Saber Forum

With over three thousand posts in the other one http://www.saberforum.com/index.php?topic=831.0 (http://www.saberforum.com/index.php?topic=831.0)

I thought it would be good to restart this box.  Same principles for the other one apply to this.  A suggestion box is just suggestions.

I want to see a sentinel yellow blade color available, and I would also love to see an Ultrasabers version of the Guard Shoto, the short bladed and long hilted lightsaber with a grip extending out perpendicular to the main handle at a 90 degree angle.

I wouldn't mind seeing a guard shoto. I just need 2. A Dooku replica and a Starkiller replica (and not that stupid one with the open crystal chamber that everybody foolishly believes in because that's how it's shown in the lightsaber menu in Force Unleashed). In fact, I'd love to see more US movie replicas period, but those 2 are tops on my list.

As far as the SY blade. You're on the list. You're a forum member, so you can get Forum Colors upon request. And in case you don't know, Forum colors are the cool ones available when specing an Emerald Saber. But they are $10 more than the basics BR,CG,GB, or FO. Send Emory an email at [email protected] and he'll walk you through the ordering process.

I would like to know when we will get the official release of the Tonfa/Guard Shoto saber. I know 2 raffles ago someone got one as a prize and I kinda wanna get a pair!

More curved saber options would be cool too, like on the lower end of the price spectrum. The Mantis being $179 does have a lot of cool options available on it, but still something on the v4 line that's curved would be neat.

The Graflex-style Starkiller saber would be cool. The Bellicose and the Raven are both based on Starkiller sabers, btw.

Metallic colors for faux buttons on sabers like the Graflex, Bellicose, and Malice would be nice. I'm talking metallic red, blue, and green buttons priced the same as the bronze, gold, and chrome buttons.

A new saber design featuring said faux buttons. Something with a little more detail and individuality. The Reaper, Mantis, and Scorpion are all awesome original designs from Ultra Sabers, but these designs are very Sithy. Some people don't want more Sith sabers and would like crazy new designs geared toward the light side or neutral. There are several cool designs Ultra can draw inspiration from, like all the sweet sabers Jaden Korr uses in Jedi Academy, or the Old Republic.

I know. I was a little tickled when I finally took a good look at the Sith Stalker saber on FU. Have you ever taken a look at his belt though? He has like another 6 sabers that I can't ID. But the Bellicose is only close to the saber image on the game cover. If you study the in game image it is more Graflex then Bellicose.

Emory did say that when they released the Mantis that they didn't want to do just a tube with a bend for the inaugural release of a curved hilt. What worrys me though is that due to the constraints of the power supply and boards, we'll never get something like Ventress'.  :'(

But hey, it's not like US is going anywhere soon (please, God, don't take them away) There's still plenty of time for them to wow us. I haven't seen the proto for the g-s. I was told of the Maul proto, haven't seen that one yet either. I was supprised that they released the Flamberge {which I will henceforth refer to as Fb} first. I've wanted to see more staff designs other than just coupled V4s. I know it's possible to make your own, but it would be nice to see some premium models that were designed with the intent to be ordered in pairs to form staffs. I.e. I want to a pair of Malices.

The Bellicose is based off the TFU2 promo image. It could also be used as a Rahm Kota saber....

I don't know, looks awfully close to the one on the first game cover. But I'm a purist. I want the one you see beeing assembled after you kill Kazden Paratus.

Reapers with a no claw (and no predrilled claw holder holes in the emitter and pommel).  Same as offered on the Mantis.

More hilts with color options.   Might be nice on a lower end v4 hilts

Starkiller doesn't have like six other sabers on his belt.  I've looked closely and those things are just for decoration, part of his attire.

They're the sabers of all the Jedi he has killed in-game. If you look closely you'll see his old saber (from the main story), Shaak Ti's saber, Rham Kota's saber, the top part of Kazdan Paratus's saber, and of course his "new" saber...the one the Raven is based off. These are all from his Sith Stalker/variants outfit.

I'm not sure if Vader's saber is on there or not, but Brood's tonfas/guard shotos aren't on his belt.

I would LOVE to see an insuperable dual-bladed light saber, not just 2 V3/V4s connected together, a permanent hilt.
A seperately-purchasable cross guard would also be nice

A dueling strength quick release coupler with soundholes.

This might seem lame and simplistic, but I'd like to see lightsaber stands being offered. I bought a 8 level katana sword display and currently have my sabers there, but they don't fit nicely and its appearant the stand wasn't made for the sabers.

I totally agree with you!  Not lame at all!  I would love to see lightsaber stands offered, places to store and display our sabers in a professional manner.  That sounds like an excellent suggestion.

He doesn't draw them no, but they are there none the less. I've actually thought of doing that for a costume, but I don't want to risk dinging up my babies.

If you go to ultrasabers.com they have saber stands that can be engraved, even in Aura-besh or Sith Prophecy fonts. And they're reasonably priced too.


I second that.


You mean like an Exar Kun special? I like where you're going, but how do you get sound, and how do you get wires around the power source to the other emitter?

Care to explain?

According to Wookiepedia (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Galen_Marek%27s_lightsaber) he used a saber with exposed crystal chamber (although book and game differ about how long), and the linked images (here (http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080912040637/starwars/images/e/e5/The_Force_Unleashed_067b.jpg) and here (http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090709062919/starwars/images/5/57/Marek_saber_construction.jpg)) don't indicate otherwise...

Starkiller's lightsaber is depicted as having an open crystal chamber in the "Lightsaber" menu in Force Unleashed. It's suppoed to be a cut-away, like all those books they've published, to show what's going on inside. It makes no sense to have an open chamber. Just found an image from that cutscene. Unfortunately the "bunny-ears" are facing away from him, so you can't see if the chamber is open. But I maintain that the saber menu is depicting a cut-away. Think about it, if you had an exposed crystal, all your opponent would have to do is attack that, or pull it out of the hilt, and you'd have no saber. Not that Starrkiller isn't plenty lethal without one, just saying.

In reference to the concept of how do you get sound in an Exar Kun sort of design: put some good windows in the body of the saber right over the speaker.

Sound, I'm guessing will be the easy part of the design. But getting wires around the speaker and batteries seems like it would be a headache and a half.

For sabers with space issues ,some makers are using these new oval speakers. They will fit inside a 1 inch blade.
http://railmasterhobbies.com/Speakers.htm  (http://railmasterhobbies.com/Speakers.htm)
Don

Not to mention removing the power supply if you have a dead battery.

Well, to me that exposed crystal makes sense, as this allows a more intense force connection between Starkiller and the crystal.
And the 'attack the hilt / force pull out the crystal' is not as easy as it sounds: The Darth Bane novels mention that the Sith (and therefore probably the Jedi, too) were trained to 'shield' themselves from exactly that kind of thing. Which is probably the reason why there is no 'force pull Obi Wan's belt to make him trip over this pants' in the movies ;D

That would be a big hurtle to overcome.


I don't believe a connection to the Force is required to use a saber, merely to construct one. I site Han using Luke's on Hoth; and various sources on saber construction, the Force is used to overcome the subtleties of crystal alignment, and all that other stuff that our modern science can't replicate. I also site Sith saber smithing practices of using the Force to forge synth-crystals. But I've not been exposed to any lit stating a need of Force connection of wielder to crystal.

I'm not saying it doesn't look cool. It's just not practical. Nor is it sound engineering. The cross section of the tubular body is compromised at the crystal chamber because it is only semi-cylindrical.  It's also something that has alwsys bugged me about Obi-Wan's and Luke's sabers having those very thin necks, and not having the emitters snap off during a saber lock, or at the very least get bent out of shape.

I had already figured that there would be Force techniques to "shield" oneself from Force influence, like having your saber pulled from your hands. But your hand is part of you, and therefore your grip would not be affected. I would think that extending your focus to shield something that is not part of your being would limit your concentration. By fully encasing the crystal, you make it one less thing to worry about.

That's not what I meant; there are several 'non force users' (including Boba Fett) who used light sabers quite successfully.
I'd compare 'connecting to the crystal' to 'running with tailwind'; you can do without, but the more you have, the easier everything becomes...


Another example of 'the force will protect it', I guess. After all, Exar Kun's master (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Vodo-Siosk_Baas) fought with a wooden staff against opponents armed with light sabers, so what do you expect of (overconfident) force users...?


Well, I agree with the necessity to concentrate more, but on the other hand it shows a disregard of your opponent and a kind of 'even when I'm using an impractical saber you cannot beat me' attitude ;)

I'm still not sold on the Force connection, but as a counter to the "ease" of it..."[the Force] surrounds us. It penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together" (Obi-wan Kenobi, Ep IV) Open or not should not have any bearing on the wielder's connection. Mere tactile contact should be more than sufficient to boost the connetion.

As for Vodo-Siosk Baas, his staff was imbued with the Force. I always viewed Imbuing as a sort of Jedi alchemy. As to wether or not anyone could use the staff with the same effect I'm not certain. Or whether the imbuing process was only an effect of being wielded in combat. The Felucians used a similar practice in FU as well.

But back to the practical side of things. It seems that the Force has certain limits within the general population of Force users. Rather the users have a limited knowledge of applications of the Force. As powerful as Darth Sideous was, he still opted to construct his saber from phrik, to keep it safe from a saber strike.

As a former practitioner of Kendo, and through general observations in various forms of sword play, I can say with absolute certainty that sword fighting of any type is all about focus, and diminishing your opponent's. The less you have to think about, the better. It gives you more time to strategize on the fly, and to observe what is going on around you, when you only have fractions of a second to think. And never underestimate your opponent. Case in point (SPOILER ALERT TO GAME OF THRONES FANS), when Prince Oberan fought the Mountain, he was good, he even had the Mountain on his back. Down but not out, the Mountain swept out his feet and then crushed his head.

Very well said.

Which part?

I must be dumb. I have scoured the ultrasabers website and I do not see any saber stands being sold anywhere. I contacted Emory, and he wrote back saying Ultrasabers does not sell stands. Am I missing something?

All of it.

Another thing I'd like to see from US is a version of the lightsaber pike yari extension that comes in LE finish.

How about a finance option?

Ok I don't know how, but I know I didn't knowingly put US.com for that. It's supposed to say tcss.com. They do have the stands. They also do custom saber parts, but not fully assembled sabers.


Thanks


Standard and Dark. And CE too
It's called a savings account. Just transfer funds to checking for making a saber purchase. I do it all the time, that way I don't blow money that needs to go to other places.

I like the finance option, but there's already the reward points and what he said about just using a savings account.  It is an interesting idea though.

Although it hasn't been that strong this last month, I also try to limit myself to buying only when something on my wishlist hit DoD, so I can try to maximize savings.

HANG ABOUT! I've just had a brainstorm!!!

