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Title: RussRep V2 weathering
Post by: padawhat? on September 26, 2013, 07:48:49 PM

I bought this empty hilt from Timo several weeks ago.  It started out with the plain black anodized finish, but it just didn't look like a V2 to me.  It took me several tries to paint it and "weather" it just right.  Comments welcome!

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Title: Re: RussRep V2 weathering
Post by: Vercify on September 26, 2013, 07:58:58 PM

That looks really good! I love the weathering below the clamp and on the wind vane. I think it could use a little more on the emitter, but thats just me! and of course there is the debate about weathering the pommel and all, but thats a whole other story lol. Overall awesome job!

What process did you use to get these results?

Title: Re: RussRep V2 weathering
Post by: LUMINARA UNDULI on September 26, 2013, 08:52:56 PM

Very nice job, I love how it turned out :).

Title: Re: RussRep V2 weathering
Post by: Caine on September 26, 2013, 09:21:11 PM

Outstanding job and attention to detail. Caine "V2 dude" approved.  8)

Title: Re: RussRep V2 weathering
Post by: padawhat? on September 27, 2013, 05:26:22 AM

Vercify, I started by sanding off most of the anodizing.  Then I primed and spray painted a few coats of black Krylon and a couple of days later I very SLOWLY started chipping off paint.  Then I repeated the whole process of sanding, painting, scraping two more times because I kept scraping off too much paint and then I would have too start all over again.

On the wind vane, I used metallic copper paint, clear coated it, scraped it off, then painted black over top.  I didn't let the black completely dry before I started to VERY gently scrape and sand off the black without removing too much copper in the process.

Title: Re: RussRep V2 weathering
Post by: Darth Ryô on September 27, 2013, 06:41:03 AM

You did a very nice job there ;)
The wind vane looks nice indeed!

I'd also have done a bit more on the emitter, and less on the grenade... but that's just personnal taste :)
Congrats on acheiving such a nice looking saber!

Title: Re: RussRep V2 weathering
Post by: Vercify on October 13, 2013, 02:30:14 PM

Quote from: padawhat? on September 27, 2013, 05:26:22 AM

Vercify, I started by sanding off most of the anodizing.  Then I primed and spray painted a few coats of black Krylon and a couple of days later I very SLOWLY started chipping off paint.  Then I repeated the whole process of sanding, painting, scraping two more times because I kept scraping off too much paint and then I would have too start all over again.

On the wind vane, I used metallic copper paint, clear coated it, scraped it off, then painted black over top.  I didn't let the black completely dry before I started to VERY gently scrape and sand off the black without removing too much copper in the process.

Awesome, I will keep this in mind for when I attempt to weather an upcoming build :)

Thanks again!

Title: Re: RussRep V2 weathering
Post by: parfaitlumiere on October 16, 2013, 10:29:10 AM

You were right to do new weathering.
I had several of these banies in thehands for fx conversion (ID enlargment,new choke,new emitter etc etc) and the original weathering on anodisation is not really terrific,it's for from a good weathering after black painting.

Title: Re: RussRep V2 weathering
Post by: Boxster on January 15, 2014, 04:17:10 PM

That looks very nicely done!

Title: Re: RussRep V2 weathering
Post by: Sethski on January 18, 2014, 06:10:07 AM

Spot on weathering, looks great, and much appreciated describing your approach/process to achieve this ;)

Title: Re: RussRep V2 weathering
Post by: Justintmars on March 05, 2014, 12:32:37 PM

is there any build logs of one of this converted to hold a Cf?

Title: Re: RussRep V2 weathering
Post by: ANAKIN SKYWALKER on March 05, 2014, 12:35:50 PM

I'm working on one right now and slothfurnace's is still in progress I believe.  It won't hold a CF without major lathework though. 

Title: Re: RussRep V2 weathering
Post by: EXAR KUN on March 05, 2014, 01:22:03 PM

Beautiful. I love V2 weathering style.

Title: Re: RussRep V2 weathering
Post by: DarthStallion on March 05, 2014, 01:39:45 PM

i did a russrep cf6 build here:
Russrep Luke V2 with CF6 (http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=42222.0)
not much of a build log but you get the idea.