For Tyeth Blender 3D Concept Sabers

[For Tyeth]

Nice, Great to see how far your skills have come too, its a very 'techy' design especially with the hard edges, wouldn't be pleasant to actually hold i suspect, but it looks awesome.

Hello LSG, yeah I don't know what happened with the edges of this hilt. I used a function in Blender called a "Bevel Modifier" which should have rounded the edges off but it didn't seem to work for some reason. I didn't realise at first, then I made a change to the hilt which prevented me from rolling back to undo the bevel issue.
But I'm glad you like the saber anyway.
What kinda scares me is that I lost track of how long I have been using Blender now,  the green acrylic blade model I made back in 2018....where did the last 3 or 4 years go?

point incoming and thanks.

[TheDutchman]

Hi Dutch, I am so happy you noticed the special parts that I used on this model. It was a tricky and fiddly job to find the pieces that worked together (there are various different hinge plates and they don't all clip together - so I had to experiment within the builder to find the parts that mated).

Here are a few more detail pictures.






In the first picture you can see the loading ramp complete with repulsor lift trolley. In the second image you can see the ratcheted hinges I used to attach the cargo and engine pods (near the yellow/black hazard stripes), whilst in the final picture you can see a representation of the "Sensor Droid Launch Bay" located on the roof of the ship.

And yes, the figures are wearing Manddo helmets but the Lego Designer software doesn't have the printing on the parts unfortunately!

These are phenomenal!  Your designs just underscore the main reason why I love Lego so much: the ingenuity of each disparate part coming together to create an amazing model 

Figures that the software doesn't have one of the best pieces in Star Wars mythos 

Hello Everybody,

Time for me to post my next saber related design and I thought it was about time that I tackled a Darksaber. Now a long time ago when I started out using Blender (after ditching the software I used to use from some "Other Guys") I did try and build a flat bladed saber but it was sorely lacking. Yes it was flat and looked like acrylic but it was crude and didn't glow...


But fast forward a few years and I have leant a few new tricks and I came up with my version of the Mando Darksaber - a model I call "ExitLight"...











I feel this one is a bit closer to the original Darksaber and has he bells and whistles. I hope you enjoyed it.
Till next time...
p.s. I claim the right to rule Mandalore!

These are INCREDIBLE!  Your Darksaber model could EASILY be used in any of the animated shows, the details are uncanny^^

Absolutely outstanding!

This is the Way 

And FT as the new "Mandalore the Ultimate" 

Point!

[For Tyeth]

Hello Dutch,

Thanks for the compliments. As I mentioned to you in PMs, I built this LEGO model in about 30 minutes using the Designer Software and I was amazed myself. I have said before that there are SO many parts that it's difficult for me to know which are compatible with each other in the first place...then I have to pick them out of a parts list which isn't easy on a 13 inch monitor! I will say the cockpit windshield may be a little bigger than the one seen on the original artwork but I had to make it that size to accommodate LEGO Minifig scale.

The "ExitLight" Darksaber I modelled using  a picture of an "Official" replica from the "Legacy Guys". However, as I said to LSG I had a glitch whilst trying to chamfer/bevel the edges so the saber was a bit more angular than I wanted -though the Tsuba handguard DID get rounded off slightly...I don't know, Blender huh  .

I still can't get over the fact that I was so happy with the acrylic blade model when I built that - I had no idea I would be modelling Darksabers, Rapiers, Graflexes and PsychoSith designs four years later!

Thanks as always and a point on the way to you.

[For Tyeth]

Hello Everybody,

Sorry it's been a minute since I last posted a design, just had some real life issues to sort out regarding an elderly relative. Hopefully they are solved now and I can concentrate on sabers again.

