Re: Arcann/Thexan Lightsaber (SWTOR) *Now Available
So big update today!
While I was making small progress here and there with the main body print, I asked my friend Mili (Schrodinger555) to help out with the chamber making. I had the chamber chassis printed and sent off to him, which arrived in a timely manner! I sent over all of the details and designs that I made for the chamber, and he got to work over the past week.
Now, keep in mind, this credit goes all to him. This chamber is tiny, and when I mean tiny, I REALLY mean tiny. the biggest piece has a max length of .9 inches, and everything is coming down to millimeters. He did a great job making this possible. Thanks buddy
ALSO! The chamber chassis isn't finished yet. I will finish it up and sand it down and paint it semi gloss or flat black... I can't decide yet.
First up, the small pegs that hold the crystal in place.
Those are looking pretty awesome, exactly how I imagined them to look!
Next was the LED holder. This is the biggest piece in the whole chamber.
Testing the chamber fit with the rails...
The brass is drilled through and aligned before being turned into rings.
Now, Mili had the great idea of using the (excuse the lack of proper terminology) beady things on the end of guitar strings to space out the rings to give it a different look, and also so that he didn't have to create super tiny spacers
Both of us being avid guitar players who use Floyd Rose bridges, he had plenty of them lying around from having to cut them off every time we swap strings.
So after coming up with that, things started really shaping up! He cut them all down, and then tested the fitting before cutting them in half.
Damn.... I love it
I can't wait to get this baby finished and installed into the rest of the saber!
I can't believe how well these projects of mine have come along. From masks to lightsabers, I've come a long way since this past year. It wasn't alone either! But I won't go into another rant on this thread
More updates will come eventually. Thanks guys!