How To Make Custom 1/6 Scale Fluorescent Tube Lightsabers!

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We upgrade our favorite Star Wars sixth-scale figures with custom light-up lightsabers using off the shelf CCFL fluorescent tubes. Follow along as we show you the step-by-step process to modifying a CCFL tube and sixth-scale lightsaber hilt to turn a typical Hot Toys or Sideshow Collectibles figure into a brilliant light-up scene. It really transforms the look of a figure!
Materials and tools for this project:
6-inch CCFL tubes: amzn.to/2YFHfXL
CCFL power inverter: amzn.to/2Qwg9hr
9V battery holder: amzn.to/2D8uzkQ
USB Soldering Iron: amzn.to/2QtbaOv
Dremel kit: amzn.to/3jilsNJ
Liquid electrical tape: amzn.to/2Qs76Oi
4mm heat shrink tube: amzn.to/3lvjpYP
30 gauge flexible wire: amzn.to/3gD5EDn
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@tested 4 года назад

6-inch CCFL tubes: amzn.to/2YFHfXL CCFL power inverter: amzn.to/2Qwg9hr 9V battery holder: amzn.to/2D8uzkQ USB Soldering Iron: amzn.to/2QtbaOv Dremel kit: amzn.to/3jilsNJ Liquid electrical tape: amzn.to/2Qs76Oi 4mm heat shrink tube: amzn.to/3lvjpYP 30 gauge flexible wire: amzn.to/3gD5EDn Mythos Obi-Wan Kenobi: www.sideshow.com/collectibles/star-wars-obi-wan-kenobi-sideshow-collectibles-100327 The Last Jedi Luke Skywalker: www.sideshow.com/collectibles/star-wars-luke-skywalker-hot-toys-903316

@lasarith2 4 года назад

21:00 would have been easier to filter the cables through the lightsaber before you soldered them to the fluorescent tube.

@JamesFox1 4 года назад

that ending right

@Zwariowny 4 года назад

you know what recycling is, then tons of plastic in the sea

@maxximumb 4 года назад

18:00 Norm, place a piece of plywood wood across the base of the drill press. You can then rest your work on the wood and have a better chance it will stay in line with your drill bit.

@electrochameleon 4 года назад

I just imagine Norm walking into his office and saying "Hey Alexa, turn on lightsabers" and then on the book shelf 15 miniatures have their light sabers light up in unison, then just to complete the effect some speakers with the saber hum piped in.

@capuchinosofia4771 4 года назад

*:0*

@aaronjones1752 4 года назад

I'll tell you what I will probably never do this but there's something about see Norm getting so excited about the possibility of this project makes me smile. Thank you and Adam bring a little happiness and normalcy to my day during a time of confusion outside. You and the Tested team are definitely doing your part keeping the rest of us from cabin fever. Again I appreciate your time and effort. Thanks

@wangdennys 4 года назад

OMG, Thank You So Much. Such an honor to be mention here. I am out of words... And yeah i bleed my fingers many times when drilling the hilt 😆 Wow... That liquid electrical tape is a good idea, especially to make effect like kylo ren lightsaber Never new such liquid existed

@Galactic_Factotum 4 года назад

I just watched all of your tutorials last week! and look at you now! that is awesome, congratulations to you and your beautiful method of giving us illuminated lightsabers

@wangdennys 4 года назад

@@Galactic_Factotum you are very much welcome Thank You

@LegoNinjaRobot 4 года назад

I see you've constructed a new lightsaber...your skills are now complete. Great work Norm!

@gabesnooks3549 4 года назад

Hmmmm... I just printed a near 1/6 Ahsoka Tano from season 7 of The Clone Wars and was wondering how to make the lightsabers pop...

@nickmoseley3901 4 года назад

where? where? where?

@Rabid_Wookie 4 года назад

I just printed a Vader and I was trying to figure out how to make his saber glow red, and here is this video! It's like they are reading our minds!

@WMfin 4 года назад

Be sure to post it on Reddit or somewhere!

