Hello! This is going to be my first ever attempt at building a lightsaber so I'm probably going to do a lot of things wrong, but that's all part of the learning experience right?
The plan is to use MHS parts from the custom saber shop, 3d printed alumide parts, and a replica MPP clamp to create a lightsaber heavily inspired by the classic graflex and vader sabers while feeling more practical to actually hold and use. I also intend to use an electronics kit from outer rim sabers because I'm not comfortable enough with my soldering skills to work with my own electronics. Pictures are worth a thousand words so here's the quick 3D render I made so I could get a feel for how it would all come together.
Despite the shiny appearance of the render, I plan on weathering it so that it looks like its been dragged halfway across the outer rim and back. I havent fully decided on how I'm going to do the weathering yet, but I've been lurking around the forums for a while and I've seen mentions of using ferric chloride to etch patterns into sabers and I figure if it can be used for that then it can be used to etch away the entire top layer of aluminum and leave the saber with a rough finish. I still have to figure out something different for the 3D printed grips though since they are not aluminum
Is this a bit ambitious for a first project? yeah, probably. I'm fairly confident that I can do this after going through several hours of tutorials and instructional videos but if there's any tips or tricks anyone would like to share, especially with the weathering, I'd love the advice.