Dominix V3 to my interpitation of the Kota

[mchalk13]

Hey all I recently got a dominix V3 as a grab bag saber and I am now in the process of converting it over to look similar to the Kota hilt we all are familiar with, I used a dremel and hack saw (the dremel was going to slowly) to remove a portion of the emitter to about the appropriate angle then used a belt sander to sand it smooth. After that I put 3 coats of self etching primer on it all around. Next up will be 3 coats of flat black followed by 3 coats each of pyrite mica (a bronze color) and metallic black. I will sand it all to give it a  weathered appearance and then wrap the hilt in leather using Bulvoy's method. After it is all said and done I will post pictures of the completed project. This will be my first saber customization and is paving the way of knowledge about this practice so I can then customize my Prophecy which will hopefully look like it was carved from bone. Thank you to EVERYONE in this wonderful community for supplying the knowledge on saber customization it has helped me immensely thus far.

Matt

[scifidude79]

It sounds sweet.  I look forward to seeing it.

[mchalk13]

Here are a couple of pictures with the final coat of paint applied
 

[RevanReborn]

Nice!!  Great job on that- must have taken some courage eh lol?  Totally payed off .  Looks awesome!

[scifidude79]

Sweet, thanks for posting pics.  It's looking great so far.  Have a point.

I was wondering how the slant cut would look with the grooves the V3 has in the emitter.  Not bad at all. 

[mchalk13]

All painting done, now just weathering it back down.

[scifidude79]

Nice job on the weathering. If you keep posting awesomeness like this, your point count is going to skyrocket.

[mchalk13]

Question for those that are kinda following this, When I finish this product (should be this weekend) should I post the pics in this thread or make a new one? I don't want to break any rules or annoy anyone so thank you for letting me know.

[Corwyn VonBeck]

For me, I would keep it all in this thread, so people get to see the progress from start to finish. Only reason I would see for starting a new thread would be to bring all your step by step posts into a single post rather than having to read through all the ongoing comments, but the discussion as you progress can help people understand the process a little better. Just my opinion.

Nice work so far! +1

[scifidude79]

I agree about keeping it in this thread.  People definitely like seeing how it progressed. 

[Dauntless Seven]

Hi.  Your post is under Customizations so is in the correct section.  Everything looks good so far and we look forward to the finished product.  Please provide as many pics and written details about how you completed this saber as you need.  For most of us saber enthusiasts there is no such thing as too much information and sharing. 

[scifidude79]

For most of us saber enthusiasts there is no such thing as too much information and sharing. 

Indeed.  Very well said, D7. 

[SaberoftheJedi]

Looks sick! So shiny... +1 !

[mchalk13]

I decided to add some heavy battle damage so here it is after I saved all the paint off I used a dremel and added what you now see

[scifidude79]

Very nice.  It's fitting, since Kota's hilt definitely had seen a lot of action at the time of the game.