My custom Qui Gon

[Lord Maul]

As some of you may have seen, I recently picked up a Qui Gon hilt made by our very own Do Clo. It was Jonitus's, but he sold it to me.

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/aluke_2006/Qui%20Gon/DSC00661.jpg

That is the saber hilt without paint. Last Sunday I painted it with appliance epoxy and she's drying right now. I'll probably get ya'll a teaser picture tomorrow.

The saber will be housing a CF V2.5. I haven't decided on a LED yet, so by all means throw in your two cents ;)

[Dark Navel]

Gotta go with the classic green..Make it at least a K2 LUX to make it nice and bright. Are you going to make the pomell flat in the grip area like the original?

[Malaki Skywalker]

This is the perfect time to show off the power of the seoul P4 green! lol Thats your best bet for an uber bright green ;)

[Hasid Lafre]

lux5 that baby!

[xwingband]

This is the perfect time to show off the power of the seoul P4 green! lol Thats your best bet for an uber bright green ;)

I got a sample... the power sucked. I'm going to try the Rebel which I already had better results with soon.

[Lord Maul]

Hey Xwing, where do you get your Rebel stuff? I'm thinking my upgraded MHS will run Rebels as well

[xwingband]

led-tech.de

They have the PCB'ed Rebels and optics. Optics can be had in the US though.

[Malaki Skywalker]

I got a sample... the power sucked. I'm going to try the Rebel which I already had better results with soon.

Thats a pain about the Seoul... and for mounting rebels to a star, would a hot air station work? I've got access to one at school

[Malaki Skywalker]

http://www.leds.de/p416/High_power_LEDs/LUXEON_Rebel/LUXEON_Rebel_LXML_PM01_0080_green_145lm.html

They sell Rebels here already mounted to stars :D ;)

[Lord Maul]

But the star mounted ones don't have optics yet, correct?

Thanks for the linky

[xwingband]

http://www.leds.de/p416/High_power_LEDs/LUXEON_Rebel/LUXEON_Rebel_LXML_PM01_0080_green_145lm.html

They sell Rebels here already mounted to stars :D ;)

US shipping estimated at 76 Euro... I've seen them and there is a reason I've been going to led-tech.

Maul, there have been optics for the single rebels for a long time now.

[Lord Maul]

Xwing, I know about the single rebel, but are there optics for Rebels mounted on stars?

[Malaki Skywalker]

But the star mounted ones don't have optics yet, correct?

Thanks for the linky

The optics are available on LED-TECH.de :)

http://www.led-tech.de/en/High-Power-Supply/Polymer-Optics/Polymer-Luxeon-Rebel-lense-6%B0-clear-LT-1089_106_108.html

[Malaki Skywalker]

US shipping estimated at 76 Euro... I've seen them and there is a reason I've been going to led-tech.



Thats just messed up shipping prices! :shock: :neutral:

[xwingband]

Xwing, I know about the single rebel, but are there optics for Rebels mounted on stars?

I said it that way specifically. It doesn't matter! Is it a single rebel? Yes, then who gives a flip what it's mounted on?

You can order the optics in the US too. The LumiLEDs distributor has the Carclo optics in stock. They carry the smaller hex ones too, though last I saw they were out of stock.

[Lord Maul]

The teaser pictures are here :mrgreen:

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/aluke_2006/Qui%20Gon/IMG_1338.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/aluke_2006/Qui%20Gon/IMG_1339.jpg

[Malaki Skywalker]

SWEET! :D I cant wait to see this baby luxed up! :cool:

[sekrogue1985]

this when done will look really nice i love this hilt one of my favorites

[Hasid Lafre]

The pommel dosent look right for some reasion.

[Sethski]

Wow - that's looking awesome! Do you have a cutout sleeve section in the pipeline?

Alias - I think that's why the pommel looks off at the mo. With the silver/metal sleeve part, the pommel will be pretty flush with that, so it won't stick out as it appears to at the moment.

[jpbeck]

Another nice saber-- one suggestion though-- loose the high gloss paint and go with a flat black.

[Lord Maul]

JP, there wasn't really any choice for the paint color. It was gloss black or no black.

Sethski: I haven't cut the shroud yet...Trying to decide upon the best course of action for that.

[Obi-Dar Ke-Gnomie]

Looking good so far. Can't wait to see the finished product.

[jpbeck]

Yea I have to agree-- it is going to be cool--- and you built it-- you didn't buy it then convert it, it's all you, and that is cool.

Just don't sell this one!

[Lord Maul]

JP, she'll be sold. Someone has already called dibs :cool:

I hate to sell some of this stuff, but it has to be done to fund my projects.

[vortextwist]

what is the od of it maul. my parks one is 35.5 mm and 1.401 inch. I did call themand they would sell the shroud. maybe an option.

[Lord Maul]

The OD is slightly under 1.43"

I've decided on the guts. Green K2, 4.8V 2600mAh NiMH rechargable pack, CF V2.5

[Count Malik]

Really nice saber Maul, hope that K2 dosn't give you any trouble, lol! JK. Can't wait to see it finished.

