The Conquistador -- A Ti Custom Rebuild

[PhotonFanatic]

Who is the lucky owner of this jewel?

PS where are trit slots?

Owner--me, for a change. Actually, I made this as a prototype to pitch to a dealer, whom I hope to convince to partner with me to produce 25-50 pieces for sale, exclusively through him.

There are three slots for Trit vials in the tail, along with two holes for a split ring, although the photos don't show them well.

I'll try to get some better natural light photos tomorrow, after I finish the LE and polish up the body. All those edges are pretty sharp at the moment. That bezel would do some serious damage, if that was one's intent.

 

[jch79]

Beauty, Fred! oo:

What's the OD and OAL? Doesn't look too big. The grip pattern on the tube is very nice looking - knurling is SO last year.

If I owned this light (which I would in a heartbeat), I'd probably want the bezel to be less hurty. :duck:

Also, I like the metal material you photographed the light on - I've always got my eye out for a new backdrop for light photography... nice one!

Keep us up to date on the prospect of getting more made!

:wave: john

 

[PhotonFanatic]

Hi John,

OD: Just under 1"
OAL: 3.5"

Funny, that's pretty small, but it seems big after handling the Killers so much.

Yeah, that's a very aggressive, non-pocket friendly bezel. But the light is intended for knife dealers and their customers seem to like sharp and terrifying things. :devil:

That's a great piece of honeycomb Ti that I found on eBay--I'm hoping to eventually put some colored gels under it and bring some light up from the bottom.

 

[griff]

Great looking Light Fred!!
You never cease to amaze me!

 

[PhotonFanatic]

griff,

You will be truly amazed, though, when I finish the Mondrian. :devil:

 

[jch79]

I'm hoping to eventually put some colored gels under it and bring some light up from the bottom.

:twothumbs Cool idea!

 

[wvaltakis2]

The new light looks awesome Fred!

While this thread is up at the top, I thought I'd post pics of the newest upgrade to my Conquistador. With all this free time I finally got around to doing some more work on it.

Glow in the dark epoxy behind the Pearl, with Norland over it for that 'wet' look.

~Chip

 

[JohnTz]

man these are stunning!!!! great job fred...

 

[PhotonFanatic]

Some pics after the polishing to remove the sharp edges:

Fairly lame light now--none of the edges will cut your skin anymore. :devil:

 

[nfetterly]

Wow. Absolutely fantastic. Thought for a moment is said 18650 (I really like that size for holding - each to their own), but for this I would go out and buy some 18500s!

Neale

 

[bf1]

Only two words can describe that light, " Absolutely Magnificent".

 

[PEU]

beautifull :thumbsup:


Pablo

 

[collector]

mindblowing, as always !!

 

[toby_pra]

That is art...