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The Mining Colony: Home of approved FX-Sabers vendors => CSJ Props => Topic started by: Corran Horn on January 05, 2018, 06:05:01 PM
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(https://preview.ibb.co/hKTOsG/katarn_silhouette_teaser.jpg) (https://ibb.co/c37uzw)
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Good news everyone!
I know many of you were disappointed when the funds for JKDFII run fell through, but I'm very happy to announce that I will be joining "The Proplicator" and "Mastercraft Custom Sabres" in bringing the ultimate version of this hilt to life!
This is going to be a complete and total revamp, going back to the source material and rebuilding it from the ground up. Therefore it also has a new name.
Painstakingly designed by myself and @tomleech (and including details not previously replicated) to be the most accurate version ever built, this solid aluminium hilt will be machined by Mastercraft Custom Sabres and will contain some unique surprises!
It will be fully electronics-ready without compromising the design with obvious, out of place switches, sound venting holes etc. and be set up for a crystal chamber reveal, the internals for which will be made available along with a specially designed chassis for both Plecter and NEC sound boards.
The price won't be fully decided until the first protoypes have been machined but this run is going ahead regardless of the number of people who sign up
For those 'interested, depending on price and/or more details' feel free to express your interest here, I will be editing this post as new information is available to share, we will do our best to answer posted questions and will be putting together a proper interest list once we have everything finalised.
UPDATE September 2nd, 2018:
FINALLY! After much delay I am super happy to announce that we have a prototype for the "Rebel Agent" saber run and to share these pictures with you guys!
#KatarnStoleFirst
(https://preview.ibb.co/bOV6nz/IMG_0006.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jzkvfK)
(https://preview.ibb.co/dCbCSz/IMG_0001.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ipOsSz)
(https://preview.ibb.co/c1OFfK/IMG_0002.jpg) (https://ibb.co/cufHue)
(https://preview.ibb.co/e2S80K/IMG_0003.jpg) (https://ibb.co/cVsafK)
(https://preview.ibb.co/jAKMLK/IMG_0004.jpg) (https://ibb.co/emFvfK)
(https://preview.ibb.co/mvGe7z/IMG_0005.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bPGOZe)
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Interested!
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Most definitely interested!
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Great news.
Resize the image bud, it's moosive! On mobile device. See what I did there.
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interested enough to wait for the price and photos
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I've never seen the old version. Hmm, I need to see this thing first, and know the price. Is the pic suppose to be really huge?
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Yes, I know the pic is huge. It's something to do with the new hosting site I'm using, and the way this forum reads the image properties.
I have to fix it still.
You can thank Photo bucket, if they hadn't gotten greedy I wouldn't have had to change providers. Lol
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interested
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Yes, I know the pic is huge. It's something to do with the new hosting site I'm using, and the way this forum reads the image properties.
I have to fix it still.
You can thank Photo bucket, if they hadn't gotten greedy I wouldn't have had to change providers. Lol
I resized it for you. :wink:
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Yes, I know the pic is huge. It's something to do with the new hosting site I'm using, and the way this forum reads the image properties.
I have to fix it still.
You can thank Photo bucket, if they hadn't gotten greedy I wouldn't have had to change providers. Lol
I resized it for you. :wink:
Doesn't show up on the mobile browser at all now.
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Well I had it working for a minute. I put it back to your original size.
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Image fixed in the main post.
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Very interested!
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Put me down depending on the price.
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Been seeing this teaser, and Tom is a stand up guy! Very interested to see this come to life.
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Not much of an update but I thought I'd let you guys know we're progressing! :)
Corran Horn and I have tried to abandon all our preconcieved ideas (and endless hours of previous research) about the hilt's design and we've spent the last few days poring over every last frame of the reference (along with the information we have from the prop's original creator) to redesign the hilt from the ground up. We've both heavily discussed and dissected every aspect and I've argued with myself about almost every mm of the design.
We've been pretty surprised to discover some new things about a hilt we thought we already knew extremely well and this version is gonna include details no other version of this hilt has had yet. At this point I'm pretty confident that this is the most accurate design possible without the actual prop in my hands.
While we can't reveal it yet I think I now have in my digital hands the final 'external' design and some solid plans for the internal layout. If this wasn't clear before we will be offering this hilt finished/installed or empty for DIYers. I think installers will be very pleased with what we're planning (e.g. chassis parts for all the electronics combinations we can think of plus crystal chamber options) and those that just want a static prop are gonna be happy too :)
Price and completion date are still unknown (this year tho) and some specifics are being held back until we're able to start prototyping things but feel free to ask any questions you may have and we'll do our best to answer them :)
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[accidental double post]
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Been seeing this teaser, and Tom is a stand up guy! Very interested to see this come to life.
Tom and I have been putting in a LOT of hours sorting out every detail. It's been labour intensive, and is resulting in some adjustments that neither of us expected, but it's absolutely worth every second we've put into it.
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Oh boy...(looks at wallet :cheesy: )...interested!!! :azn:
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Just so you guys know, this is coming along quite nicely, we have a 3D print already, and we're just about ready to do a fully machined proof of concept for it.
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I absolutely LOVE how frequent you guys update us on progress, even if it's a small thing!!!
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So interesting.
But,I want to buy fully instolled version.
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I absolutely LOVE how frequent you guys update us on progress, even if it's a small thing!!!
I'm pretty excited about it, so I kind of can't help myself. Lol
So interesting.
But,I want to buy fully instolled version.
There will be options for fully installed hilts as well.
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Also less of an update and more just extra information but we're looking into doing a specially designed stand and (maybe numbered) plaques :)
Also to whet your appetite until we can show you some actual sabery goodness here's a look at an unfinished holodisc I'm working on to keep my head in the aesthetics of Jedi Knight ;)
(https://i.imgur.com/19lpBB9.jpg)
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Interested!
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Defiantly interested! Keep up the good work.
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Quick update.
We've been delayed slightly due to some issues with power in the machine shop, so getting that fixed has slowed us down some.
I'll keep you updated as things progress.
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Great to see this run is already off to a good start. Nice work guys!
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Just so everyone knows, we've had some minor delays that have set us behind slightly, but we're pushing forward the best we can.
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A little update on things, it looks like the issues the machinist was experiencing are on the brink of being resolved, so we can get back to this shortly.
Able to share just a little bit more detail on the Rebel Agent saber design. We've dialed in pretty much every dimension possible on this hilt and worked out every line and angle....
(https://thumb.ibb.co/iQSw5x/FB_IMG_1519546608059.jpg) (https://ibb.co/iQSw5x)
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I am very interested in this saber
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UPDATE September 2nd, 2018:
FINALLY! After much delay I am super happy to announce that we have a prototype for the "Rebel Agent" saber run and to share these pictures with you guys!
#KatarnStoleFirst
(https://preview.ibb.co/bOV6nz/IMG_0006.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jzkvfK)
(https://preview.ibb.co/dCbCSz/IMG_0001.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ipOsSz)
(https://preview.ibb.co/c1OFfK/IMG_0002.jpg) (https://ibb.co/cufHue)
(https://preview.ibb.co/e2S80K/IMG_0003.jpg) (https://ibb.co/cVsafK)
(https://preview.ibb.co/jAKMLK/IMG_0004.jpg) (https://ibb.co/emFvfK)
(https://preview.ibb.co/mvGe7z/IMG_0005.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bPGOZe)
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Boom! It’s sick!!
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Wow! Nice work! The long copper piece is soooo cool!
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awesome news!
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Been waiting all my life for this. Can't wait to see the chassis. Are the two holes up top for the activation & aux switches?