Now a long term aim of mine was to design and model a Katana styled lightsaber but I never quite managed to get 1) the blade shape to look correct and 2) I struggled to recreate the Tsuka Ito handgrip wrappings to look realistic. I colud model a strip to represent cloth and curl it to fit around the hilt handle...but I couldn't work out how to create a second "mirrored" strip that when placed on top of the first strip would appear woven. However, I saw a video on YouTube and I discovered that if I made a duplicate strip then set it's dimensions to negative values, Blender would reshape the strip but wound counter-clockwise. This unlocked the trick to Katana wrapping and so I now present my first attempt a legendary sword )but with a bit more "cutting edge")....











This Katana is a shorter hilt like a Wakizashi bit I may have made the blade a little too long. Luckily I have modelled a few more newer Katanas and balanced the blade to the handgrip. Anyhoo, I hope you liked this one, thanks for checking it out.

[Cyclops942]

Again, For... wow.  just wow.

[For Tyeth]

Again, For... wow.  just wow.

Hello Cyclops, I'm glad you seem impressed. For a long time I struggled to get the blade curvature right.  It took me a while to figure out the functions I needed to forge the blade but it was worth it eventuallu....then as I mention I just needed to learn Tsuka Ito wrapping!

Thanks as always, point on it's way.

[TheDutchman]

Hello Everybody,

Sorry it's been a minute since I last posted a design, just had some real life issues to sort out regarding an elderly relative. Hopefully they are solved now and I can concentrate on sabers again.

Now a long term aim of mine was to design and model a Katana styled lightsaber but I never quite managed to get 1) the blade shape to look correct and 2) I struggled to recreate the Tsuka Ito handgrip wrappings to look realistic. I colud model a strip to represent cloth and curl it to fit around the hilt handle...but I couldn't work out how to create a second "mirrored" strip that when placed on top of the first strip would appear woven. However, I saw a video on YouTube and I discovered that if I made a duplicate strip then set it's dimensions to negative values, Blender would reshape the strip but wound counter-clockwise. This unlocked the trick to Katana wrapping and so I now present my first attempt a legendary sword )but with a bit more "cutting edge")....











This Katana is a shorter hilt like a Wakizashi bit I may have made the blade a little too long. Luckily I have modelled a few more newer Katanas and balanced the blade to the handgrip. Anyhoo, I hope you liked this one, thanks for checking it out.

Ever since I saw "Shogun" on TV (later reading both James Clavel volumes), I've been a fan of Japanese swords so much so that I've not only got a couple of katana&wakizashi sets as well as a damascus blade katana.  And I can't tell you what a pleasure it was to see these renderings, scrutinizing the wonderful details and marveling in the clever work-arounds that FT used to create these masterpieces 

Fantastic job my friend!  Oh, and I love the "FT" in Aurabesh on the kashira 

Well deserved point!

[For Tyeth]

Ever since I saw "Shogun" on TV (later reading both James Clavel volumes), I've been a fan of Japanese swords so much so that I've not only got a couple of katana&wakizashi sets as well as a damascus blade katana.  And I can't tell you what a pleasure it was to see these renderings, scrutinizing the wonderful details and marveling in the clever work-arounds that FT used to create these masterpieces 

Fantastic job my friend!  Oh, and I love the "FT" in Aurabesh on the kashira 

Well deserved point!

Hello Dutch, many thanks. I have wanted to do a "proper" katana for a year or two but never felt I did it justice - then I had a couple of eureka moments where techniques worked and I modelled this.
Ah yes my initials....well I needed some way to mark my blade to identify it as mine so I put the letters in Aurabesh on it - fortunately they looked suitably oriental and in universe at the same time.

And my introduction to katanas wasn't quite so cultured as reading Shogun....I first saw a katana in the old 1980's Ninja movies on VHS video then in the GI Joe comics! Loved them ever since.
Thanks as always and so glad you liked it.

[Lord_S_Gray]

Great Katana For  could definitely make some awesome colour variants some deep reds or smoky effects....

[For Tyeth]

Great Katana For  could definitely make some awesome colour variants some deep reds or smoky effects....

