Kaizen Saber Opens Neopixel Ripper Blades Run | NEW PRODUCT ALERT

Firestorm Ripper Pixel Blade

Custom lightsaber company Kaizen Saber, based in Canada, opened an anticipated limited run of neopixel Ripper Blades called Ripper Pixel Blades. The Ripper Pixel Blades limited run is a collaborative project: the blades are handcrafted by Ripper Blades and installed with neopixel electronics by Kaizen Saber. The blades range in price from $210 to $230. … Read more

Electrum Sabercrafts Aurora Smart Saber | New Saber Alert

Electrum Sabercrafts Aurora Smart Saber

Electrum Sabercrafts unveiled the Aurora Smart Saber. The Aurora lightsaber is now open for pre-orders. The thin neck custom saber is an original design that shares similar design features to Original Trilogy style thin neck lightsabers. Aurora, a two-handed lightsaber, is available configured as a Bluetooth equipped RGB sound saber with an option to upgrade … Read more

Are neopixel lightsabers duel worthy?

Sabertrio Valhken lightsaber

Many neopixel lightsabers and blades are designed to be very durable and resilient, but some neopixel blades are more durable than others. Check with the company or vendor and see if they consider their neopixel blade to be duel worthy. Sabertrio, for example, states that their neopixel lightsaber blades are “recommended for up to MEDIUM … Read more

SaberMach Photon G4 Lightsaber | New Saber Alert

SaberMach Photon G4 lightsaber

SaberMach released the Photon G4 lightsaber. The custom saber is inspired by the design of Kagemitsu G4 photon sword, also referred to as a Kouken or beam sabre, in Gun Gale Online (GGO). Photon G4 comes in a gunmetal finish with titanium accent colors on the emitter and removable sleeve. The finish uses the SaberMach’s … Read more

Are neopixel lightsabers KILLING demand for static blade plugs?

lightsaber blade plugs

Neopixel is one of the hot lightsaber technologies of 2018 and is arguably one of the most disruptive lightsaber technologies to gain popularity in 2018. How are neopixel lightsabers affecting the market for static blade plugs? Watch Are neopixel lightsabers KILLING demand for static blade plugs? on YouTube Until recently, static blade plugs were the … 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

2018 Is The Year of the Neopixel Lightsaber

The year 2018 is the year of the neopixel lightsaber. Neopixel is a somewhat new lightsaber technology that is becoming very popular very quickly among lightsaber enthusiasts. Neopixel lightsabers use removable blades that contain neopixel LED strips. Most other lightsabers either use in-hilt LEDs (i.e. the light source is contained within the hilt) or a … Read more

Vader’s Vault The Revanchist (Revan Style Lightsaber) | New Saber Alert

Vader's Vault The Revanchist

Vader’s Vault released a new lightsaber hilt design called The Revanchist. The hilt is modeled after the lightsaber used by Revan in the Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) video game. Vader’s Vault already manufactures a different Revan-style lightsaber called REV-N. The Revanchist is designed to match the scale of REV-N so lightsaber enthusiasts can collect … Read more

Ripper Blades Announces NEW Neopixel Blades

neopixel Ripper Blades lightsaber blades

Custom lightsaber blade company Ripper Blades announced they will be releasing neopixel lightsaber blades. Ripper Blades has not divulged a specific release date for the new Ripper Blades neopixel blades. Ripper Blades Etsy Store [AFFILIATE LINK] https://www.etsy.com/shop/RipperBlades Watch Ripper Blades Announces NEW Neopixel Blades on YouTube The year 2018 has been a big year for neopixel … Read more

All About Lightsaber Blades: An Interview with Vee Ripper of Ripper Blades

Ripper Blades, various flat acrylic lightsaber blades

It all started with a nightlight. Gary ‘Rip’ Ripper, a Star Wars fan and lifelong artist, created the first ever flat acrylic lightsaber blade after noticing a nightlight. In November 2016, Rip teamed up with best friend and now significant other Vee Ripper in order to expand the growing lightsaber blade hobby into a full … Read more