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Well, I haven't seen it done before anyway, so maybe it's new? I painted a steel pin white and glued it inside a hollow clear resin blade, then tinted it blue, to try to get that "lightsaber" look with the bright core and coloured "aura". Click on the photos for larger versions, or see more photos and details on my blog here: https://soulsamurai.blogspot.com/2024/09/a-new-way-of-modelling-energy-blades.html

This looks really cool, thanks for sharing!

CorwinB wrote:
This looks really cool, thanks for sharing!

Thanks, I appreciate that!

Wow, that's a fantastic result for such a simple application! Gold star for you for Experimentation in the Miniatures Arts.

That's really clever, and looks very cool.

pretty amazing.
If you want to experiment a bit further: try out using fluo paint (for example from GSW) on the metal pin. There are some white ones around which should work with tinted transparent plastic around

The Power Cosmic wrote:Wow, that's a fantastic result for such a simple application! Gold star for you for Experimentation in the Miniatures Arts.

insaniak wrote:That's really clever, and looks very cool.

Thanks guys, I appreciate the compliments!

Pyroalchi wrote:pretty amazing.
If you want to experiment a bit further: try out using fluo paint (for example from GSW) on the metal pin. There are some white ones around which should work with tinted transparent plastic around

Thanks, that's a very interesting idea. I just saw that they have a white fluro, I will have to pick that up to experiment with!

 Soul Samurai wrote:

The Power Cosmic wrote:Wow, that's a fantastic result for such a simple application! Gold star for you for Experimentation in the Miniatures Arts.

insaniak wrote:That's really clever, and looks very cool.

Thanks guys, I appreciate the compliments!

Pyroalchi wrote:pretty amazing.
If you want to experiment a bit further: try out using fluo paint (for example from GSW) on the metal pin. There are some white ones around which should work with tinted transparent plastic around

Thanks, that's a very interesting idea. I just saw that they have a white fluro, I will have to pick that up to experiment with!

Cool idea and application, maybe pearlescent paints (amsterdam paints) are a nice idea too, otherwise maybe greenstuff world's chameleon paint lineup..

 Leopold Helveine wrote:
Cool idea and application, maybe pearlescent paints (amsterdam paints) are a nice idea too, otherwise maybe greenstuff world's chameleon paint lineup..

Thanks, I could see pearlescent paints giving a sort of shimmering effect, that could look very cool.

Yo that is a really great idea! Combining a lot of different skillsets into one very impressive piece.

 Tek wrote:
Yo that is a really great idea! Combining a lot of different skillsets into one very impressive piece.

Thank you!