eastern57
04-26-2008, 05:51 PM
I acquired this hilt via Jonitus (judgesabersmith) a few months ago. It was originally made by Lord Do-Clo as a quinlan vos. It didn't have a shroud, I went through a few trial pieces, but finally decided on just the ob1-TMP topper that I got from Saber Kit. It's the most comfortable and I like how it looks.
The black paint is appliance epoxy that's knicked and scratched up for the "weathered" look. Originally, the whole shell was black, but I sanded the lower hilt area back to the aluminium look, but with the black still in the grooves. The recharge port is smack-dab in the middle of the hilt, but right in-line with the activator (mom switch) and aux button (mini tactile switch); the kill switch is a force crystal.
It's got a brand-spanking-new, still-smells-like-Erv's-tobacco-flavored-solder, but-not-as-new-as-V4... Crystal Focus V3.0/3.1 and I'm running "my old reliable": Lux3 Red/Orange.
The hilt itself makes for a very "sound" resonance chamber so this is very loud, very bassy.
I have a 30" ultra blade in it, and the balance point is just the edge of the emitter.
It's not my favorite hilt, but I am proud of it. I like how it looks and feels and I've been working on it since I got it (jan, I think) - it's always a constantly perfecting battle...
Full album:
http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn260/eastern57/black%20hilt/
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn260/eastern57/black%20hilt/ver2a.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn260/eastern57/black%20hilt/ver2b.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn260/eastern57/black%20hilt/ver2c.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn260/eastern57/black%20hilt/ver2d.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn260/eastern57/black%20hilt/ver2.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn260/eastern57/black%20hilt/ver2f.jpg
The black paint is appliance epoxy that's knicked and scratched up for the "weathered" look. Originally, the whole shell was black, but I sanded the lower hilt area back to the aluminium look, but with the black still in the grooves. The recharge port is smack-dab in the middle of the hilt, but right in-line with the activator (mom switch) and aux button (mini tactile switch); the kill switch is a force crystal.
It's got a brand-spanking-new, still-smells-like-Erv's-tobacco-flavored-solder, but-not-as-new-as-V4... Crystal Focus V3.0/3.1 and I'm running "my old reliable": Lux3 Red/Orange.
The hilt itself makes for a very "sound" resonance chamber so this is very loud, very bassy.
I have a 30" ultra blade in it, and the balance point is just the edge of the emitter.
It's not my favorite hilt, but I am proud of it. I like how it looks and feels and I've been working on it since I got it (jan, I think) - it's always a constantly perfecting battle...
Full album:
http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn260/eastern57/black%20hilt/
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn260/eastern57/black%20hilt/ver2a.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn260/eastern57/black%20hilt/ver2b.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn260/eastern57/black%20hilt/ver2c.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn260/eastern57/black%20hilt/ver2d.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn260/eastern57/black%20hilt/ver2.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn260/eastern57/black%20hilt/ver2f.jpg