Devilstar2k2
01-05-2006, 11:41 AM
... miniaturize an Anakin FX? (with LED conversion)
The reason that I want to do this is because while I was learning the Lightsaber 'spins', I dropped my FX onto the hilt and the press fit piece that is at the top of the hilt was jarred loose. Also, my blade has some pretty nice scratches on it at the bottom. I figure that I can just hack this piece off, and shorten the blade length.
What I want to do is, make about a 7-8 inch hilt with a 24-26 inch blade. My only concern is fitting all of the MRFX electronics into such a small space. Thats why I'm posting here, to see if its possible, and if it has ever been done before.
I saw the Vader conversion, and from what I gather, it may just be possible... If I had the right blade holder set up. The MRFX guts will only take up about 6, of the 8 inches of the hilt (pics below for reference) leaving room for the blade holder and heat sink. *If I can find them, I didn't see any currently available on the site.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v105/xdm41/Minisaber.jpg
Now, my other question is, would it be easier to just use a Hasbro chip for this 'mini' saber, and just save the MRFX pieces for a later project? I'm going for a 'Yoda style' saber for my 4 year old to spin, and abuse.
And finally, depending on the internals that I use, which size resistor would I want for both the Hasbro, and MRFX? Also, would I run into any problems when cutting a length from the blade?
Thanks in advance for your help,
-Shawn
The reason that I want to do this is because while I was learning the Lightsaber 'spins', I dropped my FX onto the hilt and the press fit piece that is at the top of the hilt was jarred loose. Also, my blade has some pretty nice scratches on it at the bottom. I figure that I can just hack this piece off, and shorten the blade length.
What I want to do is, make about a 7-8 inch hilt with a 24-26 inch blade. My only concern is fitting all of the MRFX electronics into such a small space. Thats why I'm posting here, to see if its possible, and if it has ever been done before.
I saw the Vader conversion, and from what I gather, it may just be possible... If I had the right blade holder set up. The MRFX guts will only take up about 6, of the 8 inches of the hilt (pics below for reference) leaving room for the blade holder and heat sink. *If I can find them, I didn't see any currently available on the site.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v105/xdm41/Minisaber.jpg
Now, my other question is, would it be easier to just use a Hasbro chip for this 'mini' saber, and just save the MRFX pieces for a later project? I'm going for a 'Yoda style' saber for my 4 year old to spin, and abuse.
And finally, depending on the internals that I use, which size resistor would I want for both the Hasbro, and MRFX? Also, would I run into any problems when cutting a length from the blade?
Thanks in advance for your help,
-Shawn