Manroon
01-11-2012, 01:47 AM
Hey all, not exactly sure when I'll be able to get around to taking a shot at this (or having someone with more experience take a shot for me lol), but I think I've got my dream build worked out in the builder and I want to see which of the two versions I came up with I'd have to use to make the features I want work. Here's the render: (sorry if it's a tad large...)
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h158/Manroon/s42render.jpg
Now, IDEALLY, I want to use the top one. The bottom was sort of a back up version I came up with in case the first turns out not to work. ;)
MHS Parts list (for the top one): No 8 Blade holder, ribbed grooved choke combo, 4" double female extension, clamp (ideally, this would be a functioning clamp, not an MHS part, as I want to use it to hold on a removable shroud/sleeve), and lastly a No 8 Pommel.
What I'd like to have crammed inside this sucker: I want to cut a window in the choke and use it for an exposed crystal chamber (assuming that choke is big enough to stick a crystal in), soundboard (preferably Obsidian w/ FoC), something in the way of a yellow/gold main LED for the blade, dual speakers for the sound (one aimed to come out the crystal chamber, one out the pommel), possibly an accent LED or two, and lastly, an in hilt rechargeable battery strong enough to power it all.
Now, I'm used to nice and simple pre-built sabers... so all I can tell drooling over this picture I came up with is that all that stuff would probably be a darned tight fit.... IF it would fit. Hence why I did the lower version, swapping the 4" double female extension for a 2" one, and adding another 2" double female between the emitter and the ribbed grooved choke combo. (the main idea there was that I thought I'd probably need the main LED to be above the crystal, or else a lot of the light would go out the crystal window instead of into the blade)
Soooooo..... risks to the lives of cats aside, my curiosity forces me to ask. Do any of you experienced people think the upper one could be made to work? If so, could it be done cramming all the guts I listed in, or would I have to sacrifice a feature or two to make it happen? Thanks in advance for any and all advice, suggestions, tips, help of any kind, and etc! :) =/\=Manroon
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h158/Manroon/s42render.jpg
Now, IDEALLY, I want to use the top one. The bottom was sort of a back up version I came up with in case the first turns out not to work. ;)
MHS Parts list (for the top one): No 8 Blade holder, ribbed grooved choke combo, 4" double female extension, clamp (ideally, this would be a functioning clamp, not an MHS part, as I want to use it to hold on a removable shroud/sleeve), and lastly a No 8 Pommel.
What I'd like to have crammed inside this sucker: I want to cut a window in the choke and use it for an exposed crystal chamber (assuming that choke is big enough to stick a crystal in), soundboard (preferably Obsidian w/ FoC), something in the way of a yellow/gold main LED for the blade, dual speakers for the sound (one aimed to come out the crystal chamber, one out the pommel), possibly an accent LED or two, and lastly, an in hilt rechargeable battery strong enough to power it all.
Now, I'm used to nice and simple pre-built sabers... so all I can tell drooling over this picture I came up with is that all that stuff would probably be a darned tight fit.... IF it would fit. Hence why I did the lower version, swapping the 4" double female extension for a 2" one, and adding another 2" double female between the emitter and the ribbed grooved choke combo. (the main idea there was that I thought I'd probably need the main LED to be above the crystal, or else a lot of the light would go out the crystal window instead of into the blade)
Soooooo..... risks to the lives of cats aside, my curiosity forces me to ask. Do any of you experienced people think the upper one could be made to work? If so, could it be done cramming all the guts I listed in, or would I have to sacrifice a feature or two to make it happen? Thanks in advance for any and all advice, suggestions, tips, help of any kind, and etc! :) =/\=Manroon