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Post by tanzanlinnear on Jan 25, 2006 21:56:20 GMT -5
Just thought I'd post a picture of the sabers I've made that are in my posession at the moment. Apologies for the poor quality of the photo, it was taken with my cell phone... (some of the sabers are also not 100% complete)... The four on the left are my own personal sabers (the PVC one was the first I ever made, but only used as a movie prop, so not a character saber) The four on the right are sabers I've made for various people, and the bottom two are sabers I've made in aproximation of existing character sabers. Any questions are always welcome. Enjoy   |
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Andle Di-Ranos
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YOU HAVE DONE THAT YOURSELF! - Obi-Wan E3
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Post by Andle Di-Ranos on Jan 25, 2006 22:33:16 GMT -5
Nice is wish i was that good....(tear)
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Post by Seda Navilli on Jan 27, 2006 8:45:17 GMT -5
Great workmanship, as usual ;D The best thing about your sabers is how seamless the construction is, it really looks like all the parts were built to fit into each other. |
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Post by tanzanlinnear on Jan 27, 2006 9:28:22 GMT -5
Nice is wish i was that good....(tear) All it takes is time and practice Great workmanship, as usual ;D The best thing about your sabers is how seamless the construction is, it really looks like all the parts were built to fit into each other. Thanks I just wish I could've got a better quality picture of them all together (but I had to mail one out the other day) and I don't have enough hosting space at the moment to post pics of them individually (not to mention some are still unfinished ;D ) Maybe one day though I think the secret of my construction is partly inherited. My dad used to be an engineer for McLaren's F1 machineshops (actually made Ayrton Senna's titanium gear sticks at one point) I'm not particularly mathematically minded, so it would never have been a career option for me, but I did inherit his eye for measurements and proportions, which helped greatly with my training as an illustrator and graphic designer I just have a good eye for seeing a part and being able to visualize if it could be used or not. I've actually got to make two more new sabers for an entry I'm going to be submitting to an art competition I've been invited to enter. I'm going to make sabers similar to Anakin's and Obi-Wan's, mount them on a framed canvass, and airbrush the blades into place. Simple, but hopefully effective |
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Post by Cem-Ji Pobroo on Jan 27, 2006 15:45:54 GMT -5
Don't forget a drimmel either. If I had one, I'd might make my saber. But, I really don't feel like getting one...not yet anyway. Besides I don't have the time. All it takes is time and practice |
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Post by tanzanlinnear on Jan 27, 2006 16:20:37 GMT -5
Don't forget a drimmel either. If I had one, I'd might make my saber. But, I really don't feel like getting one...not yet anyway. Besides I don't have the time. All it takes is time and practice Well, a rotary tool can come in handy, but the Obi-Wan-esque saber I made to sell, my fiance's An'ya Kuro-esque saber, and a few others were made without one. You really only need one if you're going to be making short parallel cuts in the tube (as with the upper grip vents on my curved saber) Anything else can be achieved with a hacksaw, files, and patience |
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Post by jedi12 on Jan 27, 2006 16:47:22 GMT -5
nice tanzan I like those sabers
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Post by tanzanlinnear on Jan 27, 2006 16:52:52 GMT -5
nice tanzan I like those sabers Thanks, I just wish the picture was a better quality. Hopefully I'll be able to post pics of all the sabers individually one day ;D |
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Post by jedi12 on Jan 27, 2006 23:50:47 GMT -5
that would be great
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Post by tanzanlinnear on Jan 28, 2006 8:56:52 GMT -5
Once I get my pic hosting sorted out, I should be able to post larger pictures of them all individually |
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Jan 28, 2006 23:09:18 GMT -5
All it takes is time and practice And that is the secret! Same goes for sewing costumes---- and just about anything! |
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Post by Cem-Ji Pobroo on Jan 29, 2006 0:16:06 GMT -5
All it takes is time and practice And that is the secret! Same goes for sewing costumes---- and just about anything! Don't forget patience. A Jedi must have. |
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Post by tanzanlinnear on Jan 29, 2006 5:07:22 GMT -5
And that is the secret! Same goes for sewing costumes---- and just about anything! Don't forget patience. A Jedi must have. Definitely. The amount of times I've botched a project (well, the first base tube) and started over because I rushed a cut and it either slipped and marked the surface or the saw then went in the wrong direction... It's a good job I've found a cheaper source of tube than saddle posts ;D Patience is a must. If you're not a particularly patient person, then do it a little bit at a time. Even if it means only completing one cut, or working on one detail, then putting it down and doing something else for half an hour. it might take a bit longer overall, but the result will be far superior to rushing and making mistakes. |
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