Crossover Saber Concept: Portal

[South-Paw Jinn]

I thought about this a year or so ago when I started getting into custom sabers - I just hadn't made the time to put a render/sketch together. Well, I put together a scale render of the portal gun in Sketchup a couple years ago - I push/pulled some elements from that file and my Callandor file (didn't want to reinvent the wheel) and came up with this. Someone, please, please make this and send it to me for Christmas.

http://i1331.photobucket.com/albums/w587/southpaw_84/PortalSabercopy_zpsc8c011d1.jpg (http://s1331.photobucket.com/user/southpaw_84/media/PortalSabercopy_zpsc8c011d1.jpg.html)

[Mandalorian]

This is awesome. Just need a blue one to go with it. ;) When someone does make this, we need to see it.

[Darth Avarice]

It needs to have blue FoC

[Yoshi-Taka]

As the self-proclaimed resident Crossover Jedi, I approve of this design 100%.
Definitely has to use a RO-RO-B Tri-Rebel, or an AAB.

[Flyby Knight]

I bet those white panels are doable. Kydex maybe? or something similarly easy to work. Resin of some sort. Not an expert here but I feel in my heart it can be done. The rest should be simple enough.

[South-Paw Jinn]

It's proof of concept for sure but I don't know if the shrouds would be as distinct - that is an MHS emitter 1:1 scale, you might recognize it - so the scale of this render, the white covers that is, may not be very realistic or easy to handle in the real world. May be a display piece.


I bet those white panels are doable. Kydex maybe? or something similarly easy to work. Resin of some sort. Not an expert here but I feel in my heart it can be done. The rest should be simple enough.

[Flynn1138]

I can't get my jaw off the floor. This is an incredible idea. Now I'm not that big of a fan of cross-over sabers. But this just looks amazing. Keep going with this in mind!

[Starwinder]

This is a really awesome crossover concept. You should do it ... for science.

[South-Paw Jinn]

Another lunch-time render - I think the proportions are a bit more accurate.

UPDATE! The original mobile upload of this drawing was awful, the photobucket app compressed it to death. Here is a slightly higher quality version.

http://i1331.photobucket.com/albums/w587/southpaw_84/PortalSaberBlueprintcopy_zps6dec0cda.jpg (http://s1331.photobucket.com/user/southpaw_84/media/PortalSaberBlueprintcopy_zps6dec0cda.jpg.html)

[amwolf]

I don't know, I kind of like the longer version of the overlays in the first rendering. The stretched parts seem sleeker, less chunky, and they seem to sit off the main body a bit more. You could do some 3d printing in plastic to get the feel right. It'd be the modeling that'd be the biggest PIA, but you're way ahead of my skills already. Maybe carve the parts out of foam like I used to watch the industrial design students do, then find someone who can magics them into the computer? I'll just sit back and be darned impressed. Maybe drool a little. Cool concept.

[TrypWyr]

Loving this design! I could see this with a four die LED, 2 amber and 2 blue, switchable with FoC. All it needs are the "claw" parts from the original gun.

Great work on the render!

[South-Paw Jinn]

I hear ya. I like the first one better too, i'm still toying with the proportions but I think a final product would look closer to this last drawing than the first. The hilt above is MHS scale so I think the covers would be too large to wield comfortably. Back to my earlier comment, it may be destined for show , not real battling. I think I am going to look into that kydex stuff FlyBy mentioned, looks like cool stuff!


I don't know, I kind of like the longer version of the overlays in the first rendering. The stretched parts seem sleeker, less chunky, and they seem to sit off the main body a bit more. You could do some 3d printing in plastic to get the feel right. It'd be the modeling that'd be the biggest PIA, but you're way ahead of my skills already. Maybe carve the parts out of foam like I used to watch the industrial design students do, then find someone who can magics them into the computer? I'll just sit back and be darned impressed. Maybe drool a little. Cool concept.

[South-Paw Jinn]

GMTA Tryp... i'm going to borrow the claws from my portal gun render. Those "claws" were the easiest and hardest part of this render... the little spring actuator thingies were hard to get right.

http://i1331.photobucket.com/albums/w587/southpaw_84/PortalGunFinal_zps403851b9.jpg (http://s1331.photobucket.com/user/southpaw_84/media/PortalGunFinal_zps403851b9.jpg.html)


Loving this design! I could see this with a four die LED, 2 amber and 2 blue, switchable with FoC. All it needs are the "claw" parts from the original gun.

Great work on the render!

[Sidd]

Awesome concept. Though I think Sintra and Worbla would be easier to work with over Kydex. Also don't forget about good old fashioned pvc pipe

[South-Paw Jinn]

Hey that worbla stuff is pretty cool, how rigid is it? Anyone know?


Awesome concept. Though I think Sintra and Worbla would be easier to work with over Kydex. Also don't forget about good old fashioned pvc pipe

[Sidd]

Hey that worbla stuff is pretty cool, how rigid is it? Anyone know?

its kinda of on the thin side but from what i have heard you can make some pretty well made builds with it

[Darth Ryo]

Cool design!! Like portal very much, so it will be fun to see this come to life
(have you thought about 3D printing?).

[TheRealRocketBurns]

I have a 3D printer, I will have to try this out. Ill see how it goes! Would love this saber, being a huge Portal fan. A Half Life saber would be cool as well, maybe based on gravity gun. It would have a nice grungy look.