First Lightsaber Build - Highly modified MHS

[Jedihrak]

Hello All,

Here is my first attempt at building a lightsaber of my own design. It is using the MHS system for the main body with a saber shroud over the top of it. It has the MR Darth Vader soundboard in it and uses one of the MR LED blades. It is much nicer than the single LED blades since it looks like it is going in and out of the hilt. The blade is removable with the help of a quick disconnect cable. And since it is an LED saber blade and is removable, I can change the color with other LED blades.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p02qLn4Z0c8&feature=youtu.be


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As you can see it is similar to a Graflex at the top. But it has a much more "Buck Rogers" look to the way the top incorporates into the activation box and lower hilt. I always liked sabers with the crystal showing. For this I have a real white quartz crystal with a blue LED. This is attached to one of the saber LED lights and activates when the blade ignites.

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Most of the saber is made up of MHS parts and then with the custom saber guard over the top. The only power tools I used was a Dremel tool and hand drill.

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let me now what you think!

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[Forgetful Jedi Knight]

Nice work! It came out great for your first build.

[JMurphy]

Love it! Shroud is awesome! Is that Emitter from TCSS? would love to grab that :)

[Forgetful Jedi Knight]

Love it! Shroud is awesome! Is that Emitter from TCSS? would love to grab that :)

Yes, that looks like Blade Holder #25.

[Starwinder]

Very cool! Definitely a great first build to be proud of :)

[jedimastergarcia87]

Very awesome. Has some Starkiller influences I think plus some classic Graflex influences for sure.

[TheDarkPhoenix]

how did you get the activation button where it is? Did you have to go through some of the threads?

[MandoJoe]

Very cool. That shroud is ridiculous, in the very best way.

[Obi1]

Awesome, I like the shroud and the way you did the crystal chamber! This saber would even make an experienced sabersmith proud, for a first build it's amazing!

[Askew Wai]

That is a great looking lightsaber! The composition is amazing, shroud to activation box to crystal chamber, it really draws the eye along its frame to admire the details.

[jedimastergarcia87]

Also I think this one deserves way better sound when you could get to that point. =] Just a thought.

[cannibal869]

Agreed - most excellent work for a first saber!
If you ever decide to revise it, I would suggest going with a NB at the very least.

[Jedihrak]

how did you get the activation button where it is? Did you have to go through some of the threads?

Yes, I did have to drill through the threads. I had to sand them down afterward to get to come apart and back together. But there was no other way to get the look I wanted. My goal from the beginning was to make a saber that was unlike any other I ever saw.

[Sunrider]

Sweet. Great first. :)

[Jedihrak]

Agreed - most excellent work for a first saber!
If you ever decide to revise it, I would suggest going with a NB at the very least.

I will upgrade later to a PC or a NB. It will certainly make my internal rooming issue much less problematic. I had an old MR Darth Vader lightsaber with a broken blade that I took the soundboard out of. I have the sound board, a 9 volt battery and a 5v regulator inside the handle. I was trying to do things as inexpensive as I could. But it takes up a lot of room.

[TheSilverDark]

Argh I wish I could make that as my first saber. That's awesome.

[afrojedi]

I like it very cool.

[JakeSoft]

The cuts on the shroud look so clean. How long did that take to get it looking so good?

[Gnar-Gnar Gin]

Great saber! what did you use for shroud material?

[Jedihrak]

Great saber! what did you use for shroud material?


I used the MHS Sleeve material. It was all shiny and it didn't look right. I use fine sandpaper to give it a brushed Aluminum look to it.

It wasn't easy making the shroud to look just right. I had a Dremel tool with a sanding head on it. I would roughly sand it down to the correct shape. And then hand sand it with fine sand paper till it was correct.