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Dueling Society => The Dueling Society => Canada / North America => Topic started by: Clark Kent on May 07, 2012, 06:15:56 PM
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hey all, starting a forum for people living in the toronto area or near the toronto area. im also thinking about starting a toronto sabers club.
come one come all ;D
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It's nice to know who else here is from Toronto
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London here. Definitely looking forward to some possible meet and greets. Keep us posted with some dates and whatnot as i stated in the other thread.
Cheers ~ :)
- Impa
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hey impa, ;D
hi ag3nt4877, where are you from in toronto?
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hi ag3nt4877, where are you from in toronto?
I'm just outside Toronto in Mississauga
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nice, nice, thats not too far away. very close. im in Scarborough, south Scarborough, my by the lake, near the beaches.
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I'm South Mississauga .. So not far at all.
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I live 2 minutes from Toronto.
I have a feeling that's not helpful though lol
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Um, Sarge, you're getting your countries mixed up again.
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I can't help it if u Canadians name A big city after the little lakeside town I live in. Haha
I'm honoured your people chose to name it after us. :D
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What's going on guys? From Richmond Hill here.
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hey bud, whats up ;D
you at home now? finished class? or are you done for the summer?
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Yes.
I'm so happy the hobby has expanded in my hometown.
@Clark: Guess that BBQ you're planning is turning into a block party with all these people!
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hehehe, block party, hehehehe, well, im not going to feed everyone, only people with sabers can eat, those without sabers, not allowed to come. hahahaha.
i gotta get myself on one of these runs when a new one opens. unless i can sneek in a spot. i would love to have one of those amazing custom sabers.
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Ya wow there are quite a few of us. Yes, i'm done school and currently working with my father in brampton. Good news however, I have been accepted into Law school :), so far Manitoba, Dalhousie, Calgary, and waitlisted at Windsor. Still waiting on a few school in Ontario including Western and, Osgoode.
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i heard Dalhousie is a good school. i dont know much about Manitoba or Calgary. Western is ok, thats a party school though.
what, no U of T? i went to U of T, got my BSC. of course im not doing anything with it now. i work in accounts recievable. what a waste of money, hahahahaha.
who is paying for your student loans? its gonna be pretty hefty i bet. they keep raising the prices all the time. i am so glad i paid off my student loans.
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Oi! Student loans....
Thanks for the illusion of a future PLUS debt!
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i know a few friends of mine that are still paying off their student loans. and they told me at the rate they are going, they wont be able to fully pay it off (including interest) until they are about 45 years old. and they are all in their early 30s.
if you can, try not to live on campas, live at home, that will save you at least 10 grand a year. living on residence is killer man. thats what kills you.
luckily, i lived close to U of T at the time. so i didnt have that problem. saved myself 10 grand a year.
can you imagine, after you finish school, you have this huge xxx debt. nothing worse than finding your first job and getting paid but you cant keep any of the money. it all goes to your studen loans.
my wife and i got an RESP (a savings plan for our sons education, so when he goes to school, tuition will be paid for). so when he graduates, he will have no student loans. his first paycheque will go directly in his pockets.
i wish my parents thought of that :(
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Luckily my parents are paying for all of my schooling :). I did not apply to uoft because I dont really want to commute downtown every day and my rents said they wouldnt pay student housing if I were somewhat local. I am very thankful that I will not have any debts when I graduate though. I have a few friends who are getting killed already just trying to pay for their undergrad. Graduate school, if one wants to be a Lawyer in Canada will cost 60-95 thousand, and probably 200 thousand if you want to be a doctor. So, better plan for that! lol. Not to mention an undergrad degree at a local school like York or UofT will probably cost 35 thousand after 4 years. More subsidizing please...
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yup, i know all about it. thats why we are doing Evan's RESPs right now. and he isnt even 2 years old yet, hahahaha.
we are throwing in $100 every month. so by the time he is 18, he should have a couple of bucks in there. also, the government matches your contribution. so you get what you put in, and more. oh, and plus the interest too.
that little fart better go to school man, cause we are putting a lot of money away for him. hahahahaha.
i think if they chose not to go to school, you can transfer the money into an RRSP. so it doesnt all go to waste. but i think the government take back the contribution part. which is understandable.
good for you man, you have smart parents. good to hear.
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Sounds like an idea, i may need to look into the RESP idea for my daughter's future. I skipped college/university myself went straight into working for Bell Canada at 18 (i'm 27 now). But there isn't much flex or opportunities for youths to just opt to go straight into the work force anymore... which is unfortunate. I just couldn't see myself spending 5-10 years and paying the same amount i would for a house over the course of 20-30 years on tuition etc. Most companies have their own training courses etc once your accepted... Which kind of negates the whole school experience. Just my own opinion.. Although if you want to be in law or medicine you most definitely can't skip steps. I hope it all works out for you Greco, best of luck!
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ok, so you only have once choice of hilts. which one would you pick?
you can only choose one, and it will be your hilt forever. no trades, no returns.
I would choose the Adi Gallia. i think that is one of the coolest looking hilts. with that bar graph. so cool.
you guys?
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Hard one! .... I'm torn ... But I would have to go with a Graflex ESB with a Yoda chassiss of course! ;D
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yup, you can only choose one. this will be your weapon to defend your family, your neighborhood, your honor.
hahaha, so funny, hahahaha.
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If I had to choose a saber for life, it would be Darth Sidious' black crome saber. So sexy.... ;)
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really, it comes in all black? i never seen it in all black, only in that gold/silver/beige look. it looks kinda like a bug or something. something organic. but i never seen it in black. do you have a picture. i would love to see it.
i also wonder when they are going to have a Fan Fair with starwars in it. is that coming up anytime soon? does anyone know?
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As requested.
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi794.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy226%2Fsmokiewan%2Fsidssabers.jpg&hash=3a457f4e331a2b0e12f660f67fb79f713269d90c)
Granted, the difference could be do to the fact that these are collector pieces, but I'm pretty sure both were used in the film. One against Windu, one against Yoda.
