And so the obsession begins

[Azryel]

So after several days of intense reading and research (one of the few advantages of being unemployed atm) I think I've got just about everything figured out. For my first build I'm just going to go with a lighted display piece. I'm not too concerned about sound with this one. Well that's not totally true... I was going to tear apart an old '95 Vader saber I had lying around, but after I found the diagram for it here, with it's wonky, clash sensor, I decided to not use it. So here we go, just wanted to run this by the pro's real quick.

The main body:
7" Fluted with switch hole
MHS choke style 1 short
Screw on LED blade holder style 13
MPS Pommel style 4

The guts:
Luxeon Collimator Lens 10 deg viewing angle
Luxeon III/V Lens Holder
BuckPuck 1000mA 6-wire
4AAA battery holder
DPDT Latching green illuminated switch
150ohm 1/4w resistor
Seoul P4 (Green)

So that's essentially what I'm gonna make it out of, and yes I have also selected a clip and pommel insert. I have also added covertec button, blade retention screw, and a few accent LED's. I know there's no blade, but as I mentioned before, it's mostly going to be a display piece. I may purchase a blade at a later time.

I've also noticed that the AV bezel's are currently out of stock, hopefully there will be more when I finally get around to placing my order in the next few days. *fingers crossed*

I'm also planning on ordering something to make a shroud out of as well.

Oh yeah... I also know that the switch hole needs to be made bigger for the AV, but I have a drill press so I can take care of that myself, as well as any other holes that need to be made.

I really only have a couple of questions, which are pretty simple. First, can the sink tubes be powder coated? And second, this one is more for my next saber, I know I need a latching switch for the buckpuck, but when I do make a saber with a sound board, do the momentary AV switches stay lit while the saber is on, or does it just light up when I press the button down?

Well that's about it for now, and I look forward to a long and loving relationship with all of my fellow saber enthusiasts.