@LuisMendoza-pp9qi 4 года назад

How do you guys paint your models to make them as real as retail ones?? Do you use a spray gun? By hand brushes?

@mandocalrissian6454 4 года назад

@@LuisMendoza-pp9qi if you wanna modify a head sculpt but aren't trying to risk ruining the paint job, I recommend checking out someone like jazz Inc here on RU-vid.

@Koushakur 4 года назад

19:20 Wearing the glove there makes it more dangerous than without. A pushed away finger is preferred to the glove getting snared, can make it impossible to retract your finger from the spinning bit in a reasonable amount of time.

@tested 4 года назад

that's a great point! definitely not recommended for a drill press and ideal to use a vise. thanks for pointing that out!

@MrPossumeyes 4 года назад

I've seen what happens to a gloved finger caught in a spinning tool. It was not nice! Sure, it was much higher power, and a fatter drill bit, but things were really bad for the dude. REALLY bad! Don't wear gloves with spinning tools, folks, coz if things go just a bit wrong...... bad shit happens!

@fredknox2781 4 года назад

Also, do not wear jewelry when operating power tools. This includes rings. If they get caught, it's a battle between flesh and a power tool. Guess which wins.

@Taijifufu 4 года назад

@@fredknox2781 anyone else just hear Tim Allen get excited?

@MrPossumeyes 4 года назад

@@fredknox2781 You're so right! Sleeved fingers are not nice. Necklaces? Heavens, what might they cause? Bracelets? Just don't wear jewellery, of any sort, folks. All a cut needs is a bandaid (except for chainsaws, of course) but there's much worse that can happen.

@harto6498 2 года назад

Instead of using clear heat shrink, you can buy clear 4mm diameter plastic drinking straws. These are the smaller ones (handily usually 6inches in length) which they typically use for juice boxes etc. pop some clear UV resin in to seal off the end and then you can paint them whatever colour you choose or also sand them a bit to create more light diffusion.

@avi8r66 4 года назад

This would be a good project for making a mold. Make a mold of the hilt, embed the tube into the mold and fill with resin, no drilling and you get to keep your original hilt.

@ericoverstreet8025 4 года назад

To aide in wiring projects like this I would recommend 44 gauge enameled copper wire. It handles high heat and the insulation is very thin. It’s used for electric coils and wound magnets and motors.⚡️

@jeremybarretta5282 4 года назад

Again I asked about miniature lighting and you delivered

@darthmatt84 4 года назад

Would love to see a tour of your 1/6 scale collection!

@mattr8807 3 года назад

Who says he has one?

@zapusama67 4 года назад

SO talented! Norman, you and Dennys Wang have pulled off THE coolest light saber hack EVER! I would have broken... everything. HAHA! Nicely done.

@jonatanreyes9459 4 года назад

This modification is so cool you could use UV resin is much easier to use and there is different heat shrink diameters

@mattnewton4755 4 года назад

Maybe a small pipe cutter that you sping would be a safer way to cut the outer tube

@prehistoricgentlemanbird9131 3 года назад

That’s what I’ve used for years.

@TristanGrimaux 4 года назад

You can release the cables from the connector, you don't need to cut the cable, with a small pin

@nerddub 4 года назад

Not sure if mentioned, but would have been arguable easier to just pop the pins out of the jst connector (take a pick and pry up the retaining finger slightly and they slide right out; have done many times to get connectors through panels, or rearranging pin order) in order to fit through the outer tube and then put them back into the housing after the inner fluorescent tube was removed

@streamtabulous 4 года назад

probably easier to just use LE wire (light emitting) where you can just sheath it with a small translucent tube for strength. would be safer to work with a lower voltage to power.

@Veektohr 4 года назад

Would love to see more 1/6 scale photo content from you Norm.

@nakayama2004 4 года назад

Just a suggestion about how to deal with the exposed thin light saber wire. Maybe you can pull the wire tight against the tube as straight as possible. Then drip some CA glue coating it the whole length. The result would be make it almost invisible and permanently secured. Hope this helps!

