JDuff Sith Saber

[JDuffPhoto]

This is a build that I created for one of the ladies in the Buffalo FanForce Chapter that I belong to. She portrays a Sith character, and as hard as she tries, she is just way too sweet to really pull off being mean and cold hearted. So, I tried my hardest to design a saber that would help her along to being a hardcore Sith?without being too hardcore, of course. Aged with an acid bath to give a nice texture and then accented with black paint to weather it, and complemented with a Lux Rebel III Red illuminating a 27? blade, this one was a little hard to let go. She added a red torn strip of cloth that she tattered up and added dried ?blood spots? ? tied around the switch area. She states that she killed her former master and tore this from his robes.

I guess I?m creating a monster after all?

The saber is perfectly balanced right above the choke, and for someone who is not experienced with saber spinning, she wasn?t doing too badly with this one.

In a nutshell:
MHS Standard Part
Acid weathering with acrylic paint accents to darken the hilt.

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[Forgetful Jedi Knight]

Not bad. It's not too menacing though.

[Obi1]

I like the weathering, for someone quite unexperienced with the higher art of weathering: what does an acid bath consist of? I mean from basic chemistry classes I have a rather good idea, but is that something one can do at home (I won't hold you liable for any stupidity, don't worry)?

[Forgetful Jedi Knight]

I like the weathering, for someone quite unexperienced with the higher art of weathering: what does an acid bath consist of? I mean from basic chemistry classes I have a rather good idea, but is that something one can do at home (I won't hold you liable for any stupidity, don't worry)?

If you are a member on FX-Sabers, there are a couple of excellent acid etching tutorials that were posted over there.

[Silver Serpent]

Indeed. This is the one I have used: http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=39721.0

[Obi1]

Thanks a lot Masters! I will study them for sure!

[JDuffPhoto]

Not bad. It's not too menacing though.

I agree, and I held back. Compared to the Jedi hilts that I have done that were highly polished, I wanted something darker. These were simple hilts, not a lot of flare to them due to their owners needing to keep within a budget. I took what I had to work with and made do. No, it's not menacing, but neither is her Sith costume. She has this elegance about her in costume and I wanted to complement that with a weapon that carried a bit of elegance itself, but still had an look of deadliness to it.

I guess the most important thing is...it's her first saber and she loves it. For that, I'm satisfied.

[JDuffPhoto]

I like the weathering, for someone quite unexperienced with the higher art of weathering: what does an acid bath consist of? I mean from basic chemistry classes I have a rather good idea, but is that something one can do at home (I won't hold you liable for any stupidity, don't worry)?

Read over the tutorials posted above. Between my personal saber that I just posted updates on, and this one, this was my first experience with working with acid. It was fun, but you do need to respect the acid and pay close attention to ALL of the safety recommendations. And yes, I did this at home. Outside.

[Silver Serpent]

I guess the most important thing is...it's her first saber and she loves it. For that, I'm satisfied.

You are absolutely correct. This is the most important thing.