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Title: Unstable Blades Post by: Samhain138 on January 16, 2017, 11:37:09 PM I'm pretty thrilled with how my unstable blades turned out for my Kylo costume. I used some icicle Christmas lights. I sanded the edges, lined them with some liner from a broken blade and painted them with a red translucent paint.
The main blade I used a blade I covered in hot glue and painted with the same paint. (http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr19/samhain873/BABA64E3-F81E-4062-9B28-6D190E50F1BB_zpsstuudxdt.jpg) (http://s465.photobucket.com/user/samhain873/media/BABA64E3-F81E-4062-9B28-6D190E50F1BB_zpsstuudxdt.jpg.html) (http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr19/samhain873/DF0BCFD5-FB50-47EB-BB78-6928B24FAC9B_zpsudamvp3u.jpg) (http://s465.photobucket.com/user/samhain873/media/DF0BCFD5-FB50-47EB-BB78-6928B24FAC9B_zpsudamvp3u.jpg.html) (http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr19/samhain873/5677C081-B210-484B-B08C-F713C8C886E1_zpsrypkcbpk.jpg) (http://s465.photobucket.com/user/samhain873/media/5677C081-B210-484B-B08C-F713C8C886E1_zpsrypkcbpk.jpg.html) (http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr19/samhain873/F1116164-E7E2-40BC-96A7-CEFCBC1B313C_zpsctrmqpwh.jpg) (http://s465.photobucket.com/user/samhain873/media/F1116164-E7E2-40BC-96A7-CEFCBC1B313C_zpsctrmqpwh.jpg.html) (http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr19/samhain873/9F676F5E-5FBB-4146-AEE2-D03962C9CF0D_zpscxc35mqe.jpg) (http://s465.photobucket.com/user/samhain873/media/9F676F5E-5FBB-4146-AEE2-D03962C9CF0D_zpscxc35mqe.jpg.html) Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: Taegin Roan on January 16, 2017, 11:38:21 PM It looks good. Point.
Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: Samhain138 on January 16, 2017, 11:40:50 PM This was incredibly easy to do. If I can whip these up anyone can!
Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: Darth Blightus on January 16, 2017, 11:42:00 PM wow you turned the main blade into a day blade
nice work using icicle lights on the sides. i saw another person do that on youtube Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: Darth Xocni on January 16, 2017, 11:55:37 PM Nice! -1
Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: Lord Bladewraith on January 17, 2017, 12:20:18 AM Well I'm impressed! Nice work on that. It looks fantastic, and then you post the pic of yourself in the Kylo Ren costume with that saber, and it looks ridiculously authentic and real, not to mention the weathering you did adds a layer of rustic to it. I've seen the glue technique before, but I really think yours has turned out even better than I remember, probably because you painted the blade with that translucent red paint. It all works really well. Thanks for sharing - good stuff! Have a point!
Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: Rapine on January 17, 2017, 12:43:55 AM Spectacular Sam!
I really like it when someone re-purposes something broken, instead of just throwing it away. :) That looks really good, and pretty accurate. Very inventive and creative. -1 Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: Corwyn VonBeck on January 17, 2017, 12:51:47 AM That looks awesome Sam, nice work!
Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: Landen Se-Sentien on January 17, 2017, 01:08:34 AM Hands down that is the best and most realistic one I've seen, especially in the pics where it's lit.
Point. Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: MaskofMany on January 17, 2017, 03:27:48 AM Hey Samhain - about how thick did you lay the hot glue on the blade / roughly how many sticks of the stuff did you go through?
Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: Isola815 on January 17, 2017, 03:41:46 AM Niiiice!!! Would love to see this with the saber pulsing.
Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: JayMeezy on January 17, 2017, 04:01:34 AM Awesome job. +1 on the pulsing.
Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: Samhain138 on January 17, 2017, 04:18:24 AM Hey Samhain - about how thick did you lay the hot glue on the blade / roughly how many sticks of the stuff did you go through? It's like two layers. I basically put enough down to cover the whole thing and then l did a second layer to look how I wanted. My Kylo hilt doesn't pulse, but I might can put them in my pulsing cross guard hilt later. Idk how the socket depth will work for it though since I made them for this particular hilt. Here's some video of it though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUJ0LZ88AIQ Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: Hansrad on January 17, 2017, 04:23:23 AM That's pretty sweet. The red translucent makes it look really nice over just the standard clear.
Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: Darth Blightus on January 17, 2017, 04:55:28 AM with all the excitement i almost forgot its not an ultrasaber
still very nice and you did a great job Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: Kouri on January 17, 2017, 04:28:07 PM *sniffles*
My baby's all grown up and seeing the world now. Point. Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: Dauntless Seven on January 17, 2017, 04:33:54 PM *sniffles* My baby's all grown up and seeing the world now. Point. You've done superbly well with your baby ?!... lol... ;) :D It may be a race to see which one is the youngest but metaphorically speaking... that was heartfelt touching. :'( :) points to both you and Sam ;D EDIT: Actually I'm surprised by the amount of light that goes through the hot glue and the translucent paint. 8) Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: Rapine on January 17, 2017, 04:42:22 PM Sam, that staggered ignition is the absolute shell!
