You are in luck as that is one of theeasier ones to remove. The Vader was also originaly design to have a removeable blade. If you have an early model, like I did, you will actually have a removeable blade that plugs into a multi-pin socket. Later models did away with this multi-pin socket combo. The hardest part is not breaking the little plastic fake wires on the outside of the hilt. They are just glued on.