I think the blade looks to much like it's made of gold, or is at least to yellow, which gives it the appearance of an artefact rather than a weapon, if this is your intention then by all means do keep it this way, but giving it a colder appearance like in your concept might be better. just my 2 cents. other than that…
Just imagine if you were lifting something heavy with those things, and then all of a sudden they broke or the batteries went dead. There's a reason humans are incapable of lifting a large truck or bolder above their heads. If you want to lift a heavy object, get a forklift or crane... crazy Japanese. Helping people with…
Speak for yourself! Thanks for sharing these, I'm thinking of ripping David's arm off for a quickie tech demo piece. When we eventually make the source max file public, as tutorial fodder, your name will be in the Summary Info as a modeler credit... do you want me to use your real name? And is that usage cool with you?