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Offline Lord Xeno

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Presenting the McQuarrie, an Orbital Machining Stormtrooper lightsaber
with Crystal Focus V5 and 10W LEDengin RGBW wired for FoC






Specs:
Acerocket Stormtrooper Hilt
Powdercoating by MH Custom Sabers
Electronics install by LDM CustomSabers
Plecter Labs Crystal Focus SaberCore V5
LEDEngin 10W RGBW (White die main blade, blue FoC)
7.4v Li-ion (14670's)
GGAR accents
7/8" LDM CustomSabers Optical Blade



Sound fonts:
Novastar
Halcyon LE by Madcow (from Corran Horn)
Blackstar
Darkmeat (from Petit Crouton)
Resblade
Phoenix Sword

Boots by Jango and myself
Sound fonts tweaked by me



Full Video Review:


Part 2 Saber Effects Video:


LDM's build thread is here: http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=33304.0
« Last Edit: November 06, 2011, 09:55:57 PM by toddshogun »

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Re: The McQuarrie: Orbital Machining Stormtrooper CFV5 10W LEDengin & FoC
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2011, 08:31:20 PM »
Wow that's a gorgeous blade. Uber bright.  I need my sunglasses just to look at it on my computer.   :D

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Re: The McQuarrie: Orbital Machining Stormtrooper CFV5 10W LEDengin & FoC
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2011, 08:45:47 PM »
Man, you've somehow made me EVEN more jealous! Like I previously said, this is EXACTLY how I would have gotten a stormtrooper saber done if I was on the run. Just magnificent! The blade is super bright and looks amazing! Congrats once again! So very jealous...

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Re: The McQuarrie: Orbital Machining Stormtrooper CFV5 10W LEDengin & FoC
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2011, 09:49:32 PM »
Congrats on a superior piece, my friend!

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Re: The McQuarrie: Orbital Machining Stormtrooper CFV5 10W LEDengin & FoC
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2011, 10:51:29 PM »
My god, I just watched your second video mate...that FoC is the best I've ever seen!! You've got me drooling over here! The white and blue is incredible!!! I bet you're having fun with it :)

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Re: The McQuarrie: Orbital Machining Stormtrooper CFV5 10W LEDengin & FoC
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2011, 10:37:41 AM »
Awesome saber Toddshogun!

Took a bunch of experts to make that saber so great. That's a serious collaboration!

Good luck with that fine piece of SW history ;D



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Re: The McQuarrie: Orbital Machining Stormtrooper CFV5 10W LEDengin & FoC
« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2011, 12:28:31 PM »
I really love that saber....

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Re: The McQuarrie: Orbital Machining Stormtrooper CFV5 10W LEDengin & FoC
« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2011, 01:16:03 PM »
Interesting concept!.... I did not know that Stormtroopers initially were supposed to have lightsabers...Does that mean that they were originally conceived as the S-F equivalents of medieval soldiers (protecting a feodal sorcerer-king) and that the Star Wars Universe was originally supposed to be much more like that of "heroic-fantasy" swashbuckling stories (with many different characters carrying swords and not only a few people belonging to a special "cast") but set within a futuristic environment?

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Re: The McQuarrie: Orbital Machining Stormtrooper CFV5 10W LEDengin & FoC
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2011, 02:31:11 PM »
Interesting concept!.... I did not know that Stormtroopers initially were supposed to have lightsabers...Does that mean that they were originally conceived as the S-F equivalents of medieval soldiers (protecting a feodal sorcerer-king) and that the Star Wars Universe was originally supposed to be much more like that of "heroic-fantasy" swashbuckling stories (with many different characters carrying swords and not only a few people belonging to a special "cast") but set within a futuristic environment?

Huh?  I thought the whole point of SW was the glowy swords that go whoosh.   ;D  But seriously, if I had realized how epic these were gonna be, I would have gotten in on the run.  I didn't like the design when the run was announced, but having seen a couple of them installed now, it has really grown on me.  I would have so been down for a white CF5 one with BW//RG. 
« Last Edit: November 07, 2011, 02:34:40 PM by Alex Gordon »


 

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