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 Post subject: How do you paint a lightsaber?
PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 8:51 am 
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This could be in the wrong forum. Mods please move if so.

I've got an Obi Wan miniature (72mm) that I would like to paint up but I'm struggling with the lightsaber.

I figure if I paint it blue with a white middle similar to NMM it will look stupid from certain angles. I'm thinking about just painting it a bright light blue with no highlights given that it is it's own light source and then use a similar blue to simulate an OSL effect on clothing etc that the lightsaber would emit.

Does anyone else have any ideas?

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Your second idea sounds great. Though this should probably be in the off topic forum.

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yup think this is off topic
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Queen Berúthiel wrote:
yup think this is off topic


Your post also..
I think the second idea is much nicer, but also much, much harder.
Perhaps you can try it on a spare sprue roughly the size of the lightsaber.
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