"Impossible" Frog Apprentice Yoda saber with Neopixel blade and 18650 HD battery

[ShtokyD]

A very challenging but fun build here! A Yoda accurately sized lightsaber build for a client using a "Frog Apprentice" hilt KIT #37 made by Lethal Crystal in 2014 in very limited quantity of 55 KITs.

Features:
- Proffieboard v1.5 sound board
- detachable 24mm bass speaker in the pommel by KR Sabers
- full 18650 3500mAh 10A removable Protected Li-Ion battery
- NPXL lit blade connector with "Blade ID" function
- 7/8 inch Pixelblade support
- various pixel and regular accent leds
- BT909 bluetooth module for wireless remote control
- bluetooth module enable/disable switch
- Kill Switch accessible on the hilt side
- special battery level (PLI) indicator accent pixel led

3D-printed chassis parts can be purchased on my Shapeways store: > Shapeways store link <

[EXAR KUN]

This is very special. Great work

[Greebles]

Excellent work!

The Cram-fu is strong with this one.

-Denzil

[Yaraell_Ren]

Amazing work! Can this chassis be fitted into actual Bosley / Praco flashes as well?

[ShtokyD]

Amazing work! Can this chassis be fitted into actual Bosley / Praco flashes as well?

Thanks! Some people say that Frog Apprentice and Praco/Bolsey are very similar, but I didn't test it...

[ShtokyD]

This is very special. Great work

Thank you!

[ShtokyD]

Excellent work!

The Cram-fu is strong with this one.

-Denzil

Thanks, yeah, it was a nightmare to wire!

[Darth Brooks]

Incredible!

Just curious does that have 2 working buttons?

[Darkjedi]

I’d say the” frog apprentice” is one of my favorite hilts. It so very well engineered.

This install rocks! Yes this is a cramped little chassis.

I love the two button solution. They look to be in same area of the original button placement. Under the “oil pan”.

The animation looks amazing. The PLI is neat to!

[ShtokyD]

Incredible!

Just curious does that have 2 working buttons?

Yes, but also can be programmed to just 1 button without loosing any functionality.

[ShtokyD]

I’d say the” frog apprentice” is one of my favorite hilts. It so very well engineered.

This install rocks! Yes this is a cramped little chassis.

I love the two button solution. They look to be in same area of the original button placement. Under the “oil pan”.

The animation looks amazing. The PLI is neat to!

Thanks! Yes, 2 buttons placement is same. I only modified the ID of the pommel to accomodate the 24mm speaker and designed a new chassis from scratch.

[ShtokyD]

Added a full video review, check it out!