I made these sabers for my wife’s nephews (aged four and eight) for Christmas and have been lazy about posting them… so here they are for the community’s critique. They’re both powder coated MHS assemblies equipped with Hasbro economy sound board setups (2010 Obi-Wan) w/ reverse sound, 4.8v NiMh battery packs, AV switches, an internal accent LED, and 32” TCSS thick-walled blades (also TCSS blade plugs and belt clips). Blade and switch color is the respective boy’s favorite color: a Royal Blue Rebel for the 8-year old, and a Red P4 for the 4-year old. For the record, the little one is Sith-in-training.
These were my fourth and fifth sabers; my first attempts at building chassis' and reverse sound, and I still have to work on tightening up and securing my wiring or my sabers are going to have to be served with a side of marinara. My drill press skills need some work as well (I knew I should have asked Tim to drill the holes in the curved choke) – anyone have any tips to keep the bit from wandering? Both sabers are bright and loud, but I should have wired the resistor for the P4 in the body not the choke as it dulls the sound when compared to the other one.
The boys were really excited… the little one (whose hands barely fit around the choke) howled a battle cry and gave his saber a swing back over his head – and nearly poked out his mother’s eye. Honey, uh, I’ll be in the car…
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