Saber Forum

I figured this probably needed it's own thread since we were kinda blowing up photos thread lol So here it is and let us resume the conversation!

The region dividing might turn out to be the best option. I like the idea :)

Ha I still need to get my first saber before I can do this.

As in like east, west, international kinda dividing?

Good call Stockton.

I liked Manroon's post, so I'll throw it here:


Granted I agree that everyone should have a chance to be included.

Perhaps we could do something that involves the "legacy" members, then another that includes anyone who wants in?  I mean there are definitely three classes of member - core members (people who have been here a while and posted very consistently), dedicated members (people who have been here less time, and post occasionally), and the guys that drop off the face of the Earth...

I can start compiling a list here if you guys want.

I think this is a really neat idea! Too bad I'm still below 500 posts though :( oh well I'm still looking forward to seeing how they all turn out!

You just gave me an idea...

Different posters for different sections of the Forum?  An RP one (perhaps with people dressed as their characters), as well as one for the rest of the forum.

Although Veldryne had a cool idea in suggesting one for each Form as well.

That would be really cool! I mean, I assume that most of us have crafted our characters to, in some way, resemble ourselves. It just sucks only having been here for 3 months. I feel like a part of the community and I'm not planning on going anywhere :)

This sounds good. We just need to figure out a way to check every so often if people are active without having to check everyone's profiles. It would be a pain for someone to go through all yhe work of placing someone in this photo if they won't even be here to see it.

You definitely are a part of the community, both in RP and the regular forum.  We'd never try to cut such dedicated members out :)

Perhaps we could find a way to convey this in the poster - for instance, long term members might be slightly more "center stage" than the rest.  Just a thought.

Speaking of which, let me see if I can peg the "legacy" members (I like that name) off the top of my head (the ones that have been active recently, anyway):

Manroon, ThreadJack, Duff Man, Nightwing, Big Boss, The_Night, Kham-Ryn, Jammo, Lucien Kane, Kaiden Shardsbane, myself, Artorius... I'm probably missing a lot.  Not to mention we have a few guys who used to be a BIG part of this community who have been MIA for a while... for instance Darth Wraith, Qui-Tom Helms, and Darkhorse V.

I do like that idea. And I'm glad :) I try to be a helpful, dedicated part of the community. By the way, we really need to get off the Aeon and back to Yashuvhu.

I think there is little reason to exclude, by nature of such a thing there will be drop offs.

The East, West, and International or just East and West...keep it going til it get to the other side?

Either way this will allow for a variety of force users on the same poster.

For that our side their side kinda shot...panning across.

I think where Manny was going was valid, the core and dedicated members should be harassed, required, and or otherwise shamed if need be to get their shots in.

The exclusion due only three digit post is a bit harsh but I do see the wisdom of why include fly by nights...so moderators, who by their efforts have been granted that status should be in the center mass target area, long time members of note (not necessarily 4 digit post count) next tier, and then how ever many members can fit into the poster from there within reason.

Not the pull all the numbers back up but we should have some direction as to the style, context, and costume involved with the individual pics.

My thoughts would be in costume, with saber (or pistol/rifle if you are better known for that...anyone?), and no tongues hanging out...no derp faces (unless that is your face, then it is what it is)...no gonzo additions like a rainbow fright wig.

The format of said picture would have to be set in stone, file size also agreed upon, limited background for ease of editing or a cropped photo/pic/file.

And all evil sith types being put down like the do...ummm did I say that out loud?  lol

And a date for said photos to be sent in.

As for the who will be compiling the data...how about a show of hands who has software, experience, and desire to share the load of cropping, cleaning, and other editing of pics for the poster(s)?

A common background could be used so that 3-5 different editors could complete complementary works.

Just some thoughts.

I have not been on the forum very long at at, Nov-Dec 2011, and even though I express my opinions like raindrops fall in the jungle...this project existed in heart before I was here, so the above is just speaking in art project generalities.

