I have a possible Darth Vader light saber build

Tatooine_Todd

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• May 13, 2017

• #1

I was given this yesterday. It was thrown in as part of a deal I had with a good guy here in Ohio. He had no background on it and it had been laying in a drawer for years. It looks like an early attempt at building a Vader saber. The body is an original Heiland flash.

I am not a saber builder, however, this may be a perfect project to start on.

I am trying to determine if it's worth converting.

 

Panaflex

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• May 13, 2017

• #2

Interesting, looks like a 2 cell Heiland. Could be a cool mini saber.
Have fun with it.

 

Tatooine_Todd

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• May 13, 2017

• #3

Panaflex said:

Interesting, looks like a 2 cell Heiland. Could be a cool mini saber.
Have fun with it.

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I may build it in the style of a Vader. It may be a fun 1st saber project.

 

parfaitelumiere

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• May 13, 2017

• #4

not good to make a vader, you can find a more accurate flashgun to make a vader.
But it's interesting as a custom lightsaber.

 

SethS

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• May 13, 2017

• #5

Or go nuts and use it for an EE-3.

 

Tatooine_Todd

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• May 13, 2017

• #6

SethS said:

Or go nuts and use it for an EE-3.

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Hmmmm....

Probably going to do a custom, but an EE-3 is a great idea.

 

SethS

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• May 13, 2017

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Two-cell synchronars are a little more rare than other versions. You can get a rectangular holed 2 or 3 cell for pretty cheap. If you ever planned to do an EE-3 I'd hang onto it for that.

 

KojiroVance

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• May 14, 2017

• #8

"Baby Vader" FTW. (Who says Vader didn't have a "backup saber" in his boot for emergencies or off-duty work?)


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Jedi Reali

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• May 14, 2017

• #9

You could still make a half decent Vader saber outta the bare Heiland tube if you really wanted to... Cut the bottom half of the tube off and extend it with a longer chrome tube. Put the endcap back on the bottom and hide the seam under the clamp. Then you'd need a replica clamp, shroud, and bulb release, and a conversion kit from wannawanga.com.

 

thd9791

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• May 14, 2017

• #10

SethS said:

Two-cell synchronars are a little more rare than other versions. You can get a rectangular holed 2 or 3 cell for pretty cheap. If you ever planned to do an EE-3 I'd hang onto it for that.

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what Seth said

Round-Holed Heilands were called "Synchronars" and are harder to find than the rectangular hole Heilands.

MPPs were round holes, so we use these to make Vader sabers.

This 2 cell isnt quite long enough, but its exactly what you'd need for an EE-3. I'd use a Crosman 335 revolver air pistol as a base or something