Points to you again. :) Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: Samhain138 on January 17, 2017, 10:40:58 PM *sniffles* My baby's all grown up and seeing the world now. Point. You made the saber but that's not gonna stop me from showing it off! I love this thing! Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: Kouri on January 17, 2017, 10:59:09 PM You still need to hook the thing into a portable amp and make folks jump at the sudden ear-piercing growl - my favorite part of the last con.
Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: Samhain138 on January 17, 2017, 11:29:24 PM Oh I did, and it made me jump!
Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: RevanReborn on January 18, 2017, 01:14:47 PM *sniffles* My baby's all grown up and seeing the world now. Point. Haha! Amazing job on the blade Sam, looks wicked! And I frickn LOVE this saber! Amazing job kouri- when Sam first showed me this I recognized/ remebered it right away, so that pretty much tells the whole story right there- it's a masterpiece :). Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: Dauntless Seven on January 18, 2017, 05:27:08 PM Okay I get it now. Kouri's baby. Thought the saber looked familiar and with great admiration I looked at the build post on another site. Am quite surprised that Kouri let it go... but then again he can always create another. Such talented people on this Forum... we are so fortunate. :)
Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: Kouri on January 19, 2017, 02:38:34 PM Already on it (machining new crossguard exhausts). (https://www.instagram.com/p/BPai-jOAjcX/)
And on the previous point of shining through glue and paint, while Sam made his own blades, I imagine his experience is pretty similar to mine: 1) Clear glue sticks diffuse/dim a little bit, but the main blade's rocking a direct-drive Tri-Cree Red @ 2100--3000mA, so it's more than enough to make up the difference. 2) Trick is to use "Transparent" (colored, but see-through) paint. Things marked "translucent" will let some light through, but are opaque enough to block/diffuse more than you'd want. Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: Jeadus Teal on January 19, 2017, 08:41:25 PM I'm pretty thrilled with how my unstable blades turned out for my Kylo costume. I used some icicle Christmas lights. I sanded the edges, lined them with some liner from a broken blade and painted them with a red translucent paint. The main blade I used a blade I covered in hot glue and painted with the same paint. ([url]http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr19/samhain873/BABA64E3-F81E-4062-9B28-6D190E50F1BB_zpsstuudxdt.jpg[/url]) ([url]http://s465.photobucket.com/user/samhain873/media/BABA64E3-F81E-4062-9B28-6D190E50F1BB_zpsstuudxdt.jpg.html[/url]) ([url]http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr19/samhain873/DF0BCFD5-FB50-47EB-BB78-6928B24FAC9B_zpsudamvp3u.jpg[/url]) ([url]http://s465.photobucket.com/user/samhain873/media/DF0BCFD5-FB50-47EB-BB78-6928B24FAC9B_zpsudamvp3u.jpg.html[/url]) ([url]http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr19/samhain873/5677C081-B210-484B-B08C-F713C8C886E1_zpsrypkcbpk.jpg[/url]) ([url]http://s465.photobucket.com/user/samhain873/media/5677C081-B210-484B-B08C-F713C8C886E1_zpsrypkcbpk.jpg.html[/url]) ([url]http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr19/samhain873/F1116164-E7E2-40BC-96A7-CEFCBC1B313C_zpsctrmqpwh.jpg[/url]) ([url]http://s465.photobucket.com/user/samhain873/media/F1116164-E7E2-40BC-96A7-CEFCBC1B313C_zpsctrmqpwh.jpg.html[/url]) ([url]http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr19/samhain873/9F676F5E-5FBB-4146-AEE2-D03962C9CF0D_zpscxc35mqe.jpg[/url]) ([url]http://s465.photobucket.com/user/samhain873/media/9F676F5E-5FBB-4146-AEE2-D03962C9CF0D_zpscxc35mqe.jpg.html[/url]) Your unstable blades look amazing on your cross guard saber Samhain138 and I prefer those instead of regular blades. Point. Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: JediXIX on January 20, 2017, 04:29:22 AM Awesome . . . points Sam & Kouri :)
You still need to hook the thing into a portable amp and make folks jump at the sudden ear-piercing growl - my favorite part of the last con. The old time Audio Engineer in me is curious . . . when you say " hook the thing into a portable amp", do you mean by cable ? . . . or some nifty wireless setup ? . . . Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: Seano on January 20, 2017, 07:40:26 AM Looks fantastic when lit up! +1 DS point coming your way!
Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: Kouri on January 20, 2017, 09:45:17 AM The old time Audio Engineer in me is curious . . . when you say " hook the thing into a portable amp", do you mean by cable ? . . . or some nifty wireless setup ? . . . Installed a headphone jack next to the covertec wheel so I could plug the saber audio into the line-in port on one of the voice changer speakers. Had to put an extra volume slider on the saber audio line since it's so much louder than the mic. I had fun making people jump at the sudden *CRACKLE-GROWL*, and hadn't checked if Samhain had got the connection working on his end. Title: Re: Unstable Blades Post by: Samhain138 on January 20, 2017, 07:38:52 PM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZvoEjg7nLo
It doesn't do it justice. You can hear this thing down the road. No joke. The speaker was vibrating on the deck. |