There's no way anyone can make this lightsaber...

[Jedi Lawja]

"WOW". That just blows me away. I feel as if I could almost reach in to the display and grab it.

Jay

 

[Kal-L]

Holy jump to bald headed ***** palomino.

THAT is astounding.

PR, you have stunned me into non-speech.






Whoah.

 

[allosaur176]

ehhh, looks like its been done with Crayola crayons, I'm Dissapointed...









Just Kidding ... Thats awesome work. I love the reflections on it.... :eek

 

[Prop Runner]

Originally posted by allosaur176@Jan 2 2006, 11:12 AM
I love the reflections on it....  :eek

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Well, I can't take credit for the reflections - it's the default reflective scene that comes with Autodesk Inventor. What would really impress ME is if someone could make out the make, model, and year of the car in the reflection...

Thanks for the kind words, guys - now if someone would actually PAY me to do this kinda stuff. Oh, wait - they do... :lol

So... whose saber design is this? Come on, don't be shy. I'm not into most fan-saber concepts, but this one really lit my fire.

- Gabe

 

[ob1al]

Prop Runner, that is pure brilliance.

I really love this saber design. I've never considered owning a 'custom' saber but this could be the exception - it's one great looking piece of kit. :thumbsup

 

[Noeland]

Nice saber desing made possible.

Dang. This is why I love this place. It's like magic.. :love :eek

 

[MegaPrime33]

That is definitely one slick looking lightsaber that needs to be made. Definitely contact Ryan at Random Sabers. I'm sure he'll be able to make it for you, as long as it's not a copywritten design. Be warned though, I have an order with him right now and they were at a 14 week turnover time for new projects. It's possible it might be higher now.

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

This can be done easily as a hardware saber. Don't waste money having someone machine it.

 

[forcefx]

OMG..
Prop Runner
what program did you do that in,the silver looks GREAT,reflection and everything..

 

[franz bolo]

PropRunner, Great Work..

I'll send you the specs for my saber.

FB

 

[Prop Runner]

Originally posted by forcefx@Jan 2 2006, 09:15 PM
OMG..
Prop Runner
what program did you do that in,the silver looks GREAT,reflection and everything..

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Scroll up, bro - I posted the name... It's Autodesk Inventor, a middle/high-end engineering 3D parametric CAD program that runs about $3,500 for the basic module bundle. I also use Pro/Engineer and Solidworks, but there are a dozen other leading competitors, each with a strength in a particular field, since most were developed for custom applications. With Inventor, for instance, you can choose from a pallet of dozens of colors, textures, and metallic, wood, plastic, organic, pattern, and other finishes - even smoked glass. You can also manipulate the opacity and transparency of a solid, the directness or diffused nature of the ambient light source; you can add additional light sources or redefine the default source and change any surface color or texture cosmetically so the part's engineering properties don't change, only the look. You can scale up or down the grain and direction of a texture, and also upload your own custom textures or download them from online libraries and other Internet resources. You can also wrap or project text, photos, and graphic files onto any part geometry. Nice self-hijack, Gabe, lol. Anyway, the silver you refer to, for instance, is called "Black Chrome" in Inventor. On a couple of shots you see the foregrip and midsection cylinder (I call it the "thorax" ) in a slightly paler and less reflective metal: that's "Nickel (Bright)." The yellow parts were assigned "Metal-Brass," the torsion spring in "Gunmetal (Antique/Polished)," and the two 4.5" screws are in "Rubber (Black)"because I wanted somethig non-reflective.

Thanks again for the appreciative comments, peeps - I love how this kind of software can bring to life preliminary designs and make them look almost as real as how they'd leave the factory or we'd see them in a movie. And the newer versions include built-in bad-ass tutorials that make it easy for any person to become proficient. It just helps to have an engineering degree and industry experience when you're designing a real-work product.

- Gabe

[EDIT] Sluis Van Shipyards: Jason, could you please humor me and tell me what I should be on the lookout for at my Home Depot, ACE, True Value, or OSH? I'd love to spare myself expensive machining costs, as I don't have any of my own tools or machining capabilities... So if a hardware saber could approach even 75% of the original design without spending 100 times more on new tools than on the found items, I'd be very interested. Thanks.

 

[Crimsonnaire]

Amazing CAD, PR. The latter views of your work just shocked me with their realism.

This is an interesting saber design. It's got that classical look that is moderately displayed by the Obi ANH, but much more refined. It looks like something that could be in Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow.

I wonder if this design would count in the annual lightsaber contest.

 

[Kal-L]

Let's hope the person who designed it will step forward, then.

As for me, I'd love to build it, and PR's incredible renderings certainly make that task easier...

Wow.

 

[amish]

Gabe,

Astounding... As for the car, I am going with a Jaguar and the runner up being a Saab.

hmmmmm

 

[thedap]

the only thing I would do different compared to your cad breakdown of the saber, would be make the emitter from individual layers to make finishing and polishing alot easier.

And I think the shadows from the separate parting lines would make it look more complex and form functional. maybe even a thin steel or aluminum shim (washer) between the pieces for a sharp contrasting color.

and maybe drop the two bolt assembly to a single full length bolt design and just make sure the pieces are timed when tightening the bolt, since the end loop and activator are the only parts that need timing

 

[Prop Runner]

Appreciate the constructive feedback, dap.

Regarding your emitter comments, maybe I misunderstood, but if you look at my exploded view of the assembly, the emitter IS made up of stacked edged brass discs. In the cutaway views, however, they do look like one piece because the software doesn't show the edge lines. Perhaps that's what you meant?

The loop and activator alignment can indeed be eyeballed using a single centered screw, or a simple fixture could be made to stack all the parts in their correct orientation (assuming this was ever mass produced :lol ).

- Gabe

 

[Sporak]

Prop Runner, you're 3d version is wonderful...it really could be built...
I'll bet theres a salt shaker or canister of some kind that would make a good main tube...
Looks great, that's always been a favorite design...
That is in fact Pat's (Darth Saber) design.

He had a couple different versions...and yes, it was for the official RPF saber... based on an old Buck Rogers ray gun toy...

 

[Rabittooth]

Originally posted by Prop Runner@Jan 3 2006, 11:24 PM

...(assuming this was ever mass produced :lol ).

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If it ever was to be done in a small run, I'd be interested.



-Rabittooth

 

[Gigatron]

Originally posted by Sporak@Jan 5 2006, 01:18 AM
He had a couple different versions...and yes, it was for the official RPF saber... based on an old Buck Rogers ray gun toy...

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I think it should be re-submitted as the official RPF saber. Put a nice little enamel RPF badge on the same plane as the activator lever, midway between the activator and the base of the emitter.

-Fred

 

[russrep]

Hi guys looking at it that would be ok to machine. May be a bit tricky with the clamp part but the rest OK to do.. Just drop me a line if you want it done...
Russ