Plo Koon's lightsaber would effectively be an Archon hilt with a Manticore emitter and more or less a Menace emitter as the pommel. You might need to come up with a way to block the end to make it look more real, but that emitter's with windows would be fine for the sound to get out.
Manticore emitter? Riiiiiigggghhhhttttt
Covering the bottom would simply require a new pommel design. Something flat like the CO or Flex pommel. You wouldn't even need the Menace emitter to be vented.
I would just like a more accurate and up to date version
True, the Proph is past due for a V4 upgrade, but one simple thing that too many over look, and that is that US are
combat saber specialists, not replica. That is why they maintain the same basic interior design. Do you want it to be resilient in battle or look accurate but break if you shake it too hard? It has been my experience that the more elaborate hilts don't function as well in duels. Even my beloved Scorp loses its claw after too many shocks. Some Loctite might help, but I have since acquired other hilts that I prefer to duel with.
My bad, I was going over names from the Clone Wars series, and it sounded like a Jedi.
Well.....according to modern sources, the Force flows through
everyone, so anyone could be a Jedi.
I had a Yoda saber from Hasbro as a kid, and if they used that version as a rough template, it could look really cool, and all of the electronics would be able to fit inside. The Hasbro version had two C batteries inside it, so I think Diamond would fit.
All the guts may just barely fit, but then you wouldn't have enough room for the blade to properly seat.
You need:
- about 3-4" for speaker, batteries/board, Buckpuck, and wires
- at least 1.5-2" for the switch and wires
- at least 2-3" for the MLS and wires
- and at least 2.5-3" for a good blade seat
= 9 - 12"
Coincidentally
, the average length of an US is 9" - 12". I listed wires thrice because you always have to have enough to extend all the components out of the hilt (in V-series) or body (in premiums).
As for Darth Sidious , I have never seen his saber in action figure form, or any other form for that matter. I'm unaware as to what it looks like, being blind and all.
Hold up. If you're blind, then how do you know that the Prophecy isn't an accurate reproduction of Anakin's ATC hilt? As for Sidious' hilt, the only place I've seen make one is Master Replica, and they are by no means combat ready.
Well, then it is possible. Again I have to point to the Hasbro version from the 90s as a template, even though it may not be accurate, it still feels right. It's more like the Mantis than anything else.
1) The Hasbro hilt was undoubtedly a clam-shell design (2 molded halves that are fastened together). Another smith uses that method, and his seams are very noticeable.
2) Dooku's hilt was first seen in 2002.
3) I think you missed my quotes around the word curved. The Mantis is more angled than curved. I've only seen one smith that offers a truly curved hilt. He wants $600 for one on the low end, and his wait times are re-donk-ulous.
Well, then I'll just have to get a couple Electrum Winds.
Now I'm getting confused by your intent. I thought you of a mind to collect a variety of sabers of well known characters. True Luminara's is virtually identical to Plo's, but the Electrum Wind is a replica of Mace Windu's saber from ATC and ROTS. And it is unmistakably unique to him. Although an EW staff would look truly wicked.
These could be made with a few alterations, as long as the spirit of the saber remains intact.
The biggest thing to overcome in a Vetress replica is the fact that her hilts have become traditionally square across the cross-section instead usual tubular design of a saber. The same thing with Tano's SWR hilts. I'm not sure if US wants to take the clam-shell route.
What's the difference?
The Shock LE has more color on the body and no greeblies. But I find it highly coincidental that considering its design that Shock and Shaak are homophones.
What's the difference?
Vos' Kenobi's
Not identical, but have similar design stylings.
Can't it be both?
It could. Despite loathing his first saber, I am intrigued by the thought of US producing that model to see what they come up with.
I guess I just have to be happy with her other two sabers then.
Not necessarily content. Lord C. raised a point about getting black AV switches, and now we have black AV switches.
He means Black Anodized versions of Manticore High and (especially) Manticore Low since they have offered the Black Anodized Manticore Emitter.
I know. I haven't handled a HP yet, but it looks like a Raven pommel with a groove cut into it. I noticed the Raven is the basis for a couple other pommel designs: Bane & Bellicose.