My first prototype hilt (work in progress)

[ArkaiHalon]

looks good. i liked the full circle, but they both look really good.

[Barmic Rin]

I like the half- loop, that's why I put one on my saber!

[Vazan Maceu]

Well, I managed to log into imageshack... These ones are of the new (tentative) piece on the pommel section:







Unfortunately, the piece did not bend as I expected, and became angled at the two tiny holes... I have some ideas to fix this, though

I´ll try to post the last two pics later, as I continue battling with imageshack

Update: Last two photos of the hilt with the new attachments.





Tomorrow I´d like to start working on the pommel section... If it turns out good, I´ll consider lighting this one (I was thinking of it as a belt-hanger, but... )

Comments, please

[gundamaniac]

I'm really liking the metal detailing on this one. I think the new metal band by the emitter needs some refining; it looks a little too rough to fit in with the rest of the saber. That aside, you should definitely light this up

[Hasid Lafre]

Light it up and fix the band on the pommel area. Find someone with a roller of some sort to make the bend right.

Clean up the edges and it would be a kille rlooking hilt.

[Barmic Rin]

I'm really liking the metal detailing on this one. I think the new metal band by the emitter needs some refining; it looks a little too rough to fit in with the rest of the saber. That aside, you should definitely light this up

Well, my one isn't 100% flush, but I feel that's just part of the individuality of it.

Plus, that part i've had floating around for like 4 years & my MHS is less than a year old, so I kinda like it looking out of place!

Personal choice really.

[Vazan Maceu]

Thanks for your comments and advice

I´ve been thinking about lighting it up, and an amber Luxeon 3W should look good on it. In fact, I´ve got one here on my desktop. That brings me another question... The blade holder. I´d like to order a 1.25" blade holder from the shop, but I´m not sure how much the shipping cost would be... Perhaps it would be higher than the blade holder itself!

This week I plan to work on the half loops (got to redo both of them, probably) and pommel section (I have an idea, I´ll try to post pics later), together with the design of the internal electronics holder (a pvc or metal shuttle perhaps). I´ll try to keep you all updated, thanks a lot for your comments

[Vazan Maceu]

Hello ppl

I´ve doing some minor changes to the hilt. This is how the emitter zone half-loop and underplate look now:




Looks better, doesn´t it? I´m thinking of painting that piece under the half-loop black, but not really sure at the moment...

The bad news is this:


That part is becoming a catastrophic area :P ... Later on I´ll try to cover that with some sort of metallic overlay and add some detail to that part of the hilt.

And now, Ta-DAH! The aluminium plates that will hold the luxeon star:






The pieces were made from an old external HDD enclosure that I found by accident . Marker lines are still visible on the little one :P , but doesn´t really matter as I´m going to sand both plates...

Next thing to do will be the grip section... I´ve been thinking of possible alternatives to the PVC piece, because I don´t want the hilt melting in my hand ... I´ve got a couple ideas involving metal tubing and some kind of overlay to improve gripping, but we´ll see that next time