I'm liking many of those ideas Relmeob.

One neat idea as a poster theme would be to have a blend from dark to light - in other words you have a sorting of personas based on pictures.  For instance, you might have a Sith themed person all the way to the left, then the grey area (Grey Jedi, rogues, etc) followed by the devout Jedi on the right.  It was something Relmebo brought up before that has some definite merit!  Even a transition based on lightsaber colors might be neat... or even separate posters with the different colors.  Just some more ideas.

I would be willing to include any reasonably active members in this, I mean it's not like I want to cut anyone out exactly.

The dark to light would be really sweet IMO.

It would look very cool, i gotta get a costume together now because not having one just wouldnt look right, although i could just use my brown leather jacket, add the right pants and spacers boots, and a shirt that looks enough like han's that i could easily pull off a sentinal in the Rebellion Era / NJO

rather than being outright jedi robes and whatnot

Indeed, there should be room for what ever reasonable vision a member has.

Luckily, my sparring partner has two friends that are very into photography and are going to start coming out any time we are breaking out the sabers, should get some really nice high resolution photos and videos in the coming weeks, and they will know better than we would how to set up a decent photo so it can be used for this sort of montage.

Yup, it'd be good to have some of that era (apart from Manroon) to contrast the more traditional Jedi and Sith outfits.

I'd have to decide on what to wear - my current costume (black tunic and pants, charcoal cloak) or a more NJO style option.

you need to put together that jacen solo GAG uniform, dye artorius's hair red and give him the jedi braid, get him to go as Ben :-P

Oh dear... he would hurt me if I suggested that lol

Would this part of the forum be ok with high resolution images of 750 px wide to send in? Pictures already centered around the person. So resolution is as high as the forum allows within the rules.

That way the sending in of pictures will be a lot more easy. I know I have one. But might want to retake it.

This sounds cool. Too bad I don't count as a legacy member, though I have only been here about 15 months. I do want in though.

I can store images on my webserver in full resolution and place the links here... Members can e-mail me the full size pictures.

Like the one I might want to use for myself...

http://drstrange.nl/ultrasabers/IMG_0962.JPG (http://drstrange.nl/ultrasabers/IMG_0962.JPG)

I need to have it cut-out from the background which is possible as that is light against my black outfit. And I gather the mirroring in the glasses should reflect a bunch of flying stardestroyers!

I am rather new at this and not having adobe installed at the moment... but I do know what I would like... :)

maybe make one of the requirements taking the photos in front of a blue or green screen?

At least have the color be extremely diverse to the outfit so its easily cut-out. I dont have a blue or green screen at home. Do you?

If I qualify, I'd definitely like to participate.  Can't have all the yellow sabers belonging to Sentinels...   :D

I like the idea of dark to light, but it does mean all those flip-flopping grey Jedi will be center-stage!   ;)

Maybe have a few themed posters, Dark, Light, Grey, and out-of-costume.  I think people can easily identify with one of those themes.

Exactly what i think. Have seperate pictures for jedi, Sith and grey jedi. Then we can group them together later on if everyone wants them to.

Not sure I am board with excluding anyone.  If there are current members who want a pic in the montage then they should be.  The idea is, I believe to let seniority and participation count for center square and junior members filling in the rest of the class.

Exclusion is far too sithy for me.

I like the Dark, Grey, Light grouping idea. Since most of the Grey or Greyish guys are mods anyway, you could sort of cluster them around a big US logo. That way it's not entirely like the mods are center stage, but at the same time they are sort of 'in their position' keeping the light and dark from killing too many of each other and whatnot. (FYI gang, I'm Rogue, not Grey lol)

As for the minimum post requirement I mentioned.... I still stand by it being a good idea, IMHO. People will drop off, but if someone has... I was thinking maybe 400 posts? Well then it's likely even if they DO drop off, people will still remember who that guy was. I suppose all in all, it's probably the most practical to just make certain that the people who do the actual assembly work of the Poster are going to stick around long enough to finish it, and then allow them to set a requirement should there be one. After all, they do the work, it seems fair they should decide how they want to manage the risks of people dissappearing before the thing is done. :) Again, just IMHO.