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ahhhh, i see.
nice. i like it. i really like it.
how come no one has made a Sidius saber? i mean i saw an Iron Man saber and a Superman saber, but never seen a Sidius saber. wat up wit dat!
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alright boys and girls, today i sent my kit fisto saber off to be modified. yup, there are going to be some blinkies, some FoC, some PC, some bad xxx speakers. its going to be amazing. i cant wait.
the Kit Fisto hilt is one of my favorite hilts. so getting the stock Force FX Lightsaber fixed up is going to be great.
so its going to have a PC
Green with Red FoC
lots of blinkies and accent LEDs
a good premium speaker
kill key with recharge port. etc. etc.
ill post some pics onces its done. its going to take a few weeks im guessing.
woo hoooo. i cant wait, im so excited.
a very good buddy of mine Simpi-Gon Sims is going to be the mad scientist behind the curtain.
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alright boys and girls, today i sent my kit fisto saber off to be modified. yup, there are going to be some blinkies, some FoC, some PC, some bad xxx speakers. its going to be amazing. i cant wait.
the Kit Fisto hilt is one of my favorite hilts. so getting the stock Force FX Lightsaber fixed up is going to be great.
so its going to have a PC
Green with Red FoC
lots of blinkies and accent LEDs
a good premium speaker
kill key with recharge port. etc. etc.
ill post some pics onces its done. its going to take a few weeks im guessing.
woo hoooo. i cant wait, im so excited.
a very good buddy of mine Simpi-Gon Sims is going to be the mad scientist behind the curtain.
Congrats, look forward to seeing it.
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ill keep everyone posted. it wont be until a while. but ill keep you all in the loop.
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ahhhh, i see.
nice. i like it. i really like it.
how come no one has made a Sidius saber? i mean i saw an Iron Man saber and a Superman saber, but never seen a Sidius saber. wat up wit dat!
First off, it's TINY. Secondly, there is really no good way to insert a blade into that hilt. That's why it tends to get left alone. The dimensions just aren't feasible to hold a blade and still keep the proper look to the hilt.
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wow, its that why eh? hmmmm, is it smaller than a Yoda? Yoda's saber is pretty small too. i guess you cant use a big soundcard. maybe a stock MR or maybe an Igniter. Igniters are small.
yeah, too small to work with, no room. but that is a challenge.
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so Janmizzle and i are going to get together this weekend and are going to work on wrapping project. we are going to pimp out some of our sabers by wrapping them up in leather (aligator, snake) and tying them up with leather lace/string.
give it that old republic look. its going to be a first time for the both of us so hopefully it turns out well.
if it looks good, we will post some pictures. if not, well, i guess we wont. hahahaha.
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Please post pics ... I've wanted to wrap mine as well .. Just don't know what would look nice ... Guess you just need try and see
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there are a few ideas we have in mind. we can use the lace and just keep going around and around. give it that sword look. very cool. or use the leather sheets and wrap it around and then use the lace to make like a criss cross motion to tie it up. give it that cool Barbarian look :P
we will see. its a work in progress.
hahaha, and if it looks crappy, we might not post picks because we will eventually take it apart and try try again.
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I use 1/8" chrome auto trim to add character to my sabers. You can pick up a roll of it at Crappy Tire for dirt cheap.
Check out the bottom three. All of them have trim on it.
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi794.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy226%2Fsmokiewan%2FSaber%2520fun%2F2011-04-20163612-1.jpg&hash=85d44141492ad8e17e829555889ccf72cc329d71)
Worth it.
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too small to see, do you have the link so i can see the pictures in a bigger format :P
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question, does ConUs means only shipping to the U.S. ? so no shipping to Canada.
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Yeah it refers to Continental US ... all states except Hawaii and Alaska. Doesn't mean they won't consider shipping to Canada .. just ask
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ahhh, i see, so kinda like saying North America right? i see.
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I wouldn't say North America .. That's Canada, US and Mexico .... It would be better to say everything in between Canada and Mexico
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too small to see, do you have the link so i can see the pictures in a bigger format :P
You could right click the image and go to view, or....
I could post others. Here you go. They'll still be bigger if you right click them. Enjoy.
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi794.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy226%2Fsmokiewan%2FSaber%2520fun%2F2011-04-20163635.jpg&hash=898a298cd0f65ee3a4838da6d8bded06947387bc) Off.
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi794.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy226%2Fsmokiewan%2FSaber%2520fun%2F2011-04-20163612.jpg&hash=76455f6de5b8b2f776f70f3ab11b911f4ec554e9) On.
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hey Smokiewan,
you know where i can get a 7/8 clear blade with cellophane and pointed mirror tip? i wanted to buy one from VV but they dont have clear.
reason why i need a 7/8 is because some of my sabers dont take a 1" blade. too tight.
cheers.
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Sorry man. My computer is on the fritz. I don't know of any place that has the blades you are looking for.
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hey guys, been mia for a bit. I'd love to see some pics of the wrapped sabers. It seems like Clark has been up to a lot of fun projects. I would love to see the final results of all of these!
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Oh, and does anyone know if this can be repaired efficiently?
http://s136.photobucket.com/albums/q169/AJFenderBender/2012%20Pictures/?action=view¤t=004.jpg
http://s136.photobucket.com/albums/q169/AJFenderBender/2012%20Pictures/?action=view¤t=001.jpg
http://s136.photobucket.com/albums/q169/AJFenderBender/2012%20Pictures/?action=view¤t=006.jpg
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dude, the wrapping is freakin' amazing. its like i have an entirely new saber. same for janmizzle, his saber looks amazing too. we did two of his, one with a crystal chamber and one was a sink tube that now looks like a nocturne armny hilt. talk about night and day, it doesnt even look like the same saber.
i dont have a photobucket account but i guess i can just email you guys the pics.
about the dooku pommel. hmmm, the only thing i can think of is to see if you can get an extra part off someone or somewhere.
anyone know about replacing the dooku pommel? anyone, anyone?
