Close but it's exactly 277.5 millimeters, in length.
Show off your RE weathered Obi sabers!
- Thread starter Zombie Killer
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Tan Djarka
Sr Member
That's a cool take on the crystal chamber. I've been wanting to build a reveal saber and that may actually have solved the design challenges for me. Thanks for posting.
My Roman weathered hilt arrived this morning. Minus the Graflex clamp which is following when they come available. I would add a real clamp while I wait but they are currently going for stupidmoney on ebay so I will wait for the replica. Some personal weathering will happen while I wait. Gotta say - the quality of these machined pieces is STUNNING.
Mr Mold Maker
Master Member
Hey folks.. If you're looking for another saber to re-weather mine is up for sale in the JY! Only needs a clamp, very reasonable price. 
Check it out!
Check it out!
I used ammonia fumes.
matty matt
Sr Member
Ammonia fumes will give the brass a natural, tarnished look pretty easily. You can always polish it to get the shiny brass back if you want.
The set is complete at last. The five and a half month wait for the repro Graflex clamp was worth it. Now to finish 'the look' to match my reference pic of Alec Guinness in the Tunisian dessert. Like every new saber owner I have a vision of how it will become absolutely perfect if I can just apply the effects right so more tweaking and weathering will happen over the next few weeks, months, years. I'm going to start by leaving the grenade frag body out in the rain for a few nights to let some light corrosion begin....
I also made a complete mess of installing the D-ring and it's ruined. I will order another one and remember to look at Roman's video installation guide first when I put it on!
I also made a complete mess of installing the D-ring and it's ruined. I will order another one and remember to look at Roman's video installation guide first when I put it on!
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I watched the video on beforehand, and I still managed to mess up mine
I feel your pain.
Man, I'd love to add these pictures to my site!! :love
Thank you
matty matt
Sr Member
I love this thread.
one of my favorites as well
bump!
I just booked an awesome job and plan to reward myself with an Obi-Wan saber kit. I never saw the appeal before in kits, and knowing how rare o.g. parts can be for Obi-Wan, I assumed it wouldn't be in the cards for me.
Buuuuut after having my V2 on the shelf I feel like it's ancestor should be there too.
Point of this bump-- amazing weathering jobs, but there seems to be a serious lack of good reference pics of the original. The chronicles pics are the best obviously-- but do we have any in color?
I just booked an awesome job and plan to reward myself with an Obi-Wan saber kit. I never saw the appeal before in kits, and knowing how rare o.g. parts can be for Obi-Wan, I assumed it wouldn't be in the cards for me.
Buuuuut after having my V2 on the shelf I feel like it's ancestor should be there too.
Point of this bump-- amazing weathering jobs, but there seems to be a serious lack of good reference pics of the original. The chronicles pics are the best obviously-- but do we have any in color?
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