Anakin Starkiller V2 + V3 Builders kit Tutorial

[russellsch]

Is this a stunt as well??? Love the display!

 

[Halliwax]

Is this a stunt as well??? Love the display!

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That’s my Yuma stunt

Tom (thd9791)helped me build that one

 

[thd9791]

Did you lathe down the emitter plate a bit? yours looks amazing too! Yuma buddies

looks like that ace paint

 

[Halliwax]

Did you lathe down the emitter plate a bit? yours looks amazing too! Yuma buddies

looks like that ace paint
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No? Should I have? I don’t remember that in your instructions?

 

[thd9791]

its just the angle of the photo then, because i really like it, and i guess they already look like that. *facepalm*

I forget the original maker's username on here. he was a great guy to do this one time project and add the new box.

 

[Halliwax]

Skycloudmaker? Something like that.

 

[Halliwax]

Ok gang, the v2 is fully functional. Blade spins

The battery is very weak and I don’t like charging Lipo battery’s in my parents home. I’ll wait until tomorrow and charge the battery outside (I have a hobby battery safe bag coming)

I put a 5mm strip of electrical tape down it and it does flicker alittle just with white paint and the electrical tape on it

My plan now it to add scotchlite (should be here tomorrow) and add some black pin striping, see how it works

Wicked excited

 

[Halliwax]

The blade adapter I made today

 

[thd9791]

I see! It's a reducer from the golf club to the shaft

 

[Halliwax]

I see! It's a reducer from the golf club to the shaft

Yup. The only reason why I went this way is because of transportation

I plan on using this v2 when I do panels at comic con. I can put the saber and blade in a old rifle case for transport

If I didn’t need the blade removable, I would have threaded the steel rod with reverse thread and then made a reduced/adapter and taped it so it would screw on. I have the emitter spinning the same way in ANH and don’t want the blade coming off lol

 

[Halliwax]

Charging the battery right now.. blade is done dying to see if this works

The RC guys told me to monitor the heat of the battery, once it’s warm it’s done.. it’s been plugged in for 15min and hasn’t change temp

I hate lipo’s lol

 

[Halliwax]

Some tests tonight

 

[russellsch]

Oh man, that's freaking sweet!

 

[Halliwax]

Still a long way to go. But in theory it will work

 

[Gregatron]

That last shot doesn’t look too far off. Very cool to see that reflective glowing effect. And the trick, I think, is getting the RPMs right so that you get those occasional flashes of non-reflective blade (the strobing effect) moreso at the bottom of the blade.


But, as much fun as this project is, my poor V2 is still waiting for that clamp mod video, dagnabbit...!

 

[MakBzh]

Some tests tonight

Wowww amazing !!!

 

[Kylo1]

Very nice work indeed Haliwax

 

[Halliwax]

That last shot doesn’t look too far off. Very cool to see that reflective glowing effect. And the trick, I think, is getting the RPMs right so that you get those occasional flashes of non-reflective blade (the strobing effect) moreso at the bottom of the blade.


But, as much fun as this project is, my poor V2 is still waiting for that clamp mod video, dagnabbit...!

I know. I’m terrible.. let me see if I can edit that up this week. I have it all filmed

 

[Halliwax]

Wowww amazing !!!

Still got more tweaking to do, but I’m happy with the progress!

 

[Halliwax]

Very nice work indeed Haliwax

Thanks! This weekend should be close to 40 degrees I can give the V2’s their clear coat finish. And maybe get a paint job done to this one!