How about if Emory can set up a kind of SUBSCRIPTION, in which over a year, smaller contributions are made which can pay for.. I dunno, 3 sabers a year? you pay monthly, then, once after the first 3 months have been paid (for a saber and postage), US can send it out? Obviously the saber options would need to be confirmed at the start of the subscription so you know how much the payment should total..

This way.. US get the money in their account and we get a saber at the end?   

It's a fine idea. You're kind of describing a layaway program. But honestly, do you really think any of us have that kind of patience? Points anyway.

I'd love to see some fancy machined saber stands, something fitting for our ultrasabers.

I think thats a very interesting idea.

Ultrasabers I will throw money at you if you make this lightsaber.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kyle_Katarn's_third_lightsaber (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kyle_Katarn's_third_lightsaber)

ta for the points! Totally understand that patience could be a problem.. however "..you must have patience!" my thinking is that the die hard saber buyers will get the subscription PLUS order a few sabers throughout the year, and us noobs or ones with less money to play with will get an amazing surprise of a saber in the post! That would just be awesome!

Taking a break I found that cutscene again: http://youtu.be/WWIGeYSZ4q4?t=2m14s (http://youtu.be/WWIGeYSZ4q4?t=2m14s)
Alas the scene does not rotate enough to say whether the saber is open or not :(
But after Starkiller drops the saber, its parts are shown on the floor (at about 2:38); I'd say those are not enough to 'fill the gap'.

Food for though about the 'why': Wasn't it mentioned somewhere that Starkiller disassembled and assembled his saber by force on a regular base while meditating? That could be a bit easier if the saber's open...

Nickel plated yaris and couplers!

Dammit! I hate to concede defeat, but if you look here http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Galen_Marek%27s_lightsaber (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Galen_Marek%27s_lightsaber) expand the image with the Felucians. The crystal chamber is semi-circular, and therefore open. Well fought. points

That's what I'm talkin' about.

Just got a Dark Prophecy in, and started thinkin' "how awesome would this be in an LE, with the grooves and the narrower sections milled back to silver?" That would be a friggin' beautiful thing.

take my money

I think an expanded line of MHS compatible parts (pommel, emitter, body, etc) would be nice.  It definitely return dollars back to Ultrasabers' pockets from some of their competitors (most of you know who they are).  I'd feel funny modifying an hilt from US with parts from one of those competitors.

Apparently US is on pretty friendly terms with The Custom Saber Shop. I always used to wonder what they meant in descriptions where they said "compatible with TCSS parts." Then I discovered tcss.com. They have some pretty sweet looking parts, but with some drawbacks.

1) They only sell parts, not completed sabers.
2) They powder-coat instead of anodize. It offers more colors, but I prefer the look of anodizing.

I asked Emory if I sent in TCSS parts, if US could stuff it with electronics. He said 'no dice'.

I think from a technical stand point the single greatest advancement in saber tech would be a microprocessor. Instead of running a sound board and led driver, both of which have limited expansion abilities, use a $35 thumbstick sized micro pc with a dedicated saber application. I'm no expert but from my music background it would be like the equivalent of using a digital effects pedal vs a analog effect on a guitar. The digital has its drawbacks, but often one digital effects box can be made to emulate a vast array of traditional effects boxes.

You could have total versatility. able to program LEDs much more carefully than the options given in obsidian, say "flash on activation" or the ability to change the flash speeds, even have them shift while active. Imagine flash on clash, but the flash speeding up and slowing down with the pace of the sound effect.

You could even program a demo mode loop for display. Have the saber on the wall, and just humming while at a steady pulse, and at a set interval flash and play impact noises, or just play the swinging effect. Or turn off the sound and only have the LED effects. 

Obviously processing speed might become an issue, and somehow writing the programming, and getting a motion detection system working too... But imagine if the motion could be programmed to the force of a swing?

Totally Custom Programmable Sabers.
I know some of the Arduino boards are small and some under 20 dollars.

I'd love to see Nickel Plated pommels and Emitters offered in the Build Your Own section.  Not having them is kind of limiting for anyone who wants a CE version saber but wants to customize the MHS parts.

That's why one of the secondary initiatives of Operation: Rainbow Arsenal is to acquire a $#!% ton of sabers with varying MHS parts. Then I can just switch up bodies, pommels, emitters, colors. It'll be sick when it's done.

Oh wait...it'll never be done <creepy obsessed voice>

You should see my wish list.

How about stunt blades like the pros use for training in the movies? :P Would be nice to finally see those available. For just messing around and such

I would LOVE to see a Kanan Jarrus saber released! Full MHS compatibility and all that jazz. Maybe call it "Rogue" or  or something to that effect.

In terms of the Build Your Own section I'd like to see more options there in general.  Two hilt purchase options so you can make a staff, more hilt options, possibly even ones like the Mantis build, etc.

I'd love to see a replica of Luke skywalker's light saber from return of the Jedi as well as palpatine's saber from revenge of the sith. This are two sabers from the movies that as far as I know ultrasabers doesn't have and I think they would be pretty awesome!

The Archon is based on Luke's RotJ saber. It just doesn't have the activation box near the bottom like the movie version has.

Count Dooku's hilt. No offense to the Mantis and those who like it, but we need a proper curved hilt. To me, the Mantis is a "bent" hilt.

^^^Agreed with that. Also how about a more simpler curved hilt like a curved Apprentice re-issue or something since we have the new Apprentice sabers now? I can see that happening actually

I am also digging the previous suggestions about financing and subscription programs! There are quite a few of us that have an extremely hard time paying for awesome sabers all up front (especially us college students  :P ).

I think financing and/ or subscription payments are a definite must. I personally think that this would make make the US fanbase EXPLODE!! Everyone wins.

In actual fact, the Mantis is a perfect example of the curved saber.  The principle of most curved sabers is that they were "standard hilts with a slight bend rarely exceeding 45 degrees in length".  Everybody makes theirs different though so some were more radical or exaggeratedly curved, like Dooku's.  I can't imagine US will only ever produce one curved hilt saber though so we'll get another one some time.

I don't plan on buying one any time soon. But how come the new Menace is not offered in the Double Blade sabers section as well? Considering that it IS Maul's saber which is originally a staff. Not a big deal, but it appears that buying the double bladed gets you a small discount.

Both good points. But there are severe limitations to what US can acheive manufacturing readily assmble-able parts. Batteries, boards, switches, and LEDs all have only so many places that they can go. If you had an identical Dooku, (and I so want one), you'd be hard pressed to get the batts in due to the fact that the curve of the hilt starts right after the pommel. And the incredibly skinny neck on Luke's? How the emitter never came off that thing I can only chock up to sci-fi metallergy. Also, large radii bends (circa Ventress' sabers) would have to be done after anodize, and for LEs after the second machining, otherwise you couldn't turn them properly. They'd be awesome, and expect them to have an "awesome" (by which I mean very high) price tag.

In other suggestive news, I recently received a Dark Prophecy, and whilst looking at it, had the great idea to make LE's. Think about it...Dark Prophecy LE. The smaller ODs are cut back to expose the silver, as well as down in the grooves. This could also work with the gold for a "light" Prophecy LE. Y'all can't tell me that wouldn't look dead sexy.

Correct me if this information already exists on the Ultrasabers site - I haven't seen it.
I'd love for them to specify the weight of their sabers in the specs.

It'd probably be a simple addition that would allow me to think about which sabers might be best for me.

Sorry if someone suggested it and I missed. I would like a special kind of pommel that when dual wielding you could pop them together and make a staff. I don't really have any saber knowledge of this kind and am pretty sure it wouldn't work. If it is possible to do this and still have a strong connection it's something I'd like to see US's work on. Sorry again if this is a lost cause.

Return of the beastly Bane please? Unless one is being re-made? :P

I thought up a cool idea for a customizable saber stand. A light up LED base that is MHS compatible, so you add 2 emitters of your choice, threaded onto the base part. Then use 2 short sections of blade stock with a machined aluminum cradle on top. Or an all acrylic cradle so it looks like the saber is suspended on 2 extended blades.
Don

How 'bout that curved hilt rendition set into what looks like animal bone? I'd pay $250 for just the hilt, and then more to customize.

I absolutely like that idea !
So when will you get started on this?

tell ya what, purchase the Mantis
and mail it to me with a check for $250 and
I will glue some deer antlers on it and mail
it back. Not funny? Sorry  I like the idea.
I went to a SW convention in Orlando and
took a pic of a Sith with a bone hilt. I'll
e-mail that pic to you.

A flush on/off switch.  Not a button per se, but perhaps a sliding switch.

Perhaps have one of the decorative screws (on handles that have them) be a volume control for the sound board.

A Darth Sidious styled handle, although it's pretty small to fit everything in.

Add some new colors for the handles, like a bronze color (or brass for the people who like things shiny)

How about a light Trident?

Just to be silly, a double bladed guard shoto/tonfa.

A completely transparent handle (which would probably look rather strange when lit up).

A lightsaber with a lava lamp style blade

A blade with a diameter two or three times standard, a light broad saber.

A candy cane style blade with the colors swirling up the blade (even better if you could get it to rotate like the old fashioned barbershop poles).

I know some of these are rather impractical and in a couple of cases outright impossible, but you asked for suggestions/wishes

Maybe a shorter Arbiter saber of both versions? At least Overlord size maybe? Like maybe trim down the top piece some and do a different bottom body style but leave everything else the same

yep.. point for silliness.

It's called the Archon.


Point for being ambitious, but slightly rubbish.

Ok needed to repost this to the suggestion box. We started talking about a Shock w/ BR, and I started envisioning Shock LEs with red and blue versus the gold anodize. So take a look at the Shock LE and imagine all the gold in Crimson or Azure.

Can we petition US to run these?

In case it hasn't been said yet on the rebooted suggestion board, stunt saber setups with AV (latching of course) switches (illuminating and non-illuminating)

I've heard they have those, but only on models that support activation boxes. (Graflex, Chosen One, Malice) I'm not sure if US would be willing to add boxes upon request. you should send Emory an email at [email protected]. He'll sort you out.

With the release of the Menace, I'm still holding out hope for more 'canon' hilts - something like Kit Fisto's would be the ideal, but I'd love to see US' take on Quinlan Vos and Aurra Sing's hilts, too.

I started thinking about Darth Nihilus' saber today at break. If you don't know, search it on Google Images. It is beatifully elegant. The helical grip is possible, but I'm not so sure about the lower portion of the emitter.

I'd like to second the Kanan Jarrus Lightsaber model, but since we're also talking crazy talk, I had a thought while shoveling the driveway for the 300th time this year.

What about a sister site for blaster models? UltraBlasters if you will. People would loose their minds if they could get a decent DL-44 at Ultrasabers price and quaility. I know I would. Just a crazy thought.

