Title: Simple Arbiter Customization Post by: DOA40 on March 31, 2020, 05:24:30 PM So, I got the Arbiter in the Mystery Box I ordered. And while I love it, the black activation button in all that silver just made it look strange. So I decided I was going to customize it a bit with some black leather or something to break up all the silver a bit. After a bit of waffling back and forth on what I wanted, I decided to try out some simple black electrical tape on it to see what it would look like. Here's what my Arbiter looks like now:
(https://i.imgur.com/go1TxFJ.jpg) A simple customization, but I think it came out pretty nice. Definitely breaks up all that silver and makes the black activation switch look more normal. Title: Re: Simple Arbiter Customization Post by: Infinit01 on March 31, 2020, 06:18:21 PM Nice Arbiter you have there, DOA40. I like the added electrical tape giving it a nice two tone
Title: Re: Simple Arbiter Customization Post by: DOA40 on March 31, 2020, 07:03:01 PM Yeah, definitely turned out better than I expected. Really like the look of it now.
Title: Re: Simple Arbiter Customization Post by: N9neRhymes on March 31, 2020, 09:44:43 PM Agreed, I like the look of it even more this way. If you want to go even further you could get some O rings to slip around the grip. You could go with black to match the rest, but I think a gold or brass color would look pretty neat as well.
Title: Re: Simple Arbiter Customization Post by: Galef on April 01, 2020, 12:11:54 AM E-tape is my go-to for sprucing up silver hilts. It just gives them that extra quality that makes them feel like they belong in the movies.
I actually like E-tape even better than black leather because it has a more "industrial" look as opposed to the "tribal" look that leather wraps give, IMO. Title: Re: Simple Arbiter Customization Post by: Karmack on April 01, 2020, 02:31:42 PM DOA40, I like what you did with this one! Nicely done.
This another of the hilts that I have never really paid a lot of attention to, and this makes me think that was an error. :-) Title: Re: Simple Arbiter Customization Post by: Tai Chi Chuan Wijchen on April 01, 2020, 04:23:42 PM Looks great! Love what you did there.
Personally I would upgrade to the leatherwrapping. But that's just personal preference. The look of the black and silver is great! |