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Kastor
09-05-2010, 08:32 PM
The Birthday Commission (First MHS)


One of my friends has an older brother who is quite the Star Wars fan and who's Birthday was coming up. Not having made any MHS sabers before I mad a deal, she bought the parts I did labor at cost. On the sly we got this info that his favorite saber was the Luke ROTJ so I used that for the basic look, blended the Luke ANH and kept everything else simple. I think in turned out nice and has a classic look. I learned A TON working on this saber and I thank every one on these forums for posting all their tips I couldn't have done this without the community. Enjoy, Comments and questions welcome.

The Diggs

Luxeon Rebel Star - Green
2010 Obi-Wan Kenobi Electronic Lightsaber sound board
1" Thin Walled Trans White Blade
Furniture Hardware Blade Plug
Powered by 3 AAA Batteries
Flickering Power On & Clashing Effect



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Darth Enab
09-05-2010, 09:35 PM
Nice! I really like that blend of ROTJ and ESB. You could call it "The Evolution of a Hero," or something. Great job!
alreadyRogue
09-05-2010, 10:49 PM
Very cool, and the custom blade plug matches the BH very nicely, great job on a great saber
ARKM
09-06-2010, 12:28 AM
Nice hilt.
Caine Drathul
09-06-2010, 02:08 AM
Nice job! :p What a great b-day gift!
RevengeoftheSeth
09-06-2010, 05:45 AM
I'm sure he's going to love it!
Darth Midian
09-06-2010, 06:01 AM
Nice! I really like that blend of ROTJ and ESB. You could call it "The Evolution of a Hero," or something. Great job!

I like that, The Evolution of a Hero. That's a pretty cool birthday gift. I like the blade plug. That was a pretty good idea Kastor. I love how we can take regular hardware pieces, & parts and turn them into lightsaber parts. Good job on the saber. This is a great hobby.
Rafalema
09-06-2010, 06:28 AM
Cool saber. :cool:

I didn't know those 2010 boards sounded so good...
jin starkiller
09-06-2010, 06:31 AM
very cool saber ...Evolution of a Hero sounds like a good name for it
JRD1
09-06-2010, 12:13 PM
koolest birthday gift ever IMO!
Kastor
09-06-2010, 04:38 PM
Thanks every one. Evolution of a Hero - sounds like a sub-line title of a movie ha ha.

Darth Midian: yeah some times I'll just wanter around the hardware store looking for ideas. I actually have a plan to make a saber completely out of found objects to give it a look as if an outcast Jedi built a saber from junkyard parts, old spaceship engines and such.

Rafalema: Yeah I highly recommend these boards I have a MR saber, and with the addition of Tim's speaker the 2010 boards rival the MR.
jjshumpert
09-06-2010, 06:10 PM
i would have to agree, i have used mr boards for years, and after seeing the 2010 hasbro board the other day im going to start using them in place of the mr. they are much cheaper and sound the same for the most part, in some cases better, than the mr.
Ronan
09-06-2010, 06:18 PM
How did you get it to flicker? My 2010 Hasbro board doesn't flicker... :(

And if you guys think 2010 Hasbro boards sound good, check out the 2010 MR boards :D
jjshumpert
09-06-2010, 06:23 PM
im compairing the latest mr board i have, yoda, to the hasbro and im starting to prefer the hasbro, and considering the difference in price im going to switch to hasbro. im going to pick up the new windu and compare it to the hasbro, but still the price is a big issue since i have gotten away from reusing the mr/hasbro fx hilts for custom hilts.
Kastor
09-06-2010, 08:32 PM
Ronan: you need to use a transistor looped into the positive lead off the board and the original control leads. Look at this diagram (bottom of the page) http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/showthread.php?t=10288&page=11 this is what I used. you can get the transistor at any Radio Shack. It's kind of a weird set up you have to split your power wires so it takes up a lot of space. works great and adds the clash flicker too. Good luck!
Crystal Chambers
09-07-2010, 04:47 AM
I really like this idea...nice job!
Rhyen Skytracker
09-07-2010, 05:02 AM
Ronan: you need to use a transistor looped into the positive lead off the board and the original control leads. Look at this diagram (bottom of the page) http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/showthread.php?t=10288&page=11 this is what I used. you can get the transistor at any Radio Shack. It's kind of a weird set up you have to split your power wires so it takes up a lot of space. works great and adds the clash flicker too. Good luck!

You use the negative leads off of the board to goto the base of the transistor and the battery + goes to the emitter and the LED + goes to the collector. Be sure to use the correct sized resistor based off of the voltage and current measurements you get after the transistor. The second diagram on the first page of that thread is a little easier to understand.

Great saber by the way.
Ronan
09-07-2010, 12:45 PM
Ronan: you need to use a transistor looped into the positive lead off the board and the original control leads. Look at this diagram (bottom of the page) http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/showthread.php?t=10288&page=11 this is what I used. you can get the transistor at any Radio Shack. It's kind of a weird set up you have to split your power wires so it takes up a lot of space. works great and adds the clash flicker too. Good luck!

You are using a TIP42G for the transistor? Thats what im using and it doesn't flicker on/off...

Scratch that, spent some time on it, all works great!
Kastor
09-08-2010, 05:29 AM
You are using a TIP42G for the transistor? Thats what im using and it doesn't flicker on/off...

Scratch that, spent some time on it, all works great!

Excellent! Glad to hear it, it's so much more fun with the flickering effects.
feimao
09-08-2010, 12:00 PM
good job! totally wished someone would give me sth like that for my birthday ! LOL