SHUT UP!!! That is a friggin' awesome idea. POINTS. Although it would break my heart cuz then I'd have to choose between buying sabers or blasters. But I concur, having decent mock ups of favorite blasters w/ good electronics would be a little slice of heaven on the side of the Nirvana known as US.

Ok I just found this under the archived Announcements. http://www.saberforum.com/index.php?topic=12.0 (http://www.saberforum.com/index.php?topic=12.0)

They so need to bring back the Redemption. It's a neat simple little saber, and would probably be awesome with sound.

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm really not a fan of the standard guarded switch US uses. I wish they had more options for activation buttons without requiring sound as well.

I like the look of them.. but they do have quite a loud "Click".. I'm only going by youtube video's though.. I have an Aeon V3 with obsidian.. so I have the other type.. which is AWESOME!!..

#justsayin

Adz

I've handled several of them. They are indeed loud, but that tells me the switch mechanism is strong and will have many cycles in its life.

I really love the look of the AV switches though. They're just stream-lined and sexy. I wish the stunt models had the option of adding activation boxes to accomodate latching AVs.

All hilts available in nickle plated please? Would love to send in my Shock for a nickle plate finish job. Would look really slick then and more movie like

How about a weathered option?

How about we just buy all the sabers all beefed up >:D Simple and done. Lol

1. Darksaber (flat sword shaped saber)
2. Shoto (small lighsaber like yodas and ashokas secondary saber)
3. Light club (opposite of shoto)
4. Light foil (like a rapier)
5. Guard shoto (like marris broods saber)
6. Double bladed curved saber that can split into two sabers (like the saber ventress wields)

Get 2 of the curved Mantis hilts and a coupler. Sadly you can't split them to dual wield while dueling. You have to put it down unscrew the coupler from both and screw in the pommels. I made a suggestion in this thread for a pommels that can instantly be (dis)connected but no one seemed to notice my post(it's on page 5).

And on that note, I would also like http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Qu_Rahn%27s_lightsaber (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Qu_Rahn%27s_lightsaber) (Kyle Katarn's saber from Dark Forces II)

 custom shroud for the consular or possibly bane, along with an archon emitter and neck.. should make something pretty close to this!

I assure you that your suggestion of a quick disconnect coupler has not gone unnoticed.  If you browse through the old suggestions thread you will find many requests and posts about them.  IIRC some of those posts may cover the engineering details in designing one.

I can't seem to find the link at the moment, but there is a post on here somewhere detailing the chronology of ultrasabers releases, and one of the early staffs offered was a curved hilt staff with a quick disconnect coupler. However, i believe this was in the days of pvc hilts, so that may have something to do with the lack of a quick disconnect coupler right now.

 Other designs included a staff, although i think that was a one-off, and something called a great sword saber, although it was considerably less streamlined than the current flamberge.

Dark Saber blade in a contrivance. They should have just given it the Black blade look from FU, and had done with it. Honestly how can you shape light like that? Unfortunately, that hilt design is unlikely to be made by US. Cool though it may be, all of their sabers are based on parts that are turned on a lathe. The Dark Saber is pretty flat. But who knows?


I am currently working on a design concept to give to US for a Q-D coupler. Ooh, and I just had another idea. This is very possible, but may end up costing somewhere between $50-75 for one. The ease of manufacture (or lack thereof) will probably be the driving factor in price.

Haven't seen this before, but if it's been said already I apologize.  I would LOVE to see a mini/micro USB port to recharge the batteries and access the Obsidian Launcher... I was just looking for a way to easily plug it in and while charging from my computer modify sounds or the Emerald Driver.  em/Sighs

Ambitious, but the boards can't even use the same interface ports. You have to plug into for sound, and another for Emerald. On the bright side, the launcher can instantly tell what port it's reading from.

I wish the archon had a neck with M/F threading so I can add different emitters without making the saber look short.


I'd love to see a Darth Sidious inspired US too...

and a vented coupler that goes with the look of the menace sabers

I really think US should carry a few different choke mhs parts. I could see them being in high demand.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mac users of all ages your time has come! Obsidian launcher is now available on Mac OS for the new v4 soundboard. One of us! One of us! One of us!

I would like to see a  Standard Issue saber,LE version with the vertical grooves offered!! I think that would be sweet.  I have the DSI with the grooves, great saber. Like the slanted emitter.

^ this

Yup. I also agree on different choke styles

I was looking at other saber sites to see if there was anything ultrasabers does not have that other sites do and some of the things I found where options for white or black colours for the blade, a weathered version for the hilt and also on saber forge a lightwhip option (don't know how they do it as I did not order it) note that I only visited other sites to find things ultrasabers could do to improve. So my suggestions are
1. Lightwhip
2. White colour blades
3. Black colour blades
4. Weathered option for hilts
5. The inquistors lightsaber (http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://i.ytimg.com/vi/CdEO76klfrs/hqdefault.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DCdEO76klfrs&h=360&w=480&tbnid=j3-p1R8LdaFNAM:&zoom=1&docid=F0X1DAkHezmRdM&hl=en&ei=yKf8VOPeOMOqogSqloGIDA&tbm=isch&client=safari&ved=0CCEQMygEMAQ)

The inquistors lightsaber is from Star Wars rebels (link to picture: http://i.ytimg.com/vi/CdEO76klfrs/hqdefault.jpg (http://i.ytimg.com/vi/CdEO76klfrs/hqdefault.jpg) )

I feel the same, but then it wouldn't look as right as it does.

And I totally want a US "Emperor" as were.

I would absolutely love to see US come out with a hilt very similar to Darth Sidious lightsaber.  I have the MR collectors hilt in my collection and this thing feels sweet in the hands, would be great for a one handed dueler.  The only problem with making this would be the size of the hilt.  This hilt maybe too small for US and the obsidian card to fit in side......But I second the vote on an "Emperor" styled lightsaber.

They could take small liberties with the design. The Malice, Consular, Chosen One are very close to their respective inspirations, but not dead on. And that just falls into the limits of what can be readily manufactured without excesive innovation driving the costs through the roof. Even if the "Emperor" were the size of an Initiate, it wouldn't be to scale but I'd own one anyway.

OK I'll look through the old thread if I ever have spare time. What does IIRC mean?

Some other sites such as ultra blasters (customizable blasters)
Saber stands that you can pick design colour and materials
Custom orders where you can get unique sabers and completely customize them picking things such as style, hilt, pommel, switch style, colour, material, and other things so you could wind up with a super unique saber 

FYI:

IIRC  =  If I Recall Correctly

Okay thanks.

Double bladed emerald sabers with sound

Instead of having to buy the pike extension separately maybe they could have a saber pike with all the options of a regular lightsaber. That way you could just buy the saber pike instead of buying the extension separately

Would like to see the Initiate 24" blades increased to a 26" length since a few inches can be taken up in the emitter.

I think the V4s can handle that, just looked. Pretty much any saber that is sound & Emeral capable is MHS compatable, so just couple 'em. I'm planning on doing that with my Scorp and a Qui-Lar already has.

Just go to the Single Bladed menu and click Emerald w/ Sound. Everything listed under that can be coupled for a staff.

I don't believe that anyone has suggested one of these yet. http://silenthill.wikia.com/wiki/Beam_Saber (http://silenthill.wikia.com/wiki/Beam_Saber) http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/silent/images/2/22/Beam_Saber.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140501001503 (http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/silent/images/2/22/Beam_Saber.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140501001503)

I second this. 

I think I read a post or something from Emory stating that for a small fee, they'll cut your blade to what ever length you spec. ;D

To me, it looks like a Dominix V2 (modded slightly) with a CG blade (squared off tip)

Speaking of "Beam" weapons...I would love to get some scaled relicas of some Gundam beam sabers. I'm not sure how to pull off the blade, but the Epyon's beam sword is high on my list.

I thought it looked like a V2 Aeon with V3 Initiate grooves and a Manticore high profile pommel. As we all know V2s are not MHS compatible. The leopard skin can always be a DIY custom.

Me too. For now I was thinking an Emerald Shock, some other guy parts and a can of white spray paint.

This is true.  I have had blades cut down to 28" for $5 each. 

I don't know if I would do spray paint. If you could DIY one yourself, I'd get it powder coated if possible. PC has a greater durability and looks amazing, but it has to be baked.

something that would be very useful to those of use from outside the USA, would the option of having the charger supplied with an adaptor (USA to country X) for which ever country you're from

only realised this morning that the charger would have an American plug and its dam hard to find adaptors in the UK that converted form a foreign plug to a UK plug

Connah, for the chargers supplied from US, the shaving adaptor from tesco does the job! Only a pound or two :)

Yeah because some day I want to live in Japan and I wouldn't know where to find an American adapter. So do batteries from other countries work in the sabers as well if you have stunts like I do? Like say I do move to Japan, bring all my stuff with me, which I plan to do anyway because I'm sure there's some of us out there too. Just a dream for now though

so long as it delivers an appropriate voltage and current, any battery is fine. The only difference would be the holder required, but the reason US use AAA size batteries is because they're standardised, they're available in most (if not almost all) countries.

 With the Li-on, the issue would be the voltage of your mains electricity, but again, one can find adapters and transformers online easy enough. If you can deliver yourself to japan, you can certainly deliver a wall adapter from amazon.

seriously, I just went and got an adapter

Ooo a suggestion box.  I would say something that looks like Ezra's lightsaber, but I see a thread already exists just for that    :-\

Otherwise, maybe a design that's fett/mandalorian style saber hilt.  I've been slapping "fett designs" on just about anything.  Example, here's a power ranger morpher with fett stuff for those children of the 90's

(http://i.imgur.com/3GIRayF.jpg)

^^^Nice :P

That could be a crossover for the new line that was suggested...Ultra Blasters. Blaster replicas with light and sound. <Sweet>

Lol! And people would morph into boba fett, complete with armour and blaster. I think some would need the sith or jedi morphers then! (*Its morphing time* sith lord/Jedi master) ;D

Sorry dude. I liked your suggestion, and enthusiastically gave you a point.

Dark points given, sorted! hehe..

Thanks guys!

Hehe, so is anyone participating in the latest raffle by Ultrasabers?

I wish, desperately selling stuff on ebay to get the funds! (it really is the only way my wife will allow these in the house.. if I pay minimal for them! grr!)

Trying to shift bills so I can grab that Manitore CE on the DoD.

I know I'm a bit late on this, but US did have a Guard Shoto (or light-tonfa) at some point in time... it was an exclusive at some convention, I think.

Without the curved saber to ask for, what's there to wish for anyway? (besides Guardian Yellow (which can be made using color-discs) or the light-tonfa which does exist (but in small numbers).

You can special order Sentinel Yellow as a solid LED color. You just spec AS, order $5 in requisitions, and specify what Forum color (SY) in the order notes. I just did on a Manticore CE. It should look fargin' sweet.

