I recently finished a replica of Darth Vader's lightsaber as it appears in this mid 90s commercial for Energizer batteries
https://youtu.be/0TzicnQpS24
The saber was built around MHS (modular hilt system) tubing from thecustomsabershop.com.
Measurements were taken from a resin cast of the screen used prop which I then used to build a cleaned up and idealized rendition of the saber on the computer. The components were then scaled to fit MHS tubing and 3D printed.
Resin cast on top, replica in the center, Vader ANH MPP replica on bottom for comparison
Enough people have contacted me interested in parts, so what I'd like to offer is a kit of the raw 3D printed parts that would then be finished by the end user. The parts, from top to bottom, would be:
1 x shroud
1 x d-ring mounting block
1 x rectangular greeblie
1 x ribbed clamp band
1 x control box
1 x activation strip
7 x t track grips
1 x 2-piece endcap plug to convert MHS pommel style #9 into a maglite-like endcap
Not included would be the tubing and endcap, again, available from thecustomsabershop.com.
Possibly included if people are interested enough:
3 x 3D printed batteries for a battery reveal as in the commercial
T track marking guide (a fancy name for a ring with 7 evenly spaced holes allowing one to use a marker to mark where to glue the grips)
The parts would be printed on my Ultimaker 2 Go in PLA at a 0.1mm layer height. 3 good coats of filler primer plus some 0000 steel wool ought to be enough to get rid of most of the visible print lines, although some spot filler may be required for the more obstinate print artifacts. All in all, the parts ought to clean up nicely and easily enough.
Anyone interested?
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https://youtu.be/0TzicnQpS24
The saber was built around MHS (modular hilt system) tubing from thecustomsabershop.com.
Measurements were taken from a resin cast of the screen used prop which I then used to build a cleaned up and idealized rendition of the saber on the computer. The components were then scaled to fit MHS tubing and 3D printed.
Resin cast on top, replica in the center, Vader ANH MPP replica on bottom for comparison
Enough people have contacted me interested in parts, so what I'd like to offer is a kit of the raw 3D printed parts that would then be finished by the end user. The parts, from top to bottom, would be:
1 x shroud
1 x d-ring mounting block
1 x rectangular greeblie
1 x ribbed clamp band
1 x control box
1 x activation strip
7 x t track grips
1 x 2-piece endcap plug to convert MHS pommel style #9 into a maglite-like endcap
Not included would be the tubing and endcap, again, available from thecustomsabershop.com.
Possibly included if people are interested enough:
3 x 3D printed batteries for a battery reveal as in the commercial
T track marking guide (a fancy name for a ring with 7 evenly spaced holes allowing one to use a marker to mark where to glue the grips)
The parts would be printed on my Ultimaker 2 Go in PLA at a 0.1mm layer height. 3 good coats of filler primer plus some 0000 steel wool ought to be enough to get rid of most of the visible print lines, although some spot filler may be required for the more obstinate print artifacts. All in all, the parts ought to clean up nicely and easily enough.
Anyone interested?
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