2 New Obi-Wan A New Hope LightSabers I've been working on!

[James Kenobi 1138]

I've was given the opportunity to build an Obi-Wan ANH saber for 2 different RPF members. I hope you enjoy the pictures.

Saber #1
Steel Russ Emitter
Aluminum Russ Grenade
Replica Graflex Clamp
Aluminum replica transistors and washers
Rebelscum cast bubble strip
Aluminum Russ Booster
Steel Russ Handwheel

Saber #2
Steel Russ Emitter
Steel Russ Grenade
Real Graflex Clamp
Rebelscum cast bubble strip
Aluminum replica transistors and washers
Steel Russ Booster
Steel Russ Handwheel

 

[Ghost Host]

Beautiful!

 

[thegreatgalling]

Gorgeous! They are both unbelievable. That weathering is flawless!

 

[BoozeBeGood]

WOW!!! :eek

 

[Pappy]

Very well done!

 

[cayman shen]

Oh my god--the work on the clamp tape area is especially amazing. I can't imagine how hard that is to capture.

 

[Sym-Cha]

Excellent,

as always, James. :love

-Chaim

 

[Shade88]

Looks great! Always a fan of the ANH Kenobi sabers. MY favorite from ANH actually.

 

[firebladejedi]

Superb work all round

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

Thanks guys, I hope their owners will be as pleased with them as I am. Very challenging but also a lot of fun.

 

[DarthLuumzl]

WELL DONE ! ! ! :thumbsup

 

[Clutch]

Very nice work. The black weathering on the clamp looks a little too stippled for my taste though. I fretted with this for a while on mine. I would use my finger to smear the paint around more to look more smudged/feathered.

 

[The 48th Ronin]

Wow, very nice.

Is there evidence of a second brass screw in the clamp on the original?

(like you've got here)

 

[RadeLarkin]

Awesome work! I seldom saw such a beautiful saber!

 

[clancampbell]

Excellent stuff! Good to see the Obi anh looking nice and weathered!

Rich

 

[macman27]

wow, those look incredible, great job!!

 

[EZBSVS]

Ridiculously good looking. I'm afraid I'm still a noob, I don't suppose you've detailed the build process anywhere? I love seeing the machining process for props like this.

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

Wow, very nice.

Is there evidence of a second brass screw in the clamp on the original?

(like you've got here)

Yes. I've got some low-rez photos of the saber that show that screw, but I've been told by some folks who have access to much clearer high-res photos that the screw is there.

Drilled properly, the holes for the 2 screws and the holes for the 2 wires are opposite eachother on the clamp.

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

Ridiculously good looking. I'm afraid I'm still a noob, I don't suppose you've detailed the build process anywhere? I love seeing the machining process for props like this.

Thanks. Most of the parts were made by our talented member Russrep, but they were all clean and factory fresh from the milling machine. I only applied the weathering and assembly including drilling the clamp and modifying attachment points for everything to hold together.

Everyrime I build one of these I say to myself that I'm going to photo detail the build but then it never works out that way. One of these days....

 

[AMP]

Awesome work! Great job!