Can we have a Chosen One CE option soon? Like one where if you want a silver emitter? Then I'd get one for sure =] Even though I don't mind the Darth Vader theme of it on now but still would be awesome

You might be able to request one that is un-anodized. Never hurts to ask.

I see! hope you are able to shift things fast though!

I didnt get the manticore Ce on the DoD, wanted the archon or consular actually to be on DoD. But that didnt happen, so I went ahead and pre-order another saber! No points on what pre-order it is!

My current wishlist is for the V4 Obsidian soundboard to be included for sale with the sabers hahaha! ;D

Already done and impatiently waiting for them to return from Wondercon, so they can ship it.

Ooooh, so mysterious. Because they allow "Pre-orders" all the time. ;)

Hahaha! If I were to write down the name of the pre-order saber, I would be taking the fun out of it! ;)

Haven't they return back yet from the wondercon? I mean, its already been 2 days, unless of course its about the equipment and stuff. (If its about that, then I would know as I used to work in logistics, quite a pain in the ass with the number of items brought over and back, loading and unloading stuff and counting again to make sure everything's all right with the numbers!) ;D

I estimate a day each for travelling to and from. A day each unloading/setting up and tearingdown/packing. Plus however long the con is.

Also time to get caught up on orders once they get back to the office.
 
Even if they are at a con you will still get your saber a lot faster then if you ordered one from some other sabersmith. 

True that!

Note: for those who wants to know if the v4 is still available, I emailed Mr Emory this morning and they dont have v4 soundboards for beta testing though.  :(

On the other hand, the Pre order still have some hilts left that they can ship over once you placed your order. ;)

Here's my thoughts . . .

1 - Somebody mentioned this already - but I'd definitely like an illuminated latching switch for stunt sabers, for reasons beyond the aesthetic; if i'm using 2 Stunts as a Staff - I want the hilts to be as smooth & flush as possible.  The less sticking out, the better for handling.

2 - I think something to this effect was also mentioned, but I would love for the Silver v4's to have another coloring option - basically Black trim instead of Gold. 

Given how many Pommels are two-tone Black & Silver - I think it would improve the overall aesthetic flow having that option (versus all Silver w/ a Silver & Black Pommel or Silver & Gold w/ a Silver & Black Pommel).

3 - . . . and . . . I'm blanking.  Had more yesterday- it'll come to me.  ;)

I like your ideas, lord canterbury! (If i could give you more dark points in an hour, i would for your idea! Had those ideas for a while after receiving my sabers)

For me, i would like it as an option during checkout.

-> the av illuminated and av non illuminated switch as an option for stunt sabers or grab bag sabers. It will add on a cool aesthetic effect even if its just a stunt saber.

-> more colour choice in terms of a hilt. Say, a prophecy. If you can choose another colour for the slanted emitter portion and the vented pommel. Slanted emitter portion could be say, either prophecy or dark prophecy colour as an option to the colour of the hilt that you choose. (P.s meaning that if i choose a prophecy saber, i can choose either the dark prophecy colour or the original prophecy colour for the emitter portion. Same goes for the vented pommel, either the black anodized version of the silver vented pommel version) (Note: the hilt emitter colours may not seem feasible, thus i would suggest the vented pommel colour instead)

-> choice of the length of the blade for grab bag sabers. Some fellas can consider getting a 40" blade as compared to the standard  32"  blade. Reason being some fellas might be taller than the others, thus the need for a longer blade. Or simply the person loves longer blades as part of the collection. Or one is getting a saber for his/her youngling and the standard 32" blade is too long for a youngling to hold (hence adding in a 24" blade as well to the options)

All in all, for now. It would be:

1) av illuminated or av non illuminated switch as an option for stunt sabers and grab bag sabers.

2) -colour choice in hilts that seem feasible to execute the colour change on.
     -The colour of the regular vented pommel for all types of sabers, regardless of stunt, sound or emerald (silver or black anodized)

3) choice of length of blades for grab bag sabers and other sabers that does not come with option of length of blades.

This would really add on to the hell load of customizations one can do for their own saber, making it truly their own saber! ;D

seiji >> I'm guessing the most realistic suggestion of ours is for latching A/V style switches.

Actually - given what I assume their business model to be (subbing out the machining of emitters, bodies and pommels & making bulk buys) - it would actually make sense for them long term to make that switch.

Pretty sure the shrouded & AV stye switches require different sized holes in the Hilt for installation.

Making that switch would allow them to order ALL hilts with the SAME size hole, which in theory should lower their acquisition cost some.  (I am guessing 1000 units of the same size would be less than 500 units each of 2 different sizes.)

How about some kind of "half"yari for those that want some more length but not that much. LE yaris would be nice too.

Just remembered - I believe a good number of the Obsidian/Emerald hilts are longer than the regular Stunt ones.  That roughly 1" reduction for Stunts is probably a much bigger saver than any hole size would factor into.

But anyway - it would still be great to have a latching AV style switch for Sabers without Sound.

Widening the hole to accomodate a bigger switch could probably be done easily with a Drill Press.

(i have one and I'm contemplating doing just that on the v3 Initiates I have.)

No go on a silver emitter Chosen One idea so I guess closest thing we have for now is the Prophecy if you want an Anakin AOTC look

Yup! It wil certainly add a more aesthetic look and feel to the saber if it was included as an opton for stunt and grab bage sabers!

I mean, heck, for a small fee to make the saber more smooth and more awesome in terms of the av style switch. It will certainly be a great idea for people who want to get a stunt saber but yet has the smooth and aesthetic look with an av style switch would be great!

True that! All you need is a drill press to make the switch hole bigger!

I think it would be nice to just have all the forum colors available in the standard selection at +$10 and get rid of all the requisition charge nonsense. Seems to me that it just causes unnecessary confusion on the forums with people asking "What's SY?", "How do I order BH?", etc. And it would provide more options for new customers who would otherwise never know they existed, which I'm sure would be good for US business :)

True that! When i started lurking, i came across the bane's heart, sentinel yellow, emerald green,  dark va, pryestone orange colours and was wondering how to order and i could also see the requisition charges and didnt know what was it for. It would be great if they were added as an option. Pricey, but at least new customers who didnt register to the forums would know what colours are there that they could choose and they can make a better choice.

But on the other hand, I'm thinking that since its mentioned as a forum colour. It would most probably mean that you are already a registered forum member, hence the said forum colours and requisition charges.

My understanding is that the forum colours aren't standardised yet, so there's no guarantee that my yellow/pink/dark violet blades will be the same as anyone else's. Until and unless US can come up with a standard colour, they can't/won't offer them as a reliable alternative to the standard colours.

I've actually already directly pitched this type of to Emory. I was inspired while looking at my Dark Prophecy. How cool would this look in an LE? I think it would be a great adder to saber options if you could select your finish type, similar to how the Manticore CE offers the choice of High Pollish or Nickel Plated.


SY = Sentinel Yellow. BH = Bane's Heart (magenta/hot pink-ish). These are Forum colors, available upon request. Purchase $5 in requisition charges, and spec Adegan Silver when you choose your blade color. Then when you check out, specify what forum color you want in the order notes.

Cool.  Did he provide any feedback?  I know the thing they need to consider is the 'ol Supply & Demand.

I'm sure they order the machined components in bulk - so, what would the demand be for Regular, Dark, LE, Dark LE AND Black Ring LE etc.

No I got no feed back on it. I'm 97% sure that as ravenous as the US regulars are for variations, that these new color options would sell like hot cakes.

My idea was simple. It's the same type of thing they already do with all the Initiate, Aeon/Dominix, and Sentinel series, just on other V3 models.

Indeed, I know how it works ;) but I was just suggesting that they remove that contrived ordering process and just add them to the standard list. It wouldn't make a difference for me and you as we already know about the forum colors, but it would be nice to make them more easily available to newcomers who don't know. I imagine there must be quite a lot of people who look at the UltraSabers homepage and think "Oh, they don't have my favourite color (yellow/pink/whatever), I guess I'll take my business elsewhere to another saber smith". And that would be a shame!

Unless they release a V4 version of the Prophecy I don't expect to see new variations of it.  They seem to be moving on with the new V4 line and all the other new sabers that have been coming out.  You never know for sure though.  I know if they come out with a nickel plated CE version Prowl and I will be first in line.  8)  

The problem with that is if a new customer orders a saber in SY and ends up with something more of a greenish yellow that could also turn them off to Ultrasabers.  I say that because one of my SY LED's looked like that.  I completely understand them not making the forum colors standard because there is too much potential for inconsistency in the colors. 

That would be a shame, since US is constantly trying to improve their company where ever possible. But you can't please everyone all at once. Going somewhere else would be impulsive even by my standards. Give it some time, and listen to Casey. There is doubtlessly a reason why they don't offer it as standard.


First in line after me. My only real thought on this was just a way of offering more options and making more money. I love the Prophecy design, I always have. I just wish it had color variation like the LEs.


I was actually wondering if they could produce like an acid green color. I'd be all over that.

I'm pretty sure the lightwhip is an eled strip inside a fiber optic sheath. That's what it looks like.

How about the option to ditch a blade and buy a hilt only? I know you can do that for the grab bags so why not the rest of the hilts? Maybe £9 off or something? I've not checked how much a blade is on its own...

Just a thought :)

Standard blades are like $20 when sold individually. I think they are severly discounted if they play a factor in the cost of a new saber. Similarly how blade plugs, pommels, chargers, belt clips, etc, are cheaper if you buy them with a saber.


Some light whips, look to be a fiber-optic style chord. This way you don't need to mess w/ electronics.

Carbon fiber stunt blades for if we just want to mess around with some choreo work? Would be awesome or sure

I just read through the previous posts and I have two things I strongly agree with:

     Shorter extenders: help add just a few inches or so to the handle length to help customize staff lengths and make one handed sabers two handed.

     LE and CE variants for both the extenders/couplers and the "build your own" options so the emitters, pommels etc. would also apply to above suggestion.



I'd like to add one more suggestion:

     take the triple window piece from the US "Scorpion" and make it MHS Compatible. you could also make SE LE and CE variants as well as slimer versions. personally if I had a LE version with 3 windows on both sides (so you could see straight through it without a blade in) I'd like nothing more then to put it on the "Dark Shock" body with a consular emitter and a guardian pommel... I think I'm drooling, anyway, I think it adds a perfect spot for the "Focus lens/crystal chamber" (however you want to look at it).

I just came up with a huge one for me.

Mr. Emory- please!!! - we really need Nickel-plated activation box pieces for the Chosen One and (especially) the Graflex!!!