**edited for language**
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Sounds amazing man can't wait to see them!
I haven't bought the dooku saber yet, I am wondering if you guys think it's worth buying in this condition for 150. Maybe some chrome touch up will mask it enough? I don't know. I mean it's cheap for a dooku, but I might only get it if I can fix this issue..
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ahhh, you didnt buy it yet eh, yeah, then skip it, not worth it. unless you can find a replacement part, i say no go.
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you're probably right. I won't end up buying it unless I can find someone who knows it can be fixed.
You have a dooku saber, does that whole piece that is affected by the peeling screw off?
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yeah, you can unscrew it. its basically the pommel that comes right off.
dont buy it. its not worth it. buy a new one. much better.
dude, you should see my dooku after its been converted, its sooooo nice. Richard did a great job man. i love it.
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Ya I will pass, you're right. i would rather spend another 150 for a pristine condition saber. Better an extra 150 then having to sadly look at a worn out pommel for many many years!
I would love to see what Richard did with your dooku, it sounds amazing.
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no problem bud, whenever you are free and in the area, let me know. ill show you the sabers.
also, if you or your friend are interested in the Maul or Luke converted ANH, let me know. i still got them. i just took them off Kijiji cause everyone is low balling me on the price. i got sick and tired of it. so i just cancelled the listing.
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Thanks a lot man, sounds good to me.
I know what you mean. It's tough to sell the sabers on kijiji. Have you considered selling them on this site? I might have a box or two that you can use to ship them in. I have those long boxes that can fit it with a blade. Anyway, you can probably get 150 for your luke on this site since it's converted. What is the make of your Maul saber again? Is it MR or hasbro? And it's stock right?
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If any of you in the GTA area are in the 501st...
Corey Vidal just Tweeted that he needs stormtroopers for a youtube vid shoot next weekend.
Take look at his work, he's done some great short fanfilms.
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If any of you in the GTA area are in the 501st...
Corey Vidal just Tweeted that he needs stormtroopers for a youtube vid shoot next weekend.
Take look at his work, he's done some great short fanfilms.
wooohhh, cool, how did you learn about this Madcow? thats neat :D
sure, ill see if im free i can go and try it out. hopefully there isnt a hight requirement, i know sometimes they want someone to be 6"4. im only 5"11.
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Doing a little cross-pollinating, we came across a Toronto-based dude over at SaberWars.com a few weeks ago:
http://www.saberwars.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=7623
I gave him a link to this thread today, and vice-versa. :)
[EDIT] Also see this post:
http://www.saberwars.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=30326#p30326
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cool, thats neat, just checked out the link.
nice to meet you Stiletto. where are you at exactly?
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nice to meet you Stiletto. where are you at exactly?
Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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ahhh, Pennsylvania, beautiful city, just beautiful. i dated a girl from pen state. she broke my heart man. she broke my heart...... :'(
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hey, did you guys know that today is the 35th birthday of starwars. 35 years ago, star wars opened in theaters. happy birthday all.
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Yup .. They are showing it on Spike .. Happy Birthday!
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what's up guys? Is anyone here looking to buy some Master Replicas fx sabers? I have about 4 that I might be getting rid of. Clark already has first dibs on my yoda. The others for sale are Anakin AOTC, Anakin ROTS, Mace (forget which episode I can check later), and maybe Luke ROTJ. They will only be for local pick up/meet up. Message if interested and I can send pics or whatever. They all come with stands.
Ps. Not sure if I'm allowed to suggest this here.. apologies if i'm breaking protocol.
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wooo hooo, so you did buy them, nice, very nice.
yeah, would love to buy the Yoda off you. hey, this way, you can come over and check out my colleciton. i still have a few that are on their way to my place, so its not totally complete, but you can at least see the newer ones that you havent seen before.
good job on the purchase bro. hope to see you soon. :D
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Yes i bought them. Was a long and brutal drive to windsor but it was well worth it in the end. The lightsabers are all in good to very good condition except for the anakin aotc which isn't too good. I am hoping to sell it to someone for 40-50 dollars. However, I can't complain. The two maul sabers alone would cost me about 225+ so i'm happy.
So you want the Yoda for sure? I have to get my hands on some AAA batteries and pop them in to see if the sound and LEDs work ok. The yoda is the only one I haven't tested so far but the hilt is probably 9/9.5 out of 10 in my opinion. I will let you know, probably tomorrow, whether its in perfect working condition, and we can arrange for a time and price.
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sounds good bud, thanks for thinking of me when you got the sabers. i really appreciate it.
bro, i was thinking, why dont you send in the Anakin AOTC for conversion. have someone put a crystal chamber in it, a nice PC 2.0, even an Igniter. it would be a great conversion. what do you think? if not, let me take a look at it. i might send it in to someone to convert.
sure, let me know when you are free, ill get some cash so i can be prepared for your visit.
see you soon bud.
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I was thinking about converting the anakin as well. I will bring it by your house to show you the condition but I am willing to let it go for cheap. I'm available Tuesday night if you are, I can drop by. I will be converting a mace saber soon because now I have two of them..
I was thinking of buying the starkiller in this bunch.. what does everyone think? Is it a good one for a good price? I'm still not that knowledgeable about custom sabers.
http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=36299.0
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sure, come by tuesday, but email me ahead of time, just so i remember. you know me, ill forget my head on my shoulders if it wasnt attached to me.
i do like that starkiller. it is very nice. ask him for a video and some pics of it being on. the price is pretty good. i mean its not inexpensive but not cheap. i like it. you know i have always liked the starkiller hilt.
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Here's the video :
He goes through all the sabers he is selling. It's the second one he shows. The only thing that's bugging me is that it is missing the bronzeish colour at the base of the hilt and tip. It is still nice though.
I'll email you tuesday to confirm.