As far as the actual content/style of the photos used is concerned.... I think it should be an up to the individual kind of thing. I would GREATLY prefer to see everyone in costumes, as it would just make for a way cooler poster, but of course not everyone has one, or has the time or money to get one, and I know there can't be very many among us that are always fighting in costume. I love my costume, and I've fought in it maybe twice. lol Still, the more costumed members in this thing, the better it will look. For non costumes I would just say make it 'you', and that applies to everyone. A photo that matches who you are, personality and etc wise, would just work. IE Teej would probably have half his face covered.... Duff would be a giant lobster......  ;D

1.  I would love to be in this.
2.  hopefully I dont have to have the pic in by june 15th because i will have very limited time to post or anything.
3.  do we have to be in a costume based on our RP characters because I don't have the proper materials to make myself into a Zabrak.
4.  hopefully I can have the money to get my sabers by then.

and not meaning to thread jack but since I'm not gonna be on very much does anybody think they could take over for me in the RP and stick with how my character is now.  If so PM me or tell me here.

I gather a Star Wars costume (any) showing you as you are... it is more as if the real you would be into the Star Wars Universe... and your not born a Zabrak hehehehe...

To make it all a bit easier.. I already started editing a bit on mine....

http://drstrange.nl/ultrasabers/JediEmpty.jpg (http://drstrange.nl/ultrasabers/JediEmpty.jpg)

Created the mirroring of Star Destroyers in the glasses and now working on cutting it out by hand.. to make sure it looks good on any background.

I can always use the end result against any other Star Wars background too ;)

Ok, so I have only been on the forum for a month, maybe? Still, I would like to voice my own opinion…

I would like to say, that while I do not have many posts, I am on this forum at least twice a day. I read every post, comment, watch all videos and look at all photos. However,  I do not comment unless I feel that my post will mean something, help someone, congratulate someone on a new saber or welcome them to the forum. Im not going to post loads of times to say stuff I don’t mean or care about, yet I would have to do just that to get anywhere near 400 posts!

I am not going anywhere, i love lightsabers, I love this forum, everyone on it is amazing. I have been to many forums about many things, and I always leave because of people leaving nasty comments, haters etc. this is the first forum where no-one does that, and I intend to stay! I can recognize any ultrasaber from 1000 yards, and I feel I know everyone in this forum.

I get why people feel that everyone should prove their ‘loyalty’ (only word I can think of) but some of us, like me, are very loyal and I don’t feel I deserve to be left out…

I hope I don’t insult anyone, and I don’t want to tread on any toes, just my opinion… sorry.

1) That photo looks great, I love the star destroyer bit, it came out awesome.

2) I'm going to shut up about the requirements thing, because I don't mean to step on any toes either, and it's obvious that it's not being recieved well anyways. I shall let the dead dog lie, as it were. lol

3) I think this is something that needs a project leader of some sort. Assuming everyone agrees on that, would anyone like to volunteer to co-ordinate this and see that it really gets off the ground this time?

I like your idea about the requirements, but at the same time I'd like everyone to get their chance at being in the poster.  That's why my original idea was for TWO posters.

Poster 1 would have ANY members who wanted to be in it.

Poster 2 would ONLY contain the core members themselves (which we would designate using some kind of criteria - perhaps we could even form a small council of legacy members to vote on these things)

I know that sounds like a great deal of work, but I figure since one of the ideas was to place members in the photo based on activity, we could even just do the poster with the core members first and work outward from there.  If that makes sense...

