Hi everyone,

I joined this forum in late July but have mostly been skulking in the shadows, reading up on tutorials, getting inspiration from you, and learning from your successes (and occasional mistakes). Anyway, after a month and a half, I figured it was time to say hi and also thank you to all of you who have been around for awhile and contributed and laid the groundwork for n00bs like me to launch from.

As I said, I’m a complete n00b at saber building. I’ve never done any machining or soldering or have had anything to do with wiring (if switching out DVD drives doesn’t count), so I wasn’t sure I could pull it off. But thanks to TCSS and helpful advice here, I just completed my first basic MHS saber last week! Soldering wasn’t so difficult, but definitely gotta work on my cram-fu skills hah.

Below, I’ve posted some pics. Aside from the beautiful work Tim and crew did on the pieces, there’s not much to look at compared to some of the things you experienced Smith Masters are churning out. My first saber is basically just pommel + main body + extension + blade holder, but the idea was to keep it pretty basic for my first attempt. I was considering having no sound, but then I managed to get my hands on an entry-level Neutrino board for cheap, so I incorporated that as well with no problems. And yes, I still need to get a blade.

Other specs:
- Seoul P4 Green LED (beautiful bright green doesn’t show up on my camera)
- Black Matte Tuscan PC on main body by Tim
- Guarded silver momentary switch
- Novasound Neutrino 1.0 soundboard
- 1.5w premium speaker
- Running on 4aaa NiMH rechargeable batteries (4.8v)

Looking forward to future builds and keeping tabs on what you all create!

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