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yeah, true, i wish he had that too. but oh well, it could be a V2, hehehehe, kinda like those Lukes. just use a little imagination and create your own story behind it. :P
see you tuesday bud.
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hung out a bit with greco18. we had a good time. showed him some of my sabers, talked about future purchases, it was fun.
i also showed him my new saber case. its not complete yet but it looks really sick. it is an aluminum case with pluck and pick foam inside of it. the foam doesnt fit very well to be honest, i might buy more foam, a bigger size. but other than that, it looks very james bond-ish.
i also showed him one of my sabers i wrapped up with leather and lace. it really looks very general kota like. we are going to set up a date where janmizzle, greco18 and myself are going to get together in the back yard and practice our swinging.
see you all soon guys. lets talk about getting together again.
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happy fathers day to all the dads up here in Canada.
all the best. :)
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Right back at you man!
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So, what time is beer-o'clock? :D
Gentlemen, I say cheers to you all and Happy Father's Day.
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since its fathers day, the whole day is beer-o'clock, hehehehe.
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Happy Fathers Day to all you fathers ... Did any of you score a CF6.10 fathers day gift today? I got mine! :)
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really? you got the CF V6? wow, you lucky guy.
lets put it this way, i dont even own a CF period. so im beyond jealous.
happy fathers day to you sir, hehehehe ;D
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i just want to remind all the fathers out there about how crappy fathers day was when you had to get up at 4:30 am when your son wont fall back to sleep. so guess who had to stay up with him and play around the house. yup, you got it. guilty as charged. i was up since 4:30 am with the little prince playing with Buzz Lightyear and Woody. he likes Buzz, so i was the cowboy. ;)
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Happy Canada Day all,
so my deck is finally finished, it took a lot of work but its finally done.
Janmizzle came over, we practiced our saber swings and he showed me a few new movies. i am much better at swinging my sabers now.
we also wrapped up one of my older sabers and it looks really cool now. its like an old republic style saber. we even put a crystal in one of the windowed LEDs and it looks like it has a crystal chamber inside.
anyways, i hope you all have a happy Canada Day.
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so my deck is finally finished, it took a lot of work but its finally done.
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we also wrapped up one of my older sabers and it looks really cool now. its like an old republic style saber. we even put a crystal in one of the windowed LEDs and it looks like it has a crystal chamber inside.
Post pictures! Saber and deck :-p ... I'm working on a patio ... It's been a 2 year project .. But I'm close to done!
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hey Ag3nt,
how do you guys post pictures? i still never got that, there is no upload on to the forum. how do you guys do it?
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Happy Canada Day All! oh and clark when your replying to msgs or starting new threads etc. you simply click the insert image button above the smiley faces above the text window your typing into when replying etc. You place your image link (from photo bucket etc) in between the img code.
Hope everyone had a great night! I'm paying for it huge this mornin. Working yet another holiday monday yay!
cheers
- Impa
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Indeed! Happy Canada Day saberland. I'm ironically enough, celebrating my Canadian holiday by going to the states.
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Indeed! Happy Canada Day saberland. I'm ironically enough, celebrating my Canadian holiday by going to the states.
Blastphemy!
Haha, hope you enjoy your trip.
cheers
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oh and clark when your replying to msgs or starting new threads etc. you simply click the insert image button above the smiley faces above the text window your typing into when replying etc. You place your image link (from photo bucket etc) in between the img code.
The insert image never worked for me ... I used photobucket .. Really easy to do, just get an account .. Upload pictures ... Copy and paste link into the forum message
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oh and clark when your replying to msgs or starting new threads etc. you simply click the insert image button above the smiley faces above the text window your typing into when replying etc. You place your image link (from photo bucket etc) in between the img code.
The insert image never worked for me ... I used photobucket .. Really easy to do, just get an account .. Upload pictures ... Copy and paste link into the forum message
Or that ;)
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ok, got it, did it. now i have another question, how do you make the picture click-able so when you click it, it can go to the photobucket page with a larger view of the picture? :-\
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Hey Guys,
so a while ago, Janmizzle and i got together and started wrapping some our sabers
with leather wrap we bought off eBay. and some of you guys wanted to see how it looked like.
so here are some before and after pictures of what i did.
sorry it took so long. i should have done this months and months ago :P
before:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1261.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fii581%2FClark_K%2FRebirth%2FMakotoRebirth12.jpg&hash=584e18d4e7d81f93100d0925b8fa755f65b0f41d)
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1261.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fii581%2FClark_K%2FRebirth%2FMakotoRebirth.jpg&hash=a394f6141de40baa19f71039f7f15f5689ce96f2)
after:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1261.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fii581%2FClark_K%2FRebirth%2Fth_Rebirth.jpg&hash=d65433f7551d25e5631c06e97c5ddaf3724b9d42) (http://s1261.photobucket.com/albums/ii581/Clark_K/Rebirth/?action=view¤t=Rebirth.jpg)
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1261.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fii581%2FClark_K%2FRebirth%2Fth_Rebirth2.jpg&hash=445746e3bae2f2d24f93968832663b7ce0df958f) (http://s1261.photobucket.com/albums/ii581/Clark_K/Rebirth/?action=view¤t=Rebirth2.jpg)
i also want to give big up props to Simpi-Gon Sims.
this was a broken Makoto i had and he was able to fix it back up
and put in all the LEDs and copper parts in it.
not to mention the guts inside. it has the same Makoto board
and it was very hard to work with due to how slim the hilt is.
so huge thank you to Simpi-Gon Sims.
he was able to bring this saber back to life.
hence i call it my Makoto "Rebirth"
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looks good!
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thanks, it wasnt very hard, it was just time consuming. ;D
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I know this is a kind of old topic, but the wraps that clark did look much better in person. I saw his Makoto when it was standard with the yellow blade. It went through an amazing transformation. Seriously, good work man.
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hey man, thanks bud. thanks for the compliment.
oh, you gotta come over again, i got a few more new ones since you last came. :D
email me, we will chat.
