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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DakGibralter" data-source="post: 3709994" data-attributes="member: 137808">So I made my first ESB Graflex a few months ago as a gift for my brother, and I realized I didn't have anything cool to present it in. So I made a box! And I thought you might like to see it!This is my first time attempting anything like this, so be gentle you monsters. Also, I realized while making this that there is probably an officially recognized container for a lightsaber but I've never seen one. If anyone has info on that I'd be curious to know!Anyway. Started with a hinged wine box, ten bucks on the ol' Amazon:[ATTACH]506177[/ATTACH]Got rid of the lame clasp on the front, to make it easier to open with the Force.[ATTACH]506178[/ATTACH]Put down a base layer of silver, since my plan was to make it look like a beat up painted metal box:[ATTACH]506179[/ATTACH]Printed out a Jedi insignia while it dried and realized I'm in dire need of more black ink:[ATTACH]506180[/ATTACH]STENCIL'D!:[ATTACH]506181[/ATTACH]So I read somewhere about weathering with Vaseline and I was skeptical but intrigued. Greased up the corners and the raised areas like Lunchlady Doris greasing up Groundskeeper Willie:[ATTACH]506182[/ATTACH]Slapped some dark blue paint on (you can already see the paint beading up where I applied the Vaseline):[ATTACH]506183[/ATTACH]The same tutorial I read suggested sandpaper, but it just sorta smeared everything around. I found that the Vaseline keeps the paint so wet that wiping it off with a paper towel was actually way more effective.[ATTACH]506184[/ATTACH]Applied the stencil to the top and slapped on some more Vaseline where I had already weathered on top, then applied a coat of copper paint:[ATTACH]506185[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]506186[/ATTACH]Dried, wiped off the same portion of the copper, did some additional detail work with an Exacto, and voila![ATTACH]506189[/ATTACH]Tomorrow I'm going to try to finish the custom-fitted inside, which involves some black cloth and some expanding foam, and maybe some additional weathering. Might be a total disaster. I'll keep you posted.Thanks for looking!</blockquote>

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