I would really love to save up and make the Graflex CE my next UltraSaber- but I just can't.  Because the activation box is high polish silver (aluminum) and for the lack of a better term at the moment- I'm very OCD about details like that on a Collector's piece such as the Graflex CE; it would bother me endlessly and I'm paying too much money for that to happen.  I just don't like the look of the Nickel shaft with the aluminum box ring wrapped around.  It just - stands out as not really finished. 

I don't mind the Chosen One as much because you have a Black Anodized option - that works for me.  But no Nickel is a dealbreaker for me on the Graflex CE.

I can't be the only one.  Right?   :-\

I would agree that a blade-less option would be benefitial to a few repeat customers such as myself, even if it's only a couple bucks off the price or shipping.  I display the hilts by themselves and only whip out one or two blades when I'm doing a con or something of the nature.  I have 7 ultrasabers so far, and only 2 of those blades are downstairs in a drawer to be pulled out for special occassions while the other 5 are in storage in the attic, get zero use, and may even get lost or tossed as the months and years roll by.

I realize that the blades are significantly cheaper when coming with the full package, same with plugs and other accessories, but if they have absolutely no use to certain repeat customers, why not save them a couple bucks even if it's in shipping.  We all know those couple bucks are just going to go towards more sabers or upgrades to ones we will get anyways.  I guess we should probably confirm that a smaller "shoebox" sized box would be cheaper to send out than the long standard package we all recognize.

I was thinking this just a few days ago. Therefore, have a point. Because you have a point! Ha ha.

You can find CF blades out there if you really want one.  They're not cheap of course.

If you don't want to bang up your good Blades - it would be far more cost effective to just buy some plain polycarbonate tubing - without the film & cap its dirt cheap.  Though I assume you are looking for really light weight with high tensile strength . . .




Fair point!  I was actually just thinking I'd start displaying just the Hilts - though I do like to actually use my blades a lot for practice - and the much smaller size would reduce shipping on the box.

Am I the only one who wants a mantis that isnt curved? The bent shape doesnt do it for me.

and I know it's been mentioned, but I really want a quick disconnect coupler. I'm getting quick at exchanging a coupler for two pommels but I'd love to be able to swap back n forth more instantly when I want.

I've had this thought as well. An uncurved Mantis variant would look pretty awesome. I would like them to do something like  putting a long sweeping bend in like an SI, but make a recharge port manditory. Another saber smith (who shall remain nameless) does this type of thing with his curved hilts.


Are you mad?!? The Scorp already weighs a ton. MHS parts are just going to add more metal for the threads, instead of it just being part of the shroud. However on the Scorp options note, I would love to see a saber made with the same milling as the Scorp's underlayer, with the diagonal grid. Should make for excellent grippage.

But on the other other notes, you have my full backing of more finish options. Now y'all screaming for color options, be well prepared to pay for what you want.

   To be clear, what I want is a windowed chamber that you can add to any saber. I do not intend to add any more windows/weight to the scorpion, US has already done aces with that. adding the threads to that would hardly impact the weight of that saber, just saying. while I realize why some people are attracted to claw(s) and flanged emitter(s) on the scorpion it is not my cup of tea in any way, shape or form. but I love the windowed look and I think it would be nice to have the option to add a windowed chamber to any MHS emitter compatible saber (especially a staff weapon).

There are even cheaper things for 1" OD whacking blades. I have a hilt I pulled all the electronics out of to transplant to a new one, I 'redid' it with an old broom handle. The kid I gave it to painted a very nice lightsaber blade effect on it.

I think I see what you're saying. What I assumed you were saying, was to modify the Scorp's construction to accommodate new MHS capabilities. Yes the added theads would add weight, but the Scorp is already so heavy, it would barely be noticed. I had a similar hope, when I purchased mine, that there were more parts to it. May I suggest that you try to draw up some concept sketches and submit to Emory for consideration. I can't take credit, but I had kicked the suggestion a while ago to crossover the Omen body to be used as a SW lightsaber, and now it is the body of the new Flamberge V2. Periodically they do take customer suggestions to heart.


Who agrees that an Azure Scorpion would look sweeeeeettt?

Oh I agree completely! I figured someone mentioned that by now, I've been waiting to see if an azure scorpion comes out.

Sorry if this one was already posted at some point - but would anyone else be interested in an option for Black AV switches?

I'm thinking about doing an Emerald & Obsidian v4 Dominix at some point - and I'd really prefer one of these on there versus a silver one.

(http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag93/Lord_Canterbury/image.jpg1_zpsvvngye5t.jpg)

I'd love one on the dark shock I almost have enough for!

Coloured in general would be good - I'd have loved the option of an all-red AV switch on my Consular, for example.

Preach it. I've seen photos of another saber smith that used an all red AV on a black curved hilt.....I want it. It was so beautiful, but he wants like 10 prices for one.

Im with you on that James!

I think Black would be easily doable without prices changing - I know Black anodized AV switches are readily available from a ton of suppliers.

Switches in other anodized colors - I suspect those are harder to come by and will be more expensive.


Sorry - but what did you mean exactly by "he wants like 10 prices for one"?  I assume that means it cost a lot.  😉

Oooh.. I like black anodized av switches! It gives a black hilt that menacing frame! With a black hilt with silver linings and a black av switch that glows red? That is freaking awesome!

"A lot" doesn't even begin to cover it. We're talking 4 digits before the decimal. These sabers are art you could sword fight with, but you probably wouldn't even let it leave the house, EVER. They're so pretty.

Silly request, but for give aways, such as the grab bags and raffles, I'd like to be told which saber my prize is when the order ships.  Or perhaps a drop down option at check-out:  Do you want to know what your prize is?  A) No, surprise me  B) Heck yes, tell me now!!!

More so with the Grab Bags, it would allow you the option of specing blade color for the appropriate added cost.

Does anyone else want a saber like Ahsoka's? I would love to have that hilt!! I wonder if US would ever make one.

I'm holding out hope for that one too - would love to get The Clothespin for my daughter some day. . .

(http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag93/Lord_Canterbury/image.jpg1_zpsa2e7tjvb.jpg)

I would like to see on the order page a profile
hilt pic of each blade color. Just for easier
visual comparison.

I think I suggested some time ago it would be great if they had the configurator update an image based on the current selection, like some car websites or whatever. So you can see a rendered version of exactly what you are ordering.

I'm sure that is a very expensive website upgrade though.

Which one? The "Clothespin" or her new duelies from Rebels? I vote for the duelies, curved hilts and all.

I prefer the Clothespin and Clothespin Jr from TCW.  The curved hilts look cool and all but I'm not sure that slight curve of the Rebels dual hilts could be duplicated with what process US uses.  But I await the day that I'm proved wrong.

I would like to see that too.

It is also on my to-do list whenever I learn how to use a lathe and mill, in case Ultrasabers doesn't come out with one.

I think the more gentle curve of hers would be more easily accomplished by US since it would probably wouldn't interfere with the electronics as much as Dooku's or Ventriss'.

I like that one too. I have plans to modify my Liberator in such a way that it references both Ahsokas clothespin and the Graflex. just waiting on the parts I need...

I also have a simple suggestion for UltraSabers, it would be really nice if after placing a order if there was a "Ready to Ship" status, in addition to "Processing" and "Shipped. It would give customers a little piece of mind I think, to know that their order is finished or partly finished, instead of the limbo of "Processing".

But then they would have to add steps to their process, slowing things down even more.

I'd like a smaller curved saber like the original Apprentice saber I think it was. I like the Mantis but its too large looking for me unless pics are just playing with my mind like always. Maybe something Aeon size though would be nice

The pics are always playing tricks with your mind. I estimated that most of the sabers are at least 20% larger in real life from what they look like in the pics. I nearly crapped myself when I first held my Mantis. It was enormous, yet suprisingly easy to wield.

I too have longed for a simpler curved hilt. Like a Standard Issue. Something with a sweeping curve and not just a 30° bend. I would even be will to pay for a manditory recharge port to accommodate a more complex power setup. I've seen another smith do that with his curved sabers. The orientation of the electronics is not conducive to coming back out of the saber, so he just puts recharge ports on everything.

Yeah - I was gonna say -  a true Dooku curved hilt IS doable - but it would mean a recharge port, no Emerald driver & not altering your Sound as you could not remove the cards.  It would be a permanent install.

Which- to get that - I'd be fine with!

Actually I 've  been wondering if dual mini-USB ports would be doable in addition to the recharge so you NEVER have to open up the Saber for anything.  That would be incredible.

The guy I refer to uses RICE plugs, like small head phone jacks. it allows an interface between comp and saber but you don't have to pull the board out.

I know it all sounds good, but these types of electronics are like $6-700 just for the guts. There are boons to lower tech.

I need to do some research . . . it's tinkering time . . .

How about a separate new products page so we can tell what's new and such? Just a thought on that :P That way if a new smaller curved saber or anything new comes out we can tell more easily. Like I did miss the release of the new V4 sabers until looking through the sabers more carefully

Not it. But I have very analytical eyes. (I'm an engineer) I was scrolling through the saber menu cuz I wanted to look at the Flamberge again before logging off one day, and that was when I noticed a handful of new sabers. Even at a flash, I knew something had been added. That was the day I announced to everyone that the Menace had been released.

Dudes!  Just use the Sort dropdown!  😉

It does it a liitle bit in reverse to me - but if you select "Oldest" from the dropdown & hit "OK" - it will sort it from the Newest releases to the Oldest.

If you do that right now, it will give you all the Flamberges, followed by the Menaces and all the V4s and so on by release.

^^^Never really noticed that before :P

Although im new here. I agree with a few suggestions in this thread and i will add my own from being a customer from canada.

-Bladeless options to cut cost, especially on shipping is good idea. especially for ppl outside of USA.
-Ahsoka saber. both old and new. great idea. huge fan of clone wars and the new rebels series.
- more "inspired by" designs.
- more unique designs and custom options like leather wrapping etc. on the right saber, it looks beautiful.
- and finally and the biggest one for me. better shipping options for canadians when shopping for odds and ends. currently i would pay the same shipping for something simple say a pommel  as i would pay if i bought a whole saber set up. and thats just wrong imo. i shouldnt have to pay 30$ shipping on a 20$ pommel. and your stuck with the one option. just send it economy. i dont need fed ex.

Easiest solution for your shipping conundrum?  Move from Canada to Texas, USA.  You're shipping should go way down.   ;)

(Kidding.  Couldn't resist.)

LOL  :P, i actually have a couple online friends who live in houston so it wouldnt be hard. But i love canada. i would find it very hard to leave here.

I'm not sure if this already exists or if someone else has mentioned it as an idea but...would it be possible for US to make a wall hanging stand/bracket? The magnet option is out of the window in view of the fact that the hilts are made of aluminium (at least I assume so?).

I would like very much to hang the sabers on the wall in a vertical position either with blade pointing up or down. With the sound turned off (when this becomes possible) and the light on they would look really nice and would make a lovely lighting display.