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May be in Toronto Next week for a few days with my daughter, if i have time i will shoot you a PM Clark. Show you some cool stuff, like the Yoda graflex, OM Obi, Madcows corran horn, an MH LS6, and some of my own secret stuff im working on. I am leaving for vacation next week to Kawartha - Thanet lake. Then to TO, Vaughan, Gilford and peterborough the week after to visit family so i will be super busy, but time permitting i will def be in touch. If this falls through, possibly in the near future i will have a day or so, seeing as i have no one to share some of these wonderful creations with other than the good people here on the forums and my 3 year old. I think it's time to meet some fellow enthusiasts in person.
Hope all fellow canadian saber enthusiasts are well
cheers
- Impa (Chris)
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that would be super cool bud. yeah, for sure, lets do it. shoot me a PM and we will chat.
Mike, you wanna come over too and hang out when Chris comes by?
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I will definitely let you know, i get back from Kawartha on Aug 3rd, and will be running around from TO/vaghaun/peterborough back to London Etc. So i don't want to get your hopes up, but i will let you know. will shoot you a PM when i get back for some details etc.
cheers
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ya man that would be cool. Let me know if this goes down I will make myself available if possible.
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just hung out with Greco18. we had a good time, talked sabers, etc.etc.
i also showed him my collection, it was a fun time.
he agreed that i should buy this for my sabers:
http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/productAlternative/?partNumber=20206533
so ill probably go soon to get one and put it up on my wall. then add some lights in there and bam, a nice wall unit for my sabers.
for sure ill post some pics when its done.
i would post pics right now of my wall but i am missing a few sabers, im getting them upgraded at the moment, but once they all come back, you will get pics. i promse ;D
thanks again Greco18 for coming over and hanging out, it was fun. unfortunately, he is going away to Law School soon so i wont be able to see him again until Feb. 2013. good luck in school bud. ill always be here to chat with you on line.
cheers.
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Had lots of fun, thanks for having me man.
Definitely get that cabinet if it will work in the room, I think it would be sweet.
Thanks again, I will keep in touch for sure, hopefully by the time i see you next, your collection will be complete! or hopefully not because how can one's collection ever be "complete" lol.
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hey Mike, did you get to go to Fan Expo? i heard it was pretty busy and they stopped letting people in. even thouse who already had tickets, and worse, those who came out for smokes were not allowed back in.
that sounds crazy.
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Ya they were turning away people who even bought tickets in advance. I stood in line for an hour and a half to get to the front and be told that they were at capacity. Biggest waste of a day and 20 dollar parking.
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wow man, thats horrible. i cant believe that? did you go really late? maybe thats why? wow, i am glad i didnt go. Evan was not feeling well so i had to stay home and watch him.
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Well, it opened at 10am, I was standing in line by about 11:30. I guess that was too late but I didn't think it would be :(. It's better that you didn't go man, much better.
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what a horrible way to run a show. i cant believe that happened. im sure there is going ot be some complaints written about them by someone. sorry you had to go through that bud. that sucks. :(
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Hey guys.
Sorry to hear about the expo bombing on ya. After last year's lack lusterness, I chose not to go. Instead, I chose to buy a saber. My first CF ;D ;D ;D!
Until the expo has something worth going for, I'm out. Really too much hassle, especially since I'm in Cambridge.
How is everyone anyway? (Besides the expoop let down) I haven't really been around too much. Just random check-ins from time to time.
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how come Smokes? why the random check-ins? it has been a while since we heard from you :(
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how come Smokes? why the random check-ins? it has been a while since we heard from you :(
I must apologize for my absence. I've been working so much lately, that I rarely have down time to tag the forum wall. I'm trying to change that though.
As for the expo last year ruining any want to go this year... I just found that it wasn't what I had hoped it would be. I've been to expo shows out west, and let me tell you, the difference is uncanny.
Our expo is a soft white light bulb. Expos out west and south of the border are a series of LEDengins, shimmering away like Vegas. The pomp and circumstance is what's missing. Lasers, neon, smoke and mirrors... I feel like our expo is like licking drywall. Absolutely flavourless.
Sure, if I had more interest in the art of the comic I don't follow, or Lance Hendericksen's raspy voice describing who Bishop was down inside, I might have had better times. But the standing in lines and now (from what you're telling me) anti-smoking reentry are enough to take away what good I would have derived from that day.
So yeah, I told myself to forget it, score an awesome CF saber instead. Found here--> http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=37207.0 (http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=37207.0)
Once I get this baby, I'm going to write Ice an honest review and, hopefully, get back in the swing of things. I'm also thinking I'm going to sell some US stunt sabers(Gripz, Red, and Billy see below). Billy is the only one staying customized. Those will be going up soon, and I'll deliver to us TSG to save the shipping.
Anyhoo, take care folks. See you around the water cooler.
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cool, thanks for keeping in touch bud, thanks for the update. and yes, i know that saber you bought, i was thinking about buying it too, but i just didnt have the funds. its really nice. i like it. good for you for picking it up. i cant wait for the review bud.
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Janmizzle came over yesterday, he saw my new sabers and my new wall. of course he was jealous, hahahahaha. we had a great time. he showed me some new moves on how to spin my sabers. he is really good. he knows how to use the staff really well, and we were also practicing using two sabers at a time. its really hard, especially when i never use my left hand for anything. i hit myself in the head a few times. it was funny.
i think i gave myself a nick name and called myself the "one armed samurai" because i refused to practice with my left hand, hahahahaha, i only want to use my right hand.
thanks for coming over bud. when i get the rest of my sabers in, im going to head up to your place next. it will be fun.
see you soon bro.
CK
p.s. Janmizzle did take a video of me swinging my sabers but i told him to delete it because i looked super dorky in it, hahahahaha. so Michael, if you are reading this, if you lied and didnt delete it and are going to post it on here, i will kill you, hahahahahaha.