Hi LSG, funny you should mention coloured variants as I have a collection of FIVE multicoloured Katana for a bunch of teenage warriors (each hilt has a different leather texture and emission colour).
I also have one for the leader of "The Foot Clan" plus a special one for Oscar Isaac!
Stay tuned....but in the meantime thanks for the kind comments as ever.

point inbound. (Oh and I'll have to work on some smoke effects )

[MavRick]

That katana saber looks sweeeeeett!!!    If the blind guy in Rouge One had this he would have been unstoppable!!!    I am one with the force the force is with me....
Point to you good sir for sharing it with us.

[For Tyeth]

That katana saber looks sweeeeeett!!!    If the blind guy in Rouge One had this he would have been unstoppable!!!    I am one with the force the force is with me....
Point to you good sir for sharing it with us.

Hi MavRick, thanks man and yes the Force is with you and Chirrut! I am a little behind schedule posting new designs here but I do have a few more up on my own site. I have sent you a PM with a link so you can have a looksee (and not just at the Katana hilts).
This project took me a long time to nail so it's really pleasing to hear your comments about it.

point on it's way in return, thanks again!

[For Tyeth]

Hello Everybody,

Well today I have a little change of pace after the Katana offering I posted earlier but don't worry I still have near a dozen more to showcase in future posts. But today we travel back to the planet of the Twin Suns and The Book of Boba Fett. A while ago I designed and posted a Mandalorian themed saber and I included a Boba Legend coloured variant but I felt Boba deserved a bespoke hilt and as BoBF had come out I thought it was the right time to build him one. So here is Amban...









As you might have worked out, I based this hilt on the barrel of the famous Amban Pulse Phase Rifle. And no, this saber doesn't disintegrate your opponents. It does however feature a rusted metal texturing to make it look battle-worn. The handgrip is in a nice, brushed gold finish to balance it out and the grip features a perforated surface.... which is fully 3D modelled not a textured illusion! (It took me forever to carve out all those little holes...it was a "boring" job but worth it in the end ) And finally on the pommel endcap I have a Mythosaur emblem to represent Boba's heritage.

I hope you enjoyed this one and thanks for checking it out (there are many more to come.)

[TheDutchman]

Hello Everybody,

Well today I have a little change of pace after the Katana offering I posted earlier but don't worry I still have near a dozen more to showcase in future posts. But today we travel back to the planet of the Twin Suns and The Book of Boba Fett. A while ago I designed and posted a Mandalorian themed saber and I included a Boba Legend coloured variant but I felt Boba deserved a bespoke hilt and as BoBF had come out I thought it was the right time to build him one. So here is Amban...









As you might have worked out, I based this hilt on the barrel of the famous Amban Pulse Phase Rifle. And no, this saber doesn't disintegrate your opponents. It does however feature a rusted metal texturing to make it look battle-worn. The handgrip is in a nice, brushed gold finish to balance it out and the grip features a perforated surface.... which is fully 3D modelled not a textured illusion! (It took me forever to carve out all those little holes...it was a "boring" job but worth it in the end ) And finally on the pommel endcap I have a Mythosaur emblem to represent Boba's heritage.

I hope you enjoyed this one and thanks for checking it out (there are many more to come.)

Normally I don't like the wing structures protruding from the emitter but this entire saber looks AWESOME (naturally, given it's inspiration  )!

From the before-mentioned emitter to the grip texture (wonderful detail that) to the Mythosaur on the pommel&emitter, this is most definitely one of my favorite FT designs thus far^^  Seriously, THIS is a saber that I WISH I could purchase for my own collection 

Fantastic work my friend! 

WELL deserved Point 

[For Tyeth]

Normally I don't like the wing structures protruding from the emitter but this entire saber looks AWESOME (naturally, given it's inspiration  )!

Hi Dutch, whilst I was modelling this I was a bit worried the wings were a little oversized but whenever I adjusted them to be smaller they definitely didn't look right. Then I took another look at Ultrasabers' Malice hilt and thought "to heck with it, go big!" I'm glad it worked.

Thanks as always. Point incoming.