This is my newest project, using the excellent and venerable Tomcat Cartoon Shader. It's all polys, and the heat temper edge IS modeled (just couldn't get it to look right with maps)

the pic:



and the wire:



The beginnings of the character who weilds it:



C+C welcome as always! And sorry I haven't posted much lately, I have had LOT of schoolwork and just about no time.