It's been a long time in the making, but I'm finally ready and able to make these kits available!
A while back, thd9791 and adamata did the community a huge solid and produced castings of the lightsaber Darth Vader wielded in the mid 90s Energizer battery commercial. This saber was built from a maglite as opposed to an MPP flash so that the endcap could be unscrewed for the climactic battery reveal.
I was fortunate enough to obtain one of these castings. I took measurements of the saber and built up an idealized 3D model, which I then scaled to fit MHS tubing from thecustomsabershop.com. I then broke the components down into
individually 3D-printable parts, printed them, finished the pieces, and finally affixed them to a length of MHS tubing + endcap. The result is the prototype seen below.
After much demand, I am now able to make these kits available. The kit includes:
1 x shroud
1 x shroud ring mounting box
1 x "bulb release" greeblie
1 x ribbed control band
1 x control box base
1 x control box top
1 x activation strip
7 x t-track grips
1 x endcap adapter female
1 x endcap adapter male
1 x grip mounting jig
NOT INCLUDED but necessary for the project would be the tube and pommel. They can be found at the following links:
http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/9-Double-female-threaded-connector-P400.aspx
http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/MPS-Pommel-style-9-P588.aspx
The kits are printed on a Lulzbot Taz 6 in PLA at a .1mm layer height. 3 solid coats of filler primer (I recommend Rustoleum) and some #0000 steel wool ought to get rid of most of the print artifacts, though you may need some spot filler and sandpaper and/or files to take care of the more obstinate artifacts.
Some members have expressed interest in a kit designed for 38mm tubes, which I can produce upon special request. For those special instances, please post in this thread AND send me a PM. We can discuss the details in private.
The kits will be $60 shipped in the US and $70 shipped international.
If interested, please post your interest in the thread. No money will be due until your kit is printed and ready to go out the door. I will update the print status in this thread and also send a PM when payment is due.
1. MCM - printed
2. E Williams (38mm) - printed, paid, shipped
3. DarkJedi360 - printed, paid, shipped
4. Lichtbringer (38mm) - printed, paid, shipped
5. Planettera - printed, paid, shipped
6. Howlrunner - printed, paid, shipped
7. iams001efni - printed
8. OdiWan72 (38mm) - printed, paid, shipped
9. juajn7fernandez (38mm) - printing
10. SethS (38mm) - printed, paid, shipped
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A while back, thd9791 and adamata did the community a huge solid and produced castings of the lightsaber Darth Vader wielded in the mid 90s Energizer battery commercial. This saber was built from a maglite as opposed to an MPP flash so that the endcap could be unscrewed for the climactic battery reveal.
I was fortunate enough to obtain one of these castings. I took measurements of the saber and built up an idealized 3D model, which I then scaled to fit MHS tubing from thecustomsabershop.com. I then broke the components down into
individually 3D-printable parts, printed them, finished the pieces, and finally affixed them to a length of MHS tubing + endcap. The result is the prototype seen below.
After much demand, I am now able to make these kits available. The kit includes:
1 x shroud
1 x shroud ring mounting box
1 x "bulb release" greeblie
1 x ribbed control band
1 x control box base
1 x control box top
1 x activation strip
7 x t-track grips
1 x endcap adapter female
1 x endcap adapter male
1 x grip mounting jig
NOT INCLUDED but necessary for the project would be the tube and pommel. They can be found at the following links:
http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/9-Double-female-threaded-connector-P400.aspx
http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/MPS-Pommel-style-9-P588.aspx
The kits are printed on a Lulzbot Taz 6 in PLA at a .1mm layer height. 3 solid coats of filler primer (I recommend Rustoleum) and some #0000 steel wool ought to get rid of most of the print artifacts, though you may need some spot filler and sandpaper and/or files to take care of the more obstinate artifacts.
Some members have expressed interest in a kit designed for 38mm tubes, which I can produce upon special request. For those special instances, please post in this thread AND send me a PM. We can discuss the details in private.
The kits will be $60 shipped in the US and $70 shipped international.
If interested, please post your interest in the thread. No money will be due until your kit is printed and ready to go out the door. I will update the print status in this thread and also send a PM when payment is due.
1. MCM - printed
2. E Williams (38mm) - printed, paid, shipped
3. DarkJedi360 - printed, paid, shipped
4. Lichtbringer (38mm) - printed, paid, shipped
5. Planettera - printed, paid, shipped
6. Howlrunner - printed, paid, shipped
7. iams001efni - printed
8. OdiWan72 (38mm) - printed, paid, shipped
9. juajn7fernandez (38mm) - printing
10. SethS (38mm) - printed, paid, shipped
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