bobmilausnic
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Hey, guys! Long time lurker; first time poster.
I wanted to upgrade my Power of the Force Luke ROTJ lightsaber into a static hilt that I could knock around, wear on my belt to a con, etc. I had no budget so I planned to scrounge or build any parts I needed to improve the look of the hilt.
I started by looking at pictures of replicas of the V2 hilt for inspiration. I mainly looked at this: https://imgur.com/RKpNqLA and this: http://imperialroyalarms.com/thread/7483/lock-solos-hold-luke-rotj
All of my build pics: https://1drv.ms/a/s!AgeF98jeAAyQmJ9ViTzW51cAc9Au5g
Thanks for looking!
I wanted to upgrade my Power of the Force Luke ROTJ lightsaber into a static hilt that I could knock around, wear on my belt to a con, etc. I had no budget so I planned to scrounge or build any parts I needed to improve the look of the hilt.
I started by looking at pictures of replicas of the V2 hilt for inspiration. I mainly looked at this: https://imgur.com/RKpNqLA and this: http://imperialroyalarms.com/thread/7483/lock-solos-hold-luke-rotj
- I cut out the thick parts near the top and replaced them with a piece of 1/2” PVC pipe I had. It goes all the way from the bottom of the battery cavity up to the tip of the emitter. I reused parts from the original toy as much as I could. I filled in the gaps with putty and sanded them as smooth as I could.
- I cut up a blue pill bottle I had and used it for the biggest part of the emitter, a ring below the control box and to use as an end cap for the pommel.
- I sourced the cone knob from a little pen-screwdriver thing I had in my toolbox but never used. It is flat on the top but it was about the right size.
- I made the mystery chunk out of a screw and a square of wood cut from the end of a takeout chopstick.
- I made the d-ring out of a coat hanger.
- I used an ESB edge connector PCB from Roy at http://wannawanga.com/products/edge-connector/ that I had bought a long time ago for another project on the control box. I was pretty impressed that the control box was more or less accurate in size.
- I made the edges of the clamp for the PCB out of an old CD jewel case.
- I made the clamp lever out of a plastic spoon, a screw and some washers.
All of my build pics: https://1drv.ms/a/s!AgeF98jeAAyQmJ9ViTzW51cAc9Au5g
Thanks for looking!
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