Dark Apprentice/Sentinel "Reverse LE"?

[jschiestel]

I got a dark apprentice in my mystery box and was thinking about removing the anodizing except for the rings to turn it into a kind of reverse LE.  Has anyone done this that they have pictures of?  I sanded my son's dark initiate to weather it and removed all of the anodizing on the emitter rings and like the looks of it, so I'm thinking about taking that one step further.

[Isola815]

It CAN be done. I've done it with a Reaper and am in the process of doing it with a Sentinel LE because I didn't like the gold on the version without windows. It's just on a slight hiatus at the moment as I'm stuck in bed with the flu. Depending on what kind of finish you're aiming for is where the tricky part may be.

As a word of warning, another member recently tried to do a similar project with their Reaper hilt... and it's not gone to plan. So how good are your sanding and painting skills? That would be the first thing to establish.

[Darth Dragon]

It CAN be done. I've done it with a Reaper and am in the process of doing it with a Sentinel LE because I didn't like the gold on the version without windows. It's just on a slight hiatus at the moment as I'm stuck in bed with the flu. Depending on what kind of finish you're aiming for is where the tricky part may be.

As a word of warning, another member recently tried to do a similar project with their Reaper hilt... and it's not gone to plan. So how good are your sanding and painting skills? That would be the first thing to establish.

Yes I am that other member my reaper is in pieces right now as I am in the process of turning a lemon into lemon aide.  Be careful with how long you leave the oven cleaner on for.  I left me on for to long and it pitted the metal.  So now instead of an inverted reaper I am going to put my miniature painting skills to use and make a "bone reaper" the plan is weathering the main  body. then claws and the collar I am going to prime paint dark ivory or black then dry brush light ivory after that clear coat it.  The pitting should give it a nice textured finish when all said and done fingers crossed


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[Dauntless Seven]

DD... This revised customization all sounds really interesting.  Seems like you have a safe plan and you are not the only one who turned their saber hilt into mush.  

[Karmack]

I got a dark apprentice in my mystery box and was thinking about removing the anodizing except for the rings to turn it into a kind of reverse LE.  Has anyone done this that they have pictures of?  I sanded my son's dark initiate to weather it and removed all of the anodizing on the emitter rings and like the looks of it, so I'm thinking about taking that one step further.

I have an Aeon "reverse LE" but I painted mine rather than sand it down.  Unfortunately my pictures are on photobucket and won't post anymore...  :-/

[jschiestel]

I think I'm going to give it a shot by sanding it.  I don't think I want to go the oven cleaner route.  I used sandpaper to weather a couple other black hilts and with a little more time (or maybe a lot more) and some higher grit paper to finish it up, I think it will work out nicely.  If it does works out, my BR Dark Apprentice LE and GB Dark Apprentice Reverse LE should be a good light side/dark side duo.