If you’ve ever experienced a lightsaber blade plug getting stuck in your hilt’s blade socket, you know it’s a frustrating problem. Even worse, while attempting to remove the stuck blade plug you could accidentally damage the blade plug and lightsaber hilt in the process. Prevention is always better than troubleshooting after the fact, so let’s … Read more
Erv Plecter, electronics engineer and founder of Plecter Labs, launched his eponymous prop electronics company in 2005. Based in France, Plecter is the brains behind some of the most popular custom lightsaber boards on the market, including: Nano Biscotte, Pico Crumble, Crystal Focus, PRIZM and more. Plecter Labs soundboards, especially the entry-level Nano Biscotte and … Read more
A LEGO Brick Separator, sometimes called a LEGO human tool, is a handy tool for separating LEGO bricks. Turns out a LEGO Brick Separator is also a useful tool for removing a battery from a lightsaber (Buy LEGO Brick Separator tools on Amazon [AFFILIATE LINK]). Watch How to Use a LEGO Brick Separator Tool as a … Read more
This is a One Replicas SS-Gf Super Stunt Empty Hilt [Etsy AFFILIATE LINK] and it’s media blasted with an anodized clear coat (One Replicas also offers a brushed aluminum variant). SS-Gf is a slimmed down Graflex style lightsaber hilt, designed for easier handling and maneuvering during dueling. One Replicas specializes in designing slimmed down versions … Read more
A blade cover is a supplemental, decorative lightsaber accessory that slides over a standard, cylindrical lightsaber blade. Here are some Flame Day Blade Covers from Etsy seller CosplayCover [AFFILIATE LINK]. Full disclosure, Cosplay Covers did send me these blade covers for free to review. Watch What is a blade cover? (Lightsaber Terminology) on YouTube Blade … Read more
If you’re looking into building your own lightsaber as a do-it-yourself project, some terms you’ll commonly see are: OD and ID. OD stands for Outside Diameter and ID stands for Inside Diameter. Both OD and ID are important measurements for lightsaber construction. The ID would be the measurement inside the lightsaber hilt from one wall … Read more
The Unicron Empty Hilt Kit from The Pach Store is a Darth Nihilus inspired lightsaber hilt (Wonder Force also sells the empty hilt). This is the semi-polished version (sometimes a raw, unpolished version is available as well). The hilt is meant for advanced installers because certain parts of the hilt are not finished. The threading … Read more
Weathering is: scratching, scuffing, tarnishing, damaging or otherwise aging of a lightsaber hilt. The intention of weathering is make the hilt look used, as if it’s been battle-worn, or just make it look like it’s not brand new, ‘right out of the lightsaber factory’, so to speak. Watch Why are weathered lightsabers so popular? on … Read more
This Saberforge Prodigal Son lightsaber is an Initiate Tier saber, which means it’s the empty hilt only–no electronics and nothing’s on the inside at all. The hilt would make a great display piece right out of the box, but you could also install your own electronics in the hilt. Watch Saberforge Prodigal Son Initiate Tier empty … Read more
What’s included with Saberforge empty hilts or Initiate Tier lightsabers, as Saberforge calls them? Saberforge Fallen and Saberforge Prodigal Son, both featured in the article’s photo, are totally empty hilts (no electronics). One thing you may notice right away is that there are no open activation switch holes. Saberforge Fallen features two dummy switches and … Read more
