Oh nice Han! Thanks....now i know the Sidious is actually shiny, not like its photo on the MR site, it looks so dull....SWEET!
I didn't know MR has a pro. store? Do they?
Yeah, I found an obscure reference which covers the discussion about gold being used on the Sidious/Mace sabers.
They are referred to (in canon references) as electrum lightsabers. I thought that this was some different way of making them, like using some electrical focussing device instead of a chrystal until I looked at wikipedia. Electrum is an alloy, comprising of gold, silver and copper in varying quantities, it was used as currency prior to humans being able to smelt efficiently.
So MR, rather than giving a thin gold plate that rubs off in five minutes, give us the real deal!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers
Dave