The stand can be a small finger thin cylinder which screws on the way (with the screw whole in the middle of the cylinder). Then a half circle (or similar type of) bracket can be attached to it on which the saber clicks in. If different sabers have different dimensions then different brackets can be made (the bit that screws on the wall remains universal).

What do you guys think? Is it possible?

I never noticed that function either. But I just tested it. It's kinda messed up. It has the V2s in the middle of the menu, after the Mantis line. And if you select "Newest" it gives you the oldest stuff first.

Yeah - I noticed last night it doesn't work perfectly.

If you sort by Oldest - it starts out OK with the Flams, followed by the Menaces and then the V4s, then starts acting screwey after that . . .

Oh well.  Hopefully we can get a good Filter at some point.  I suggested that before - rather than other pages & Sorts, it would be great if they could assign various attributes to each Hilt and then we could just Filter for the specific attribute(s) we want - say "LE" + "Emerald" or just "Azure".

That would be my ideal.

Hey there - take a look in the Customizations directory of the Forum; there are numerous DIY wall mounts there, some stickied at the top.

I don't believe US will ever sell these but you may find instructions for something close to what you want posted in there.

Hope that helps!

Hi. I have had a look at the various DIY models there but they are rather big and distract from the beauty of the saber (no offence meant to the makers). I think that the US sabers being such refined pieces of art need a wall stand which is very minimal, high quality and that gives the saber a floating look.

I'm planning on shelving and lots of saber stands.

I wish US could offer the sabers without or without the blade. Currently there is no such option (except for the grab bag).

I can send a note during checkout to exclude the blade but the price and shipping charges would still be the same (although the box without blade will be much smaller)

An option without the blade has many advantages:

1. For those who only wants to display their sabers and not duel with it, the extra blade is not needed
2. Cheaper price (without blade and cheaper shipping) will enable fence sitters to take their first plunge, increasing sales and also repeat sales
3. smaller package (at least 60-70% reduction in volume) , therefore cheaper shipping and easier to handle

would you like having that option too? would love to hear from you.

Point for you, O6. I feel much the same.

Likewise. Particularly for overseas buyers the if the shipping would drop down considerably it would certainly encourage people to buy. Especially when you consider that FedEx charges $80+ for the Flamberge for example.

I certainly understand that.  Even if the actual purchase remained the same price with or without the blade - you would more than make up for that on shipping.

I really want a Sentinel Yellow color option for my sabers. To me, if Ultrasabers added that and a deeper purple, they would by far be the top saber makers. Not that they aren't already, but I really want the yellow!

Ummmm . . . how do I break the news to you?  

http://www.saberforum.com/index.php?topic=4475.0 (http://www.saberforum.com/index.php?topic=4475.0)

 ;)


PS - you can also get an Emerald saber which will let you tune it to exactly the color hue you want . . .

Those AV switches would look great!

I really want to see one of these style sabers with a brown anodized color.
(http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130830021708/starwars/images/2/22/Tera_Sinube_Sabercane.png)

Posted the pics in the other thread I started to let US know about our interest in Switch options, but figured I'd post here too.  Check these out:

(http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag93/Lord_Canterbury/865711338_461_zpsqdeyiawj.jpg)

How about a different sound board? One that sounds more guttural and menacing :)

I'm thinking maybe you mean a different Font versus a Card?

Based on the fact that people are starting to receive them, we should be getting an Announcement soon that Version 4 of Obsidian is out - that one will carry 8 different Sound Fonts for you to choose from - you can switch them on the fly to get distinctly different sets of Lightsaber sounds.

And you can always put your own on there.

Check out this thread for options!

http://www.saberforum.com/index.php?topic=11414.0 (http://www.saberforum.com/index.php?topic=11414.0)

I've wanting something like that. One that almost growls when you start it up, and kinda has lion purr to the idle noise.

A new summer forum name change if people want? Been wanting to change my name lately but don't want to make another account. Just an idea though =]

Looking at new hilts and would LOVE to see an AZURE SCORPION! (vs SCORPION or CRIMSON SCORPION) I think this would be one VERY sharp looking saber in blue...

Speaking of Scorp colors. I would love to have a classic black one with a Crimson underlay. That would look sweet. :o

Hmmm . . . I might need to try a switcheroo this weekend when I get home fom the biz trip I'm on . . .

I'm pleasantly awaiting the release of a lightwhip.

^^^Yup. I'd have to get one for fun =]

You must have mad skills, or are just plain mad. That will require the removal and reinstallation of the switch. Just FYI.


There is a place that sells them, but I'm not allowed to say who on the Forum.

I hate that particular saber variant, but I'm still getting one.

Both.

I'm actually not concerned about the switch; already planned to replace that and do some other hacking in the Crimson Scorpion.

It's just getting the claw off that can be tough - even with the correct long arm Hex I've struggled with the higher set screw on the Black one.  It's probably stripped at this point so that's gonna take some advanced MacGuyvering.

The only trouble I've ever had with my Scorp claw is the screws coming loose when sparring. Makes me think I need to Loctite them.

Of course!  Thanks - I'll use old fashioned vibration to loosen that one screw that's been a pain for me!

Loctite would certainly work if that's what you want to do there.

I only have one desire to take it off, and that's to have an associate but an actual blade bevel on it to look more like Dooku's. Not an actual blade edge, just the bevel.

I like that idea.  I Was originally going to remove it from the Black one for a while just to differentiate it from the Crimson since I don't have that many Sabers yet.  But with some of the ideas I have for switching things up - I think both blades are going back on when I'm done.

I use ball end hex wrench on the claw screws. Got them tight enough the haven't vibrated loose again but I can still wrench them out.

A new thought on Emerald setups.  From what I read, a LOT of folks like the 2-Channel setups.  I can surely see why.  Was thinking, for those that like the "lighted A/V switch", it can be problematic, as the choices are: 1) dedicated to 1 ch in series; dimming flickering of switch when using that channel color for main blade, 2) Always On; battery drain and/or removing batteries or 3) dedicated to channel; loss of one color channel, in essence. 

Wouldn't a "3-CH" be just the right mix?  If you know you only need 2 colors for your color combos, the 3rd ch can be solely dedicated for the A/V switch.  No more removing batteries, no more "fading or pulsing switch", no loss of a channel you need.  Yet, there are those that don't mind the aforementioned BUT, it gives a LOT more options for setups!  Just my thoughts....I don't really see needing 4-Channel Emerald in most of the sabers I'll acquire but, I do see numerous 2-ch and a "3-CH" is a no-brainer for a 2-ch setup with lighted A/V switch, with its own, dedicated channel, much like the Emerald 4-ch. Any thoughts on this?

Two thoughts on the Emerald driver.

1) Wish it had 5-channels. 4 to run the RGBW/RGBA cluster in all its glory plus 1 to run the AV
2) Color change the AV to truly match your Emerald blade
3) Does anyone know if/when they will have the Emerald board in line with the V4 Obsidian? So when you change sound fonts you can also change blade color. (have seen this elsewhere for a pretty penny)

I know I said 2, but...shut up.

I second these options!!! Especially the 5-channel emerald for the flamberge to control the cross blades.

Darth Logos, hold up 2 fingers next time! ;) I whole heartedly agree!  A "5-ch" setup would be the "end all"!  But for us frugal padawans, a 3-ch wouldn't hurt our pocketbooks!  I really like the A/V sync!  That would be just too magnificent!  Point to you!

Oh I agree with this one big time.   I've only bought once so far and was very disappointed there was no USPS option to Canada.   And since my purchase was a grab bag I compared the shipping with and without a blade and it made no difference which made zero sense.

Colored Hilts with etchings like the Reaper. Green, Purple, etc. Maybe more Blue accents on current hilt designs?

Insane, yeah, been down that road.  I live in Hawaii and face the same shipping issues.  I hate to say it but, it is what it is, at least for the present.  It really makes me think about my orders more carefully.  Hopefully in the future, more shipping options will exist(?)

I like how you think. Perhaps if they split the load amongst the 4-channel board they might be able to accomplish a 2-channel effect on the Flamberge. Channels 1 & 2 could be used to operate the Main blade, while channels 3 & 4 could run the guard blades. You should totally ask Emory if that is possible.

How about a curved Shock saber please? Then I'd join the curved saber club :P I don't think a curved version would be that long, probably about the same length as the normal Shock but maybe a few inches added under the emitter area

In terms of Control, I don't see any reason why splicing the channel wires would not work.

My concern would be power - I am guessing the resistance is set to properly power 1 set of diodes.  If you splice & double the diodes with the same current, would the blade be dimmer? I'm leaning Yes, but I can't answer that with certainty.  That's just the only potential problem I can think of.

You're on point with your reasoning, Lord.  In order for them to "split" the color scheme, 1st they would have to put an LED in each side emitter.  Then, your correct on more voltage to drive the extra LED's.  US is pretty slick when it comes to building these sabers.  It could be done BUT, at what expense?  Right now, an LED with FoC functionality is $70, $35 w/o, on US site.  Add in the extra wiring and resistors, batteries, battery holder, yadda, yadda (that's electrical engineer talk) ;), You're probably looking at a Flamberge around $600! I know it's easy configuring a regular saber over $500 with EVERYTHING. Not sure a Flamberge would garner the same following(?) Just my humble opinion.

Darth Logos,
I suppose that would work, I was thinking more along the lines of being able to turn your cross blades on and off while still keeping your four options open for either RGBW/RGBA or keepng RGB options while having dedicated channels to the AV and the cross blades.

I don't feel right about asking/suggesting an idea that is not one of my own. I'd much prefer it if you took the credit for your concept/idea. nothing against contacting Emory (I ave a couple times now and I think I'd like to give him a breather) it just doesn't settle with me taking credit for someone else.

I'm not entirely sure if I follow your concerns/statements correctly but if you are referring to a loss of power due to installing multiple LEDS, my understanding from the review videos is that the Flamberge already has two additional LEDs in the emitter and that (for example) if you dedicate channel 4 to the cross blades then you can control whether of not they turn on when you turn on the saber. again this is from what I've seen on the review videos linked directly from the US site next to the Flamberge's description. by the way if I'm getting a (figurative) 5-channel I'm not going to need to get extra LED's/quick disconnects/FoC etc. which would help with cost but it would still cost a pretty penny

if I am why off on my understanding of your concerns/statements please feel free to correct me.

also @ Groovidad, I completely agree to the concept of a 3-channel drive as well. a point to you good sir! (dark or light?) but I also think a RBGWA (or at least that's what I'm picturing in my head right now) driver would be an amazing option I'd be willing to try at least once. its really hard for me to decide between an 4-channel W or A for my next saber.

