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Here's the link I used. It's for Premiere, but the steps are essentially the same in Photoshop/Elements/GIMP.

You basically draw a white line over the blade of the saber as a new layer. Then...

Here's my son's brand new Jedi costume. The lightsaber parts (mostly) came from TCSS - soundboard courtesy of an Ulitmate Lightsaber kit from Disney World.

I made the robe, outer tunic, tabards,...

I had asked ERV a while back about selling 'kits' of parts (with the IC preprogrammed) that people could buy and assemble, similar to Build Your Own Clone (www.buildyourownclone.com). One of the...

Looks good! What did you use for the grip?

We you surprised at the length? I was when I finished mine, which has the same number of pieces.

The soundboard is from a Build Your Own lightsaber from a little stand at Disney World (the big gift shop at Downtown Disney). I think they're Hasbro, but couldn't find any markings on the saber. ...

With the spray Latex-Dip/Plasti-Dip, just be sure to take any masking off pretty quickly. I waited only a couple minutes and it was still wet. But if you wait to long, it sets up enough that your...

Thanks! I like to call my son "Darth Sillyus".

I used Rustoleum Metallic Paint, with Clean Metal primer underneath and Crystal Clear top coats. I was actually going for a more polished metal...

Here's a pic of the two sabers with completed paint jobs.
http://legoman.smugmug.com/photos/286574697_L3UW2-M.jpg

The "white" holes are actually reflections.

Here's the 1st saber finished. I...

I actually found the stuff in a spray-paint form. Did a coat, very thin, and no sag. I will need to do more, but I have to take the masking tape off before it gets too dry, otherwise, it'll just...

Finally started on my first MHS projects.

First one is for my son's birthday in a month or so.
http://home.comcast.net/%7Echrisecks/Jakes_Saber.jpg
The second is mine, for a Jedi costume I'm...

Great job! I'd like to put in a vote for leaving the metal too. It does offer a nice contrast of bio vs. tech. I may have missed some of the other posts, but how did you manage the curved/carved...

Hello, All!

I was so busy reading all the other great forum entries I didn't introduce myself.

I've never built a saber before, but I have built several effects pedals for guitar from...

And tweezers! :D

Erv-

I may have missed it, but has there been any discussion on Soundboard kits? I'm thinking along the lines of http://www.buildyourownclone.com - they provide guitar pedal kits with parts,...

I posted an updated Zip file that includes the Thin neck section. Still need measurements for the claws or an recommendations for additional parts.

Simply unzip the MHSLightsaber.zip file to your...

Maverick

I updated the zip to include the Thin neck section. If I had reliable claw dimensions, I could add the claws quickly.

http://home.comcast.net/~chrisecks/MHSLightsaber.zip

To...

If you're willing to learn a bit about Google SketchUp, I've posted the components I created for folks to share.

Check out this thread: http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/showthread.php?t=3671

Maverick,

Did you see this thread: http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/showthread.php?t=3671 ?

I posted the components I developed in SketchUp for myself as well for folks to piece the...

[quote="valeon"]I don't suppose someone with some skill could make an MPP style clamp for sketch up.

Valeon, the claws and clamps would be pretty easy, but I didn't have measurements (and I...

Luke, I noticed your model in another entry on the forum. Nicely done.

Hi All,

New to the forums, but been looking at building a couple MHS Sabers for myself and my son. I got into building a nicer machined-type saber after we built 'custom' sabers at Disney World...