Light Sabre!

[kakster]

Not sure if this is the place to post this, but i thought this was really cool :

http://www.futurehorizons.net/saber.htm

the video is well worth the DL

 

[B@rt]

It is a cool toy, but $890.- ?
Yikes!...

 

[Aeryk]

It is a neon tube, there are far better lightsabers out there, check out these sites.

http://www.parksabers.com/

http://www.lightechindustries.com/

Much better prices, and WAY more durable than those neon "Plasma" sabers

 

[Cosmic Superchunk]

My brother got one from these people:

http://www.buystarwarsstuff.com/lightsabers.shtml

His model is the Rogue and it is very well made. ParkSabers has the same model but at a slightly higher price.

 

[Wylie]

Hey,
I make something like that, its not neon and only one color but I bet you can't catch fish with any of those other things.

I wonder if thier batteries will last for 48 hours? 28 inches? Try six foot and over with mine.

I don't even have to charge half of what these guys are getting for those light sabers and mine are dual purpose.

Wylie
EDIT: I can make these in other colors. I have also noticed that some of the other prices are competitive with what I am building. My price just depends on how fancy and what color you like.

 

[IsaacHayes]

looks like a neon tube..

 

[IsaacHayes]

I'm thinking that EL would be cool for a lightsaber design. Solid color and shockproof. You could even "fade" it on so it looks like it's powering up. heh.

 

[IsaacHayes]

doh! I just visted those sites. They are made with EL. I guess I was thinking along the right track!

 

[Aeryk]

The plasma sabers have 2 benefits...they have the cool extending effect when you power them on, and they tend to be a little brighter...the main drawback with them is that the plasma has to be in a glass housing...making it fragile...

The EL ones are awesome, nearly indestructible (you can actually have lightsaber fights) EL has advanced to where they are nearly as bright as the plasmas, and they are ALOT cheaper on average (not to mention easier to find, tons of EL saber makers around, very few plasma makers)

Aeryk

 

[B@rt]

Check out the video from the first post, there's some neat powering yup for you...

Plasma Saber Video Clip

 

[Stainless]

So how long will we have to wait until one of those companies with the really neat hilts offers one that actually functions as a flashlight?

 

[Aeryk]

Master Replicas makes a few EL sabers with sound effects, Lightech Industries makes a sound module that fits several of their designs.

http://www.masterreplicas.com/

http://www.lightechindustries.com/

Aeryk

 

[Zinje]

WYLIE........How do you get it to lightup like that? Are you using LED's?

Zinje

 

[Kiessling]

anyone know an EL saber with good sound efx?
bernhqrd

 

[kakster]

that one i posted at the top of this thread has sound FX. click on teh link and download teh video for a demo.

 

[Kiessling]

thanx kakster and Aeryk
video is great, drool ...
bernhard