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		| Riij Skootu Lieutenant Commander
 
  
  
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				|  Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 5:10 pm    Post subject: my lightsaber |   |  
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				| After spending hours and hours thinking and working on my lightsaber, and hazardchris helping me color it. I stated looking for ideas and inpiration.
 This is what I found:
 
 
   
 It is a steampunk version but I like the "old" feel to it.
 
 Here is what I came up with.
 
 
   
 What do you think? Please critique. I was thinking of maybe doing a copper
 or brass color version. Originally, I had a hand guard on the lightsaber.
 Should I add one?
 
 Thanks for your input.
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		| Riij Skootu Lieutenant Commander
 
  
  
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				|  Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 8:42 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Here are my thoughts on what the guard might look like. 
 
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		| hazardchris Commander
 
  
  
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				|  Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 9:08 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| I'd make it a little longer, myself. Right now I'd say that the proportions are closer to that of a shoto. 
 Seems like your going for a more older, more refined, almost Victorian style of lightsaber. You might get some inspiration from the Lightfoils.
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		| Riij Skootu Lieutenant Commander
 
  
  
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				|  Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 9:13 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Ok. Any ideas where to look besides Wookieepedia, SWAGonline, and Deviant art? I also looked on the Lightsabers pdf.
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		| hazardchris Commander
 
  
  
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		| Riij Skootu Lieutenant Commander
 
  
  
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				|  Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 12:00 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Holy guacamole. There are a billion pics there. How did you stumble upon that website? It's awesome! Thank you very much!
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		| hazardchris Commander
 
  
  
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				|  Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 1:12 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| I found it years ago. I forgot about it until you asked. |  | 
	
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				|  Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 9:32 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| The design looks good.  I like that you incorporated the idea of the vacuum tube from the steampunk design.  I agree that it should maybe be a bit longer...  I'd probably just extend the main handle part a bit or the part adapted from the vacuum tube holder. 
 I've thought about designing a guarded or basket hilted lightsaber myself a couple times, but never really put it to paper.  If you do choose to go with the hand guard, I wouldn't lengthen the saber, it'd get to look awkward.
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		| Riij Skootu Lieutenant Commander
 
  
  
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				|  Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 1:50 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Yeah I think I am going to go with the guard I think it completes the look. Thank you all for all of your wonderful ideas and input!
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