Interesting...I based my statements on the review by US.  Didn't see anything in the explanation about "other" LED's.  So, there are 2 or 3 separate MLS units in the  Flameberge?  That would make sense.  So, how many batteries run the system?  I will have to search some buyer reviews.  Thanks for setting me straight!

Regular custom blade sizes please, like also in the regular blades but already pre-made if possible, like the new custom Ultra Edge blades. Unless we'd still have to add our own film in though

@ other DL
Don't worry about taking credit. At this point I would be suprised if Emory rolls hi eyes when he gets an email from me. Shutting down the guards alone however would be an advantage to the proposed concept. The only downside is that you'd only have 2 channels available for the main.

@ Lord C
Wah wah wah electrical jargin wah wah wah. I have a limited understanding of EE.

Ok - they were talking about splitting channels, but if what you are telling me is that it's already capable of using a single Channel to control both of the crossguards simultaneously- then I guess it's not an issue.

Sorry - I'm not up on all the Flamberge details.  I seem to be in the tiny minority here that has no interest in getting one of those; my US Wishlist is basically "The entire store minus the Flamberge".  ;)

(I probably just guaranteed that if I 'm ever lucky enough to win another Raffle prize - I'll get that.)

Nah, brother, I'm with you!  No Flamberge, Omen or Mantis.  Those 3 do absolutley nothing for me but, much like you, I want ALL of the remaining sabers!  Maybe 2 of each.  To those that like the three aforementioned, more power to you!  Just not my taste.

I'm with you on the Mantis and Oman. but I would never use a flamberge "as is" personally. I'm looking at the scythe, halberd (malice emitter) and medieval great sword (pommels instead of cross blades) possibilities.

It's not high on my purchase list, but I would be ecstatic if I ever won a Mantis in a Raffle.  Why?  I think the Emitter, Claws and Sleeve are fantastic and you can't get them separately.

The Omen I actually kinda like - the actual Handle / Body of that one is really nice and unlike the Flamberge - you CAN remove the Emitter.  I'm thinking the Dark Omen hilt with say . . . the Mantis clawed Emitter (back to that one) would look nice.

Check out this pic another Forum member had posted of their Manticore CE with the Mantis Emitter on it:

(http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag93/Lord_Canterbury/image.jpg1_zpschg69wid.jpg)

That's WICKED!  Never thought about the modular swap outs!  INDEED!  I too, would not thumb my nose at a raffle prize of a Mantis!  Too cool!  Thanks for sharing.  Point to you for opening my eyes to the possibilities!

I posted this in another section regarding the v4 Launcher.

   • Include a simple help file that explains what each of the settings (motion threshold, etc.) means and how changes affect it (i.e. bigger values = more sensitive).
   • Load the sounds, or at least file names, for installed sounds (or include an option to do so) to allow replacement of individual sounds within an existing sound font
   • Put wording on the screen to "select the font bank you want to replace/update" or place bank selection at the end with an option to select installation location. The current setup was a little confusing to me.
   • Include an option to clear an existing sound bank (this could
   • Include an option to save the full configuration, including the installed sound fonts and color settings, as a DR (disaster recovery) backup.
   • Give more control in the Emerald driver
      ○ Allow editing of individual element timings (i.e. transition, color 1, etc.)
   • Allow the Test pulse button to loop through the idle pulse until it is turned off or at least set it to 2-3 cycles. It's hard to get a sense of the timing sometimes with just one cycle.
   • Allow the option to enter specific values on the advanced color picker. The sliders can be frustrating when trying to dial in a specific percentage.
   • BUG: The simple color picker does not allow you to edit the values properly. If you select the Red edit box you can't move out of it to edit the blue or green values. Same thing if you select Green. You can't select blue at all.

-- Lentic Arbiter

I got my Mantis mainly as a showpiece, but the emitter actually looks great on a lot of different sabers.  One of my favorite combos is the clawless emitter on the Archon with the high profile Manticore pommel. 

I did this with MHS parts.
(http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/ag127/fire27481/DSCN2312_zpsrl5dfesf.jpg) (http://s1302.photobucket.com/user/fire27481/media/DSCN2312_zpsrl5dfesf.jpg.html)(http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/ag127/fire27481/DSCN2315_zpszsbot1lr.jpg) (http://s1302.photobucket.com/user/fire27481/media/DSCN2315_zpszsbot1lr.jpg.html)

^^^Now I kinda wish the Mantis emitter was sold separately. Probably will be here soon. Wouldn't mind upgrading my Shock some. But how about custom cut completed blades like with the new option of regular saber orders? Just a thought even on the regular clear blades as well

If you ask nice I'm sure E. can hook you up with a method. He agreed to sell me just a Scorp claw and a CE Manticore pommel even though they are not list items.

Any chance Ultrasabers could add Sentinel Yellow as a main choice in the drop down menus. i.e. not have to go through hoops of picking another premium colour, then adding 5$ in another section and finally adding in the comments field. This is for all the KOTOR addicts. Given that SY was one of the four primary colours (along with GB, CG and BR) it seems odd that just a "forum colour". It was the signature colour of one of the three Jedi classes!!

Thanks

James

You dont have to have a fourm name anymore i belive you can just pick them now unless you mean on sabers that dont usually have SY.

Darth, very, VERY nice and wicked!  The more I watch what you all do, the more my world is expanded.  In addition, we are not "locked-in" on MHS parts from one exclusive supplier.  I am exploring and researching constantly.  Eventually, as I hone my craft, I will introduce creations worthy of showcasing, much like you have, Master!  Thanks for sharing your mad skills!  Point!

Not sure if this has been mentioned before.  When I bought my first sabers I picked up a blade retention wrench, thinking it would be one size for saber.  So when I bought my Chosen One I didn't opt for the blade retention wrench. Oblivously now I have it my hands I can see I need a different size one to remove the blade.  Not much of a problem for me, I managed to find out which size I need to buy, I'll just have to wait a little longer to show it off.

My suggestion is to add a section to the blade retention wrench page when customising a saber saying which size wrench is needed for the different sabers.  Allowing people to see if they would need to add the blade retention wrench to the order or if it's a size they already own.

Here's a less expensive, more practical solution.  Go to your local hardware store and buy a package of Allen wrenches.  They aren't expensive AND you'll have one for more than just your sabers. :)

Totally agree.  I got this set for $11 @ Home Depot and I highly recommend it.

It's a long arm set which you need to reach some difficult places if you want to do something like take the blade off a Scorpion.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  For US, you need to buy the SAE type as pictured - NOT Metric (most places sell both).

Emory ("Deep") has said here on the Forum that if you use Metric instead of SAE, you might strip the screw as the head types are different.

And yeah - it turns out these have been pretty useful outside of Lightsabers; I've actually used them for a bunch of things already.

(http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag93/Lord_Canterbury/image.jpg1_zpszgb7zipu.jpg)

I would like a laser pointer blade plug.  :-)

Yeah, I'm picking up a set the next I get paid. What I'm saying is I didn't realise I would need different size for different saber. When I bought my first saber I picked up the hex wrench to guarantee I would have one that fit.  I already own a set hex wrenches, but the ones I own are metric and don't fit.  I'm just saying a little heads up in buying process would be nice.

As for a laser pointer blade plug, I would think it would have to be some sort of MLS unit rather than a blade plug.

Agree.  Though US does a great deal in putting out information, the hex head issue is lacking.

I usually just don't quibble over a buck. I actually like the smaller wrench size, plus it ensures that I always have one on hand in various locations. I made a point of always ordering the wrench after I thought to (was guided by the Force) when I ordered my Chosen One. Now I have like 10 of the standard wrench.

More on the Allen Key topic.   Out of curiosity I went to figure out what size my Aeon v3 takes.

Turns out it's 5/64".

Out of my pack of 14 SAE sizes it's the third smallest.  In other words pretty darn small and probably easy to lose.   It wouldn't hurt to have a couple extras lying around the house as others have said.

(You just have to decide if it's worth a buck on your US order or if you have a cheaper source at your local hardware store, assuming they sell individual sizes separately)

I just held on to the mentallity that is was far better to spend the extra buck and guarentee that I have the right size. But I also get mine sent directly to the office so I don't have to wait until I get home to play with I mean examine the goods. ;D

US really needs a line of led/sound blasters. I'd buy them.

^^^Bump on this one

I'll do you one better...wait for it......................MHS Blasters, so you can rearrange and customize them. :o Oh no he didn't.

They'd probably need to be given a new modular system name, MHS wouldn't make sense. But either way, swappable parts would be cool.

Scopes, barrels, grips, stocks. ooooooh, I'm feeling tingly

NOW, you're speaking my language! ;D

That's easy:  MBS

Modular Blaster System.  ;)

I'd support them doing it for sure, probably buy two right off the bat.

BOOM! point

How about more pommel choices? I actually like the pommel from the Dark Omen saber. I'd probably use it on a Dark Reaper if I ever got one which I still plan on doing but don't really like the clawed pommel

To be honest though, I really wouldn't have any interest in a Blaster replica.

They're clumsy, random and . . .

(http://dc692.4shared.com/img/oi8Zx2QV/s7/13ef2faf0a0/so_uncivilized)

Sometimes the situation calls for an uncivilized method.
 :P

I started looking at an Omen yesterday. The plan would be to replaces the emitter and redo the sound font. I've loved everything about this model other than the Thundercats theme. This would make and excellent curved hilt if you could manage to bend after what's been done has been done.



That may be, but they would still be cool as &^$@

If Obi-Wan thinks they are not cool, then that is enough for me.
The only way to override that would be if Mace said they were cool.
Because he KNOWS cool!

Point for Lord Canterbury for fun and appropriate graphic.

Says they're "So uncivilized." right after using one to save his @$$. Weak. If he had any sense, or real skill for that matter, he'd have Force pushed Grievous at the very least. I'd have used the Force to rip off his arms and legs. I don't think removal of artificial limbs goes against the Jedi code.

That's kind of a constant through the Prequels, Clone Wars and now - Rebels.

I'm always watching a Jedi get in over his head and NOT use the Force and thought to myself:

"Really??!  If I were a Jedi Master, I just would have . . ."

I'm kind of the same way. I always think to myself that Jedi could do a lot of things they don't - although whether they should do them is grounds for a light-side/dark-side debate.

For instance, causing an embolism in one's opponent. Or, for that matter, just crushing their internal organs with the force.

Well it does kind of go with the teaching that Yoda gives in "A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense. Never for attack." Which makes him a hypocrite when he threw that "senate car" at Sidious. Qui-gon was constantly pushing droids over. That's actually something I just realized that I hate about the prequels, they fight robots so the Jedi aren't straight up killers that they would be if they were fighting sentients. And I also just thought, the Rebels were always killing faceless STs in the OT. Even the TIE pilots were faceless.

