A new hope
Wow is all I have to say. I found This site looking for some ideas for some display lightsabers for the nursery for my son. and found a new world out there. I have to say I,m hooked. Now all I need is to jump in and start building. which way would a noob like me go? I,m going for a utilitarin battle blade and I want it to be bright and as relistic as possible. blade not the hilt. Just point me in the right direction and I,ll do the rest. thanx dvader5655.
Dude, this is all you need to know to start with.
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...ead.php?t=6430
Just look around the forum and you will find instructions and in many cases (thanks to LDM and a few other experienced personnel) very detailed pictures on just about anything you could possibly want to do.
Thanx I,m lookin around now. But which route should I go? I mean I want to go with a blue color. but don't know which one will be the most realistic. thats all. I am going led for sure. but there are sooo many blade choices and I' not sure of the led and electronics. which would be best for a noob. Thanx for responding.
What do you mean by realistic? All you really want is a saber that has light and sound, is made of metal and looks how you want it to look.
Think about you as a person, read and look at the sabers posted on the forum for inspiration and then order some parts.
From the bottom up you need:
Pommel, Insert, and a clip to hold the insert in place.
Main Body, extension and or Choke and Blade holder (which comes with a heatsink and plastic screws).
A blade and retention screw (thumb screws are better as they're more convenient when wantint to remove the blade)
For the light you need:
Led, you can choose various types. I would go for a Lux 3 to begin with.
and on/off switch, a switch bezel and battery holder (Even though you may not put sound in to begin with I would get the speaker housing anyway as this will stop the battery from moving in the saber).
If you're going for sound I would have a TCSS speaker/battery combo and the easiest way (though not the cheapest) is to find a broken MR saber on ebay (not a yoda, they're more difficult to pull apart) and salvage the board.
I hope this is a good enough start. I'm not one to say read, read, read but believe me I've read every day for three months and I still keep finding new inspiration.
Obi-Wan: "If you spent as much time practicing your saber techniques as you did your wit, you'd rival Master Yoda as a swordsman"
Anakin: " I thought I already did"
Obi-Wan: "Only in your mind, my very young apprentice"
Welcome.
This is a forum for DIY lightsabers, you're going to need to do some reading to figure out what is "best" for you.
In order to see the Light,
you must sometimes risk the Dark.
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Thanx guys YOUR right I'm going to really think hard and read read read.I was just trying to figure out how i could make the blade look as realistic as possible . i've been looking through the forum. and saw that there are wraps and diffusers. I guess thats what I was trying to figure out. its really a big world in the saber construction socioty. and I found this site on 8/13/ so I,m brand new. but you guys have been helpful. Dvader
What kind of clip are you referring to? I was planning on hot glueing mine in. You don't mean like the covertec clip do you? I thought that was for like a belt clip on system.Originally Posted by Invisas1979
the c-clips or o-rings will hold the pommel inserts in place. (although you could use hot glue...not much though.) here ya go- http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/MPS-Clip--P72.aspx
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