Custom saber companies Watto’s Junkyard and Phoenix Props have teamed up to develop a new aluminum lightsaber hilt inspired by the Ezra Bridger Lightsaber Blaster depicted in Star Wars: Rebels (Season 1). The new lightsaber will be named Spectre Six. The custom sabers companies released sneak peak images of a painted and weathered 3D printed … Read more
The Pach Store announced the release of the Kishi lightsaber, a collaboration between WonderForce and Ultimate Works. Kishi is a two-toned metallic silver and black custom saber inspired by….
Custom lightsaber company Saberforge is currently featured in tourism ads and materials for Oregon’s Mt. Hood Territory with the tagline “Agri-saber-smith”. Saberforge, located in Oregon City, Oregon, is one of the largest and most well-known custom saber companies in the world. It’s also one of the few the custom saber companies to have a lightsaber … Read more
Disney has filed for a patent on a “Sword device with retractable, internally illuminated blade”. The move could signal the company’s intention to develop the most realistic officially licensed lightsaber to date. Disney has not yet announced a release date for new lightsabers that would use the patent filing’s technology. The company will likely release … Read more
DarkLyte Customs announced he will be permanently closing the DarkLyte Customs Etsy store [AFFILIATE LINK] in the next few months. DarkLyte Customs is a United States based seller known for making acrylic lightsaber stands and the Saberlok belt clip. Some of the stands are generic and designed to accommodate many different types and sizes of lightsaber hilts. … Read more
The Custom Saber Shop (TCSS) released a highly anticipated new piece called MHS Crossguard Extension yesterday. The new piece allows MHS lightsaber builders to construct a Kylo Ren style crossguard lightsaber for the first time. The MHS Crossguard Extension piece could alternatively be used to help construct a tonfa style lightsaber hilt. The new MHS Crossguard … Read more
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
Rebel Chumps unexpectedly said goodbye to YouTube in late November 2018. Rebel Chumps is a YouTube creator that posted lightsaber related content including reviews, comparisons, discussions, etc. The channel first launched in November 2015, about 3 years ago. Life Changes Rebel Chumps cited many reasons why he will no long produce content for the channel. First, Rebel … Read more
Imperial Royal Arms (IRA), the influential custom lightsaber forums and resource, changed their name to The Rebel Armory (TRA) in 2017. Prior to the rebranding, the group had used the name Imperial Royal Arms since 2011. Watch Why did Imperial Royal Arms (IRA) become The Rebel Armory (TRA)? on YouTube The lightsaber group likely switched … Read more
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
