I finally decided to post these, please be kind.

[Xoultrain]

Ok, I've been putting this off long enough...Here are my first few sabers that I've been working on over the past year with a nearly nonexistent budget, everything that I've been learning here, trial & error, and a dremel.

First up is my 1 1/4" sinktube saber with Tim's Lux III kit(green), 1 1/4" sinktube blade holder, coin from Oblivion special edition, replica red graflex button screw for blade retention, 36" thin walled blade.

Picture 1 (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/First%20Saber/103_1805.jpg)

Picture 2 pommel (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/First%20Saber/103_1806.jpg)

Picture 3 emitter (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/First%20Saber/103_1807.jpg)

an older shot when I had PlastiDip as the grip (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/First%20Saber/IMG_0023.jpg)

Straight on view of the coin in the pommel (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/First%20Saber/IMG_0009.jpg)

Closer look at the emitter (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/First%20Saber/IMG_0011.jpg)

Lit up in a dim room (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/First%20Saber/IMG_0021.jpg)

Sorry for the quality of the pix, some were shot on my girlfriend's camera and some were taken with my iPhone.

All the scratching on front half of saber is due to when I was drilling holes for the blade holder, the dremel jumped and made a gash across the chrome. I decided to turn a mistake into a design element. Gives it a kind of "worms in the wood" feel.
Oh, and the grip piece on the front half of the saber was due to deciding to change the placement of the blade holder and I used the grip piece to hide the old holes.

[Xoultrain]

Ok next up is a saber I've been working on for my girlfriend. this was inspired by Jay-gon's tutorials.

Ingredients;
1 1/2" sink tube,
1 1/4" sinktube
two 1 1/2" sinktube to MHS adapters,
screw on blade holder style 1,
pink El wire and converter
Lux III white with filters
Couple of polywashers
Some leather cord
PlastiDip

Picture 1 (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/Second%20Saber/103_1811.jpg)

Picture 2 (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/Second%20Saber/103_1809.jpg)

Picture 3 (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/Second%20Saber/103_1810.jpg)

Lit up in a dark room with a bad camera (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/Second%20Saber/102_9925.jpg)

Ditto... (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/Second%20Saber/102_9923.jpg)

Here come some build pix (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/Second%20Saber/IMG_0036.jpg)

Build pic 2 (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/Second%20Saber/IMG_0035.jpg)

El light up test (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/Second%20Saber/IMG_0037.jpg)

A look at shroud while stripping the chrome (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/Second%20Saber/IMG_0041.jpg)

It's still a work in progress, as are all my sabers.

[Lord Dottore Matto]

Both are creative.

[Xoultrain]

And finally this one is definitely not finished. It's going to be a while before it does, due to financial and creative restraints.

Ingredients;
Green El wire and converter
RGB Prolight LED from a joe jedi I got in some junk on Ebay
3 micropucks
BCD pushbutton rotary switch

MHS Parts;
Blade holder style 3
2 Ribbed extensions
MPS style 1
MPS insert style 4 and clip

Picture 1 (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/3rd%20Saber/103_1812.jpg)

Picture 2 (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/3rd%20Saber/103_1813.jpg)

Picture 3 (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/3rd%20Saber/103_1814.jpg)

Lit shot 1 (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/3rd%20Saber/IMG_0178.jpg)

Lit shot 2 (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/3rd%20Saber/IMG_0179.jpg)

Lit shot 3 (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/3rd%20Saber/IMG_0180.jpg)

Lit shot 4 (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/3rd%20Saber/IMG_0183.jpg)

My favorite pic (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/3rd%20Saber/IMG_0186.jpg)

Build shot 1 (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/3rd%20Saber/IMG_0153.jpg)

Built shot 2 (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/3rd%20Saber/IMG_0154.jpg)

El test (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/3rd%20Saber/IMG_0158.jpg)

Ok Hope you guys like 'em. Thanks for looking.

I want to thank everyone here on these forums for all the information that helped me tremendously.

And lastly I want to show the sabers all together. (http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Xoultrain/3rd%20Saber/101_1686.jpg) Plus a MR Luke Ep.VI. (I only have one blade right now.)

[Xoultrain]

Thanks LDM, that means a lot to me.

[Eco]

I like the use of EL wire. You've actually just inspired me to use that on my girlfriend's saber. 8D

[dgdve]

I think your projects are moving along and i await the finished project thread, point is as long as your moving forward.. your not standing still. ;)
~dave

[Rhyen Skytracker]

Nice work on all the sabers. Great ob on turning a mistake into a good design on the first one and I like what you did with the EL wire on the other 2. Keep up the good work.

[Sairon]

All of them look very good, nice job!

[cardcollector]

I really like the green on your last design.

Not to many people can pull off bright colors and still have a nice saber

[galen marek]

sheesh! thats super fantastic. inspiration +1!

[Count Malik]

Wow! amazing!:cool:

[Xoultrain]

Hey, thanks a lot everyone. I felt that using the EL was sort of a right of passage. It's where saber building started. I wanted the experience of working with the old tech to give me reference of the old school. An homage. Plus it's cheap. While I was going through the gallery looking for inspiration I saw a saber with EL in the grip and thought it looked awesome, wanted to do it. Also while reading Jay-gon Jinn's Second MHS and Hardware Saber (http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/showthread.php?t=3059) tutorial, I thought it would look cool to wrap the section he put polywashers on, in EL.

Anyway, Thanks a lot for the feedback!!

[Darth Astronimus]

Those are so epic!! Great job man.:eek:

[VeggieJedi]

Hey I like 2 and 3, although that is an interesting use for an Imperial Septim! Never thought of using mine in a saber :D
Good job.

[Iria]

I LOVE EL wrapped hilts. I don't see a lot of pink sabers that I actually like but your girlfriends looks really sweet. One of my best boyfriends once bought me a bunch of hard ware store parts, and some blue EL wire to play with, one of the best gifts I've ever gotten.

Again, though, love the EL wire usage!