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K3GR1 Fidelis with Diatium Power Core by LDM
« on: January 23, 2014, 09:42:28 PM »
K3GR1 Fidelis

Occasionally I have someone say something to the effect,"I have this huge pile of money, what can you make me?"  I love those.  Not the big pile of money part as much as 100% creative freedom.  Unleash me and I can make some cool stuff.  My dirrection in this case, was that the client wanted me to make him what I thought was awesome.  He did want some inscriptions on the hilt and a red blade.  I will not translate the Mando'a milled into the grip, but suffice to say that it has to do with the client's Military service and is quite inspirational.  For the custom grip section, I enlisted the help of the World Famous Acerocket and boy did that brotha come through.  It is a stunning piece around which I built the saber.  My expressed goal was to make the best K3GRa that I ever have laid my hands on.  Everyone knows my view on the subjectivity of art, so opinions would vary no matter what I pulled off, but I gave it my shot.  Diatium Power Core?  Check.  Quartz Crystal Chamber?  Heck no, go big or go home...DOUBLE Quartz chamber with EFx-style detail and braided aluminum sleeving for the wires.  Milled windows into the chamber and a "Caged Crystal" as a novel concept.  Not even one part of the original K3GR1 saber is untouched.  It has windows and shine-through venting everywhere including backlit switches and machined brass piston-arm greeblies and wire channels.  The Diatium Power core contains a nice 3-LED bargraph and brass mesh inlaid "vent".  It also has a knurled black band and PC'd copper detail.  The weathering is a textured gloss variation of my Tactical black weathering and it is EPIC.  I also made an alternate "shorty" grip section similar to the one on Oxidium, just in case he wants to change things up occasionally.  That way he has 3 full display modes (engraved grip and pommel on, shorty grip on, Diatium Power Core exposed).  Well, I could talk about this one all night, but I think I will just go ahead and post it now.

Particulars:
K3GR1 hilt, heavily machined modified
Crystal Focus Saber Core v6.5
Dual Caged Quartz Crystal Chamber (one dyed red) with EFx-style accents
Aluminum Mesh Wire management
Diatium Power Core
3-LED bargraph (yellow, orange, red)
Machined Brass accents
Custom Grip Section by Acerocket
Textured Tactical Weathering
RRW Tri-Rebel LED (RR blade, W FoC)
Machined Resonance
LDM HO 26mm Speaker
7.4V Li-ion
Red Swarovsky Crystal Kill key

The BMT (It was too Epic for only one video!  Be sure to watch both ;)):

   

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« Last Edit: January 23, 2014, 09:58:54 PM by GENERAL GRIEVOUS »

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Re: K3GR1 Fidelis with Diatium Power Core by LDM
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2014, 10:12:49 PM »
This is freaking incredible. I'm going to revisit this tomorrow because I just can't even take it all in right now. The PC looks fantastic, and the grip with the inscriptions is just perfect. Don't even get me started on the power core and crystals... you need to do more sabers incorporating that lol.  Sheesh. Amazing work LDM, I'm sure the new owner will be blown away.





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Re: K3GR1 Fidelis with Diatium Power Core by LDM
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2014, 10:18:07 PM »
This is your finest work yet!

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Re: K3GR1 Fidelis with Diatium Power Core by LDM
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2014, 10:57:18 PM »
BRB, putting Bonificata in a box so she can get one of those power cores!!! :O That looks amazing Marc. :) I have been waiting for this one, and dang you did a great job!
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Re: K3GR1 Fidelis with Diatium Power Core by LDM
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2014, 11:35:03 PM »
Awesome saber... I wish a had enough money to unleash your creativity :)

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Re: K3GR1 Fidelis with Diatium Power Core by LDM
« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2014, 11:58:46 PM »
Awesome saber... I wish a had enough money to unleash your creativity :)

LOL, I don't even have enough money to unleash my own creativity ;)

This is your finest work yet!

Thank you!

FE & V--thanks fellas.  I am very proud of htis one.  I have emailed pix and vid ot the client...waiting for his response with baited breath.

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Re: K3GR1 Fidelis with Diatium Power Core by LDM
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2014, 12:22:51 AM »
Lets hope he wants a companion sabre so we can see more epicness of this calibre!
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Re: K3GR1 Fidelis with Diatium Power Core by LDM
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2014, 12:47:58 AM »
now that's what i'm talkin' about! great work on this K3GR1! i love the core and the grip section with the engravings!  :)

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Re: K3GR1 Fidelis with Diatium Power Core by LDM
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2014, 12:54:09 AM »
amazing work - looks awesome!!!

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Re: K3GR1 Fidelis with Diatium Power Core by LDM
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2014, 12:58:25 AM »
Those looks just great!!!

ADDED: I just saw the video. xxx, this is really nice inside out! Very good design idea for the er..., handle or whatyoucallit.
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Re: K3GR1 Fidelis with Diatium Power Core by LDM
« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2014, 04:07:15 AM »
Another fine example of Cram-Fu. I have know idea what tier this is. just amazing! I LOVE K3GR1's!! :o love tha power core.

   I day I'll have one of the Unicorns  ^-^ then I'll just fade away.... Right sorry.

Great concept ,all Hail the General! You should get another gold star!

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Re: K3GR1 Fidelis with Diatium Power Core by LDM
« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2014, 04:42:22 AM »
Just beautiful.  Thats all I can even say.


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Re: K3GR1 Fidelis with Diatium Power Core by LDM
« Reply #12 on: January 24, 2014, 05:23:27 AM »
Blown away by the sheer awesomeness!

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Re: K3GR1 Fidelis with Diatium Power Core by LDM
« Reply #13 on: January 24, 2014, 05:34:43 AM »
Very cool work LDM!!

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Re: K3GR1 Fidelis with Diatium Power Core by LDM
« Reply #14 on: January 24, 2014, 05:39:55 AM »
Beautiful work Marc! This is the best tactical style weathered Kegger that I have ever seen! Love the milled windows, the crystal chamber, the textured weathering. Looks like what a NAVY SEAL would use!

 

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