really see it in the photo but the blade holder is anodised black (although I guess I could polish it?)

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/4370/saber201md7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

vortextwist
06-15-2007, 12:51 PM
looks pretty darn nice! I like it the way it is. I think it would be too much black.

chase
06-15-2007, 01:20 PM
i like it the way it is. dont paint it. if you do...just do some small detailing. where did you get that big ol' button?

Stinky Bantha
06-15-2007, 01:25 PM
Looks awesome as it is. I agree that painting it would be too much black

Novastar
06-15-2007, 01:51 PM
Scott... you could always use a paint program to take that photo and "fake" the black... just to get a visual feeling/idea.

Sometimes I've done that for different applications--it works sometimes to help push your decision from on the fence... to 100% certain of your direction! :)

Barmic Rin
06-16-2007, 12:49 AM
Leave it as it is!!!!!!
And bring it to CE, I wanna check that one out!

Hasid Lafre
06-16-2007, 01:50 AM
Change the pommel and it would be badass.

But that has to be the best looking graflit(sp) that I have ever seen.

scott5050
06-16-2007, 04:44 AM
Okay, time for some crappy photoshop - these are the options I've been playing with:

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/4153/saber2x1us6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Emitter shroud painted black

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/1153/saber2x2ay5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Emitter shroud painted black and emitter polished

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/6581/saber2x3mw5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Black grip material added between the emitter shroud and the clamp.

Hasid Lafre
06-16-2007, 04:45 AM
Nah Just get yourself a pommel that looks better than that cap and leave it alone. :D

Lord Maul
06-16-2007, 09:28 AM
I like the third variant the best scott :wink:

Barmic Rin
06-16-2007, 01:23 PM
Number three is cool, and I like the cap.
You should keep it.

Arthelion
06-17-2007, 11:18 AM
Personally, I like the pommel.
My favorite of the ones you showed above was the black shroud with the polished emitter.

darthdan
06-18-2007, 11:28 AM
Black shroud, polished emitter, one set of o-rings above the clamp for continuity. Or just go with your gut since it really only matters if you like it anyways :wink: Looks good though!

Novastar
06-18-2007, 12:09 PM
Scott, I think the photoshopped black emitter shroud looks great, and follows along with the style you are doing (alternate black, silver, black silver)...

That's just my thinking. But I really think doing the photoshop "get an idea" helped alot!!

I do think the emitter should stay silver though, polished sounds good. But black shroud--heck ya.