I'm not sure what I'm considered in all this, as I have many posts but not much time on here, but I don't think I want to be part of it. Deciding who 'Legacy' and 'Core' members are will create another distinction; another dividing factor that could step on and break toes. It might be fun for some people, but I'm going to play it safe and not take part in it.

However - as long as I'm not part of the decision-making process - I would be willing to help if need be.

Perchance an opportunity for low count and new members might be commitment via costume? 

There have been a handful to show up within the last week or two and they came with nearly full costumes...certainly the commitment is there.

:)

I like this idea. I love to have a poster of all the forum members repping Ultrasabers

Well no costume here yet but in the month I've been here I pretty much live on the forums lol

Yeah I kinda agree with User Name, I still wanna be involved though lol Not that I'm discouraged from not being considered a "legacy" or "core" member but I was one of the first people on this forum and im sure there are a few other people who have been here from the start that like myself, don't have time to accumulate 4 digit posts. Not trying to be a downer, just doing it in all fairness.

I like the idea of only including the dedicated members. That said, personally, I think anyone who wants to be in this and cares enough to submit their photo, is probably here to stay(at least for a while.)

Every member that wants to be on this is already a dedicated member enough to actually find this topic I gather.

Also... even if you are a high post member.. if your not willing to be on the poster and not sending in the files needed... we are ending no where with adding that member.

So there are some things going completely wrong in making the decisions for others.

I am ok to help with it.. I can at least make some pictures ready to add. Use my email to send me high grade images in costume you want to have on. I will do my best in-between things I do at home :)

Aside of email you can also add me to Skype (stephenstrange) so we can talk this over... If our art-designer then shapes the pics I prepared into the actual poster it would be great!

So I think we should begin with who is going to be taking over what duties in this. Photo editing programs would definitely be needed so I won't be able to contribute in that way unfortunately. If you are interested, anyone who has a photo editing program who is willing to dedicate a little time to the project, please reply and let everyone know. Let's get this underway!

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"CALL ME ZOIDBERG ONE MORE TIME AND I GUT Zayne and Griff!"

Not to get off topic, but that first one should be a T-Shirt Zoid. It would sooooo work. lol

Anyways, I don't have photo editing stuff either, but I CAN at least get a decent quality pic of myself for this thing. And I agree with Stockton, delegate we must. Who shall be doing what, need to know, do we. Talking funny I am.... contagious, Master Yoda may be. :D

I'm willing to contribute in any way I can besides the photo editing part.

If you can send it to me by email I can play around with it a bit after I finish mine!

Then were at two :)

How many photos are you willing to take on Strange?

ha... I need almost 3 hours to do one as I do it all by hand... Not using any special software. What I do can be almost done in MS Paint.

but I can handle some... sure...

Just to clarify, our current idea is to make a poster using anyone who wants in... right?  Because that's fine with me, I just wanted to have a clear cut decision.

If we want to do some kind of "legacy member" project later on, that will be something else.  For now I'm totally cool with everybody getting a shot!

This, has wisdom wrapped around it like a thing wrapped up in wisdom  :)


Perhaps this legacy membership should not be thread count, time on the boards, percentage of time compared to posts, force points, or any other one thing.

No one would deny the forming of a legacy or council poster in addition to the open group shot(s).

Perhaps the right answer would be three posters...East, West, and Council.

Make this Forum Council an invitation membership based upon nominations and voted from the existing Council membership...council meets once a month, considers threads created/maintained of worth, individual posts that brought something extra to the table, those who went the extra mile to support the forum/Ultra Sabers/forum mates/etc.

Maybe nothing more than "hey we appreciate your efforts in the forum" here is your sign...a little title under their name "Council Member".

No one would be excluded...it just would require effort and forum support to get to that little nudge of recognition.

Council membership is not guaranteed nor is it permanent...fall off the grid (without notice of taking an overwintering job at MacMurdo Station or the like), get banned or significantly moderated, or other...then the council may ask that person to take a break and walk through the stars, follow the force, and see where it takes them.

