Plo Koon - Luminara - Maul

[guabe]

Did some tweaks on the model. I have redone the area where the fins connect to the washers (radiator section). I made the inner washers be smaller and more accurately sized.

 

[guabe]

No changes to the Plo and Luminara at the moment but here are nicer renders.

 

[Foe Hammer]

Any idea when you will have the prototypes for these ready to show off?

 

[tuck]

Also any word on the estimated price?

 

[guabe]

Any idea when you will have the prototypes for these ready to show off?

Mid next month

 

[guabe]

Also any word on the estimated price?

Not sure yet but will be similarly priced as the prior series.

 

[guabe]

Ok I have completed the models to my liking. I did many changes, that im sure everyone will agree to.

1. The thumbscrews are just thumbscrews now. There will be no button version.
2. The buttons are now the bezel led and the side greebly (which is no longer a screw).
3. The Plo and Luminara have an extra ring that has 10 little squares to imitate the end of the fins. You just have to line them up when tightening the pommel. This will make it look more accurate to the props.
4. No dark grey anodizing on grooves. Similar to the Series 1 and Series 3.
5. Overall accuracy improvements.

I will order prototypes this week. I need to prep the files and BOM list.

Thanks.

Plo Koon

Reference pic of the flipped bezel

Luminara

Maul

 

[MojaveTrooper]

Ok I have completed the models to my liking. I did many changes, that im sure everyone will agree to.

1. The thumbscrews are just thumbscrews now. There will be no button version.
2. The buttons are now the bezel led and the side greebly (which is no longer a screw).
3. The Plo and Luminara have an extra ring that has 10 little squares to imitate the end of the fins. You just have to line them up when tightening the pommel. This will make it look more accurate to the props.
4. No dark grey anodizing on grooves. Similar to the Series 1 and Series 3.
5. Overall accuracy improvements.

I will order prototypes this week. I need to prep the files and BOM list.

Thanks.

Plo Koon
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Reference pic of the flipped bezel
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Luminara
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Maul
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You're the man Gus

 

[Foe Hammer]

Looking great!

Will the two recessed bands between the pommel fins (emitter fins on the Maul) and the one channel just near the end be darkened like on the original props?

 

[FLS89]

Looking great!

Will the two recessed bands between the pommel fins (emitter fins on the Maul) and the one channel just near the end be darkened like on the original props?

I personally think this would be better left the same color as the rest of the hilt. The Clan Saber Series #2 had some of those darkened areas done via anodizing and it made it much more difficult to weather afterwards, plus the color is tough to get correct.

Please correct me if I'm wrong though, but my assumption would be that we'd need to add an acrylic paint wash similar to the previous hilts to get that darker color.

 

[teecrooz]

3. The Plo and Luminara have an extra ring that has 10 little squares to imitate the end of the fins. You just have to line them up when tightening the pommel. This will make it look more accurate to the props.

I sent a PM this morning, but thought I’d post this here also for discussion. #3 above, the “Details” from the image. I don’t think those are raised, but milled recessed slots for the fins to key into. I don’t think I have additional reference, but a milled recess from the endmill makes more sense there to me.

 

[FLS89]

I sent a PM this morning, but thought I’d post this here also for discussion. #3 above, the “Details” from the image. I don’t think those are raised, but milled recessed slots for the fins to key into. I don’t think I have additional reference, but a milled recess from the endmill makes more sense there to me.

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Agreed. From a construction standpoint, I think the only way it makes sense for this pommel to be made is that all the circular parts would be done via a lathe, and then an endmill could cut out those slots for those fins to be inserted in afterwards. So yea most likely those are open spots that didn't get totally filled in by the fins after they were inserted.

 

[Rexermus]

I sent a PM this morning, but thought I’d post this here also for discussion. #3 above, the “Details” from the image. I don’t think those are raised, but milled recessed slots for the fins to key into. I don’t think I have additional reference, but a milled recess from the endmill makes more sense there to me.

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Now that you mention it, yeah I see it. There's no visible raised detail for the fins that are flanking and the more I look the more the shadows looks like they're inside the edges instead of outside