Samurai Lightsaber

[Aresius]

hehe, don't worry, except the Varangian sword, they're all decorational and only lethal to paper (blunt at all, I may scare idiots with it, who don't know this ).

All 3? I'm not Grievous!

[Armondikov]

Originally Posted by Monkey Boy

@Armondikov: A Wakizashi? And a tanto?, Gee that would look cool on one of those triple blade display stands. Lovely, look forward to it!
How about a small removable mini laser-knife built into the hilt like some Katanas have (blade only 2-3 inches long)? No, probably going too far there?

cheers.

That's the idea. The shortest one will probably not have the curved handle, it would probably be just the end section of this sab(er/re) but slightly modified and not have a large shaped bit by the emitter.

[Andrew March]

Oh wow, this REALLY is AWESOME!!!

[Monkey Boy]

It *will* be a challange to show the different sword lenghs effectively, as the stand would not be built to hold the swords like japanese swords would be - you could not place them on a larger stand with the blades active!, so it has to be a smaller stand for just the hilts - I worry that this could look too tall and unbalanced, but I hope you out shine my feeble imagination in this!

@Aresius: Non leathal? Doesn't matter if they are not sharp, remember: "There is something primative & illogical, yet stangely comforting about the feel of a club!"

Not Greivious? so you don't have three/four arms...but don't you have prehensile toes?

cheers.

[A.I.Ghost]

About the stand. I think the pedestal would be more appropriate, with nice background, maybe something SW styled. This design deserves to be placed somewhere to look like a true relic. Wooden stand is, well... too Yoda-like

[Aresius]

hehe, you're right, even paper can kill (see bureaucracy...).
prehensile Toes? Well...
Yes. But every chimp would be better!

[Countdown5]

How'd I miss this one... Ill take 3

[Monkey Boy]

Originally Posted by Aresius

hehe, you're right, even paper can kill (see bureaucracy...).
prehensile Toes? Well...
Yes. But every chimp would be better!

Better believe it! You get a finger cut off, and it hurts a bit, so what? But even Rambo would wince at the thought of a paper-cut in the webbing between his fingers.


@A.I.Ghost: What do you think would qualify as SW themed? polished metal? X-Wing white with red stripe? Star-destroyer grey? I'm not sure.
No IMHO, the hilt is Katana-like, so I would stick with a nice polished timber stand, or perhaps a Jade stand.

Cheers.

[Armondikov]

Originally Posted by Monkey Boy

It *will* be a challange to show the different sword lenghs effectively, as the stand would not be built to hold the swords like japanese swords would be - you could not place them on a larger stand with the blades active!, so it has to be a smaller stand for just the hilts - I worry that this could look too tall and unbalanced, but I hope you out shine my feeble imagination in this!

It certainly would look tall, due to the shaping on the emitter, I'd have to have a minimum spacing between them on the stand. Whether it looks wrong or not, we'll have to decide at a later date. Priorities regarding this model involve finishing it to a good standard (there are a few more details that could be worked on, I'm sure) and then trying to convert it to the two smaller versions.

[traq]

Originally Posted by Monkey Boy

the hilt is Katana-like, so I would stick with a nice polished timber stand, or perhaps a Jade stand.

second the jade idea.