Light up Lightsabers

[ingencorp]

I've noticed there's been a few people on here requesting light up lightsabers, so I decided to see how hard/easy it would be.

I saw that that asshat on eBay (the name escapes me right now) made a Vader with a light up saber that looked stupid, too big, nothing like the MM saber, ect. I wanted to use the regular MM saber to preserve the look, just add the light, wiring, batteries, ect.

So, here's the end results:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e25/ingencorp2/Grievous1.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e25/ingencorp2/Grievous2.jpg



The pictures show the "white" light alot more then how it really looks in person. In person, it's alot more green at the base of the hilt.

I don't have pictures right now, but the batteries are installed inside the back of the torso with a hatch so, they are removable/changeable. The on/off switch is located right above the batttery hatch.


This will be customized into someone else now. A jedi with a green saber, just have to decide who....my top two choices are Luke ROTJ or Quinlan Vos, but we'll see.

[classic batman]

That's awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[CombustedGremlin]

Looks awesome! Can you give us some specifics as to what materials we need, as well as the process from start to finish? Thanks amigo!

[nick129]

how about a tutorial please?


pretty pretty please

[CombustedGremlin]

So I guess there's no way to simply place a small diode at the hilt of the lightsaber and avoid feeding wires and what not through the body itself. I guess there's nothing that small yet?

[ingencorp]

So I guess there's no way to simply place a small diode at the hilt of the lightsaber and avoid feeding wires and what not through the body itself. I guess there's nothing that small yet?


Yeah, I don't think there's anything that small yet. I fed the wires through the arm and the torso works to house everything.

[ingencorp]

how about a tutorial please?


pretty pretty please


If I get an order for one (or I make another for myself), I'll consider making a tutorial. I didn't make one while I was making Grievous.

I don't usually create tutorials because of past bad experience with others, so I stopped making them.

[deadpool]

that is cool my friend.. nice been planning to light up vader's light saber too but i just couldnt find a way to do it

[vinyl_playgirl]

ahhh YESS! i'll order a darth vader from you. pm me with the price

[P05TMAN]

Very impressed. Ill get started on a mock up and if I follow through w/ designing, Ill get at you for some commissioning quotes.

[StrangeWings]

I know this is an older thread but I was wondering if you might get better results if you drilled out the center of the blade. I'm thinking this might get more even light distribution. I dont know if its even possible to do this, just something I thought of.

[Ninja Mugg]

I know this is an older thread but I was wondering if you might get better results if you drilled out the center of the blade. I'm thinking this might get more even light distribution. I dont know if its even possible to do this, just something I thought of.

Yes thats the exact same idea I have been thinking about for a while. could be a bit tricky to drill out the center but the light would definatly be brighter.

[StrangeWings]

Honestly I dont even have a saber to look at. As you can see from my post count I'm kinda new to this. Would it be possible to put the saber in a drill press with a clamp and just drill it out from the bottom?

[KBall]

That's really awesome man. How hard was it to do??

[siekomantis872]

nice addition looks great

[DarthIndianaBond]

Those are Pimp! I need some!

[mugg meister]

Freakin awesome! Those should be mass produced for the public!

[Mavryk]

I'd like to see how Quinlan would turn out.

Would you put his hair as painted on, or sculpted?