Luke the Belter
Well-Known Member
Re: Various OT lightsaber parts (update October: MPP shrouds available)
Any news on the bulb release yet?
Any news on the bulb release yet?
Any news on the bulb release yet?
I guess the excitement of buying tickets for Force Awakens is still with me this morning because I finally put together my Vader ESB-like lightsaber. I blogged about here if you're interested but it's basically a Heiland with Roy's shroud, a Custom Saber Shop clamp and Gino's t-track. I still need a MPP bulb release (looking at you Roy ) and a replacement red wire because mine looks more orange than red.
I decided to leave the lever on the clamp, and my circuit board is incorrect (although cut from an EX-20) because I stupidly lost the correct piece after making my Luke ANH replica.
My saber parts bin is pretty much empty at this point so I'm looking around for my next project.
Your Vader ESB looks great! Except the T-tracks of course
What type of end cap did you use? Did you replace it?
And on the pictures the red doesn't look so wrong to me.
If your tracks will not stick, might I suggest to use 2 component epoxy glue.
My bulb release part is almost done. Just a few more days!
Hi guys!
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I Just want to let you know that the MPP bulb release button is now available at WannaWanga.com:
http://wannawanga.com/products/mpp-bulb-release-button/
You can also get the full Darth Vader ESB conversion kit:
http://wannawanga.com/products/darth-vader-esb-set/
Or only the electric wires set:
http://wannawanga.com/products/wires-set/
Thanks for waiting!
Roy
Just curious, why is there no Exactra bubble strip in the Vader kit?
Those bubbles are really nice, btw.
The number of T-tracks differ also. While the ANH version has shorter T-tracks, there are seven of them. The longer T-tracks on the ESB saber are only six.I'm going for an ANH collection so I just wanted to double check, the difference between the New Hope and Empire Vader is the ANH has the silver sidebars, the nail holding on the clamp lever, no wire, and shorter t-tracks, correct?
The number of T-tracks differ also. While the ANH version has shorter T-tracks, there are seven of them. The longer T-tracks on the ESB saber are only six.
If you are not going for super-high anal levels of micrometre-precision accuracy then you could say that the tracks are evenly spaced where one lines up with the bulb release on one side and another one lines up with the clamp on the other side.
The silver sidebars have straight sides - the same shape as TCSS' clamp sidebars but are bare aluminium.
The black sidebars on the ESB version are angled, trapezoidal shaped. (see the Vader MPP lightsabers details and specifications thread.
There is also a variation in ANH with black sidebars but that one is less known and I think that TCSS's clamp sidebars match that one but I am not sure.