build thread for new MHS

[Darth Vane]

ok so i thought i might as well post a builders log on my MHS project. here is what i have got so far:

6" double female threaded section for main body.
V-gipped section that is going to be painted with the help of my father.
blade holder style #6 also to be painted.
and MPS style 4.
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr239/joshwiper/th_PICT0069.jpg (http://s487.photobucket.com/albums/rr239/joshwiper/?action=view&current=PICT0069.jpg)
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr239/joshwiper/th_PICT0068.jpg (http://s487.photobucket.com/albums/rr239/joshwiper/?action=view&current=PICT0068.jpg)
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr239/joshwiper/th_PICT0067.jpg (http://s487.photobucket.com/albums/rr239/joshwiper/?action=view&current=PICT0067.jpg)


heres what i got so far will post more pics when progress continues!:D:cool:


here is the link to the vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ9Vt3vjrLo

ok i am off to bed night every one.

[astromech_kuhns]

nice looking saber! weres the activation button going?

[Darth Vane]

right below the threads on the 6" double female

[astromech_kuhns]

oh ok. well cant wait to see it light up!

[Darth Vane]

yeah me to! lol

[Darth Vane]

ok so me and my father started painting the grip and emitter today. heres what we have got so far

http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr239/joshwiper/th_paint.jpg (http://s487.photobucket.com/albums/rr239/joshwiper/?action=view&current=paint.jpg)

[JetSet]

What are you painting it with?

[Darth Vane]

oil based Gloss Black Rust-oleum protective enamel.
we picked up a small can of at at target. and we are painting it with model brushes.

[Hasid Lafre]

Ya know you could paint the whole thing then when your done take some wet sand paper and sand the excess off, would be alot easier than painstakenly little by little with a brush.

[Darth Vane]

wish i would have known that before we started lol. oh well thanks for the advice i will remember that for future projects. i am going to add a second coat to the emitter today and try and get more done for the gripp. will post with finished painting when done.

[Darth Vane]

hey quick random question do the parts already come prepowder coated? i was lokking at the grip this morning and it looked like it was pre powdercoated.

[Jedi-Loreen]

Hmm. What part were you looking at? I'm not sure what you mean by "grip".


Parts do not come pre-powder coated. You chose the color and pay an extra charge for that. And you pay by the part.

And if you wanted to use some kind of shroud or overlay, like out of sink tube, since powdercoating adds to the thickness of the part, you'd also need to have Tim turn down the OD a little before he did the PC, which is also another extra charge.

[Darth Vane]

i realize the powder coating bussines. and buy the grip i mean the V-Ribbed.

[Jedi-Loreen]

Looking at the photo in the Store, I can't figure out why you would think it's powder coated. :confused:

[Sethski]

I dunno, it does look slightly bronzy/goldy to me in the store pic, I guess just the light.

was that what you meant, Darth Vane?

[Jedi-Loreen]

Ah, that's probably what he means. It does look like sort of slightly orangy light shining on it.

[Alcfalath]

Well if you look at half the Blade Holders, they do look Gold somewhat... Especially BH-3, with the milled out rings..

But no, PC work costs extra.. I know. Ive gotten 2 sabers pretty much completely powdercoated... :P

[Darth Vane]

sorry to say this but you guys are way off. when you look at the grip up close it has the look of air bubbles still in it. so me and my father are thinking it might be clear-coated.

[Alcfalath]

I just looked at both of the Ribbed Sections... No bubbles there, and Im looking on a 27 Inch HDTV all zoomed in.. the only thing close is some slight yellow light reflection on both pieces, which is circular and could be mistaken for a bubble effect.

But if you look at many of the pieces, there is a golden tinge on the majority of them due to the lighting used when they all were photographed.. when i first joined i though that the pieces had brass coating on them.

[Jay-gon Jinn]

I've had one of the grips recently, and I can tell you that they are 100% NOT powdercoated, unless you pay Tim to do it. There is however, a difference in the surface texture compared to the regular ribbed extension. The V-grooved looks and feels almost as if it has been lightly sand blasted, and may have been as part of a de-burring process after having been machined.

EDIT:
Here's a few pictures of the last saber i built last month that included the v-grooved ribbed extension:
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o141/Jay-gon_Jinn/Chrome%20Saber%207/741d915e.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o141/Jay-gon_Jinn/Chrome%20Saber%207/6f97437e.jpg

[Darth Vane]

mabey thats it IDK. and excelent looking saber man cant wait to see it finished! any who great news i am finaly done painting! here is a pic of it finished!
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr239/joshwiper/th_paint2.jpg (http://s487.photobucket.com/albums/rr239/joshwiper/?action=view&current=paint2.jpg)

tomrrow i am going to be ordering the lux three kit (red baby yeah!) . so i am hoping buy next friday i will be done!

[Darth Vane]

ok so update i have not orderd the lux three kit yet so my saber is but on hold for know... but i am trying to remember who could supply me with a MR board. i am just going to scrounge up the cash for a whole new MR board and lux III red kit, than just gutting my Luke ANH and just making it a usless hilt. i will convert the luke when i have the time and money so i have two sabers to use than just one.

[swear000]

it would be cool for us if we could just get MR soundboards. I splurged and got a couple Ultrasounds. I just find the idea of gutting an MR a bit much. I am gonna wait a while and see if more sound options become available.

[Darth Vane]

well mabey if we bug tim about it mabey we could see that as a option? lol jk

i wish i could afford a US 2.0 but i cant get the money for it. :cry:

[Darth Vane]

Ok so i got the rest of my parts in today! i will update this thread whith pics and a video when i am done!

p.s. any one else have trouble putting the blade tip in? i had to force mine in and it was made for the thin walled blades.

[Jedi-Loreen]

I've never used thin walled blades. Haven't had problems with thick walled blade tips.

[Darth Vane]

Mhm thats odd. Man the switch and LED are TINY!, hard to belive something that small is so bright!