@robinbrowne5419 4 года назад

Please try running it off a low voltage 60Hz source, so that it has that classic strobing "flicker" when you move it around, Not sure if this works with neon lamps, but it looks great with LEDs. :-)

@glenns7252 4 года назад

I'd like to see a video on your pictures of 1/6 scale figures, I'd like to see more of this

@Avisae 4 года назад

Very timely plan to do this for my ahsoka when she comes in next year and a half or so

@geesterfunk 3 года назад

I just got my hot toys one to fit sideshow Jedi luke, now I need to make this!

@zep4814 4 года назад

To do this wireless, you could power the tubes using a small tesla coil, it would easily power up the lightsabers with about a metre of range.

@Imkiritai 4 года назад

Excellent! yet again I'll be putting to use, something you've taught me Norman 😊

@sunriseshell 4 года назад

My first thought upon seeing the thumbnail was, "that's not 1/6 scale!" Those models are so detailed that initially I thought those were people in costume. 😁

@amsyardanialz4080 4 года назад

You seriously have good talent

@andymuzzo8568 4 года назад

Awesome job. Next time feed the two black wires through the hilt first then attach them to the tube. Much easier to do.

@VariablePenguin 4 года назад

Hot damn this is awesome. Thanks for sharing the process, Norm. I'm going to cast my Mythos Obi Wan statues 'saber hand and do this! Now to wait a month for the tubes to ship from China.

@MrGreenAKAguci00 4 года назад

Glad to see such a cool one day build from Norm. Fascinating stuff. I was doubtful about the liquid tape at first but the end result was awesome. The ending was the best :D

@componenx 4 года назад

That black wire was still quite thick. If flexibility wasn't that big an issue, kynar coated wire-wrapping wire would be a lot smaller and easier to fish through.

@aidan.22 4 года назад

Can everyone agree that Star Wars is the best

@wkpictures6641 4 года назад

@aidan.22 4 года назад

Wk Pictures I bet you only watched the sequels

@bonesymcjay6839 4 года назад

Was

@puntachu 4 года назад

Aiza Playz that was quite possibly the most passive aggressive thing I have ever read

@Scareth 4 года назад

Oh yes they're amazing

@cptcarot 4 года назад

Would it have been easier to have fed the wires through the small side hole and out the blade hole on the sabre hilt, before soldering it to the tube?

@ahobbit225 4 года назад

Hello from The Shire...While watching this video, I found myself, quite surprisingly and unexpectedly making a list of the things that I fully intend to go shopping for this afternoon. My wife is gonna kill me to death until I die from it....Thanks for letting me choose the manner of my passing....Its gonna be great...love these builds...

@tested 4 года назад

Ha! Share a photo on social if you end up following through with making a lightsaber!

@ahobbit225 4 года назад

@@tested will do, unless I'm dead...lol

@mujone 4 года назад

Norm! When are you gonna post a video room tour of your collections? Awesome video by the way! Keep em going brother!

@James-sm1lh 4 года назад

Norm this is the coolest thing you've ever done

@matthewkapala9243 4 года назад

Very neat project, thanks for sharing! And I learned that these CCFL tubes exist too, so that's a bonus.

@andy-in-indy 4 года назад

An adhesive that would be perfect for this project is UV resin. I keep an applicator of "5 Second Fix" in my cosplay repair kit, but you can buy it for less (per ounce) without the whole thing. It sets as a clear solid so it would have worked to seal the connection at the top of the tube, and to set the tube and wire into the hilt. Unlike superglue, it does not cure until the UV is applied, so it is easy to clean up and control, then it sets almost as quickly as superglue hit with an accelerator.

@RightOnJonCrane 4 года назад

Norm! This is awesome! 👍🏼😃 Right on 👍🏼 Thanks. I will give this a go!

@em30142 4 года назад

a fine addition to my collection

@RetroGamePlayers 4 года назад

May the TINY FORCE be with you

@CollectingWeekly 4 года назад

I recommend adding a dimmer to the ccfl if you’re going to use them for your display, they can get pretty hot if you don’t.