Just a thought.

Hey a quick question...would our international members prefer to be included in an East and West wrap around the world or have a separate International poster?

I would think the background will be the same...or not, it will be green/blue/white screened anyway so no big issue.

Just mentioning out loud.

This entire post is chock full of great thoughts... you're given me a number of things to think about!

I definitely do like your "East and West" ideas too, we'll continue discussion on these kinds of distinctions as we move forward.

 ;D

Based on the number of folks who've expressed interest in being a part of this project in this thread it doesn't seem like it would be unmanageable - somewhat negating the need for restrictions on who can join (take in to account there are likely some lurkers following this thread as well).

However, once a plan of action is put together, will there be some sort of announcement or call to arms?  The response at that point could be overwhelming.  It stings to be told, "you can't play", but it would be disappointing for a great idea to fizzle just because of too much interest.  Something that needs to be taken into account.

Generally it's a good idea to present solutions, not problems, but I don't have a solution for that.

Could be that participation in this thread means inclusion, but I could definitely see an enthusiastic 'loyal' member feeling left out because they may have simply missed this topic.    :(

Shrug.  That's like, my 1 credit of input; calling it 2 credits worth would be inflated.  ;)

I have been a member of serious note on several forums...at one point i had to walk away from them all due to my nature to obsess by interest...I had 120+ forums i touched and commented as I do here now, every day...and had a life...it was too much.

So I now have a handful...one where I posted 10,443 posts over 5 years with 5,761,037 characters posted, just talking about sculpting/casting/painting gaming miniatures...another just dealing with a particular kind of model MAK from an old line of cool mobile armor models from Japan with a continued WWII look, where I posted 15,000+ times in 6 years before I left.

Point I am getting to is that when you sit on a forum long enough you see people come and go...they show up and are super excited, then it wears off and they fade away...the investment of time and effort to build relationships with forum mates can be draining if you know that most will not be here in 5-6 months.

Not so much here though...just about everyone is kind and lighthearted, willing to discuss rather than yell (even when we want to :) ), no flaming, etc.

So I am confident that the exclusion/inclusion was spoken from the heart of some who have seen many come and go, promises made and broken, and not from a place of ill will.

None of the moderators or even any of the core elders or mass bomb posters are a'ss holes...certainly and mostly the opposite.

I am sure the intent was to rely upon the core people to make sure it gets done, and should include those who have been have and/or have given of their time/effort to be involved.

The exclusion aspect took a life of its own...this is still the internet, things get said and many time misinterpreted or miscommunicated, we are imperfect creatures (especially those darn sithy times...let me say, brushing your teeth and using some soap would go a long way y'all)...all in all I think the idea of what was intended and what it became was unintended.

If someone shows up, the last week of the picture collection deadline, with 3 posts (2 of them being Hi and I like Star Wars), well they would be less likely welcomed into the project.

How we get there is not really an issue, we just need to let the emotions go, as no insult was intended or inferred.

How about something like, if you joined in 2012 then you will be eligible for the next proposed project poster in 2013.

Now there are a handful who just joined but are racking up the posts, showing interest with sabers and costumes, making friends, and in general making strong headway...clearly these folks would be included if they desired.

Not because of post counts or force points, but by name and common sense...if you have been here for 3 months and have hundreds of posts, and have not been kicked out or moderated daily...then you are one of the forum regulars.

Not too much more could be asked, IMO.

Sponsorship by citizenship.

:)

Nice post JR, light side points, I really couldnt agree more.

Ive been on two sets of airsoft forums (one national, one provincial) and I have rarely spent as much time on those two forums combined, as I have on these ones in just a month.

The community is great, and helpful, and full of ideas. I really cant wait to see this mass picture, I think its going to be brilliant.

I agree and I DO think that the main idea was to weed out people who wouldn't see it through to completion. I mean, say I joined today, had 3 posts like Rel talked about, 2 being Hi and I like Star Wars, then I drop out of sight never to be heard from again. Come picture time, everyone is going to be asking "who was BenPass?" and no one will know.