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Michael, if you are reading this, if you lied and didnt delete it and are going to post it on here, i will kill you, hahahahahaha.
But only with your RIGHT hand. :P
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Kyle, do you ever come up to Toronto? if you ever do, please let me know. ok? we will hook up. "me casa su casa" ;)
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Not very often. No. But if I do, I'll definitely drop you a line.
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going over to Janmizzle's place on Saturday, going to chill, practice some saber swinging, do a little upgrades. it will be fun.
remember, next year summer, BBQ at my place. bring your sabers and beer, hehehehehe.
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Did I hear BBQ?!?!?
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you got it buddy. next year summer, im going to try and have all you guys over for a big Saber BBQ, kee kee kee
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yess let's do it up!
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so far my count is:
1. greco18
2. Jedi_Rick
3. janmizzle
4. kyle, but thats a maybe, cause he is coming from far.
and mike, if you want to bring your friend (the guy i met) thats totally cool too.
so ill do my best to make this happen. and remember, girlfriends and wives are invited too. makes life easier. hehehehe
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Good oI' Smokie is in, of course, if you'll have me.
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smokie, where have you been bud, its been forever since you were around. whats up? :D
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ok, crazy question, who do you guys think has the best saber collection in Canada? i think it might be Rob (Madcow). if not Rob, then who?
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Wow I'm out of the loop, didn't know madcow was canadian :S
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Wow I've been outta the loop. Didn't know madcow was Canadian :-\
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yup, i think he is from Alberta (somew here in the Prairies).
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Edmonton actually, and the praries is more manitoba and saskatchewan
Btw if any of you guys are coming through winnipeg for whatever reason, we have a group of about 20 that meet up every second saturday night
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ahhh, i see, ok, i stand corrected, he is from Edmonton.
so im guessing he has the best saber collection in Canada. which is fine with me. i dont mind being VP. kee kee kee.
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A couple of our guys in our group have 6+ sabers, but we all use them for pretty heavy dueling and training, not too many showpieces amongst us
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yeah, i need to get me a dueling hilt, like a stunt. all mine are for display only, kee kee kee. i think im going to buy me a stunt now.
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Indeed I am in Edmonton.
I don't advertise my collection much, but I have some pretty nice/rare peices. OM Obi, Graflex (not vintage), my Luke V2, and hero (belt hanger), My Qui-gon, Bane, Corran Horn, Luke etc. and Fulcrum III.
I have the perfect stunt for you Kent, whenever you're ready to order ;)
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Rob, you will be the Unofficial President for the Canadian side of best saber collection. kee kee kee.
and i will be honored to be your VP (sounds like the show Sons Of Anarchy) kee kee kee.
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CK if you want a solid stunt get madcows ascend
ive had mine for a month, month and a half now (i cant recall when i got it, maybe madcow does lol)
I love it though, its solid, well balanced, handles very very well
ive got the CS upgrade, but im heavily debating getting a second one just a normal stunt for saber practices and what not.
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i will shortly, but not right now. i litterally have 7 builds coming back to me.
MKVI by LDM - CF 6 w/ CE
Ki-Adi-Mundi - PC 2.0
PR-G upgrade - PC 2.0
Darth Revan - PC 2.0
VV Starkiller - CF 6 w/ CE
Obi ANH - CF 5
Yoda - PC 2.0
so i think its best that i chill out for a bit. to be honest, i think i have to start selling some sabers. hahahahaha. like seriously. i might have to sell my Dooku or something.
hmmmm, i might have to do that. ::)
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Wow I hate being in university. Always poor. All I have is:
MR Anakin AoTC
MR Luke ROTJ (one converted one not, selling one)
MR obi wan rots
MR Luke ESB converted
MR Darth Vader ( waiting for parts for conversion)
Joe Jedi
Graflex (very) vintage -( have all parts, now gotta start schematics, etc)
In the RussRep RPF Luke V2 Run
inquiring people about a Starkiller
I'm also looking for another MR Anakin AoTC (or custom one) to gut and install a PC in
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Richard, if you want, i can give you a saber?
too bad you live so darn far away. only if you were closer bud.
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Lol I'm in toronto Wednesday to sell that charred converted Luke ROTJ to some guy(who also interested in converting his obi wan rots). Gotta go all the way to Scarborough....I think.
Still finalizing the details and meeting place still.
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Hi all,
Just checking in. I live in Toronto and would be interested in joining a saber guild and learning how to use this thing.
Thanks,
Masasune
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no way, cool, where are you at Masasune? where in toronto?
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I am in the Yonge and Eglinton area.
I met another guy on the UltraSabers forum in Vaughan who is also interested in meeting people.
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ok, crazy question, who do you guys think has the best saber collection in Canada? i think it might be Rob (Madcow). if not Rob, then who?
I may be able to toss my hat into the ring :) In all honesty Madcow will probably always have an ever growing collection, and i'm sure his will be the best.
Been away for a while, hopefully my schedule will clear up so i can finish up some saber's that have been on my shelf for almost a year.
How have my fellow Canadians been? Anyone in London? did someone say BBQ? i may have to crash the party. *Points at Clark*
cheers
- Impa
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hey Impa, whats up bud, London eh? cool, Toronto over here.
@Masasune - wow, Yonge and Eglington. holy smokes. you are super close. im like right next door.
i work at Yonge and Yorkmills. only 5-10 min. away.
well, i did say i wanted to host a BBQ this summer at my place. im going to have to get names and
orders for food. then we can let the party begin. all i can say is, its going to be bright in my backyard, LOL
a lot of "wooosh" sounds and a lot of "clash" sounds. not to mention the crazy light show.
cool. Masasune is super close. Impa, i think you havent been on for a while right?
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hey Impa, whats up bud, London eh? cool, Toronto over here.
Impa, i think you havent been on for a while right?
Correct been quite some time. Life's obligations catches up to one. Hopefully i will be able to remedy that in the near future. I have tons of fam in Toronto.. just tough to get out there as of late. Possibly some time soon i can swing on in, and share some of my stuff with yourself and anyone else that may be in the neighborhood.
cheers
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hey Impa, whats up bud, London eh? cool, Toronto over here.
