Amazon Sale: $89.99 Star Wars The Black Series Riot Trooper Baton (50% discount)

Star Wars The Black Series Force FX Riot Trooper Baton

Amazon is offering the Star Wars: The Black Series Force FX Riot Trooper Baton for only $89.99, which is a 50% discount off the listed price. It’s unclear how long the sale on the Riot Trooper Baton will last. Products in The Black Series: Force FX line, including lightsabers and the riot trooper baton, are … Read more

Electrum Sabercrafts Teases Diatium 3 Saber Core Board as ‘Louder, Bassier and Meaner’ (New Saber Technology)

Electrum Sabercrafts Diatium 3 SaberCore

Electrum Sabercrafts announced they will be releasing a new board, Diatium 3 Saber Core (D3), in 2019. The custom saber company started teasing some of the sounds on Diatium 3 Saber Core yesterday on the Electrum Sabercrafts Facebook page. Sounds in the video included: idle hum, swing sounds, and the turn off sound. In the … Read more

December 2018 Lightsaber Sales and Discounts

Custom sabers from various companies

Here are December 2018 lightsaber sales and discounts from various lightsaber companies. Please contact me with additions or corrections. UPDATED 12/25/2018 This list contains some affiliate links, meaning I may receive some money if you click through and purchase an item. Thanks for your support! AMAZON Star Wars Force FX Riot Trooper Baton $89.99 (50% … Read more

Lightsaber Keychain from The Custom Saber Shop MHS Style Keychain Review

lightsaber keychain

The Custom Saber Shop sells some neat machined aluminum, lightsaber keychains. They’re called ‘MHS Style Keychain’ and they’re listed in the TCSS Logo Items section (the keychains don’t use a TCSS logo, however). Watch Lightsaber Keychain from The Custom Saber Shop MHS Style Keychain Review on YouTube Both lightsaber keychains are similar in style, although … Read more

Problems with Battery Packs from Star Wars: The Black Series Force FX Lightsabers

Force FX lightsaber battery pack

Star Wars: The Black Series Force FX lightsabers, which are manufactured by Hasbro, use wireless battery packs that run on three AA batteries (a few models use three AAA batteries). There are three major problems with The Black Series: Force FX lightsaber battery packs. Let’s take a closer look. 1. Force FX Lightsaber Battery Packs … Read more

One-Shot Custom Lightsabers: An Interview with Advanced Light Weaponry

Advanced Light Weaponry lightsabers

Bob Iannaccone, founder of Advanced Light Weaponry (ALW), designs and builds one-of-a-kind lightsabers from scratch. Iannaccone, who has a background in painting, sculpting and filmmaking, approaches each lightsaber build with an artist’s eye: no two lightsaber designs are alike. Iannaccone sells ready-to-ship lightsabers in his Advanced Light Weaponry eBay store [AFFILIATE LINK] and accepts custom lightsaber … Read more

Sith Bunny Discontinues Entire Lightsaber Blade Plug Line

Sith Bunny lighitsaber blade plugs

Sith Bunny, a popular lightsaber blade plug seller on Etsy, has discontinued production of his entire lightsaber blade plug line, citing low sales. Sith Bunny attributes poor sales of his lightsaber blade plugs, all of which were static, to the increased demand for neopixel lightsabers and accessories. Neopixel lightsabers use specialized neopixel blade plugs instead … Read more

What is a Frankensaber? | Lightsaber Terminology

Frankensaber lightsaber

A Frankensaber is a slang term for a lightsaber the combines pieces from two or more lightsabers or other sources. Frankensabers are often created by cannibalizing components from multiple existing sabers and could include external pieces (e.g. pommels, midsections, emitters, etc), internal pieces (e.g. soundboards, wiring, LED module, etc) or some combination of the two. … Read more

Kyberlight Releases GOLD Lightsaber Hilt Limited Edition | NEW SABER ALERT

Kyberlight Gold

Custom lightsaber manufacturer Kyberlight just released a new gold-colored lightsaber hilt. The company states that the Kyberlight Gold Lightsaber is limited edition, but does not specify the available quantities or when the gold hilt may be discontinued. Watch Kyberlight Releases GOLD Lightsaber Hilt Limited Edition (NEW SABER ALERT) on YouTube All of the internal electronics … Read more

How Ultrasabers Uses Windows in the Emitter on Lightsabers

Ultrasbers windows in the emitter

Windows in the emitter are a popular lightsaber hilt design feature offered by Ultrasabers. Windows in the emitter are small cutout sections near the emitter area of a lightsaber hilt that allow light from the LED to shine through. Ultrasabers uses several different designs of windows in the emitter, depending on the hilt. Some Ultrasabers … Read more