I also agree that the intention of the restrictions was different than how they were received. I'm guilty of that too. I thought they were a little harsh (though after sitting on it for awhile I realized that I was being too sensitive), but I still tried to make my response something like "oh well maybe next time for me".

I am glad to be a member of this community and I'm not planning on going anywhere. All this said though, I do want to publicly apologize for taking Manroon's comment out of context. I posted in a public way and the apology needs to be public too.

I really am sorry. I posted without first considering all aspects and I shouldn't have.

I will still mess up at times as I'm still a blasted human (not by choice mind you) but I will always try to be a valuable member of these forums and helpful to boot.

Rel, that was incredibly well said. You hit the nail on the head. :)

Pass, don't worry about it. I appreciate the apology, but I reminded myself from the start not to get angry with anyone's reaction to that idea (tough though it was lol) because we're all human, or zabrak, or ortolan, or whatever, and none of us is perfect. Plus, the interweb compounds that by being text only. ;) I do apologize as well that I came off all exclusionist, the intent was simply as you said, to make it a poster of the forum members everyone knows and is friends with and all regularly interact amongst each other to some extent. That includes a number of lower post count members too. Just didn't want to get a poster with 20 people nobody knew in it. lol But I think Rel's idea (see thoughts below) covers that better.

Also, I really like that idea of being eligible to be in the poster for the next year after you joined. It perpetuates an updated poster every year, which is cool and allows new people to be added easily, pics to be changed annually, etc. Plus it's a nice simple understandable rule so that we don't get a whole smattering of people whining about not being in it. You get all or most of 2012 to get yourself in for the 2013 poster, then all of 2013 to get into 2014. And if you don't show up to sound off and say you wanna be in it for one, it saves the work of somebody putting a pic in if you dissappeared or whatever, and if you come back within a month or two (which does happen) you can still get in for the coming year. :)

You definitely hit the nail on the head about the "restrictions" idea.  I mean, you have to consider who suggested the thought in the first place - Manroon.  The guy is certainly one of the nicest guys I've ever met (though we haven't met face to face yet), so I highly doubt he would suggest something coming from an elitist standpoint.  The point was initially to ensure participation and for the sake of nostalgia - my suggestion about a separate "legacy" poster was mostly from the latter - and was not intended to put down anyone.  You are ALL incredibly valued members of this forum, whether new or seasoned, and it literally wouldn't run without your constructive input.

People rain compliments on this community and forum, saying that it's an easy place to join and a great place to remain... and guess what, that is only in small part from the efforts of us Mods.  The biggest reason this place is so awesome is YOU, the life blood of our discourse here.  If you were a bunch of jerks, or trolls, or didn't have anything useful to say, we wouldn't have grown nearly as quickly or as fully.  All of us Mods (even Artorius, though he may be grumpy at times) are in your debt for making our lives easy.

Sorry for going a little off topic, but I felt like I had to clear the air and make sure you didn't think we were becoming snobs or something.

No, no I didn't think anyone was being a snob and like I said, after I sat on it for awhile, I realized that I was the problem. You have all, mods especially, always been great to me. That's one of the reasons I felt so bad afterwards. That's why I wanted to apologize rather than just going on like nothing happened. Manroon deserved the apology. Anyway, just wanted to clear up my part by saying that I know I was in the wrong and I don't think anyone is being snobby.

On topic though, I really do like the poster idea and whenever or wherever I'd fall under, I'd like to be a part of it.

Yay...hugs and cookies!

Now all that said.

Let us come up with a deadline or this will never get done.

In the theme of joining with in the same year should reflect on this deadline, IMO.

If you have not been an active member (50 posts lets say) or have not been a member at all prior to 6 months of the cut off date, the aforementioned deadline then you are going to have to wait for the next go around.

