The 2012 TCSS Saberbuilding Contest Poll - MHS

[Lord Maul]

Here are the entries for the MHS category, seven in all. You only get ONE vote here as well, so make it count!

1. Saber name: Ember

Specs:
4x AAA 6v
Luxeon Rebel Star (Deep Red)
Luxeon Collimator Lens 5 deg viewing angle
TCSS Premium Speaker
Machined button for Covertec clip
Mace Windu Electronic Lightsaber sound board
Red illuminated LED ring latching switch
Blade was a Corbin style TCSS show blade, but i ended out taking out the Corbin film and replaced it wit 7.5 feet of cello wrap (poly p)
The plug is a norelco electric shaver head glued into a small piece of clear pvc tube
The shroud & overlay is a hand cut sink tube powder coated flat black

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2. Saber name: Emerald Fire

Specs:
2x 3.7 li-ion batteries
premium speaker
Novasound 3.0 dark
Green SPST momentary switch
Red accent LED
Soeul P4 green LED
3mm RGB flashing in series with red and green 3mm side accent LEDs
Italian leather handle with gold pin striping
Kill key/recharge port

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3. Saber Name: Young Hero

Specs:
PC-U v1.6
DX RGB (9watt) Wired for Yellow
Premium speaker
2x Style 22 Switches
Custom Laser Engraving by Tim says, "Jedi Drew" in the choke
7.4v Li-on Pack (2x 14500)
Recharge in pommel
Saberworks RCS

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5. Saber name: Feroce ma Elegante (Fierce but Elegant)

Specs:
CFv5.10
fonts are Hero, Korriban, Shatterpoint, Blackstar, TFU Starkiller, and Brawler
Purple AV Switch
exposed purple quartz crystal in choke.
Ledengin RGBA, RB for purple, green for FOC
arkm custom brass blade plug.
real leather grips.
PVC chassis/w 2w bass speaker.
trans gold powdercoating, and black enammel baked.

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6. Saber Name: Kast Bavvyk

Specs:
PC 1.5
Makoto Sai V3 Green
Premium speaker
Momentary orange ring short AV switch
2xAA Batt holder
2x Trust Fire Batts

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9. Saber name: Scintilla

Specs:
MHS based saber
Hasbro FX Mace Windu 2007 board, modified for higher mA output
LED Engin RGGB wired for G//G
2W Bass speaker on Reverse Sound setup with sound venting under the front overlay
4,8V NiMh battery pack with recharge port and custom kill plug
Crystal Pommel
Razor style blade plug
Latching switch wired to illuminate in idle mode
Powder coated brass and painted/baked pommel and emitter accent areas

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10. Saber name: Raxis Primal

Specs:
PC 1.6
Shatterpoint/Ancient saber fonts
LEDendgin RGGB
GG in series with red FOC
green crystal 5mm LED
FOC\lockup indicator red 3mm LED
Slow changing RGB 5MM below chamber for power source.
2 trustfire Li-Ions
recharge port in custom pommel
rotating overlay chamber reveal
natural rayskin grip
Olive and wrinkle black weathered powdercoat

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[ARKM]

Man, some great sabers in this contest. I especially like Scintilla and it was the saber I voted for. Great looking saber. Love the color contrasts and I really dig the pommel. Congrats Don Se Wion for winning the custom category. Twas very nice of Xanatos to consede the tie to you.

[Arkhan]

Congratulations to all the entrants.

There were some excellent entries. Its alway nice to see what folks can do with MHS parts and a little ingenuity.

Scintilla ends up winning a hard-fought contest. I really like the shroud work on Scintilla. The black & Gold on "fierce but elegant" warmed my heart. The crystal chamber details on Raxis Prime *almost* stole my vote from Scintilla.

For the 2nd year in a row, a lowly MR BOARD wins 1st prize in its category.

Goes to show, the audio board is important but build quality, visual appeal and quality of work go a LONG way towards a great saber.