@lorcannagle 4 года назад

For photographing toys, you can get a glowing lightsabre effect by doing a long exposure shot while running a laser pointer up and down the blade. Not as impressive for display, but a lot cheaper if all you want to do is have good photos and don't have the tools, skills or cash to do this mod. Also, Kotobukiya do some LED "laser swords" in their Model Supply Goods line, but they're scaled to be used by Gundams more than larger figures, so they'd work with the Black Series more than 1/6 scale if you're specifically looking to do Star Wars

@victorpena5217 4 года назад

If you do a way back version, it would be a cool effect to drill straight through the hilt, wrap the wires in a spring from a ballpoint pen and mount the inverter to the Jedis belt to make it look like a protosaber. Now it would it be a cool thing you don't have to hide and actually maybe even be a piece to be highlighted and shown off . . .

@GearClinkz 4 года назад

What about some EL wire inside a tiny acrylic tube? Should be much safer.

@MysticalDork 4 года назад

Safer, yes, but EL wire is far, FAR less bright than a CCFL tube.

@wangdennys 4 года назад

@@MysticalDork tried it, very dim even LED is brighter

@countzero1136 4 года назад

@@wangdennys LED with side-emitting fibre optic might be the way to go - You can actually make a passable substitute for this by sanding thin acrylic rod and it glows fairly nicely

@wangdennys 4 года назад

@@countzero1136 also tried that, not bright enough but wayyy better than just led.

@spagamoto 4 года назад

@@countzero1136 Yeah, nice thing about fiber is your light source can be much bigger than the saber. Could even hide a high power laser diode in a diorama base or in an article of clothing.

@toddtempleton6514 4 года назад

If you do that again, you might consider wiring the fluorescent tube from the base of the tube through the lightsaber handle using varnished armature wire. You will maintain the required electrical separation, but the hole needed for the wires in the handles will be far smaller and much easier to thread the wire through.

@zarnistastudios 4 года назад

Absolutely brilliant!!! I wish there was a solution for my 1/12 collection. Till then I will just admire yours. Great build and share.

@martinfinne7259 4 года назад

There are something called "neon wire", the one I found first was 2,3mm in diameter and at least the ones I have can be cut to length. They often comes with a battery pack and driver. The downside is their color, may be better and worse, and that they are soft

@reneswrenesw 4 года назад

solution for 1/12: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7Wd2RBvGU2I.html&ab_channel=BoyleiHobbyTime

@raimee81 4 года назад

I NEED to do this. i just got Luke ROTJ deluxe. and the 40th anniversary Darth Vader on Pre-order. They NEED this.

@TimoNoko 4 года назад

This is little bit excessive and kinda dangerous, because of neon-tube voltages. BigCliveDotCom has shown flexible led-tubes as a replacement for neon tubes.

@BernardManansala 4 года назад

NICE!!! The plasti dip was the better choice.

@60secondfisherman 4 года назад

Great video and idea.. Next time I recommend you use magnetic wire.. Much smaller and easier to use..

@zipzorp8858 2 года назад

Wish there was something like this for 28mm scale.

@cheloi1805kami 3 года назад

Thank you for this. Concise and very helpful!

@Irish_Atlas 4 года назад

I'm going to use this method to make a 1/6 scale shishkabob for my X-01.

@SEEshadow 2 года назад

These look so amazing...

@danparra8174 4 года назад

I would love if this project could be used for my 6-inch Black Series figures :c

@simont3686 4 года назад

Some CCFL tubes have a polarity!☝️The Anode is bigger to absorb the heat created by the electron bombardment. Edit: Please never ever use gloves on spinning equipment like your drill press! Veeery dangerous. It can get snagged and wrap around with your hand still in it.

@CujoHyer 4 года назад

I can barely make a peanut butter jelly sandwich. Bro. Will you make one for me?

@christophekevin5808 3 года назад

is it possible to plug the ccfl lightsaber directly into the arm box with the soap reactor cable rather than on ccfl power inverter battery 9v?

@Azoryo 4 года назад

How expensive is liquid electrical tape? Might have ended up with a smoother finish by actually dipping the CFL inside. The surface looks a bit rough the way you did it, it would however suit Kylo Rens saber perfectly.

