for years i've been trying to save (and by the word: " Save" i mean spending what little i had as soon as i got it.) money for something like that, but years ago, when you're in a thirty dollar a month allowance, you can't seem to find a way to make cash even though you're fourteen (at the time) and that you wanted to get a job but there is no trust at that time. So i had to wait, but on the way to my 16th birthday, i found some sites that where selling custom LED sabers,
You may ask what are LED sabers?? Clearly you guys need to do your research, but no need to rush down on the computer tonight and search on google: What the hell is a LED Saber??. no need to worry, i've done all the years of research, a LED saber is a lightsaber replica which are either machined or handcrafted, the Saber have a basic design decided by the designer,
Afterwords, the process of making the saber becomes diverse, they are many directions that the saber maker can go, it is all about choice, wether to make the coloring mecanism of the blade inside the Hilt (the thing that holds the saber) or inside the blade that goes INSIDE the hilt. And if the saber maker wants to put electronic on the saber (like the saber sound and the color LED chip), there has to be a choice of what sound to put on and where to make the vent holes on the bottom of the hilt which allow the sound to be heard.
Anyways, then after the saber hilt is completely finished, the is one two more things you have to do (besides adding the electronics on the hilt) is
1. and a retension screw on the top of the hilt (which when the blade is place on the hilt, you insert the retension screw on, and the blade in not removable and would allow the saber-wielder to fight on swing without the blade to come off)
2. find a blade. simple....let me elaborate on that.
::: The blades that you find on a Hasbro toy (such as the Darth Vader fx saber back in Bathurst) are not stable, and are easily destroyed if a person or persons decide to duel with the sabers, they will break eventually, however, you can find a small amount of little homemade companies making custom dueling sabers for a small profit or even a hobby, such companies are found only on the internet and can ONLY buy from the Internet
Two sites have been the most biggest money makers when it comes to making custom LED sabers
One is : http://www.parksabers.com/
INFO: This company is runned by a small amount of people, but is motivated by a whole lot of saber fans from what i've researched. They where first seen back in 1993 at COMIC-CON events where they would sell the're sabers for quite a high price, but it's worth it, because it's handcrafted by professionals. They're saber have no sound, but the color electronics are inside the blade (unlike other saber makers, where the electronics are inside the hilt and once you remove the blade a press the button......you've got a frickin jedi flashlight) so which allows you to buy different blades with different colors in them.....cool.
OPINION: I don't want to say anything negative, (in which case i usually do) Parksabers may be one crazy child's dream (which was my reaction when i saw the site three years ago) sure, there is a few copied Star Wars franchise sabers, i don't see how it's custom desgined by imagination, and unless you're an impatient person hoping that you're saber would get priority one shipping, guess again, the making and packing takes about 10-12 weeks to get there, no critizing just crazy customers.
2. the second is more fun to look at: http://www.saberforge.com/
INFO: Well, this is the guy i've ordered from what i've heard and seen on my computer screen, that the saber's are the brightest sh*t at night, (so i'm gonna scare some fricking ding dong ditcher's one night...and pound the shit outta them!!) and that the prices are really affordable (but i must warn you about shipping cost, where i live: 44.10$..ouch)
this "company" is runned by two-three-four-five-six people top notch, and they have experienced much customer complaints about the timing, and delay for the saber building process. but i know they'll get out of this mess.
OPINION: These guys can take alot of crap from customers from what i've read on www.fx-sabers.com on the forum section. these guys have my trust and i'm prettty sure that if my saber comes out like crap on a sunday morning, they'll fix it, they've done it before.
Here is a photo of the saber, it's not actually mine for say: it's from the website. here:
See ya
TYLER MAC
