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    Hello all, I am not new to TCSS forums or store but have never really posted here before... Wasn't really sure where to put this so feel free to tell me to move it, if need be.
    I plan to build the saber hilt myself and the all the internals probably get most of that at CSS.

    Anyhow so this is saber build I am actually working on a pair of sabers, inspired by the brothers Arcann and Thexan from the new upcoming old republic update Knights of the Fallen, anyhow I have not really done a build like this ever... really, i mean ever..., I have built a few scratch built sabers similar to the Luke ANH one but none ever had full electronics so this is going to be interesting. I have also wired up and modified a few Master Replicas boards as well but my wiring experience in sabers has been limited to that pretty much.

    Those people that actually know me, know that I am a pretty advantageous person when it comes to projects... so this may seem like a lot for someone like myself but I usually figure it out.

    Anyhow I am going to be scouring the boards here for information on wiring up the saber and building all the parts that need. If any of you guys know of some boards and can provide the links to the topics then post em here that would be so Awesome!!



    I have worked with metal before and have the most of the proper tools I should need, but... we'll see when I get started. I am learning to use a lathe right now as well as a pretty basic mill made from a drill press that my neighbor has. I can also do some really basic welding if need be and I mean basic but not looking for it to come to any of that.

    So here is the idea I had in mind started with a basic sketch but I am going to refine this later.

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    I am planning on buying a board I have seen people make their own boards and setups on this site but its beyond me and I don't mind admitting it.

    for the Internals
    - Prizm Soundboard (plectra labs) it does pretty much everything I want this saber to do and stays in budget because I do have one.
    - Cree TRI LED an XP-E2 (Red/Green/Royal Blue) was thinking of also wiring it with the 4-die cree also, can't remember the name of it, but thought bay be having an extra red or I've seen them with a white led as well to increase brightness, what are your guys opinions on that?
    Also does anyone know the diameter of the cree tri XP-E2 CopperNova LED?
    - Speaker I'm open to suggestions was looking at the 2w ones on CSS store but any suggestions on that are welcome?
    - I'll be putting JST connectors on everything I can I real like them especially if you need to change out a part
    - Charging port (never done one of these so that should be fun
    - RICE Port
    - Kill Key (not really sure how that works either but I'll look around
    - Accent LED indicator ( I am going to be putting some sort of dancing LED indicator thing or something just not sure where I want to put it on the saber where it won't look weird, but was thinking I could have 4 LEDs that flash differently according to the sound and blade settings on the saber.)
    - Batteries (I am looking to put either a 3.7v or 7.4 v 3400mah PCB protected battery with the recharge port for interal charging function. not sure what the board can handle or what wold be best for the saber. I want to get a long lasting use out of it and I will of course have the pommel come off just in case you need to hot swap a battery in a pinch for some reason.

    - Switches (I'll be suing momentary switches for the whole setup but I am going to machine my own switch plates to match the saber design, I don't really like the light up switches for this design.)

    Also I will be trying to implement something interesting.... Let me know if any of you have tried this or had any success with it but I want to use a pressure plate that is attached to the AUX switch so that when you squeeze the saber it will initiate the flash on clash function.
    The overall length of the saber will be 10-11 inches

    I am still trying to think about switch placements and port accent led placements so the sketch is really a rough idea that I did real quick just to see where I was going with it and if I even liked the design at all which I do and so does my cousin the recipient of the 2nd saber being made like this one.


    Anyways I am going to try and get all of this and a costume ready by the time the Denver Comic Con comes around next year so I got plenty of time.

    I will keep you guys updated ad the build continues and if you guys have any questions or input or like I said some thread that might help me out just post em here.

    Last edited by Thousandlegends; 09-11-2015 at 04:42 PM.

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    Yea thats an understatement, but yea, I've been reading all week about this stuff I like to challenge myself just in case it wasn't obvious lol.

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    Very very cool! I just got the KOTFE font for my CF 7.5 saber and plan to come up with a wicked yellow color profile. I am also planning on going as Thexan for Halloween. I will watch this thread eagerly!

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    Awesome! Can you drop me a link to where you got the font?
    Im pretty excited about this build to be honest, so much planning to do and figure out

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    I'd also be very interested in acquiring that KOTFE font Zahc mentioned.
    Found this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPDorlcLxT0

    But haven't seen anything up on saberfont yet.

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