Meraxes Saber

[ElbE121]

A little while back I decided that I wanted to revisit my 2nd saber (link here (http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/showthread.php?10595-my-2nd-saber-Caedes&highlight=caedes)), it was originally my personal saber. While it did work, I was never happy with it, I was still new and learning and made alot of design mistakes, shrouds were a little off, nicked the sinktube a few times and what not. I've kept it as a reminder that I can always get better with practice. With that in mind I started on what I call Meraxes. I took the name from a dragon from the books Game of Thrones, no reason in particular just because I liked the way it sounded. I did all the work on this piece myself, which I am very proud of since I have never attempted to powder coat anything before and I feel like this has been my best saber yet.



Meraxes

Luxeon V Cyan bin 2
(2)17500 Li-ionPc-U with Shadeslingers Valkyrie
2-3mm accent led 1 blue, 1 cyan
H.O. speaker
Main body Solar Rain pc, Shield Wet Black pc

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i194/elbe121/Lightsaber/photo-20-1.jpg
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http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i194/elbe121/Lightsaber/photo-15-1.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i194/elbe121/Lightsaber/photo-14-1.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i194/elbe121/Lightsaber/photo-17-1.jpg

This is a led bezel housing with a Graflex pin glued in the center for a little something extra
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i194/elbe121/Lightsaber/photo-19-1.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i194/elbe121/Lightsaber/photo-10-1.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i194/elbe121/Lightsaber/photo-8-1.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i194/elbe121/Lightsaber/photo-6-2.jpg

here's a youtube vid also http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y91tb0EfSBk

[Natesroom]

wow... i really love this look, it is so cool!

Is that MHS sleeve material or sink tube on the lower portion?

[ElbE121]

wow... i really love this look, it is so cool!

Is that MHS sleeve material or sink tube on the lower portion?

both shrouds and the shield are mhs sleeve material

[MedicineMan]

Solid design, bro. Good job, and keep it up.

[Crystal Chambers]

I'm a little conflicted on the design but the execution is AWESOME! Really nice work. The soft rounded edges on the sleeves look great. PC too...sweet.

[brett]

This is one sweet saber! Really like the design, it feels alot like it really is meant to be a machine that works, but has a design style also. Really like the Graflex pin detail. I just bought some of the small ones from Tims shop to add on my saber as a tribute to their origins.
Once again, sweet!

[Knighthammer]

Nice refresh!

[captain_mills]

Awesome! It's not a saber design I would like personally, but you did a darn good job on it! I like the polishing of the MHS and the gloss black powder coating. They go well together. Also, the edges of your shroud work are great!

[KuroChou]

The polish on that saber is ten levels of win.

[ARKM]

Very cool hilt.

[stegasp]

This is a very cool saber! I love the coloring & shroud. Great work!

[Boj-Vaati Mau]

Dig it! Cool design, very personal, with excellent finishing work. Good on ya, mate! :D

[Tarrell]

Great saber, Very sleek, And i love the mesh

[Silverwing]

Wow! I agree with the other folks, the chrome polish looks incredible.

My favorite thing about the build though is the mesh grate inside the section towards the emitter. Very unique, has a very 'industrial' flavor.

Great job.

[bk_renesis]

Utter sweetness, well done.

[whenbearsreign]

You know, this is the EXACT style I love and you pulled it off perfect. ***y-smooth cuts on the shroud, looks almost like one piece. I may have to take a lesson from you on how you did that because I'm want to get smooth transitions from shroud to body like that on the saber I'm putting together now.

[KuroChou]

You know, this is the EXACT style I love and you pulled it off perfect. ***y-smooth cuts on the shroud, looks almost like one piece. I may have to take a lesson from you on how you did that because I'm want to get smooth transitions from shroud to body like that on the saber I'm putting together now.
I suggest you look at some of Fender (http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/member.php?3817-FenderBender)'s work; that's ultimately what this build reminded me of.

[kcdill]

Great work. I love the mesh, have you thought of backlighting it?

[Bertuzzi]

Awesome job! I really love the design and the finish also looks great.

[Tom Starkiller]

Looks incredible!! Great job!

[Ji'Ra Ailsa]

Execution looks very well done. I dig the housing. Cheers.

[Nichos Seastrider]

That has to be one of the most beautiful sabers I've seen. Well done.

[Ripper]

That has to be one of the most beautiful sabers I've seen. Well done.

I'm with him! GREAT SABER!! I love that look!

[Estine Shabone]

WOW! This is just a GREAT looking saber!
You have done AMAZING work :D