Nihilus II (MHS Nihilus-esque) Lightsaber

[Tom Tilmon]

Greetings all,

I have begun my build process on Nihilus II. This saber will different from my first version, in that I've created a design that closes off the pommel. The chassis/body of the saber will be similar, but more refined. I'd like to spend a great deal of time on crystal chamber details. I want this saber to be more refined, and I'd prefer most of my wiring to be latent. This will be a neopixel saber driven by TeensySaber V3, perhaps with Bluetooth and OLED Display. I haven't made up my mind about the OLED Display yet; however, pretty sure I'll be popping the blue tooth in on this one!

TCSS:
Parts List:
Blade Holder Style 18
MHS Module for TCSS Neopixel Hilt Adapter
2 inch double female
2 tactile switches
Gender Changer
Hilt Style 1
TCSS Shroud Material 18"
Chassis Disk 5 for lock in with Gender Changer into 2" section
2 chassis Disk 2 for Crystal Chamber
2 NBIV Chassis Disks
2.1 mm switchcraft recharge port
RC Port Chassis Disks
Threaded Rods
Various brass tubes for chassis support
Blank kill key (cut down to fit in chassis)
1" Blade blank with TCSS Strip Diffuser
Bullet Tip
extended kill key to reach through hilt
saber clip

Elsewhere:
Aluminum Pipe that fits over TCSS Shroud Material
Neopixel Strips, probably 5050 WS2812s.
TeensySaber V3 Fredrik Hubinette with Teensy 3.2 Arduino Microcontroller
Blue Tooth Transmitter paired with the Teensy on alternate RX/TX pads of Teensy 3.2
Various greeblies for crystal chamber (harvested computer parts, tools, air hose pieces, cable connectors, Darth Chasm Conduit, etc.
Hardware (various bolts/screws that hold this monstrosity together)
Brass switch hats, I'm hoping to pull of brass switches on this one.
Samsung 21700 IMR LithiumIon Battery with added 15A Protection PCB (external)
Quartz Crystal Points

Still looking for: some kind of brass mesh to camoflauge wiring areas (if anyone has any advice here, I'll take it)

Brainstorming hilt, nothing is permanent or decided on yet but this is my progress so far:








Thanks for looking, and don't be bashful about feedback. If you dislike something I've done here, please say so. Shrouds are all still loose. I made a square cut on the forward end of the outer shroud on the pommel. I'm thinking about a mitered cut on the forward end to match the saber. That square cut seems like it doesn't fit, it doesn't look balanced. The outer shroud up top, is needed to balance out that larger piece on the aft end. Its much more 3 dimensional than my first iteration. I'm content with the progress, but not enough to bolt the shrouds into the hilt.

MTFBWY!

Tom