@Masasune - wow, Yonge and Eglington. holy smokes. you are super close. im like right next door.
i work at Yonge and Yorkmills. only 5-10 min. away.
well, i did say i wanted to host a BBQ this summer at my place. im going to have to get names and
orders for food. then we can let the party begin. all i can say is, its going to be bright in my backyard, LOL
a lot of "wooosh" sounds and a lot of "clash" sounds. not to mention the crazy light show.
cool. Masasune is super close. Impa, i think you havent been on for a while right?
Hi, Clark (and fellow GTA-ers)!
NORTH SCARBOROUGH is in the house!
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P.S.. also just noticed WHERE this thread is located and would like to say I am not YET a dueler as i still have not completed my first saber but i would love to meet up with some of you in the area and learn a few things :D
THX!
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It's exciting to see some new people coming into the hobby in the Toronto area. I live in Richmond Hill (currently Winnipeg for school). I'll be around at the end of April and for the rest of the summer. Looking forward to that get BBQ haha.
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hi Tho-Mun Cor,
cool, North Scarborough, very nice. whats the main intersection?
its so good that we have more people in Toronto thats into the hobby.
looks like my BBQ is going to be expensive, LOL
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As someone completely new to this, I am looking forward to this BBQ that Clark now has to host. I'm sure I could dig up a few bucks to help pay for some burgers... well depends if I buy another lightsaber or not.
I hope you have a big enough yard!
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From Brampton....whats up fellow Canadians ;D
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hi Tho-Mun Cor,
cool, North Scarborough, very nice. whats the main intersection?
its so good that we have more people in Toronto thats into the hobby.
looks like my BBQ is going to be expensive, LOL
i will bring meat lol
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wow, we got a lot of people here. nice nice. ok, for sure its going to be an amazing BBQ. wow, this is going to be so cool.
where did you guys all come from?
in the begining. it was only Mike, Janmizzle (who kinda lost interest lately), Kyle and myself. now there are so many more. cool.
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P.S.. also just noticed WHERE this thread is located and would like to say I am not YET a dueler as i still have not completed my first saber but i would love to meet up with some of you in the area and learn a few things :D
THX!
We've got plenty of sabers between us if your isn't ready in time. Lol.
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I'm in on this BBQ. Someone send me airfare to Canada, and a loot bag for stopping by. Of course, if I can't make it, please feel free to send this puppy a loot bag... ;D
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wow, we got a lot of people here. nice nice. ok, for sure its going to be an amazing BBQ. wow, this is going to be so cool.
where did you guys all come from?
in the begining. it was only Mike, Janmizzle (who kinda lost interest lately), Kyle and myself. now there are so many more. cool.
Don't forget about me!! ;D .. Representing Mississauga!
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hey! ag3nt4877,
where have you been bud, you havent been on in a while. whats up?
got any new sabers to your collection?
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by the sounds of it i will have to bring a BBQ with me....lol
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We've got plenty of sabers between us if your isn't ready in time. Lol.
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HAH-thanks, should figured on that!
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hi Tho-Mun Cor,
cool, North Scarborough, very nice. whats the main intersection?
its so good that we have more people in Toronto thats into the hobby.
looks like my BBQ is going to be expensive, LOL
I will PM you exact intersection but I am near Kennedy/Finch
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As someone completely new to this, I am looking forward to this BBQ that Clark now has to host. I'm sure I could dig up a few bucks to help pay for some burgers... well depends if I buy another lightsaber or not.
I hope you have a big enough yard!
No reason everyone who attends can't donate some $$. Or even make it somewhat of a potluck - CK is offering up his place and all, and hear SW parties can get outta hand :O
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hey! ag3nt4877,
where have you been bud, you havent been on in a while. whats up?
got any new sabers to your collection?
I finished my vintage graflex with Yoda DIY chassis about a month ago .. Check it out here
http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=38720.0 (http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=38720.0)
I got a few thing down the pipe .. I'm in the OM Stormtrooper run .. I'm in Ven Zallow Axis run for an empty for my next build ... And I commissioned Daren at JQSabers for something really really special!! ;D but you'll have to wait and see for that one
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i like the yoda diy graflex. very nice. good job bud.
no way, you got something coming from JQ Sabers. wooo hoooo, i cant wait to see it.
you sooooo have to post it when you get it.
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I finished my vintage graflex with Yoda DIY chassis about a month ago .. Check it out here
http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=38720.0 (http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=38720.0)
I got a few thing down the pipe .. I'm in the OM Stormtrooper run .. I'm in Ven Zallow Axis run for an empty for my next build ... And I commissioned Daren at JQSabers for something really really special!! ;D but you'll have to wait and see for that one
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Bee-u-tiful Graflex- I too can't wait to see what you have lined up with JQ !!!
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I finished my vintage graflex with Yoda DIY chassis about a month ago .. Check it out here
http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=38720.0 (http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=38720.0)
I got a few thing down the pipe .. I'm in the OM Stormtrooper run .. I'm in Ven Zallow Axis run for an empty for my next build ... And I commissioned Daren at JQSabers for something really really special!! ;D but you'll have to wait and see for that one
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Bee-u-tiful Graflex- I too can't wait to see what you have lined up with JQ !!!
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Thanks! :) ... I can't wait either! :P .. Went its done I'll make sure to post lots if pics!
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Wow!
Just found this. I live in Toronto too. Nice to meeet you guys!
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Hi, jedicri!!
Nice to meet you too!
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hey guys, cool, more people from Toronto.
where you all at?
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Nice to know that there are fellas here in Toronto who are into this hobby --- small world!
I'm in North York bordering Thornhill.
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Hello. I am from Woodbridge and i am looking for some one to practice with. I am 24 and have some background in kendo and a lot in martial arts. Ill be honest i am looking for serous practice partner/s. P.M. me if any one wana meet up.
