The 2012 TCSS Saber Building Contest Poll - CUSTOM

[Lord Maul]

The entries are in! We did not have as many entries as previous years so this category is running a bit slim with three entries. Here they are! You only get ONE vote, so choose the build you think really deserves the title.

4. Saber name: Luke VI Hero Custom

Specs:
Older Arcwave grip, windvane and pommel
Custom main body, neck and emitter
Igniter(tm) R2 and TruColor(tm) add-on
LEDEngin RGGB with GG in parallel off C1 of the add-on
Main blade colors: Green, Cyan, Orange, Yellow, Purple
Aux colors: BlastShade(tm) and ClashShade(tm) for endless colors!
Railmaster 2w speaker
Removable 18350 batteries
Custom switch under copper card
Working triangle LEDs and black momentary buttons
7/8" SabreBlade(tm) from IndustrialAction

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7. Saber name: The Purge

Specs:
Igniter R2 with TruColor
10W RGGB LEDengin - Fully Powered @4A
4x14500 7.4V Li-Ion Pack
Wire-free, REVEAL Dual Crystal Chamber
Each Crystal Lit by 5mm RGB - Color ALWAYS Matches Main Blade Color (even on clash/lockup, blaster and shade)
Nine Fonts
Nine Main Blade Colors
Nine Clash/Lockup Colors
Nine Blaster Colors
Clash Shade
Blast Shade
Sequenced 5mm RGB Crystal Pommel
2W Bass Speaker
User Controlled Shaftless Rumble Motor
Remote Mounted Clash Sensor
Mini Tactile Switches
One-off Razor Turbine Style Blade Plug
7/8" SabreBlade
In-Chamber Recharge Port
Hand Detailed Rancor Claw
Brass Graflex Red Button, Glass Eye & Pins
Brass Covertec Wheel
Custom Shroud
Custom Pommel
Custom Choke
Custom Powdercoating

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8. Saber name: Sith Hornet

Specs:
Tor-inspirted custom machined components
Candy Red, Solar Rain and Imitation Gold Powdercoat
Igniter 2.0 with Tru-Color board
LEDengin 10w RGBW
Dual 12mm illuminated AV Switches (LEDS to main power and blade pulse)
Red, Green, Blue, White accent LEDS
2x14500 Li-on battery pack with "pack power indicator LED" and in-hilt recharge
2-watt Bass Reflex Speaker with Pommel Spike volume control
Blade-lit amber rhinestone "eyes"

Fonts:
Naigon: Father/Son, 501 Commander, Dark Apprentice
IndustrialAction: Essence Episode1, Podracing
Madcow: Heirloom
Sunrider: Electrum
???????: Custom HORNET font

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[ARKM]

All three sabers look great. My favorite is Purge and is the one I voted for. Absolutely love the design and the colors. Congrats to IndustrialAction for winning this contest.

[Arkhan]

Congratulations to all the entrants.

Special congrats to IA for his year-long epic build for THE PURGE. Also congrats to Naigon for ensuring that my saber would sit in LAST PLACE out of three entries. If there had been FIFTY entries in the custom category, I firmly believe that "THE PURGE" would have won. If there was a better saber in the contest, I would have LOVED to have seen it (and would have, of course voted for it)

Three Igniter 2.0 + Trucolor sabers, and I'm awaiting the reveal videos to really see them shine. Photos of any saber are, well, flat.

[Naigon]

The Purge is so good!!!! Heck I even voted for it against my own saber :p What a build!

[Sunrider]

Yes, A respectful amount of effort was put into the Purge. Interesting and different it is. Although the pommel end has elements that seem out of place I can dig the rest. Good work to the others too.

[Knighthammer]

Awesome job saber builders!

[the Director]

All three are awesome sabers. I would have been happy with whichever one won. And all three had Igniter R2's!

[Arkhan]

I have posted my Sith Hornet Reveal thread over at IRA
http://imperialroyalarms.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=rk123&thread=636&page=1

Take a look if you have time.

[nartules]

Ah naigon, you could have just said, "I don't believe it would have been fair to vote for my own saber, so I voted for the next best thing." We would have believed ya :)

[Naigon]

It would have been fair if mine was the best, but it clearly wasn't so I had to vote for the real winner. I'm happy I even got more than 5 votes against a beauty like that, at least that means I'm doing something right.

[directorcass]

Naigon, I have to admit, one of your nine was from me. I love the ROTJ hilt.

[jedipwn27]

Naigon, I have to admit, one of your nine was from me. I love the ROTJ hilt.
I agree, the saber was beautifully done. Although I feel the purge definitely deserved to win. That is one bad to the bone Sith hilt. I don't get that curved spike on the pommel though; seemed kind of unnecessary.