First Mod, in progress - log (pic heavy)

[RevanReborn]

Thanks Bulvoy .  I'm honoured to have helped be part of inspirations for that hilt, it's all kinds of awesome!!  And SO good to hear that the updates are welcome!  Sometimes I wonder if I might be overdoing it / killing it lol, but I figure it could help someone in future if they are able to see every little aspect/ or even set backs etc. of the project- will make it easy for someone to ask me to elaborate about a specific part of the mod if theyr curious . 

Keep u posted, MTFBWY.

[GregG124]

A few things, my friend.

1) I love the dedication to detail you have in this saber. You're an inspiration to me as someone who wants to get more into saber customization. On top of that, sabers like the Catalyst are just asking to be customized because of their simplicity.

2) I'm not what most people would call a shipper, but I'm shipping you and D7 so hard right now. Hopefully Darth Arlo doesnt get jealous! XD

3) Take your time and keep up the awesome work!

Much love from Central Valley California!

-Greg

[RevanReborn]

Thanks so much Greg!  I'm truly honoured .  Really appreciate the kind words- they keep me going!  Yeah I agree, the catalyst is one of those hilts that IMO just screams to be personalized.  It's simplicity makes it a great starting template, but it's dramatic lines/ unique proportions give it a potential for some really striking mods. 

Glad to hear you plan on continuing to get more and more into customizations- seems like u def have the knack for it too.  Your d ring install on your arbiter looks so good- it seems so natural coming directly out of the protruding part of the hilt, like that pommel was made to have that type of d ring there .  Well done. 

And by all means, ship away lol!  Yeah, ever since I read the Bane trilogy Darth Arlo has been hung up on the rule of two, but I keep warning him he'd better prepare himself for the day our wolf pack expands lol. Thanks again, MTFBWY. 

[GregG124]

like that pommel was made to have that type of d ring there .  Well done. 

Well.. having taken inspiration from the Archon V3 and any Luke ROTJ saber, I'd say that that pommel WAS made to have a D-Ring!

[RevanReborn]

K, I don't know what's going on with my photobucket account but it keeps dropping pics left n right- here's the pics from that last page that dissapeared, in order they appear there:




And to recap basically, the piece in my hand in last pic I just need to finish darkening engraving and colour coding kill count.

[GregG124]

Hey.  That disappearing photo has happened to me as well when using photobucket.  Do we really need to see that huge cat instead.     I so like the showing of your kills on the shroud.  Can't wait to see the saber put together.  Right now I am salivating more than Darth Arlo.      Count me in for your wolfpack and Greg's gotta be in as well.   

Thanks for the inclusion D7!

[RevanReborn]

Lol I know right? I hate that cat lol!!

Thanks so much, very kind of you . 

Wolf pack status updated lol, welcome aboard! 

You're cool with that right Arlo? (whispered)

"... ... ..."


K, raise your right hand if you're cool with that.




Ha! I guess Darth Arlo changed his mind on the rule of two after all, I'm sure he'd like to welcome you to the pack as well lol  .  Thanks again for the encouragement, keep you posted- MTFBWY!

[Ulterios]

Oh wow, this thing is insane.
I'm brand new to the forum and my very first saber is currently on the way and I was looking around for inspiration as i definitely want to customize it when i get it, but this just blew me away.
You have a talent sir!

[JediXIX]

Marking your kills on your saber is a VERY cool idea (even tho they're probably Jedi kills, oh my  ) . . . +1 Rev

[RevanReborn]

Thanks so much everyone!  Seems like I always get the most time to check the forum when I'm at work (don't tell my boss lol), and all the words of encouragement from you guys always get me so pumped to work on the saber- it's hard to stay here at my job instead of running off home to the work bench lol!  I just keep thinking of all the ultra sabers I still need . 

Yeah, Jed, some of those ticks are, it saddens me to say, Jedi.  But some are Sith too.  I figured realistically any sith that survives long enough to battle and overcome so many Jedi would have had to overcome a good number of his fellow Sith as well.  Gonna colour code the ticks in red and blue .

Thanks Ulterios!  Welcome to the forum .  I'm relatively new around here too- get ready to be blown away lol there are SO many INSANELY talented people here- you won't believe it.  Good luck on your first customizing .  You'll have to post up when it arrives, I'm curious which saber you went with? 

And yeah, D7, Arlo's a tough cookie lol.  But he has his weaknesses- elk antlers, beef liver, and those giant bones with all the guts still clinging to them (gross) lol.  But you know what, he doesn't even realize how much he'd love having extra people around to give him that much more attention . 

Keep you posted- MTFBWY!

[RevanReborn]

Just doing the touch ups to engraving etc., cleaning up and whatnot.  I actually had to use a tiny plastic dental pick to be able to put the colouring (nail polish) down into the kill count with any kind of control lol.   will be ready to show very soon!  Keep u posted, MTFBWY .



You can see a little teaser of it here, but I'm playing this one close to chest until the big reveal lol (very soon) .

[GregG124]

Holy cow, I can't wait!

[RevanReborn]

Oooo snap!! Been waiting to do this ever since I joined the forum lol!!!  My first real mod . 

Introducing, Usurper:
Crooked, vile, evil, unnatural, corroded, arcane, not to mention ostentatious, proud, regal even- but above all, MEAN!  There's so much to say about the design etc., a lot going on, but I'll just let the pics tell the story for most part save for this little bit of info.  Like I mentioned at beginning of post, the idea was a sort of imagining of what my saber would be if I were a legendary/ infamous evil from an age long past. 

I'm totally happy with how it turned out .  Not perfect, but the whole project was one big experiment/ learning process, and I think I'm better off accepting my budding skills for what they are and progressing to another project, slowly improving with each one.  It's tempting to tinker forever until it's perfect but years down the road id rather have a collection of projects in which you can see my improvement over time, as opposed to one absolutely perfect saber lol. 

So, enough blabbering away lol, here she is:



























Sorry about posting 5million pics, but with this finish the saber looks so diff depending which angle the light hits it, hoping to show that a bit. 

Here it is ignited, with 36" heavy:










The foc (haven't decided on sound fonts yet):


Was hoping to show how awesome it grips but I needed one hand to snap pic lol. Both controlling and trailing hands have a nice hand stop, and my trailing hand wraps around the brass inner shroud points in the rear of grips- really locks in- plus the patterns of rough corroded finish and all the cutouts on outer shroud really help as well:


Finally, back amongst my saber collection in the place of honour... For now lol!  Until it gets usurped by my next creation . 



Thanks SO much to everyone for all your support and encouragement throughout this project !!!  I can't even tell you how much I appreciate . 
I will still be creating embroidered streamers/ tassels, but suspect will take eons lol, so I'll post up then.  Thanks again, hope you guys enjoyed my first mod- MTFBWY . 

[Antron007]

Very cool. You get yet another point.

[THX1138]

That is very nice.

You are dedicated to the craft...