Tanaka by Gin Malinko

[Gin Malinko]

Tatakai Kinsei

(To Fight for Balance)

Okay, so here is my first lightsaber that I have completed a while ago. it sat as a directed drive with no sound and unfinished for a while but i finally got around to finishing it. I was going for a simple sinktube design but with a japanese katana flair. and thus the Tatakai Kinsei was born.

SPECS

LUX III green
2010 obi wan eco sound board
6v aaa battery pack
1.25 sink tube
36 inch trans-white blade.
TCSS premium speaker
replaced clash/swing sensor with TCSS clash and swing.
celophane diffuser within blade.

I found that with the trans-white blades, a diffuser is needed. not really for the evenness of the color but rather to hide the mirrior inside the blade and to make it look solid.
the pommel of this saber is just a rubber cork i picked up at the hardware store and then cut down and drilled holes into it. this is only for the time being. i am making a custom pommel for it that will look much nicer.

















btw sorry for the quality of the photos. i was forced to use my phone and the color seems a bit off and a bit hazy.