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[Project D]

He said to say "HI" to everyone and was impressed to hear he was remembered. --Ed

After that amazing Vault of his, there's no way he's going to be forgotten anytime soon.

 

[BipeFlyer]

This is a little shoto saber. I made it to test a little sound board I designed. I wanted to see how small I could make a working saber.

 

[Tan Djarka]

I've got a bunch, but here's a Sith inspired model made from the tube of a halogen torchiere.

 

[SethS]

Realized the last one I posted was from my phone, and thumbnails didn't do it justice...

And my latest...

 

[DARTH SABER]

Snagged a DeMornay Budd and A Busch flash this week. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]

 

[DARTH SABER]

 

[Dann]

All those button head Allen screws aren't really doing it for me, but I LOVE the lever!

Nice work, guys. Customs simply are not easy to make look the part!

 

[Velocity502]

My first all plastic lightsaber. Wondering what you guys think. It's not quite done yet

 

[ed-209]

Well, my buddy, Mike (Lightech Industries) and I went through his "Parts Boxes" and cobbled together 2 more custom lightsabers.
Here they are...enjoy!!! --Ed

 

[Tan Djarka]

My version of the infamous "plate saber". The grips are auto body moulding.

 

[HMSwolfe]

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I love the idea of the clamp near the emitter, especially from a dueling standpoint. The bulky clamps in the middle of the OT hilts would seriously hinder any fight.

 

[NeoRutty]

I posted in my own thread, but I HAD to put it here as well, heh.

What Rey SHOULD have done with the graflex in Episode 9!

"The Reymore"! (Cuz it's like a clamore in size... and It's Rey's)

 

[dcthiessen]

I just completed my first ever saber build. Other than the switch, greeblies and leather wrap, it's all PVC.

 

[HMSwolfe]

I’ve been trying to hone down a personal hilt design for a long time. This is v5, modeled in Fusion 360. It’s a lot harder to get that wonderful “found-object” look with 3D modeling, but it’s something at least

Edit: Probably final version

 

[greatwazoo42]

Looks great! The final version pommel suits my personal preferences better. IMO the first one "packs much back" for a hilt of that length. If it were a full two hander then a bigger pommel would make a bit more visual sense. In the end it is your saber you do what you feel makes it perfect for you. It does work really well in the "found object" motif you mentioned. Once built do you plan on keeping it pristine, beating it up some, or one of each?

 

[AnubisGuard]

I love that greeble on the side of the emitter. It's it based on or derived from anything?

 

[HMSwolfe]

Once built do you plan on keeping it pristine, beating it up some, or one of each?

Thanks! I personally like my props pretty beat up, so this will probably end up with some moderate weathering.

I love that greeble on the side of the emitter. It's it based on or derived from anything?

It sort of is. A year or two ago, I tried to print an X-Wing model I found online, but after it failed a few times, I gave it up. One of the pieces (the section along the top of the rear, behind R2) found its way into an earlier hilt design as the activation box (kind of like where the clamp card would go).

I always liked the look of it, so I tried to emulate it the best I could in this version.

I’m also in video production/filmmaking, and trying to go along with that “found-object” motif, I also sort of based it on a hot shoe mount like you might find on a camera.

 

[AnubisGuard]

Bump from the dead!

Here's one I've been sitting on for a while. Only just got around to photographing it.
This guy was a bit of a pain to design; the top half came together quickly, but everything south of the clamp went through a ton of revisions. I'm very happy with how it came out, but it was not an easy build. Results were worth it, though. I really enjoy all the different metal textures on this one – normally you need some black or a contrasting color to help things pop, but here it works. It's all raw aluminum, stainless, chrome, nickel, and lord knows what else.

Parts list:

Champagne stopper
Hard drive motor spindle
Weird greeble Seth made
Coaxial cable connector
Gear shift end
Heiland Strobonar handle, cut short and flipped over
TCSS Graflex clamp
Wannawanga stamped TFA clamp cover
Skywampa TFA card
Wannawanga V2 lever
4-40 thumbscrew
2 Taylor & Hobbson 16 mm "Supertal" projector lenses
Spacer cut from a faucet handle
TCSS metal Covertec knob
Bell & Howell 16mm projector lens
Gear shift part
Small stainless steel measuring spoon, minus the handle
Champagne opener

All assembled on a 1/4-20 threaded rod, as per usual.

 

[AnubisGuard]

And another. This one came out of a build I did while visiting Seth's place. I'm 'eh' on how it came out – probably my favorite part is the Canon control box attached to the minicam.

 

[AnubisGuard]

Found a pic of the first version:

It's better than I remembered, but I prefer the final version.