'Legacy' style sith hilt (loadsa pics)

[Barmic Rin]

As most know, i've been looking at doing this one a while to go with my Do-Clo Imp.knight saber.
The tubing I used for the base is 35mm chromed copper, 2mm walled. It was originally going to be a graflex- inspired sith hilt back in my old EL days, but since I messed up the emitter curve, I used it as a tester piece for practicing my dremelling, gluing etc, so seemed the perfect piece of scrap piping to cover with an outer skin:



I've been looking at ways of doing the 'organic' look of these style sabers for a while, and found this epoxy putty for filling holes in exhausts pipes etc:



So, I grabbed a roll of this stuff, and started on the pommel, which was originally a piping endcap or the like:



Once it had dried, I decided to try it on the hilt:




If you mix the putty centre outwards, you get a darker grey, so i've randomly spotted this around to break up the colour scheme abit:




And the current result (until I get a blade holder, I can't slide the electronics in):



I'm giving it afew days to properly dry, then going to black it up abit, then varnish it so it looks slightly less like a floater!
Quite happy with it at the moment.

[BhujangiJedi]

"looks slightly less like a floater"

Revenge of the poo-flinging monkey Sith!

Looks promising... I look forward to seeing your progress.

[thebluecanary]

If you have issues with it drying too fast, you can always try Suplty, or another backing clay. I used that one for making a action figured covered in rocks,

Just heated it with a heat gun, and that way I could just a little at a time, and make sure each part came out how I liked it.

I really do like your idea, and can't wait to see more.

[Barmic Rin]

I'm in the middle of a big legal battle, so EVERYTHING has been put on hold.
I'm also trying to move into my own place again once this has been resolved, so once its sorted, this is one of my 1st priorities!

[Treadingwolf]

Looking good so far. Can't wait to see some updates.
Good luck with the legal battle too man!

[Dark Helmet]

I'm in the middle of doing the same thing, I used some zombie dentures that a dremeled to fit the blade holder, I was holding out to see what became of this one so I may know what to expect, but like he said, he has a lot of things going on right now.....still I keep wondering...this one is going to be good....it will just take time for us to wait.

[Barmic Rin]

Well, some of what I needed to sort has been resolved, legal thing is ongoing & i'm staying with family until I get my new place sorted, so I should be getting some of my sabers back on schedule, though this one is just waiting on a blade holder, the Eelectronics are wired up & ready to go, but can't put it in yet.

Thanks for the interest guys, i'll post pics once it's done, & if you're lucky, i'll bring it to the shindig in July!!!



For the record, I may have to use a slightly thinner coat of epoxy next time, as I had a lok at it the other day & part of it was still sticky. Only slightly, but that's about a 3wks curing time so far.

[Barmic Rin]

Update:

This thing is still slightly tacky!!!!

Gonna see if I can cook it solid with a heat gun on low.

The electronics are done, took afew pics, so will upload them when I get a chance!!!!

Definitely using less epoxy on the next one.....

[neophyl]

A heat gun wont really work. Its a 2 part epoxy formula so its a chemical reaction that makes it go hard. If its still tacky it means the 2 parts werent mixed thouroughly enough. I use the stuff to repair stripped out threaded holes and it goes rock hard in a couple of hours.

[Barmic Rin]

Thanks Phil!!! I thought you'd abandoned us mere mortals!!!! Good to know you're still about!!!!!

Will mix properly for the next one.

Anyway, here's a pic of my slightly adhesive saber!!!

Not completely finished, as it still needs a a switch hole, belt ring & the pommel secured. but together none the less:



Will post more once I can get decent light sorted.