My first MHS - Malakay´s lightsaber

[Malakay]

So tell me your opinion








Parts list:
- hilt 2 with guarded style switch hole
- pommel 3v2
- v-grooved extension
- blade holder style 18
- pommel insert
- covertec button & screw
- silver guarded switch
- 4AA batteries holder
- thumb screw
- corbin style battle blade

LEDs I have (i connected them with the molex connectors )
- Luxeon Rebel Star Cyan, but it looks like simple green
- Seoul P4 blue

Here is comparison between them
Luxeon Rebel Star Cyan



Seoul P4 blue

[cannibal869]

Nice sleek simple design.
The cyan looks quite a bit more greenish than I'd thought.
I personally like the blue better, but that's just me.

-C

[Jedi-Loreen]

I can tell you what I don't like.

That Covertec button looks strange and out of place to me on that blade holder.

[Knighthammer]

I can tell you what I don't like.

That Covertec button looks strange and out of place to me on that blade holder.

I have to agree with JL on this one....personal preferance and all so not knock'n ya.

[Malakay]

Understood
But it has two points - first is that I did not want to have a button in the middle of sabers length, because I think it is not practical if something yours fall on the floor and you have to bend down for it the saber is not only a piece of design for me, I fight with it too and visiting cons.
And second one is there is no another place to put the button except bladeholder and mid section of saber. Because everywhere else you cant put it because of inside hilt threads.

And I had one funny moment when I connected cyan led and turned it on with blade first time It looked green, but the camera and webcamera showed it like cyan So I didn´t know if Im blind or what
I have to say that Im disappointed with Cyan rebel star. I wanted to have the same color as the saber Obi-wan gave Luke in episode IV in old version of movie (I have it on videocasette) and there it was really cyan

[BaylorJedi]

Looks good. I'm surprised at how the Cyan looks Green.

[jedimastergarcia87]

Nice saber. I definantly like that blue more. What soundboard do you got?

[jedimastergarcia87]

Just wondering @Malakay. Is the corbin battle blade even to you in person or did you add more cellophane in it for a more even blade? I'm going to use one in a Luke 2005 MR ROTJ conversion this weekend.

[IndustrialAction]

Just wondering @Malakay. Is the corbin battle blade even to you in person or did you add more cellophane in it for a more even blade? I'm going to use one in a Luke 2005 MR ROTJ conversion this weekend.

I know your question was directed to Malakay but I just put a Corbin blade on a converted Anakin ROTS that I finished recently (see my avatar and profile pic) and I personally didn't like it. It was even and I sanded it with 800 grit paper for more diffusion, but the light just didn't carry up the blade like a trans-white blade does (like an Ultraedge or TCSS trans-white). I added some cellophane but that made the effect worse, IMPO.

[Silent_Jedi]

I can tell you what I don't like.

That Covertec button looks strange and out of place to me on that blade holder.

I started a build on the "Pink 5" Stacey Saber which had the covertec up near the choke, and I loved the placement! The draw-to-ignition (if a blade were to emit from it) was very nice and quick. Just unclip and push the activator. Also, the covertec added a pivot-point while swinging it around. It just looks odd because most of the builds standardly have the knob there. My next build will have it up high like that.