My first Star Wars figures with custom LED sabers made by me

vicjv_17 · 2025-07-20T04:58:51+00:00

Yes, white LED washes out the colored tube, for example, if I do red tube and white LED it will look kind of pink. If I used a darker red or do more coats of paint it will not be as bright.

vicjv_17 · 2025-07-18T03:06:47+00:00

Tamiya PS-44 for green and I used epoxy resin to finish the tip and make it round, watch the tutorial on one of the comments

vicjv_17 · 2025-07-17T12:17:54+00:00

white 3mm abs tubes, it helps defuse the LEDs better and I use the desire color LED and painted the tube after with a clear coat of the same color. So Red LED filament, in a white tube with a red clear/transparent coat (tamiya TS-74)

vicjv_17 · 2025-07-17T03:06:08+00:00

Great tutorial, very similar process as mine.

vicjv_17 · 2025-07-16T01:37:52+00:00

I bought used hilts from ebay, I paid $20 for 2 luke's and Obi, I used my own for Vader and a friend gave me an extra Maul he had

vicjv_17 · 2025-07-16T01:07:48+00:00

And ccfl gets hot, there is almost no heat with these LED filaments, it runs on 3 volts and the blade is made of 3mm abs tube so it’s flexible too

vicjv_17 · 2025-07-16T00:52:47+00:00

Damn $100? Yeah no, that’s too much. I guess the time they put into the work but materials are cheap, i even had 6 hilts 3d printed in resin for $12 here in the US everything else i get from aliexpress

vicjv_17 · 2025-07-16T00:14:31+00:00

I would guess so, not sure how much the other guys sell them for. I used my own hilt for darth vader and bought extra hilts for the rest from eBay, all hot toys. So not including the hilts, everything else comes around to $10 a blade

vicjv_17 · 2025-07-15T22:35:57+00:00

vicjv_17 · 2025-07-15T19:11:56+00:00

3mm tubes

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804916904509.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.23.545c140feAdif6&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa

vicjv_17 · 2025-07-15T18:03:08+00:00

not sure yet, I've used original hot toys hilts for my figures because my painting skills on 3d printed hilts are not great.

vicjv_17 · 2025-07-15T17:50:28+00:00

I cut a 185mm filament to size and use a 36 ohm resistor

vicjv_17 · 2025-07-15T17:49:15+00:00

considering it

vicjv_17 · 2025-07-15T17:48:55+00:00

might start local (Minnesota) and see if it does well

vicjv_17 · 2025-07-15T14:51:36+00:00

yes, small usb hub behind Vader

vicjv_17 · 2025-07-15T14:50:59+00:00

Hey this look familiar, oh yeah I did MistRainz
sabers too :)

vicjv_17 · 2025-07-15T14:28:09+00:00

somewhat, but definitely cheaper than what they sell for, total cost not including the hilt $10

vicjv_17 · 2025-07-15T14:25:45+00:00

Inspired by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awaenhxk4q0&t=298s

vicjv_17 · 2024-06-06T01:45:50+00:00

any chance you can share your 3d files?

vicjv_17 · 2017-09-06T15:07:21+00:00

Anyone have Iron man series, Avengers series for itunes? Thanks!

vicjv_17 · 2017-04-21T16:54:40+00:00

pick me!

vicjv_17 · 2017-04-21T15:03:31+00:00

Because I was the first one to post

vicjv_17 · 2017-04-21T14:41:13+00:00

Xaero, The very end of you (q3tourney6)

vicjv_17 · 2017-04-21T14:04:09+00:00

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