[Madcow]

Looks good.
I would reccomend NOT using sink tube for the sleeve part. If you can buy aluminum tube locally or at online metals - then polish it up and cut it out with a dremmel and cutting wheel - you'll be pleased with the result. But it is alot of work.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb98/rpetkau/Qui%20gon/th_qg1.jpg (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb98/rpetkau/Qui%20gon/qg1.jpg)
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb98/rpetkau/Qui%20gon/th_qg2.jpg (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb98/rpetkau/Qui%20gon/qg2.jpg)
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb98/rpetkau/Qui%20gon/th_IMG_1294.jpg (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb98/rpetkau/Qui%20gon/IMG_1294.jpg)
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb98/rpetkau/Qui%20gon/th_IMG_1296.jpg (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb98/rpetkau/Qui%20gon/IMG_1296.jpg)
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb98/rpetkau/Qui%20gon/th_IMG_1297.jpg (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb98/rpetkau/Qui%20gon/IMG_1297.jpg)
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb98/rpetkau/Qui%20gon/th_IMG_1298.jpg (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb98/rpetkau/Qui%20gon/IMG_1298.jpg)
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb98/rpetkau/Qui%20gon/th_IMG_1301.jpg (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb98/rpetkau/Qui%20gon/IMG_1301.jpg)


Really - if the Parks sleeve will fit - it's probably worth the cost.

MC

[Hasid Lafre]

A parks wont work unless he has the hilt lathed down .03. the parks is 1.40" where as maul said his hilt is 1.43".

[Lord Maul]

I'd be willing to bet that a Parks shroud will fit. The 1.43" tubing fits VERY VERY loosely.

Vortex, did Parks give you a price on the shroud?

[Arm on Fire]

madcow, where did you find that blueprint of the qui gon?

[Hasid Lafre]

LOL, Maul my brother never got a reply from parks about a shroud purchase. I even called then myself and I kept getting the run around.

[vortextwist]

i beleive hasid your wrong again:), we did get ahold of them for the id and stuff, I think they wanted 50.00$ for it. but It has been ahwile since we called them. don't think I even have the # anymore.

[Hasid Lafre]

Ok it was a long time ago, Like I can remember every detail. Hell I dont even remember what I did when playing mass effect lastnight.

But still I was correct about the run around on purchasing one.

[Stinky Bantha]

Armonfire... I may be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure the blueprints or whathaveyou came from the Sith Archives.-- http://www.sitharchives.com/

[Arm on Fire]

Thanks Stinky Bantha, i found it :)

[Madcow]

madcow, where did you find that blueprint of the qui gon?

Yes - it was the Sith Archives page.

I took a long time comparing the blueprints to pics I found of the actual QG prop, and I was really impressed with the accuracy.

Not like the blueprints I tried for my Luke ROTJ saber (Francisco Garcia). That one had alot of errors I needed to correct.

Is the Parks sleeve aluminum, or is it stainless steel?

[xwingband]

Is the Parks sleeve aluminum, or is it stainless steel?

Stainless on mine. I honestly love that because the materials aren't spared. It's either stainless or anodized black. Parks does know how to make a good hilt.

[Sethski]

The sleeve on mine is aluminium... well, I guess so, anyway, as it's not magnetic...

[xwingband]

Magnetic is not really a great indicator. On mine it's stainless for based on the weight and there is a texture that can't be aluminum. Mine was made by Parks but is technically the run Darth Hez commisioned as that may be a reason.

[sekrogue1985]

i love this hilt that i do. I've always wanted to have one but yeah... anywho go you.

[Lord Maul]

More pics.

Compared to my MHS and a tape measure. Pic is blurry as hell, I know.
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/aluke_2006/Qui%20Gon/IMG_1378.jpg

I'll need to repaint part of the pommel...Not happy at all.
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/aluke_2006/Qui%20Gon/IMG_1381.jpg

The emitter line turned out a bit wonky, not sure if there is anything that can be done.
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/aluke_2006/Qui%20Gon/IMG_1384.jpg

And one last pommel shot for the road:
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/aluke_2006/Qui%20Gon/IMG_1383.jpg

[LeMoel]

Looks really GOOD MAN, I have to agree with jpbeck tho, when he said theflat black would look better. heres a pic of how it looks with flat black, same one from the movies, take a look at the pic.

but either way man urs looks great.. and i also a gree with going with the alumunium too.

[Arm on Fire]

Lemoel, what book are you getting tose pics from?

[Tom Starkiller]

Looks like the Star Wars Visual Dictionaries.

[Vazan Maceu]

Looks really GOOD MAN, I have to agree with jpbeck tho, when he said theflat black would look better. heres a pic of how it looks with flat black, same one from the movies, take a look at the pic.

but either way man urs looks great.. and i also a gree with going with the alumunium too.

Flat Black all the way, looks better IMHO ;)

[LeMoel]

your right its the star wars complete visual dictionary

[LeMoel]

have you decided on aluminum or sink tube yet? for the outer?

oh ya sorry for the double thread but id use a luxeon rebel and drive it one a 1000 ma buck puck 175 lumens

$4.58 canadian ,$4.65 American

4.58 CAD = 4.65093 USD

[eastern57]

Lord Maul, it looks like its coming along very nicely. I hope mine turn out that well...

(I got the Do-Clo Quinlan Vos;) - but it ain't finished yet)