@tested 4 года назад

not expensive! about $12 a bottle

@bakko9302 4 года назад

Crystal clear heat shrink on the outside of the tube and wire would look a bit cleaner and give a nice finish overall and be less hassle perhaps :)

@blackc1479 4 года назад

Very cool, i was wondering if you might be able to dip the blade portion in maybe a tinted pva glue? Opaque enough to hide the wire, and maybe diffuse the tip? Either way, thinking about doing this for my Vader piggy bank.👍

@jamesbarisitz4794 4 года назад

A short length of shrink tube would have worked better than electrical tape. Fun build Norm 👍

@b9LxhQydQ76N 4 года назад

Wobbly like Adam, learned from the best 😁

@arishively8948 4 года назад

I wonder if there isnt a way to get a miniature wireless power module in one of those hilts to be rid of the wire coming out of the saber all together?

@anubis63000jd 4 года назад

Value has been decreased. Quality has been increased. Odd.

@maxximumb 4 года назад

The figures are sold in their hundreds, possibly thousands. Their value isn't going to go up significantly. Not a good investment option. The addition of the lightsaber adds value if you ask me.

@anubis63000jd 4 года назад

@@maxximumb It's certainly nicer, but you won't find a serious collector that wants a modified collectable.

@prehistoricgentlemanbird9131 3 года назад

@@anubis63000jd that’s why you try and source a spare hilt. I won’t touch the original.

@anubis63000jd 3 года назад

@@prehistoricgentlemanbird9131 Yeah. Personally, I'd give up the original. This was an excellent build, I'd love to have it.

@ललितभूषण 4 года назад

Lightsabers is amazing ;) 😎

@williemcbdirty1205 4 года назад

Could you use magwire to do that with? then you would not have the thick black wire to deal with. And thread the wire up through the hilt backwards before you solder it , then you wont need to go fishing.

@sleepib 4 года назад

you can pull the crimps out of the connector, instead of cutting the wire.

@iasonas1284 4 года назад

i was yelling watching cut the wires NOOOOOOO!!!! hehehe! little more work re-soldering but ok..

@danielcameron9857 4 года назад

Of course, he still wanted to reduce the wire diameter to a smaller wire. Splicing was unavoidable anyway, so why waste the time extracting the contacts and potentially damaging the locking tines when he still needed the connector to be functional?

@iasonas1284 4 года назад

@@danielcameron9857 yes as i watching i get the point of why cutting the plug. great build by the way NORM!!!

@-theamazingdufus-5270 4 года назад

This looks so cool keep it up

@RonParker 4 года назад

I wonder if the end of the tube would look a little less like a fluorescent tube if you etched the last half-inch or so of the tube (or maybe even the whole tube?) to diffuse the light and mask the electrode.

@jenkinw826 4 года назад

Great tutorial

@sjmaguirepdx 2 года назад

Great content as always but flexible LED filament would have been so much easier and safer.

@chemicalBR0 4 года назад

VERY cool, nice job Norm

@asalinsley1883 4 года назад

Could you use EL wire and a small clear tube to accomplish the same idea? Would that eliminate the need of the extra wire from the tip? Possibly reduce the fragility of it also?

@snoopu2601 4 года назад

Heck they sale some stuff on Amazon you can cut to size that light's up that would be much easier and safe to cut and use I comes in diffrent colors, it's about that size to if that's all you need it for photo's? Heck you can even use the stuff around your home, bar under the T.V. sterio system. Have admit yours does look pretty cool with the action figures 👍🏽

@LuisMendoza-pp9qi 4 года назад

But wouldn't it being simpler to use EL wire? That way there's no Cable from the end that has to go back to the hilt.... Also, the tip of the saber is perfectly lit as oppose to having a gap at the end....and no need to rewire

@TheTruthHz Год назад

Surely noodle led filaments are a better option for this?

