Protosaber 2 (in progress)

[ArkaiHalon]

After completing the protosaber, I have to admit, I'm a little underwhelmed with myself. Although it turned out ok, I'm just not satisfied with the hilt.

I'm pretty happy with the belt pack, but I'm starting construction on a new hilt. planning to run a cyan lux III, and build it around a 1.25 inch sink tube.
Now comes the part where i need suggestions...

I'm going to use apoxie sculpt to give it a more organic feel, beyond that, i've got 2 ideas for blade holders.




Suggestions|?

[Jonitus]

Personally, I would use the 1.25" blade holder and then build up your Apoxie Sculpt over the entire hilt.

[Hasid Lafre]

^agreed

[Barmic Rin]

Or epoxy over the BH 7?
Done right, that could rock!

[Jonitus]

Perhaps even better:

Wrap a layer or two of plastic wrap over your sinktube while sculpting and baking, that way your shell will come off the tube, so you can get to the internals of the saber if you want to upgrade it down the road or if you need to make repairs.

[Barmic Rin]

Modular Epoxy skins?

[Jonitus]

Yes indeed. It's an idea I have toyed around with doing, but just haven't found the time in between customer projects to try out.

[ArkaiHalon]

very interesting concept. can have a "new" skin, and a "weathered" skin.

might be something for me to try out. according to ApoxieSculpt's box, it's air dry and can be drilled and tapped. Ideas are forming.

[Barmic Rin]

Wasn't Maul going to try it with his 'chicken saber' when Erv first announced CF?

[ArkaiHalon]

hehehehehehehehehe.

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