«SQUID» Sol's lightsaber from "Acolyte" replica (by Lukyanov) [pre-orders]

lukyanov

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First of all, the base model of the hilt was reverse engineered by roygilsing from several images, using the stand from tomleech (that was officially used during exhibitions) as reference for the accurate size. You can see the overlay image of my CAD model and Roy's renders on pictures below.
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Explosion diagram of my saber to show you how it works:
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The sample was made at the factory that makes all hilts for me since 2017. There are some shots of the weathered hilt (sample):
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Also I designed the chassis for Proffieboard that could be printed yourself or installed by me (as an option):
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Some shots with the blade attached:
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Here's the balance of the hilt. Perfect.
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And comparison with other hilts. It's NOT as fat as you thought!
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The price of an empty hilt is 260$ (including shipping)

Features that I would like to highlight:
  • perfectly matches the original props in size and in every detail;
  • no visible screws to attach the shrouds and any other parts (which were not provided for in the original design);
  • no glue used to attach any of parts;
  • enough space to fit any chassis design inside of the hilt;
  • easy access to the chassis;
  • SLS-made printed connector chassis part with silver dome switch included in every set;
  • 1-inch blade depth is 44 mm;
  • hidden sound vents in «Creepy Uncle» style;
  • 3 screws to secure the blade (one operated by hand, also can secure Sthok's tri-cree module, and two hidden);
  • stainless steel emitter;
  • stainless steel shrouds;
  • empty hilt weighs 750g;
  • not as fat as you can imagine!
  • perfect for heavy dueling: durable and comfortable to operate.
Options available to add:
  1. Weathering (+100$)
    To match the original hilt in full: emitter and shrouds real heating, chemical treatment (blackening) of raw aluminum parts and further manual finishing, adding scuffs, D-ring installing
  2. Assembled chassis (+350$)
    Designed by me, printed on the best FDM printer in any color you'll choose with 0.08 layer height, based on Proffieboard v.3.9 (including firmware of the board according to your wishes), with two pairs of Shtok's connectors inside, crystal backlight, hi-amp killswitch, bass speaker and BT module. It comes without 18650 battery added because of ban on air shipment of batteries
  3. Chassis STLs for DIY (+30$)
    I'll send it to your email after payments be done, 7 files
Pre-orders start on 14 December 2024, the number of hilts produced will depend on the number of pre-orders
The production starts in January 2025 (and then I will start collecting money to pay for production, PayPal is the only available option), forecast for delivery of finished products - end of February.
Here's the google form for pre-order: https://forms.gle/dAVGTWHLAaPHPsfq6

Demo video:

Thanks for your support.
Denis Lukyanov
 
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*The only thing that will be changed in batch is the gap between the shrouds. Due to the manufacturing abilities my factory used the inside diameter of my 3D model as a basis but the correct way is to use the outside diameter.
For me, accuracy is above all else, so I will achieve maximum similarity to the original prop without losing functionality :)
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Just want to say it looks great, and I already filled out the form!

Will we get confirmation email or anything? Do you have an estimate for payment t due date?
 
Just want to say it looks great, and I already filled out the form!

Will we get confirmation email or anything? Do you have an estimate for payment t due date?
I'll send emails in the end of December, maybe 29-30.12
 
I will continue to collect pre-orders on my Sol's hilt until January 10 of 2025.
Please, fill out the form quickly if you want it, because I will not produce more hilts than the number of pre-orders.
I also want to warn you that none of the vendors will sell them. It will be available only for those who will be in my pre-orders list.
Thanks!
 
I filled out a form earlier, but now I've decided I'd like to add the weathering option. Will I be able to amend my order when I pay?
 
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