DarthCooper88
11th Disciple of Masamune
Knight Lt. Commander
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Old-world crafstman, Sabersmith
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« Reply #45 on: June 02, 2012, 04:56:04 PM » |
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Finally had some time to work on this project the last few days(been raining & cold) I was looking around for a suitable material for chassis discs, I thought 1/4" polycarb would be good, but didnt order any (maybe next project) lexan is to brittle, sooo I "borrowed" one of my wifes nylon cutting board , took the hole saw & cut out 3 discs, which then were filed & sanded to the correct diameter   2 of the discs are for battery holders & generally rail/frame construction, I'm also using 4-40 threaded stand-off's for connectors with allen head screws to create the correct clearances  I also wired in 2 more sets of leds, I needed an accent somewhere to fire up after pulling the kill key, I used a very small clear glass crystal, made a round tube of brass mesh (soldered) & installed a purple 5mm led into it with some black heat shrink, it got mounted next to the main crystal & I'm calling it "the ignition control crystal" from there I also wnated the main chamber to be able to change colors & match the main blade color on each font & also to flash on lock up/blaster blocks, this is a 5mm RGB 4 wire that ties into the color mixing board to sink with the blade  still working out the chassis puzzle & getting close to wiring the board, I have all of 2/10ths clearance for overall internal length to the point that the front chassis disc has a slot just for removing the sd card (you unscrew the hilt & pull it back 1") here is the board with add on board mounted under it, getting close   |
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"You have been forged in fire, tempered in blood & come out steel" Brave Rifles! 3rd Armored Cavalr
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srams
Knight Commander
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Speak softly and carry a big saber...
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« Reply #46 on: June 03, 2012, 02:53:42 AM » |
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Your builds never fail to amaze me! What dimentions of Aluminum did you use for the body of the Starkiller? and where do you get it?
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"I will always oppose the Darkness, but I will never hesitate to defend myself from the Light..."
"I looked my demons in the eye and said, do your best to destroy me. See, I've been to hell and back so many times I must admit you kind of bore me."
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jmPlagueis
Knight Commander
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Saber Tinkerer
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« Reply #47 on: June 03, 2012, 04:09:34 AM » |
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DarthCooper88
11th Disciple of Masamune
Knight Lt. Commander
Force Alignment: -248
Posts: 496
Old-world crafstman, Sabersmith
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« Reply #48 on: June 03, 2012, 11:18:30 AM » |
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These are all MHS parts from TCSS, the hilt is a 7" double female, a 4" ribbed v-grooved extension, the same blade holder I've been using on my katana's (style #1) & a blank pommel long style, I also ordered a 12" of shroud material, the rest of the metal was found on ebay, & a few nick-knack pieces from my garage, I sourced the speaker from JQ & the metal rail discs are all TCSS as is the graflex eye & pins. Thanks guys! I'm itching to get wiring on the board (this is where patience must prevail (dont need it to blow my hand off after ignition if the parts didnt combine on a molecular level ( I hope my force meditations worked!!! |
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DarthCooper88
11th Disciple of Masamune
Knight Lt. Commander
Force Alignment: -248
Posts: 496
Old-world crafstman, Sabersmith
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« Reply #49 on: June 04, 2012, 05:25:24 PM » |
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And here is a simple 3-D scale rendering  |
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DarthCooper88
11th Disciple of Masamune
Knight Lt. Commander
Force Alignment: -248
Posts: 496
Old-world crafstman, Sabersmith
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« Reply #50 on: June 10, 2012, 08:11:04 PM » |
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"You have been forged in fire, tempered in blood & come out steel" Brave Rifles! 3rd Armored Cavalr
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jmPlagueis
Knight Commander
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Saber Tinkerer
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« Reply #51 on: June 10, 2012, 10:21:54 PM » |
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I dont even know what to say  Ill come back when I can think straight. Pure skill right there. |
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Ninja-Jedi
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« Reply #52 on: June 11, 2012, 12:37:33 AM » |
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looks awesome plz post us a video when it done we all wanna see lol
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DarthCooper88
11th Disciple of Masamune
Knight Lt. Commander
Force Alignment: -248
Posts: 496
Old-world crafstman, Sabersmith
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« Reply #53 on: June 11, 2012, 01:31:30 AM » |
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Thanks again guys! Very little cram-fu was needed. I planned on getting a new camera soon, got a good excuse now.. I still have to set-up another sd card, I have bunch of fonts for this board I found online including a version of the TFU video-game sounds and a couple of silly ones (including jay & silent bob's bong saber with mark hamil quotes for boot up) I'll get a vid up soon showing the different blaster & lock -up effects (you could spend easily a few hours tweaking all the different paramters for the 9 font slots, this seems much easier to do than setting a card for a PC1.6, I'm stalled on my copper katana , due to my lack of computer skills, in the meantime I'll play with this one & work on some more summer hunny-do's
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"You have been forged in fire, tempered in blood & come out steel" Brave Rifles! 3rd Armored Cavalr
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DarthCooper88
11th Disciple of Masamune
Knight Lt. Commander
Force Alignment: -248
Posts: 496
Old-world crafstman, Sabersmith
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« Reply #54 on: June 11, 2012, 02:01:33 AM » |
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ooops forgot to put up a pic with the back section mounted, & fired up  |
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"You have been forged in fire, tempered in blood & come out steel" Brave Rifles! 3rd Armored Cavalr
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BenPass
Knight of the Consular Order
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« Reply #55 on: June 11, 2012, 02:02:53 AM » |
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That is just incredible! Great job!!
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May the Force be with me? Sure! It can come along! "Lux triumphat super obscurum" - "Light triumphs over darkness"  |
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Veldryne
The Second Chosen One
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" Kind hearted jerk"
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« Reply #56 on: June 11, 2012, 06:34:41 AM » |
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That right there Is art. I wish I had the time and skill to build something like that.
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Spidey088
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Jedi Master
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« Reply #57 on: June 11, 2012, 10:09:32 PM » |
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That right there Is art. I wish I had the time and skill to build something like that.
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There is no emotion, there is peace There is no ignorance, there is knowledge There is no passion, there is serenity There is no death, there is the force I'd appreciate lightside points.  |
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DarthCooper88
11th Disciple of Masamune
Knight Lt. Commander
Force Alignment: -248
Posts: 496
Old-world crafstman, Sabersmith
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« Reply #58 on: June 11, 2012, 11:02:26 PM » |
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Time was the hardest part to find, the rest wasnt too bad
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"You have been forged in fire, tempered in blood & come out steel" Brave Rifles! 3rd Armored Cavalr
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Viourr
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Sith Lord
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« Reply #59 on: June 12, 2012, 03:00:33 AM » |
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That is incredible, I don't think even with the time I could make anything that looked half that good. The detail is fenominal! Major props dude!
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