My newest saber project

Tigerantilles (Gregor Sink) · Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 1:28 am Post subject: My newest saber project

I just have to work on the retaining head, and throw the clips on it. I don't think it'll be formal, but it'll be mine Very Happy

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Nimsil (Brent Galanski) · Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 1:32 am Post subject:

Would that be considered the "redneck" lightsaber? Cool

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Jedi Loreen (Lori Procopio) · Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 2:15 am Post subject:

Is that one of the K2 drop in bulb replacements?

What, no Hyperdyne kit? Razz

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Tigerantilles (Gregor Sink) · Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 3:55 am Post subject:

No hyperdyne for now. This is the under $500 model.

It's not redneck, I take offense to that. My last maglite saber was about as great as they come:
http://www.gregor.4bz.org/Picture%201601.jpg
Not photoshopped, taken in the mid afternoon.

Anyone have any experience with colored disks and how to best mount them?
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Sugar Jedi (Jason Vey) · Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 5:58 am Post subject:

Usually colored discs aren't mounted. They're just dropped in between the lens and the blade (the blade holds them in place). They do significantly dim the brightness, however.

Did you ever consider dropping $30 or so on one of the maglite blade holders from TCSS? They have some nifty looking ones that can very quickly change one of those from looking like a flashlight with a blade, to an actual saber.

Heck, I don't see why with a bit of decoration it couldn't be formal. Over at FX-Sabers.com there are a few maglite sabers that look really sharp.
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Tigerantilles (Gregor Sink) · Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 5:36 pm Post subject:

.....it's supposed to look like a maglite, that was always the point.
I saw the TCSS holders, but then I'd have to replace the maglite head.
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obiwan () · Joined: 20 Jul 2009 Posts: 13 Medals: None

Can't wait to see what it will look like finished

I did see the green one and that was cool
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Padme of Hidden Lake () · Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 3:19 am Post subject:

that's awesome - the first hilt I made for my belt was a mini mag with the flashlight end and bulb taken off/out. no one noticed the difference when I was moving around alot.
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Jedi Loreen (Lori Procopio) · Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 5:04 am Post subject:

Cyrus (Hoyt Dingus) · Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 7:47 am Post subject:

I love it. when i saw this it took me back to when i first saw ANH when i was 5. after the movie was over i went and Grabbed my dad big Mag-lite and immediately started pretending it was a light saber so to see this really is awesome.
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