I get that, generally speaking - but what about when saving another innocent life is involved? That's more what gets me - should have been more specific.

There's a Clone Wars episode where Obi-Wan stands there while Grievous basically crushes a Clone Trooper's head with his foot, then Obi-Wan says "You'll pay for that."

He couldn't use the Force to throw Grievous backwards?

Obviously- it's writing.  The other way is more dramatic.  But still.

Sorry - Emory- this just turned into a Suggestion Box for the Star Wars Writer's Room.  ;)

(easy short-term upgrade) More variety in the "build your own saber" section gets my vote.

Ultrasabers makes a LOT of very cool MHS emmitters/ pommels/saber bodies, that open the door for some fantastic mixing and matching, unfortunately are only available by buying a whole saber... which is sometimes really not in the budget. Buying 2-3 sabers to combine a particular body, emitter and pommel would get prohibitevily expensive really quick. unfortunately, if you own a Crimson, or an Azure it is the only way to get more parts anodized in your color.

(Longer term development) Eventually have a way to link the new Obsidian v4 sound to an Emerald vX driver to gain the ability to have "light fonts" that change with the different sound fonts on the fly.

If you ask nicely, Emory should hook you up. One of my first requests was for another Scorp claw. Even though it's not listed, he quoted me a price, and told me how to go about ordering.


I've come across "other-guy" sabers with that capability. If I'm not too much mistaken, guts like that are going to run you about $4-500 for electronics alone. I've contemplated this for a special buy, to happen someday. Hopefully still in the time frame of my wreckless youth so I have a sliver of justification. The whole saber was $2k.

They actually aren't that expensive for the raw components, closer to $250.

10 sound fonts coupled to 10 color mixes for only $250?

The parts probably could be had for $250, but for a lower-end board then you are talking about.

It would be great if US could eventually link the Obsidian and Emerald funcionality together to work that way, but that would mean sending my Manticores back in for more expensive upgrades.   :P

Well, a board in question that does all the color-mixing on board is right about $150, but you would have to install it yourself. If the Obsidian and Emerald were all just one board, it would greatly improve it, since pretty much all of the color mixing boards out on the market have that capability.

How are the boards hook up now?

I know with just the obsidian you have a second set of wires coming off the LED unit for FOC,  but with emerald wouldn't the LED unit be connected to the emerald board before the obsidian board?


On a second line of thinking, would it be possible for a future version of emerald to change "light fonts", assuming it can't be done in sync with the obsidian then independent of it.  We already have RGB sabers, with a main activation switch and additional switches for changing the LED configuration.  Could we not have a second switch for switching "light fonts" done so in a similar fashion to how we switch sound fonts?  I know ideally we would like everything done with only the need for one button on our sabers, but sometimes compromise is needed.

I do have an RGB saber and while I like the function of it, am not a fan of having four switches.  Two switches would be much more manageable and seems like it would make good sense if it is doable.  That would really be great to have a 2nd switch dedicated to switching color profiles.  I have never worked with the driver though so I don't know if it is possible.  Sabers equipped with the other guys boards have auxiliary buttons for changing fonts/color profiles anyway so it wouldn't be any different in that regard.

I don't think it would possible with the Emerald in this current iteration. They would need to redesign both from the ground up to make it work.

Alright.....WTF? A while back I had listed this as a suggestion.

http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/ag127/fire27481/my%20thing_zpsfz2d8fbd.jpg

How did I miss this?

That's a Prophecy v2 LE, if I recall correctly. I remember when they sold that one.

It is, and I didn't put that image in correctly.

Looks almost like a budget vader with that paint job.

If a Prophecy V3 LE comes out again better believe I'd be all over that one :P

I haven't spotted this suggestion yet, but I may have missed something:
More Old Republic-inspired hilts. I like the buttons, shrouds, claws and fiddly bits that come with the sabers in the comics set in 10,000 - 3,000 BBY era, when lightsabers were first being developed.
The Bellicose and Guardian are GREAT examples of older-school Star Wars influences. I especially loved the Arkanian influences, and the hand-guard on Odan-Urr's 'saber, much like the old fencing blades (or the lever on an old-school rifle).

I actually have some stuff for putting together one of the ancient "battery pack" Lightsabers.  Working a different project now, but maybe that will be next.  Probably Stunt only.

That was what I used to think about the Proph in general, but take a look at Ani's Ep2 saber next to the Prophecy.

After managing to see a few new pics, I've noticing a new style pommel coming with some of these Premium Grab Bags. This kinda got me thinking a little. Would anyone else be interested if US offered 2 classes of Grab Bag sabers? One standard, the other (for a slight increase in price) being Premium?

Let me know your thoughts.

THIS is a brilliant idea!

Ahhhh, the Dark Side is definately on point this day!  Wonderful idea, Darth!  Don't know "why" US hasn't attempted it already.  Maybe, just maybe....Emory is feeling out the response to the recent deluge of Frankensabers and might offer a "build your own saber" from a list of parts.  Sounds like what one of the "other guys" do. ;)  Hell, if US offered a pick and build option, they'll easily get another $1K outta me! ;)

My guess is they don't offer premium grab bags all the time because they don't have enough premium hilts that meet the "grab bag" qualities, i.e. minor scuffs scratches etc. It wouldn't make sense to offer them as grab bags if they can sell them as standard hilts. However, a pick and build option would be a very cool route to take.

Hey, I'll happily sacrifice the PGB sabers for GD's Frankensaber option. That would be the absolute best. I think the reason why PGBs are rare is beacuse they are handled with way more care as to not "generate" GB sabers.

I have received several free GBs in the last year, and honestly, even my picky @$$ couldn't figure out what was defective one them. It makes me think that GBs are typically of the V series because they are the least expensive to produce. So even if they have no defects, they can come out of good stock and US won't be out enough $$ to worry about.

I'm pretty sure this is not the first time this request has been made. Personally I have always loved to few moments when a character has used their Saber with one hand, like a fencer. I've always thought the style of a fencer was perfect for lightsabers because a calm guarding/parry/lunge or slash style would be perfect for a Jedi. I've always thought a saber with a fencer's foil/rapier guard would be cool looking. especially in the futuristic star wars style. Maybe with a row of leds along the guard portion that runs along where the hand grips the hilt as a melee energy brass knuckles for a "sith" dirty fighting move. It would be interesting to see something like this in a real saber. Thought I'd share my thoughts of this design possibility and hope that your designers read and are inspired.

I can name a few sabers that would be good for fencing style. Aeon/Dominix of either version with a 32 inch blade maybe. But how about something totally new and fresh and original? Something more Star Wars themed again? Just an idea =] Maybe a mix of clan themed sabers or something?

A katana style hilt!

And a Kylo Ren style blaster/lightsaber! With the trigger tied to the Obsidian board, you can 'fire' it!

I like your enthusiasm, and out-of-the-box thinking. However, 2 things:

1) You need to post in RULES before continuing. http://www.saberforum.com/index.php?topic=117.0;topicseen Simply read and reply that you understand and accept the terms of your surrender Rules.

2) The Sith wouldn't need a gadget to achieve the stun-knuckles effect. _{The Jedi might.} Lightning....

I have a question about purchasing MHS parts not listed for sale. Why are not all pommels and emitters available to purchase in the Build Your Own Saber section? For example, I would love to purchase a Mantice CE pommel and a Scorpion emitter (without a claw) to put on my Archon V3; however, those are not available to buy on their own. Is there a way I can purchase those components that are not in the Build Your Own Saber section or do I have to buy the whole saber to get the parts I want? Thank you.

In short, maybe.
Your best bet is to email Emory and ask him.
Sometimes you can buy parts separately and sometimes you cant.

Emory has been more than accommodating in my odd requests. Just email him what you intend to buy, and he'll help sort you out on the price.

I completely feel your pain. I want 'Gade emitters, dammit.

Yes, best bet is to email Emory. I've been able to buy emitters from US that aren't "on the website for sale". Emory will tell you what to do to order it. But I believe the Scorpion emitter is one of those rare ones that isn't sold separately, even if you email Emory. But it never hurts to ask!

As was mentioned by someone before, while the sabers on US are beautiful, a vast majority of them do seem to be far more Sith-minded (Scorpion, Malice, Raven, etc.) I would love to see some new designs lean towards light side or neutral as well. Although the Scorpion without the claw makes for an awesome renegade Jedi saber...

I would love to see a re-stock of the Overlord and Consular as well.

Both will come back just as the Bane has recently. I too would love to see more Jedi side design sabers though and maybe some shorter in length rather than large length hilts like the Scorpion or Reaper

I want Darth Bane's books lightsaber, shown here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvlsrYJv5nc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvlsrYJv5nc)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvlsrYJv5nc

I'going to switch it up a bit.  I would like to see US offer Gift Certificates or a Gift Card.  My family was asking if they could get me one as this alleviates them from trying to figure out "what" kind of gift to give on occassions.  I think a Gift Certificate would be a wonderful addition and very fruitful to US.  What do you guys think?

I thought that they already had one in some form but you may know for sure about this.  A wonderful gift to receive.   :)

I think he's right. Plus then family could help you with your obsession without feeling obligated to buy you a saber (I wish). I think this needs a CQ suggestion, if they hold more weight. ;)


I addressed this as one of the "other guys" on the other suggestions thread. In case you haven't discovered, that saber is over $3500. :o

Please refrain from posting links affiliated with other saber smiths, as it could be construed as advertising, and they don't like that too much around here. ;)

Yes I totally agree! Point for beating me at suggesting it.

Very well then, I will bring it forward to the CQ!  Thanks for your input guys! :)

Really starting to feel the itch to get a staff. I was laying out a Phantasm Initiate w/ SRD blades, and I started thinking...again.

How about a non-vented adjustable coupler?

I know I can't be the only one who can OCD around here. But I like the idea of the stunt sabers mating end to end for a staff, but I want the switches to align.

I thought there was a non-vented coupler(?) :-\

Just not an adjustable coupler that does not have vents for stunt saber staff. 

Seconded.

Is this what you are asking about?

https://www.ultrasabers.com/Flush-Coupler-with-Vents-Adjustable-p/parts-fcwva.htm

KDP

No, we're wanting an adjustable coupler without vents.

I want this https://www.ultrasabers.com/product-p/prophcoupler.htm

to do what this does https://www.ultrasabers.com/Flush-Coupler-with-Vents-Adjustable-p/parts-fcwva.htm

I kinda want me a staff now too for I don't have one. The mis-alligned buttons would bug me lots too :P Plus a vented coupler just wouldn't look right I don't think. Or could make for a great crystal chamber too even. Just an idea on that

I do know that non-adjustable couplers make good Archon necks. Vents then become windows.

The reason I brought up the suggestion, is cuz I'd like to get a stunt staff to play with, but I'd still like it to look good.