By the time this project comes to life and reaches the noted deadline, the hand full of members who are expressing interest will have those months to solidify relationships, open doors, and be part of the community...thus be welcome to the poster participation.

But this is just a thought...I may have a handful of posts but I have only been here since Nov of last year...so I am fairly new myself.

Being retired I have a bit more time to manage my interests, my hobbies, and my workload (built a PVC single blade light saber body yesterday in 13mins just to test myself :) )  But that does not make my input any more valuable than another.

I have been involved with these sort of projects, a bunch over the years...with group builds, contests, forum t-shirts, swaps, etc.  So I have had some experience with the potential growing pains that this project will have...anything that grows is struggling, by the very nature of being something that is developing it will have pains.

So...a deadline or this will not get done.

Just to throw a number out there, to get the talk going, it can change and it will need to be agreed upon of course...

Picture of you in baseline costume at least, with limited or solid contrasting background if possible, with saber or other weapon (gun if smuggler etc.)...the deadline of...01 Aug 2012.

So all of May, Jun, July...three months to get all pics in to the various people who will be processing the same.

Three months to build upon the citizenship aspect of belonging to the forum...if someone is close to the 6 months then a general consensus will grant waiver or not...if you join the forum after today then perhaps not...there is always next year.

Once the process is established then it will be easy to shift people around and make new posters even with the same people.

Again just thoughts from a guy who is always talking/typing or cooking or building things or spending time with the wife and kids or... :)

August first sounds good to me. I've got a projector screen at work so I'll have to go there for my pic to get solid contrast. Just let me know who to send it to or if we post it here and I'll get it done. It'd be nice to get my Arbiter first though.

This sounds like an interesting project idea. I may be interested in throwing my ugly mug in the mix. I'm hoping to put together a costume here soon, I think I can manage something by August 1st.

I'd be interested in seeing what the projected layout for the poster would be. I know it's hard to get specific without having the actual pics yet, but are we looking at a sort of montage, kind of like the Star Wars "Heroes" and "Villans" posters?

Example:
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I believe the idea is too be more like this one

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Relmeob got it right. It is a much bigger canvas to work with and all in all its simple to somewhat duplicate besides the pictures. August 1st would be fine with me as well. I could go a littke sooner if it is agreed upon as well, mainly just cause I'm excited that this project has been brought back to life and we have a lot of people who seem to be serious about it!

Sorry to get to the party late.  I read through all of the posts and this is a great idea.  I'll drop by more often than I have of late and keep better up to date on this.  Thanks to everyone that started this and kept it going.

Better late than never!

I am actually got so far behind that my wife thought I would miss the Facebook Raffle and posted a picture on her Facebook page.  Now the picture she chose is getting alot of likes and responses.  I told her thank you for doing that to get me another saber and her reply was "Who said you were getting the saber?"   Late does have its consequences. 

That might have to be settled with a duel...

I agree with rel's suggested timeline. :)

ok.. I finished my cut-out and its ready for use.. Incl the edited reflection in my sunglasses.

Link below...
http://drstrange.nl/ultrasabers/JediElricElz.jpg (http://drstrange.nl/ultrasabers/JediElricElz.jpg)

It can now easily be pasted on any background and used in a poster... When I have time I will make a nice background for myself. Maybe place me on a star destroyer.

Send me another one when you have...

Great over all look!

And when I say the next bit, no offense intended or inferred...

The image reminds one of a younger Mick Jagger...kicking up in Star Wars with swagger  :)

What I did with it... for fun... Jedi Master Elric Elz in the Clone Wars!

(http://drstrange.nl/ultrasabers/CloneWars01.jpg)

That looks sweet Strange! How long did it take you to edit your picture?

a bit every day for 3 days to make the reflection on the glasses and to cut it out by hand. Alltogether maybe a bit over 3 hours.

Finding the background and adjusting the size and colors 30 min...