I finally put it together and it's beautiful. I have the stencils, but it will be a long time before I can bring myself to paint it.
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Limited Run Luke V2 liightsaber (Second Run) Sign up thread
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russellsch
Master Member
Oh man, that looks fantastic! I can't wait to get my clamp from Roman, that's all I need then I can get it together. Once I can get mine together, then I'll want to paint it. Love the box too :cheers
Kerberos23
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Nah, don't wait! The painting part is really fun, especially when you get to removing the stencils and then chipping the paint off on the parts without stencils. The stencils were a lot easier than I thought they would be, just used blue painters masking tape, sticking to a bunch to my jeans to get the stickiness down, to transfer to the hilt. Little dots were a pain as they always wanted to lift, I'd just hold them down with the tip of my exacto as I lifted the vinyl around it. I think I only lost one. I was worried I had painted too many coats, the instructions said just lightly spray to cover or the paint could all come up when you remove the stencil, but I had no problem when I removed them. They did look a little smooth so I went around and chipped the edges lightly to give it a more chipped look. I did have to put a clamp on it right away, stolen from my Obi-wan saber. Clamps will have to get sorted out after the Graflex and extra clap show up from Roman.
The box I found on eBay, it has a Chinese carving of a fisherman on the top. A good find for sure. I have a plan for a display for all of my lightsabers that I ope I can put together before Roman's Graflexs ship, but this box is perfect for now. I go back and forth between wanting to paint it as used or as new, that's what hold me back. Then I kind of want to hand paint it rather than use the stencils because I like the feel of having hand painted, just a lttle more personal.
Kerberos23
Well-Known Member
I bent mine open more to fit on, then just bent it back into both sides until it was closed. My D-ring was from Roy and is larger and thicker than the .supplied one. It was a tight fit in the holes, you can move the D-ring easily but it doesn't flop around and stays wherever you move it to
Patlegrand
Active Member
Hello !
I found a v2 from the second run, so i'm selling the v2 from the first run if someone interested, PM me. If you want, i can provide a stencils kit to paint it.
Regards,
Patlegrand.
I found a v2 from the second run, so i'm selling the v2 from the first run if someone interested, PM me. If you want, i can provide a stencils kit to paint it.
Regards,
Patlegrand.
Vedor
Active Member
Sent you a pm
I saw that video. It's good. Just make sure you use a pair of jewelers pliers or something to protect the d-ring when you bend it away. Perhaps some won't mind because it'll have that weathered look, but if you want a smooth d-ring minus nicks from the tool I recommend protecting it from the tool.
The extras I have are currently for sale in the Junkyardhttp://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=261583&p=3992280#post3992280
Ordered a clamp from Roman, Roy's V2 clamp lever on the way, and just ordered a clamp card off eBay. Now all I need is the saber, I'm too excited
Dont literaly cut them. Use a dremel with a sanding drum to sand them out.
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