are we talking the T track with a low profile? Or are the corners beveled, then we wouldn't be able to see the ridge .. I get that
TrooperTrent Holiday Special Lightsaber Series
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SKotK
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Hey, all...I've lurked around this and accompanying threads and sites for many years now, but it's amazing to see the progress that's been made only recently, especially with the Al Roker revelation. Nice finds! That could only be topped by finally discovering what the specific real-world heat sink piece is. And to see that someone has finally made a functioning FX-style saber out of it really warms my heart. You never get to see one of these have an actual blade, even in the show itself!
I have had a Graflite in my possession for many years (pictured), figuring I'd convert it into a prop replica someday...but never could bring myself to hack it up. Glad I didn't, because we used to think you had to cut a piece out of it for the shroud area, and it turned out that was entirely off base among other things!
Anyway, I just wanted to jump in here an congratulate you guys on your awesome sabers. I'm still not sure whether I'll convert mine, or keep it stock just to show people what the saber was originally made from.
--SKot
I have had a Graflite in my possession for many years (pictured), figuring I'd convert it into a prop replica someday...but never could bring myself to hack it up. Glad I didn't, because we used to think you had to cut a piece out of it for the shroud area, and it turned out that was entirely off base among other things!
Anyway, I just wanted to jump in here an congratulate you guys on your awesome sabers. I'm still not sure whether I'll convert mine, or keep it stock just to show people what the saber was originally made from.
--SKot
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SKotK
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Also, I wanted to share with you guys the best close-ups that I have of the saber from those elusive promotional photos. Maybe they will be helpful in refining the details.
In any case, here they are.
--SKot
--SKot
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Thank you!!
Those are larger than the ones I have.
Thanks!
Just asking: do you have the rest of those publicity photos that large?
Just for the sake of completeness, you understand.
SKotK
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I figured they might be - glad I could help!
I wish I did. That's a fantastic set of promotional photos that seem to be under tight wraps, maybe because they show a saber that's not the correct or approved version? In any case, any time I've seen any of them released publicly in recent times, the original saber hilt is always Photoshopped out and replaced with the "correct" one, sometimes with a glowing blade added. None of those original photos ever seem to be publicly available in high resolution, and I wonder if that's by design.
--SKot
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Thanks for those! Super helpful. There's just not much out there for this prop. Especially the grip area or end cap.
ObiShane
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So I sent this to Trent last night and he said I should go ahead and post it over here. Finished it up some months ago and I'm still working on the soundfont but like all of my personal projects it kinda gets put on the back burner indefinitely. Not sure it really belongs here since it's more of a "saber" than a "prop" if you know what I mean, but oh well, here we go. LoL.
Made it using Trent's gen 2 kit, with a few "special" modifications myself.
Blade holder I machined from bar stock, emitter control box has the power switch and in hilt recharge, red dome aka "the rudolph nose" has an led under it to light it up, pommel cap is the original flash's lathed and machined to fit, with a vintage "chain ring bolt" keychain that I've had in my family's old junk drawer for like 30 years, two locking scews there are a shout out to the rivet setup on the ANH, Grips are Todd's, Control box has 6 vintage styled square and rectangular led buttons you see everywhere in the Star Wars universe. I did my box as an omage to the music interlude with Jefferson Starship. You'll see the 6 blinkie square buttons to the right of the monitor the Imperial Gunner watches it on.
Well here it is. Wanted to go my own way on this and have some fun rather than just do another accurate static build.
Made it using Trent's gen 2 kit, with a few "special" modifications myself.
Blade holder I machined from bar stock, emitter control box has the power switch and in hilt recharge, red dome aka "the rudolph nose" has an led under it to light it up, pommel cap is the original flash's lathed and machined to fit, with a vintage "chain ring bolt" keychain that I've had in my family's old junk drawer for like 30 years, two locking scews there are a shout out to the rivet setup on the ANH, Grips are Todd's, Control box has 6 vintage styled square and rectangular led buttons you see everywhere in the Star Wars universe. I did my box as an omage to the music interlude with Jefferson Starship. You'll see the 6 blinkie square buttons to the right of the monitor the Imperial Gunner watches it on.
Well here it is. Wanted to go my own way on this and have some fun rather than just do another accurate static build.
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This is so brilliant and hilarious. Outstanding job my friend.
Freakn love it!!
I love it- wonderfully original!
ARKM
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Far out man.
Jediseth
Sr Member
That's awesome, It kind of sounds like it's from a Guardians of the Galaxy movie. I can see Starlord coming on swing that thing around. Lol
Off topic, but did you ever finish your Macrobinoculars?
uzthe4c
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You did what I did. I was like"Oh No!" Then and sat and thought about it and the answer to my problem was right in front of me. It was a great solution.
I think I may have spotted something. Once I saw it I couldn't un-see it. Where many are seeing dimples in the "shroud", I'm seeing holes.
What do you think?
What do you think?
Yep. They’re holes.
Is this old news?
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