Two sabers for family

[Arkanjel]

I was 'commissioned' by my cousin to build his two sons (ages 9 and 11) a couple of months ago. I had them each do a drawing of what they would like their sabers to look like. I tried to stay as close as possible while still taking some artistic liberties with their designs. Both sabers are running NB's.

Here is the 11 year olds drawing. He wanted a green blade, lightside saber with aging and battle wear. It was pretty tough to stuff everything in such a short handle with a choke and ribbed section.


Henry LightSaber Sketch by Simon Rivers Photography, on Flickr

and the finished product:


IMG_0498 by Simon Rivers Photography, on Flickr


IMG_0499 by Simon Rivers Photography, on Flickr


IMG_0500 by Simon Rivers Photography, on Flickr

Here is the 9 year olds drawing. He wanted a new looking red, darkside saber. I etched the sleeve with root killer and salt bath.


Hogan Lightsaber sketch by Simon Rivers Photography, on Flickr


IMG_0495 by Simon Rivers Photography, on Flickr

The power switch placement was a pain to do. The sleeve covers up the channel I cut through the body and blade holder threading for the switch to pass through.


IMG_0502 by Simon Rivers Photography, on Flickr

I custom fab'd the emitter guard from some L-shaped aluminum and several thin sheets of polycarbonate epoxied together.


IMG_0497 by Simon Rivers Photography, on Flickr

I painted the sides of the pc guard but left the top and bevels exposed so the it lights up with the blade.


IMG_0493 by Simon Rivers Photography, on Flickr


And a family portrait:


IMG_0501 by Simon Rivers Photography, on Flickr

[amwolf]

Nice looking sabers. Neat idea on the switch, too. That little blade under the emitter is wicked!

[Starwinder]

Very cool! Nice execution on both of these!

[Arkanjel]

Thanks guys. They weren't necessarily complex builds. But they both presented their own challenges. Everything was done with a dremel, drill, hand files and sandpaper.

[Forgetful Jedi Knight]

Good work.

[Johannes Huber]

These are really great executions of the ideas in the sketches! You have my sympathies on combining chokes and ringed or "V-groove" sections. Really nice, rugged looking designs built to last. Very cool!

[Arkanjel]

Thank you.

They are definitely going to get some serious impact testing. I made every connection as stout and clean as I possibly could. Shrinked every junction.

Im betting someone gets cracked in the head within the first couple of days. The parents have been warned. But you know how brothers are.....

[Mandalorian]

Yes indeed. But hey, sometimes fighting your brother with a glowing stick is just so much more gratifying than using fists.

[Darth Avarice]

I really like the way the gaurd looks on the second saber, great job.

[TrypWyr]

I'll admit, I don't like the guard on the first saber, it looks like an afterthought. The shroud is nice tho, and the weathering on the ribbed section looks good behind the brass/gold cutout.

The second saber... wow. I love the blade/bladeguard on this one. Brilliant using the polyc so it reflects the blades light. Great build! The etching is wonderful and I love the placement of the button.