@urbexmedium1878 4 года назад

LOVE IT

@corexcore617 3 года назад

Hey Norm, I've made maybe 7 or 8 of these now and 2 of them will only light up halfway (closer to the hilt). I can't find anything different that I did between them, do you know what might be causing this?

@filanfyretracker 4 года назад

instead of thin wires for some of the tight place conductor needs what about that paint used for rear windshields? That conductive stuff used to make defrosters.

@nickademuss42 4 года назад

Wouldn't lumarod painted with clear flat paint, lit with a singe ultra bright LED be easier and the same effect?

@Bfiggy0527 3 года назад

Hi Norm, Thanks to you and Dennys for this. I have been looking to make these and it was actually a lot easier than what it looks. My question to anyone that would have the answer is about the Red Neon. The ones that I have found look pinker than red. I understand that you can paint the clear heat shrink tube to make it redder. The question is what type of paint do you use for this? Is it brush-painted or air-brushed? And do you paint it after you heat it up on the neon light or before you put it on? Any help would be appreciated.

@MapleJames76 4 года назад

Awesome work, Norm :) Great idea

@ideiben3190 Год назад

Hello Friend. CAN you give me ANY advice on 'how' I might replace the inner workings of the Darth Vader light saber on my sideshow collectable..? It is the Darth Vader Premium Format™ Figure by Sideshow Collectibles which it 25" tall, and with a light saber tube which measures 12 inches long. It never worked quite fully correctly from the start, but now it no longer works AT ALL. Sooo......I would like to figure out how to rebuild it with new internals. The connection area is fine, I tested it with a tester probe, so it is the lightsaber neon tube that must have been defective from the start. The piece is fantastic and incredibly well done, and with the light saber 'on', it is quite amazing. I am bummed out that it is no longer working. I NEED to fix it myself because Sideshow told me they cannot help me since I purchased this piece more than the allowed time for returns. I am on my own. If you can somehow give me advice for this particular piece, it would be so much appreciated.

@KevinSpooner 11 месяцев назад

Oh, wow! My friend, I have the EXACT same problem with the exact same Premium Format Vader. The SUPER NUDGEABLE tube bent just a little, and now I have a non-functional lightsaber. I feel the same as you, it's such a great piece except for the fragile saber, AND I got the same "you're on your own!" message from Sideshow, which was highly unsatisfactory. It seems like this method in the video would work, it's just a matter of soldering the wires into the housing on the front of the saber. One of the great features of this figure is that you can plug it in and not have to worry about batteries. I'll use this info to give it a try and hopefully be able to report on how it works. Wish me luck!

@EdwinWiseOne 4 года назад

There are transparent conductive films and paints out there, just not on the retail market (yet) ... how cool would it be to be able to paint the transverse wire onto the tube and have it be invisible from all angles?

@Michael-OBrien 4 года назад

Those wire stripppers are a commonly rebranded form factor. Regardless, it is my favorite form factor.

@MidnightVisions 4 года назад

enameled copper wire and e6000 sealant would be a better mounting option for the tube.

@pinchopaxtonsgreatestminds9591 4 года назад

They are a great idea, but they are not to scale, they need to be thicker light-sabres.

@Rabid_Wookie 4 года назад

Layer the liquid electrical tape till you achieve desired thickness.

@MakerCuisine 4 года назад

This is a great tutorial 👍

@andrews8259 4 года назад

Norm is looking younger here....baby must be sleeping through the night now hah.

@shellpose 3 года назад

Are you picking up the HT Mando Ahsoka? She looks great! Had to preorder the DX one. Great video, btw bc the HT light up lightsabers just aren’t good.

@Broadshore 4 года назад

16:10 : I'm surpised you didn't use micro heat shrink tubing. Great Tutorial!!

@Manchild_Figz 3 года назад

Is there a way to not have the wire at all? Other sabers I’ve seen dont seem to have that long wire running down the tube

@anakinfilm9467 4 года назад

Thats neat

@chrisoliver5302 3 года назад

I bought a ready-made light tube on e-bay, but I'm not so sure im ready/willing to drill out my Luke saber hilt. LOL Do you know if Hot Toys sells extras/replacements?