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Hi everyone,

I wanted to start a thread on the construction of my dream saber...my unicorn saber if you will (well, one of them!) and that's my Luke V2 that my friend LDM is building for me at this time! It's the saber that I watched Luke wield when I was 6 years old...and have been hooked ever since.

As of now, this is what the saber consists of:

MHS Parts: Blade Holder, pommel, 3 inch female extension
Park's Graflex clamp with computer strip card provided by King of Parts
Custom ribbed section/choke from Darth Vader's special run (thanks, dude!)
A BIG HONKIN' slice of buttered toast....Crystal Focus V. 4.2

As of now, that is all that I know...

So LDM sent me this pic early this week as a teaser: (My Luke is in the middle)


And then the next day, pics of the amazing weathering job he has done!




(reverse sound, brother!  ;D)

I have had some VERY specific requests regarding the build of this saber, and LDM has been very patient and kind regarding everything.

I know that LDM will post pics and a vid as he always does, but I wanted my own thread with this one. This saber is VERY special to me and I am very excited about it.

Updates will continue to be posted...
« Last Edit: October 16, 2010, 12:57:00 PM by Caine »

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Re: Caine Drathul's Luke V2: A Unicorn Saber in the making!
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2009, 11:28:04 PM »
*picks jaw off floor* No wonder why LDM will be handling mine but this one Caine will be 100x better than mine. Nice Saber dude! I will be following this one....
This is where the fun begins!

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Re: Caine Drathul's Luke V2: A Unicorn Saber in the making!
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2009, 01:14:35 AM »
*picks jaw off floor* No wonder why LDM will be handling mine but this one Caine will be 100x better than mine. Nice Saber dude! I will be following this one....

You are too kind rotsman  :). Thanks for the comment.

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Re: Caine Drathul's Luke V2: A Unicorn Saber in the making!
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2009, 05:45:06 AM »
Can't go wrong with an LDM saber!!!   ;)

Looking good, Caine!  Congrats!

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Re: Caine Drathul's Luke V2: A Unicorn Saber in the making!
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2009, 05:51:41 AM »
Congrats Caine! That is a beautiful weathering job! I am also a Luke ROTJ fan, I have two, one converted by Jango, and now, one converted by LDM. You must post a video when this one is completed! " We will watch this one with great interest".

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Re: Caine Drathul's Luke V2: A Unicorn Saber in the making!
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2009, 09:19:54 AM »
:o :o :o :o *drops dead* Best v2 ever!

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Re: Caine Drathul's Luke V2: A Unicorn Saber in the making!
« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2009, 07:38:14 PM »
It's here!!  ;D

Before you read my personal review, here is LDM's full thread on it so you can see it's full build, including the must see "Black Mat Time."

http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=19908.msg300659;topicseen#new

Now then.....

THE REVIEW

As one of my Unicorn Lightsabers, The Luke V2 is one of the ones that I am the most excited about. After all, it's the saber that I remember best growing up. ROTJ came out when I was 6, and from the first time I saw the saber ignited, I KNEW I had to have one...but of course 1983 technology made that impossible...so I had to settle for one of those big honkin' Kenner lightsabers. (you know what one I'm talking about, right?  ;) )

But now it's 2009 and the saber I dreamed of having is now a reality. Being able to acquire a C.F. 4.2, I knew it had to go into something special...and it just so happened that Darth Vader of the forums here was doing his special run of Luke ROTJ custom grip/choke pieces...and there you have it. It just seemed natural to me to have a V2 made.

Since LDM was already set to build me an Obi-Wan ANH "as first built" model, I commissioned him for this build...and am so very glad that I did. The saber's craftsmanship is fantastic, with the weathering done perfect (he sent me some pics of the weathering he had done so I could approve it first) and of course, fast and friendly communication on just what I wanted done with the saber.

The saber is very light and comfortable to hold, swing and spin. The reverse sound is nice and loud and the saber's overall feel is as if I had owned it for quite a long time and was already very used to it...kind of like and old pair of jeans that fit just perfect. The current sound fonts are:

Madcow's Hero
Judge's Vader
Episode 6
Episode 5
Novastar
Blackstar

Here are some pics I took tonight:




And my own video review:


Thank you to all who had to do with this saber-Erv, Madcow, Darth Vader, and of course LDM for doing the outstanding build.
« Last Edit: September 22, 2009, 10:25:53 AM by caine drathul »

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Re: Caine Drathul's Luke V2: A Unicorn Saber in the making!
« Reply #7 on: October 01, 2009, 03:58:02 PM »
Caine that is an awesome V2, LDM does awesome work, i actually just received a V2 as well from him and its amazing, pretty soon i'll get up my own pics and vid and hope people enjoy that but urs is awesome and the crystal focus thats in it is a brilliant touch ;D


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Re: Caine Drathul's Luke V2 is NOW A V3! UPDATED 11/23
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2009, 12:01:18 AM »
Well, the weathering on this saber wore down quite a bit from all the usage that it gets, so instead of having it re-weathered, thanks to Jango's now sold U.S. 2.1 version for inspiration, I decided to make it into a V3. (Since no one else seems to have one, other than Wookie Man, now).  :)

Here are some comparisons to the prop...




(the gnarled copper neck on the prop matches the imperfect paint job well IMO)

Here is also a nice article with lots of links and cool info on this saber.
http://www.originalprop.com/blog/2007/10/25/elstree-props-return-of-the-jedi-lightsaber-auction-update-3/

And of course, the new vid


Hope you all like it.

General/LDM....this saber is getting LOTS of daily usage. Your mad scientist creation is one busy saber  ;D
« Last Edit: November 23, 2009, 12:27:55 AM by caine drathul »

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Re: Caine Drathul's Luke V2 is NOW A V3! UPDATED 11/23
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2009, 08:11:43 AM »
Okay, you can have credit for the first CF Luke ROTJ V3... but I got dibs on the next one! :D

It looks good.  I dig it.   ;)

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Re: Caine Drathul's Luke V2 is NOW A V3! UPDATED 11/23
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2009, 08:37:09 AM »
I'm starting to like these weathered/used sabers a lot more.   ;)

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Re: Caine Drathul's Luke V2 is NOW A V3! UPDATED 11/23
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2009, 08:58:34 AM »
Very cool this is one of my favorites...  :D Waiting on a SithPlanet LS6... I think I'm going to do a V2 AFB version though...
   
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Re: Caine Drathul's Luke V2 is NOW A V3! UPDATED 11/23
« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2009, 09:02:59 AM »
Looks great Caine!! Im still not sure which way I like it more though, I guess one of each would be best! :D I like the copper and black ring on the emitter and glad you stuck with the graflex clamp.  ;) The copper paint looks great too. Think about it this way, if you were trying to get that resin look you would have had to do it a hundred times to get it to look that good! Very screen accurate! ;)

Now you have given me some good ideas for my Luke V?! ;D


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Re: Caine Drathul's Luke V2 is NOW A V3! UPDATED 11/23
« Reply #13 on: November 23, 2009, 09:04:14 AM »
wow!!!!! cd a v3, That is a sweet,and with a cf that make it even more amazing.  
                          


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Re: Caine Drathul's Luke V2 is NOW A V3! UPDATED 11/23
« Reply #14 on: November 23, 2009, 12:19:16 PM »
Sweet Caine! :O

 

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