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that's lovely.. is it on the site yet? nm found it http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/MHSV1 ... -P985.aspx one step closer to an mhs based accurate revan saber.. oh how good would that be

good to know cheers matey

Alan you're a star mate, that side view is actually quite useful I had no idea the ribbed portions were misaligned. I thought they lined up with the front.. (paint pic attached) or is it not that important?

Hey all, After a while of things coming up (changing jobs, plus a load of other stuff) I'm hoping to continue with my revan and start building the rear armour. What I'm after are any pics anyone has of their armour on from the side (with cape out of the way) so I can properly gauge how big to make the bottom strip and subsequently, the leather section and where the rest starts. once I have a good idea of how to size everything compared to my front armour I can start crafting it Thanks for any pics!

will do. heh definitely. not got a lot of room so its been hung up with a few other costume bits and got a bit creased. for troops i'll make sure the iron comes out what are your general thoughts on it so far Alan? anything looking like it needs altering/changing so far?

Thanks Steve that means a lot I was dreading doing the paint as I don't think I do too well in that department (bit of a patience failure when prepping, waiting for coats to dry, etc..) The advice I got on here re. black washing helped a lot, the weathering went brilliantly once I knew what I was doing there

Hey all, Finally getting round to posting this up. I've been working on this a while, re-painting etc.. lost a bit of momentum but I'm back on it now and hopefully I'm a bit closer. Here are a few pics, comments welcome And flexing my dark side powers at wales comic con I'm still in need of sabers, all my contacts have fallen through or said they can't do it Next job will be the back piece. The guy I got the kit from didn't do the back (it's not MWA, it's someone in the UK). I was thinking of making it from worbla. I have some and some craft foam so I'm going to have a go soon. Will make up a template with an old t-shirt with my brestplate on and see where I need to make it to, to join up with it. I already have the ribbed section to match the front and rings to attach. As said, comments/advice welcome. Thanks Dave

cheers, will give it a go

Hey, thanks for the reply. I have some black/brown acrylic paint so that's good. I heard people use alcohol to 'break the surface tension' for a more even coverage. I tried mixing some up today using acrylic, water and some nail varnish remover (closest thing to pure alch in the house) and it didnt go so well. Perhaps my ratios were off. Is this something you'd recommend or would paint + water be enough? Thanks

Hi all, I'm currently doing some painting on my revan armour and need to weather the mask/armour. Whats the best stuff to use to create a black wash to do this? what kind of ratios to use? It is painted with an enamel paint if that makes any difference. Thanks for any advice.

Wow! You look fantastic Nice work

very nice. I'm actually having a few made in the UK myself. my karate instructor manages an engineering company and during a random conversation I find out he has a machinist that can do whatever he wants for him. I measured out all the dips and grooves etc.. and sent him a printout and he'll let me know soon what he thinks. Only problem I have is he doesn't think he's able to make the pommel.. seems to be the hardest part to get right but we'll see. Nice to see a few more UK sabersmiths popping up able to make these... not easy to find an accurate one.

Does no one else have any links to resources or advice to give?

according to the 501st standards it has them under the arms as well so probably best to go for the same. http://www.501st.com/databank/Costuming ... ss_concept

Hey, cheers for the reply. I have it from a reliable source that the back piece and an accurate kotor/revan saber are/will be in the updated standards for 501st/UKG hence the reason I'm keen to get it done. (I have plans to get the saber made too) Obviously the colour would be the same front and back, was more the actual colour of it I was after but I think that mystery is resolved I'll try to search for Carolyn's build, thanks.. that's what I'm really after. A WIP or guide on how people go about doing that as I've never sculpted before in my life so I'm really after some info and pics on how others have done it so I can replicate that process myself. Good idea on asking nearby members if they have a vac former, I'll have to ask if any UKG people nearby have access to one I could borrow. So I think the general jist is a torso and sculpt is the best way to do it.. especially if I intend to vac form it using HIPS/ABS. Will have to do some general searches on sculpting and vac forming techniques Cheers