Barmic's page of Awe & Wonder (Photo intensive)

**Barmic Rin** · 05-31-2009, 11:56 AM

It's been a while since i've had the chance to really get on & churn out any sabers, so to save space, i'll be sticking most of my sabers into this topic as they roll off the production line in the coming weeks.

First up, a respray
This is what I call my 'Comic' Kun saber. I based this on the sabers used in the Tales of the Jedi comics, particularly Exar Kun's single bladed one from 'Dark lords of the Sith #1'.

I bought it on Ebay, pretty much how it is, but it had been wrecked. The screw threads had been worn down in places, badly drilled through in others. It was salvagable, however, well except the wiring. First pic is how not to wire up a saber, and why not to use Masking tape instead of heatshrink!!

Actual saber before respray:

With blade:

I've decided to spray most of the hilt Moonlight Blue, but the shroud will stay as scuffed,
So here's the parts before spray:

First coat & it looks pretty dark:

Third coat, and the blue is really starting to come out:

There are few scuffs & scrapes in the metal i'll sand the paint off to give it a weathered & worn look. Obviously, that'll be once the paint has properly dried.
Updates as I get around to it.

**cardcollector** · 05-31-2009, 12:03 PM

ugh! Who in their right mind would use masking tape insteaad of heatshrink???

Great find, You choose a really nice color for the hilt! I like it.

**Lord Dottore Matto** · 05-31-2009, 12:15 PM

Wow! Masking tape...the original builder should be Oh so very proud of his idiocy. I'll be interested to see how it comes out Barmic.

**Jedi-Loreen** · 05-31-2009, 01:22 PM

Wow, talk about cold solder joints. You'd have to work at getting such large globs of solder without it flowing.

**Darth Leximus** · 05-31-2009, 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by Jedi-Loreen

You'd have to work at getting suck large globs of solder without it flowing.

I think this is a mistake, may just be freudian because those are some serious suck globs of solder.

**Barmic Rin** · 05-31-2009, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by Jedi-Loreen

Wow, talk about cold solder joints. You'd have to work at getting such large globs of solder without it flowing.

No idea how the guy got them like that, but the other half of the electronics fell out 1st time i opened it up!!! only reason this lot stayed in place was because of the switch!! Led had about 1/2" of pos. wire attached to it too!!

Thanks for the comments folks.
Like I said, updates on it as I go.

As a sneak peak, the next one on here should be by Dark Empire based hilt!!

**Jedi-Loreen** · 05-31-2009, 05:11 PM

LOL

Obviously I forgot to proofread that before I posted it. D'oh.

It's supposed to be such.

**Barmic Rin** · 05-31-2009, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by Jedi-Loreen

LOL

Obviously I forgot to proofread that before I posted it. D'oh.

It's supposed to be such.

You could have proof read it, too!! LOL!!

**DarthHideous** · 05-31-2009, 05:24 PM

I like the Moonlight Blue. Nice color choice to give this saber new life. Can't wait to see the final.

You should rename it "Masking Tape's Revenge."

**Barmic Rin** · 06-01-2009, 04:01 AM

Update: The paint is pretty much dried, but I wanted to put in afew of the scuffs & scrapes before it was 100% dry.
The grooves on the 7" section will probably be scraped out, weathered and afew more scratches added around the emitter, but i'm happy with how the colour has come out.

Also, how NOT to drill through the screw thread:

This saber needs at least 4 screws just to keep the blade holder attached!!

Some of the scratches, weathering to be added later.

A close up of the shroud & some of the srews needed.

Fully assembled:

With blade: