Custom paint and etching standard issue

[cazhrj]

so a while ago i got a grab bag of a standard issue battle saber in orange. i decided to customise it with some paint and try my hand at etching. im pretty pleased with how it turned out.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxSzXq6qHAZuamZjOE5XTnluOFE

hoping to do more of this stuff in the future, i have a few more grab bag hilts lying around that i have some ideas for

*note that i did not paint it, my dad did. and i did not design the dragon image i found it https://au.pinterest.com/pin/533043305877494134/

[Rathayatra]

  the black really looks great with the orange blade.  the dragon etch is just the right scale.

[scifidude79]

Very nice.  The Standard Issue is perfect for this sort of thing, as the smooth surface is probably nice to work on. 

[cazhrj]

Very nice.  The Standard Issue is perfect for this sort of thing, as the smooth surface is probably nice to work on. 

yeah exactly. i was a little bit "meh" when i first got the standard issue battle saber but then my dad said it would be no trouble to paint it (he paints card for a living) and all of sudden it was one of the best sabers i ever had because i could do anything i wanted to it and not worry about ruining an expensive fancy looking hilt

just finishing turning a aeonv3 into a blue and silver hilt. now just gotta think of what etching i can do

[Seano]

The dragon etch is just the right scale.

Pun intended?!