This was my second go at a MHS Nihilus-like hilt. I made improvements on my first iteration. Thank you to Darth Chasm for the conduit tutorial, of course I used it here! Mostly TCSS Chassis parts, but also used a Goth3Designs MHS compatible chassis module on the rear of the hilt. It just worked out cleaner than my original chassis design. MHS Speaker Holder 4 contains SE 28mm Bass Speaker that is deafeningly loud. KSith's smoothswing package is aboard, and his latest version of Vengaence is liable to blow my speakers or my eardrums! The clash is LOUD! Saber also features Blue Tooth control via a Red Bear BLE Nano II.
At any rate, the saber features 5 independent neopixel effect blades, all driven by the Proffie.
Blade 1: Main Saber Blade/Neopixel Blade Plug
Blade 2: Independent crystal chamber pulses on idle, matches blade when on.
Blade 3: Clockwise cycle turbine behind crystal chamber.
Blade 4: Anti-clockwise cycle turbine behind crystal chamber.
Blade 5: Neopixel PLI Battery Meter (changes color as state of battery degrades)
Here are some ugly pics of the brainstorming on the initial shroud work:
I didn't like the squared off trim pieces on the tail and near emitter, they looked unbalanced. After a poll on TCSS, I went for a mitred tail piece, as well as a mitered undershroud beneath it.
and with some preliminary shaping
Still didn't like the upper piece, so I mitred it too, to get it to match the angularity of the rest of the shrouds.
After a lot of filing and shaping, this was approaching the final appearance prior to weathering:
Preliminary weathering, and moved saber clip so it was more aesthetically pleasing to me:
Setting the weathering with dishes!
Here are a couple pics of the finished saber first, and install in progress second. All shrouds were hand cut, I have just simple tools, but I like the rough look of the hilt, its sithy.
Install progression, this was VERY rough in of all the wires, none cut to length yet.
DEMO VIDEO BELOW:
Thank you for checking it out. Also, thank you to Madcow, TCSS, Shameem, Darth Chasm, Jedi Seth, Profezzorn, Zimmer, etc. and many others for the inspiration. Charging on.
Tom