So this is the first saber I've built in over 6 months (I finished this on 28th January), I decided to have a bit of a break from sabers and mess around with blasters instead.
The parts I've had for almost a year, they where for saber I was going to sell but since the other one I built took ages to sell I lost motivation and they just sat in my parts box. That was until I saw Obi-Dar's post:
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...-brass-shrouds
I did a similar technique but instead of using flat black enamel on the hilt I used Aluminium Black. This was done at the end of July 2010.
Here is the hilt after sanding and applying the AB:
Here it is after sanding most of the AB off:
After that I applied some Gun Stock Wax as this helps with the finish:
Unfortunately, the stock wax took off some of the AB from the grips. I was hoping they would be fully black but I like they way it came out anyway:
Next was the sleeve. Sorry no pics of this bit! I sanded the chrome off a sink tube, then used the same technique on that but using a slightly watered down AB. Next I cut out the sleeve design. To stop the sleeve from tarnishing any further I applied a satin clear coat. I put the sleeve on the hilt and liked what I saw. I put it on my shelf and it sat there until 28th January!!
So here it is now, after six months of sitting on the shelf, fully working. Because of the switch position there wasn't that much room for a sound board. All I had where two Luke ROTJ boards and they where two big. So I had to get a smaller board. I bought a Anakin and Yoda sound board and with a slight mod to the heat sink the anakin board fitted, just!!
There's still a few wee bits of cooper on the sink tube but I think it adds to the weathered feel. It has a DX rgb LED with a resistor on the red to give a nice purple. The anti-vandal switch is driven straight off the board and is meant to be purple but is more like white to my eye.
I'm really happy its now finished and I want to thank Obi-Dar, again, for sharing the technique. If it wasn't for his post this saber would have never been.
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