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SUP GUYS HERE FROM BRADFORD BARRIE AREA :D NICE TOO SEE SOME ONTARIANS LOL
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Cool!
Nice to meet you, SithSlayer!
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wow, so cool, more and more people from Toronto are coming out, sweet.
im in Scarborough. but i work downtown. we should all get together for a beer one night.
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I dunno, Clark... BEER + PLASMA-BLADES = Anakin & the Padawans :-[
....just sayin...
HAH! Yes, we totally should do this! Minus the death & destruction, I mean...
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I'm also down for this. How many jedi/sith you think consumed too much alcohol then had an unfortunate light saber mishap?
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where would you think is a good place? downtown? east? uptown?
suggestions?
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My preference is uptown, but downtown is easy enough for me to get to.
Somewhere open and close to major intersections so we know we're not walking into a trap.
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LOL, sure, uptown is good too, hahahahaha, a trap. hahahaha.
where do you suggest up town?
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i am always down to meet new people, especially cool people with lightsabers XD.
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lets find a common place that everyone can meet. then we can set time and date.
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Anyone here know of anyone who's local, ie. GTA area, that does conversions? I have 5 Hasbros that I eventually want to convert in the course of the year and beyond.
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lets find a common place that everyone can meet. then we can set time and date.
Yeah that sound like a good idea. Any one know of a good place?
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well, i work at Yonge and Yorkmills. if thats any consideration.
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well, i work at Yonge and Yorkmills. if thats any consideration.
Really .. I work at Victoria Park and Sheppard .. That's not far at all
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Wow, I work at 404 and Sheppard (but call Yonge and Eglinton home).
Anywhere is good for me, subway or no. Do we want to do this on a weeknight or a Fri/Sat get together of random internet people?
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Hey all,
been a while for me! Any more thoughts on a meetup date/time? Obviously Easter is upon us this weekend so it may be a couple weeks beyond before any one is solidly available but just touching base to keep this idea alive ;)
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I'm gonna throw a date out there: Saturday April 27, 2013 - 5PM
Location: Boston Pizza at Yonge & Sheppard
Have a beer, discuss lightsabers and Star Wars and other awesome things.
Thoughts?
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ooo i am down for that
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Hey, that's just about 15-20 minute drive from my place! Do they validate parking in the Sheppard Centre?
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I know the Yonge and Eglinton centre validates parking. The Yonge and Sheppard centre is very similar so I'm 80% sure they will.
Anyone else on board for this?
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Just wanted to drop in and say hello to everyone from Thornhill.
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cool, Thornhill, nice, thats not too far from downtown.
hey Jedicri, hey Masasune and ag3nt, whats up guys.
we really gotta get together, like big time. well, the weather is getting better so soon, very soon.
so who's place are we going to hang out at first? :P
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Haven't seen snow in almost a week, must mean that Spring is finally here!
I proposed earlier a meet up with the following details:
Saturday April 27, 2013 - 5PM
Location: Boston Pizza at Yonge & Sheppard
Have a beer, discuss lightsabers and Star Wars and other awesome things.
Are you guys interested in doing this? Get to know the other people in the community at a relatively central location.
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ughhh, Saturday is tough for me. weekdays might be better. but ill try to see if i can make it, but i doubt it. weekends are always too tough.
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Been a while..!
Holy expansion of hobby Batman! I like it. Just to put in my $0.02 (which would now be rounded up to $0.05..!), I'm off every Sunday and Monday.
I'll be packin'.
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After April 26 I'm available anytime.
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cool Mike, you coming back to Toronto? im guessing school is done right?
lets get together.
bring your new sabers, i can bring whichever one you want to see.
the wall has changed drastically since you last were here. its basically a new wall, hehehehe
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I'm available only weekends since I work F/T during the week and 3 of those days I work till midnight.
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So can I count you in for Saturday jedicri? I'm in a similar boat of weekdays being super busy.
I'll be at the Yonge and Sheppard BP this Saturday at 5 if you can make it.
If you can't make it Clark, it's alright, you have promised to host a BBQ later this summer :D
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hey guys, if any of you guys are interested in my saber:
http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=40014.0
let me know, since i dont have to ship it to anyone and we can just meet up, ill drop the price super low.
just throwing it out there, hehehehe. ;)
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I just ordered my first Saber, I live in Pickering. Are there still active people in the Toronto area ?
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hey, how is it going? yup, lots of people from Toronto here on the forums.
well, "lots" really means about 3, i think, hahahahaha.
what saber did you order?
I'm close to Pickering, I'm East in between Scarborough and Pickering. do you know where Guildwood is?
thats where i love.
nice to meet you Sofrin.
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i orderd a saberforge gladius. i had to order it on ebay as i only have paypal and dont have a credit card. I made an account her because i want to learn and see if i can make it rechargeable one day. . when i get more money.
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neat!
when you get it, take some pictures and show us in the forum gallery.
people love it when you share your sabers. the "Forum Gallery" is my favorite place here.
i love looking at other peoples sabers.
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where can i look to find out how to add in a batter/recahrge pack ? found a link to the store to buy the parts id need.
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hey yall! where are all my saber buddies at? it has been a while. you guys still out there?
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I've been using these forums for a few months to learn and ask questions, but didn't know that there was Toronto specific forum until today!
I live downtown (Little Portugal), and am primarily interested in on-screen lightsabers. Currently building up a Graflex 2.0 to get some confidence before tackling my Vintage Graflex. Hoping to order a Romans Obi-wan early next year as a project as I'd like to have all 3 ANH sabers, but I'm not totally pleased w/ the current crop of Vader hilts out there.
I'd love to meet up and share knowledge/skills/etc.
-jason
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seems this died out, or use of another place to post is being used?
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I was wondering the same thing...
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guess it's still dead till people are not so busy with other things
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If any one is still interested. I have a saber club. Call it knights saber combat club. Come check us out on fb