Darth Maul Damaged Saber (completed)

[Clutch]

Since no one noticed the other thread, I figured I'd make a new one. I've had Roman's damaged Maul saber forever and since Ray will be in my neck of the woods soon, I figured I'd finish it.

I was wondering if I could get an opinion on something. I didn't care for the large, red crystal in the emitter, so I thought I would cobble something together.

I have come up with two different options. I will put a roller from a DVD player inside and either put a camera part or a smaller crystal on the end of it.

Parts:

Option A:
Camera part. Makes it look more real and believable to me.

Option B:
Red crystal. I really like the way the reflections show up on the emitter.

Which one looks better?

 

[Nexus6]

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+1 vote for the crystal.

 

[glim999]

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I like the first one. Reminds me of the emitter on Luke's ROTJ saber!

 

[AMP]

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The first one.

 

[C0mmand3rC0dy]

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The first one.


Nice Pokemon cards by the way, I didn't think those things still existed.

 

[Eopie Herder]

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Camera part. The crystal should be further down anyway.

 

[Trap Joe]

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first one

 

[Darth Lars]

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Crystal, if anything.
My own preference would be to have the crystal at least two inches in, if possible, with some electronic-looking things lining the shaft down to it.

 

[Clutch]

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5 for option A
2 for option B

 

[Dann]

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I never liked the idea of looking down the emitter and seeing the crystal.

 

[TridCloudwalker]

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I'd go with Option A. I always assumed the crystals were closer to the emitter area, and thus shouldn't be visible where this saber is cleaved.

 

[CeSquared]

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Camera part. The crystal should be further down anyway.

I agree. But so should the camera part.

 

[Clutch]

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Option A it is. Thanks for the input, everyone. This whole saber is stylized, so I don't mind it sticking out too much. If I get tired of it, I can take it out to. Now to cobble together some guts for the cut end.

 

[rmschneider104]

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My vote goes to the camera part.

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

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Yeah you would never see the crystal in a lightsaber unless it had a window like the Starkiller version. That first pic on this page looks good.

 

[Goodman]

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Vote for the first one, too.

If anything, perhaps work the visible crystal into the back of the saber...

 

[dropshipbob]

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+1 for camera part. IMO, I don't think you would see the crystal from the outside.

 

[Clutch]

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Coolness. I have made a decision to not have any crystals visible on this thing. My big concern now is having the cut end look right. Do I leave it 'open' with small bits and bobs visible, or make it all compact and filled in? The cut ones I've seen make it look as though the designers anticipated it being cut in that area.

 

[Stilgar]

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If you wanna go with the look of the saber violently cut in halfs, then I would recommend to add some bits and pieces of scorched guts.
Like Vaders hand in ROTJ but not that excessive...

I know all of the Battle Droids got sliced with a clean cut but where would be the challenge for you...

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

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I know all of the Battle Droids got sliced with a clean cut but where would be the challenge for you...

I would go with a clean cut. All you would need to do is cut all the detail pieces with a cutting wheel and then make sure everything is flush with the end of the saber. I'm not sure if you had wires though whether they should have the insulation melted or not. Not having a real lightsaber, I couldn't tell you how much heat a quick cut would produce. :lol