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moonpopper87
03-07-2018, 07:57 PM
Hello all!

After years of owning sabers from different companies, I decided it was high time to build my own.

The saber runs on a Nano Biscotte V4 with a Tri Cree Red/Green/Amber and a 3.7V 2600 mAh 18650 Li-ion battery. The hilt was made with a mix of MHS v1 and v2 parts. I really like the slimmer feel of MHS v2, so the grip section is a 5in v2 extension with a converter to MHS v1 on either end. This allowed me to use a 28mm bass speaker rather than a 20mm one. I also weathered the hilt using the spray paint weathering technique from TCSS' youtube channel. The paint I used was a hammered brass finish. The current color configurations I have set are a lime green, a golden yellow, and a blood orange.



Pictures (https://imgur.com/a/cLOz2) (For some reason, my imagus chrome extension is only showing 3 images when hovering, so you may need to click on the link)




Video

https://youtu.be/Obo1Jdsh4hE

Overall, it was a fun experience to build!

Hdjoe
03-07-2018, 08:08 PM
Very nice! Congrats

moonpopper87
03-07-2018, 08:11 PM
Very nice! Congrats

Thanks!

Tom Tilmon
03-08-2018, 08:18 PM
Awesome job! Its a proud moment to fire your first saber. Its also a rabbit hole moment, because you start seeing other things you want to do with it, or new ideas, or.........then you're in a huge mess. Welcome to the insane asylum!

Tom

moonpopper87
03-08-2018, 10:08 PM
Awesome job! Its a proud moment to fire your first saber. Its also a rabbit hole moment, because you start seeing other things you want to do with it, or new ideas, or.........then you're in a huge mess. Welcome to the insane asylum!

Tom

Thank you so much! And yes, I'm already itching to build another one!

Just A Jedi
03-09-2018, 10:33 AM
That's a nice looking saber! It's a great feeling when you hear that first boot up sound. Well done.

Greenie
03-11-2018, 02:07 PM
Congrats. Nice work.

:mrgreen:

ZrenTobas87
03-13-2018, 06:36 PM
I like the design and slight weathering =] Blade color is cool too. I need to do my own simple build again x.x

Tom Tilmon
03-13-2018, 07:09 PM
Show off yer hilt more mate!