First Saber ''Nordic Force''

[bjorn_1991]

Hello saberland, this is my first saber that i've built. Well me and some help from a friend of mine.
I started out with a 2007 Hasbro Luke ROTJ that i wanted to convert, with time i realized that i didn't like the look of that hilt at all,
uncomfortable to grip and i couldn't stop getting annoyed with the switchbox.

So with the help of a friend who had access to a lathe, the project started.
Since i had no experience or access to a lathe, my friend had to help with machining.
I supplied inspiration from what i wanted my saber to have and together we came up with this.

It's a combo between Dookus Jedi-saber and Ki Adi Mundis arena saber(The one Anakin is handed in the last big fight of AOTC)
(Picture of the arena saber can be found here http://www.sitharchives.com/prequels...-ki-render.jpg)

Specs:
1W premium speaker
07 Hasbro Luke ROTJ board
3xAA batteryholder
Blue Cree XR

I had no experience whatsoever with soldering but i followed the wiring chart of the Luke ANH/Obi-wan ROTS -soundboard and
took it step by step and everything went pretty good.
The soundboard on the 07' Luke ROTJ looks like a 07' Yoda but wires as a Luke ANH/Obi-wan ROTS.
You can imagine the confusion...

Build and glam pics!


First up is wire strippin and preparing for soldering
http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/bj...tml?sort=2&o=0


Second is the fail i made by soldering the wires going out the side of the cradle,
all there was to do was unsolder and solder it the right way.
http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/bj...tml?sort=2&o=1


Third is a closeup of my soldering and wiring on the soundboard,
tried to have just as much wire as needed to avoid a ''snake nest''
Soldering was a bit tricky since i had never done it before, but it works
and everything is where it should be
http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/bj...tml?sort=2&o=2

Fourth is a closeup of the soundboard temporarily fitted in the cradle,
i'll be doing a permanent fitting some day soon.
http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/bj...tml?sort=2&o=3

And the fifth is how the cradle looks in the hilt
http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/bj...tml?sort=2&o=4

The rest are glampics, the blade is the stock FFX blade. Nothing is done to it.
Could use a tip with a reflector,
other than that it lights up
suprisingly good.
http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/bj...tml?sort=2&o=5

http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/bj...tml?sort=2&o=6

http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/bj...tml?sort=2&o=7

Hope you all like it, i'm very pleased with how it turned out.
I tried my best with the limited/none skills i had, it will be more sabers in the future that i can promise.


From the beginning i was only going to do a luxeon conversion, and se were we ended up!

[Forgetful Jedi Knight]

Good work for your very first build.

[Evilpancreas]

That's a gorgeous hilt you made. Very nicely done.