<now to start work on next year's build......>

[Sunrider]

Don si wion who are you? Great design flow with Scintilla. Good finish on that saber. That is something I am still working on. Congratz and well done.

[Knighthammer]

Congrats to all the nicely done sabers!

[Jabbas_reluctant_slave]

All the sabers are great, but I've got to say Raxis Primal is definitely my favorite. I'm a sucker for a weathered saber, the rayskin grip and the rotating chamber reveal are both freakin' sweet not to mention the detail inside the chamber itself. It was not just my favorite in the contest but I'd say it made onto my top 5 of all time list. Very good work Crystal Chambers (I had a feeling it was yours too), I'd love to see a video and some more pics of this one if you could.

[Don Se Wion]

Well, I guess it's time to say thank you to everyone for the votes and the nice comments.
All sabers were great and I didn't expect to have a chance to win at all.

In the next few days I'll try and publish a more detailed description of the saber.
I just have to select more pictures, upload them and finally write something about the history of this saber.

Just bear with me, it's a very busy week because this weekend we have the 2012 Tournament at the Academy and I'm quite busy with the final training and preparations.

[nartules]

:I just want to say how much I enjoy the contest TCSS puts on every year. For a saber enthuisiast, seeing all these great creations coming alive at once, and getting people excited about saber building just gives everyone a good feeling.

There were quite a few sabers that stood out to my eye this year and wonderful builds. I'm sure that the winners are going to use those gift cards to put out even more wonderful creations. I tell you its like a second Christmas. So much saber eye candy at one time nearly causes the geek in me to overload.

EDIT: I had a feeling crystal chambers saber was Raxis, something about the weathering and how it was put together just made me think about her builds.

[Crystal Chambers]

Hehe..no matter how much I try to throw people off some still recognize.

This was a tough year for me. From a late contest announcement, to Tim having lathe issues, and me having to deal with no orders just spare parts....and a slew of other complications I'll get into later. Fortunately I was able to get by with reorganizing parts from an abandoned project and a few extra parts I ordered. I tend to do that just in case and it payed off for sure. I'll be relatively busy for the next few weeks but will post in the gallery, video and all.

Thanks everyone for another awesome contest!

I finally did a crystal chamber! lol

[Vlad Doon]

Hehe..no matter how much I try to throw people off some still recognize.

This was a tough year for me. From a late contest announcement, to Tim having lathe issues, and me having to deal with no orders just spare parts....and a slew of other complications I'll get into later. Fortunately I was able to get by with reorganizing parts from an abandoned project and a few extra parts I ordered. I tend to do that just in case and it payed off for sure. I'll be relatively busy for the next few weeks but will post in the gallery, video and all.

Thanks everyone for another awesome contest!

I finally did a crystal chamber! lol

Made with spare parts, waoooo. Don't be too hard with yourself. Most of us would dream to build one such great saber. Viva los weathered sabers !

[nartules]

I just realized Crystal that, this was your 1st crystal chamber. Glad to see the name matches the build experience now. If thats what you can get done with spare parts, that means your dangerous. Here's to seeing what you come up with next year.

For Don Se Wion...1st time saber...you will be a force to be reckoned with as well...

[FenderBender]

Great work by everyone! I love seeing what people come up with in these contests. Next year, I swear, I'm entering *throws gauntlet*, and I won't leave a drawer with unfinished contest ideas lingering for long;) Sceintilla, was a beautiful saber. Now, I want to see it re-done with a better soundboard.

[Crystal Chambers]

I just realized Crystal that, this was your 1st crystal chamber. Glad to see the name matches the build experience now. If thats what you can get done with spare parts, that means your dangerous. Here's to seeing what you come up with next year.

For Don Se Wion...1st time saber...you will be a force to be reckoned with as well...

Thanks! I'm not waiting for an announcement next year. Ready or not.....(you know the drill)
Technically I need to post more then one crystal chamber. I do have a few others in progress.

[mrknify]

dang, i was soo close.... ok so you need a finished product, and a working switch.... but hey, it looks cool......mmmm i love leather.