Syo Bakarn SWTOR Lightsaber

[IndustrialAction]

Syo Bakarn


Greetings saber fans! I wrapped up my install/weathering on my SWTOR saber and wanted to share the results. I've renamed this the "Syo Bakarn" after the Jedi Master in SWTOR. Master Syo uses this saber in the Jedi Consular storyline. I wanted to make the saber look as close as possible to what is seen on-screen but make it look as though it had been lost for thousands of years and only recently re-discovered. I did the full install and weathering on this saber and am very happy with the results

Specs

Single 2600mAh 18650
In-Hilt Recharge
MR Luke ROTJ Soundboard
Red LED Square Activation Button
Huey Jan 5W Green Main LED
Heavy Custom Weathering
1W Regal Speaker
7/8" IndustrialAction SabreBlade™
ARKM Turbine Blade Plug


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Video!

[Silver Serpent]

Looks great man. I can't tell from the pictures, but what method did you use for weathering? It looks like you pulled it out of a sarlacc's stomach.

[IndustrialAction]

Thanks SS!

I took some cues from Bizzarojoe's techniques and added my own twists. I did a lot of sanding with various grit papers, banged it up a bit with a hammer and some other tools and then dragged it through some dirt/sand outside. I cleaned it well and then applied random layers of (primarily) gloss black and gold paint. I let it dry to varying degrees and then sanded the heck out of it. I repeated the process a few times until I got the effect I wanted. For instance, the covertec wheel and the corresponding side of the saber have less weathering as I imagined the saber hanging on the master's belt and constantly rubbing or hitting up against him so I figured that area would be "cleaner".

It was definitely a fun process. Labor intensive and long but well worth it. I'm sure I'll use it again on future sabers!

[ARKM]

Looks good.

[bizarrojoe]

Excellent work. Looks like you had as much fun as I did with the weathering! I never had the courage to take a hammer to my hilt, though it can produce such nice effects.

After failing to install a Regal speaker in my own hilt, I suspect that there must have been a change in the boring of the Gladius at one point. If I remember correctly, I measured the ID at about 24mm. And there's no way anything snugly compatible with MHS will fit in such a narrow hilt. I even had to sand down my Vader board for some inital tests. One day, I'll get all the parts I want *sigh*