MHS Qui-Gon Jinn saber

[jcook1023]

hey has anyone made a qui-qon saber using mhs parts? i'm thinking potentially hilt style 3, but there's that ribbed section between the activator and the emitter that i'm having troube figuring out...only thing i could think would be to get a blank piece and have tim do a custom section, or potentially use the 9" double female adapter and have him mill the ribs and a switch hole into that? any ideas or thoughts?

[Forgetful Jedi Knight]

hey has anyone made a qui-qon saber using mhs parts? i'm thinking potentially hilt style 3, but there's that ribbed section between the activator and the emitter that i'm having troube figuring out...only thing i could think would be to get a blank piece and have tim do a custom section, or potentially use the 9" double female adapter and have him mill the ribs and a switch hole into that? any ideas or thoughts?

That middle section is extremely hard to deal with. On the FX forums, there was a small run of accurate QGJ hilts done, and those grips took a whole lot of work (and specialized equipment to get right). I saw one of the VV/SC prototypes in person and it was great.

You could ask Tim (when he comes back) if he could try to approximate something (but it won't likely be too accurate).

[jcook1023]

That middle section is extremely hard to deal with. On the FX forums, there was a small run of accurate QGJ hilts done, and those grips took a whole lot of work (and specialized equipment to get right). I saw one of the VV/SC prototypes in person and it was great.

You could ask Tim (when he comes back) if he could try to approximate something (but it won't likely be too accurate).

i'm looking more for a generally close but not entirely accurate representation. ultrasabers has something similar - the consular saber - but i'd rather make it myself if it's possible. hilt style 3 seems pretty close to the main portion of the hilt, but that area above the switch just before the blade holder is what i'm like, how the heck do i do that? i already emailed tim and waiting to hear back

[Ty_Bomber]

I am using a 9" mhs blank extension for a qui style build. It won't be perfect as I am just putting some grooves in it myself, but Pair it with a MHS pommel 7, BH 18, and a shroud, and you have something pretty darn close. I also considered a main body style 3 combined with a blank extension style 3 customised by Tim to simulate the ribbed section above the switch on Qui-Gonn's saber.