That looks awesome, well done. I have made a start on mine and am pretty pleased with the result so far, I have never built anything like this before and I am really enjoying the process. Great work as always Bucketheads!
20 British pounds , is that more or less than 20 Imperial credits? Also were you aware that Darth Vader was a very keen home improvements DIY type guy and that was how he got the parts together to build his sabre , from the plumbing section at Home Depot.
Hi, although the material costs are under £20, the work involved would push the price up. This was also a 'buy what you can get' kind of project, so no guarantee I could get the same parts. You could do a lot of this with a couple of hand tools and glue. I know I used power tools, but that only speeds things up a little. I would say you could do it with a hacksaw, files, sandpaper, craft knife, and a power drill (the drill only if you wanted to do something similar to mine) The rest is just the hard work getting everything fitted together and glued up. I'm not closed to the idea of commissions, but the many hours of work have to be taken into account :)
Buckethead Props Definitely understand that-as with any craft, hours put in play a factor in the price. I’m happy to take this to DMs to see if we could work something out, and if not, no harm no foul.
Gaizkia lmao saying that is literally the same as saying obi wan’s episode 3-4 hilt, since they are both thin necks, and that is what she is referring to i believe. also luke used the same design process as obi wan to make his ROTJ hilt.
If you weren't hosting the challenge yourself, you surely would've won! Great quality of work as always. Really like the look you went for and as others have mentioned, this is got to be one of the best sabers I've seen for this kind of budget. I have to finish mine soon... most of my parts I already had or obtained cheaply from a yard sale. Hopefully will be sharing finished pics soon. Can't wait to see what others come up with!
This is not only one of the best budget builds but one of the best DIY lightsabers I've seen. The brass parts really make it look great. A little nicer piece of aluminum tubing and a blade with electronics and this thing would be tits
This should've been the lightsaber luke would've kept if he kept his lightsaber Like how he did with Bens lightsaber, but he would've used Anakin/Darth vader's lightsaber with his green one
I've noticed that also. Intentional or not, they all end up looking like one of the original trilogy sabers. This one is a little different in that it looks like Darth Vaders lightsaber had a lovechild with Lukes RotJ saber.
this is how you do a budget lightsaber, you're so smart with what you're buying that it doesn't look budget at all, and honestly, that doesn't just go for a lightsabers, that goes for anything you're building or doing on a budget.
@@BucketheadStudios OH! Something I forgot to mention (a minor thing, really) is that I would rivet the covertec wheel in because screws look to Earthly for my taste. That's just me tho, I still think that this saber is marvelous!
The brass parts will be tricky, the pipe parts - just look for pipe connectors, big ones were 40mm, small 32mm, and end caps. Aluminium pipe I believe was 40mm, which is about 1 ½ inches I think. Unfortunately most of it was just looking round stores to see what they had on offer, and making it up as I go
The brass really does it, we all dream of using those fittings of brass but never do it because of weight or lack of skill/equipment. You did a great job there, too bad you cant machine it and put electronics in it with a blade. Maybe do it again with the electronics and blade in mind?