As promised, here is the partner to A3 Limited Edition (our Anakin ROTS Dueling Saber), the O3 Limited Edition.
UPDATE: This Limited Edition Run is now SOLD OUT. We will be making an FX-ready metal edition with some minor changes for accepting electronics. But this true-to-the-prop-in-every-respect version is now sold out. We currently have a couple A3 Limited Edition hilts left, which you can find here: A3 Limited Edition
These are resin replicas, made to look, feel, and assemble exactly like the original production props. The dueling sabers for Revenge of the Sith were very interesting props. Anakin and Obi-Wan in particular had somewhat modular hilts, assembled with several separate pieces that all stacked together, with the blade itself acting as the assembly mechanism.
With actual on-hand screen-used props as our reference, we replicated every detail of these sabers. Starting with the texalium blade, painted and heatshrunk to match the originals. They feature a custom-machined M10 hollow pushrod with the same length and threading as the originals. So these blades could swap out for the blade on a production dueling saber, and vice versa, you could use a production blade in these sabers.
Obi-Wan was a particularly interesting beast, as there were LOTS and LOTS of different versions of the dueling sabers. All the way from a virtual hero hilt (with every last detail except the activation box, which was always smoothed down) at one end. And on the other end, a hilt with a long tubular section and very few details at all. We couldn't decide which version to replicate, so we are giving you ALL the parts that we could reliably replicate. All the chromed parts are vacuum-metalized exactly like the originals. Other parts use automotive paints, just like the originals.
We also include a custom machined low-head M10 bolt so that you can assemble a hilt without a blade if desired. The bolt pictured below is just a standard bolt with the head ground down; our custom bolt looks a lot nicer but I didn't have it ready for photos. This is the same way the props were stored in production when they didn't have their blades on. Sorry if that throws you; it's not meant to be part of the saber like the Luke V2 "nipple" end. Just a consequence of the assembly bolt.
Here is everything that comes with O3 Limited Edition:
And here are SOME of the different combinations you can make with those parts.
I tend to think of them as follows. The one below is clearly the most detailed, so I call it the "Hero" version:
Next up, a slightly-less-detailed version, with a thicker neck/windvane area, smoothed out booster, flat-faced emitter. This is the version which was sold in the latest Propstore auction. I tend to call this the "Main Stunt" version:
Then, we remove even more detail, going for a completely smooth frag body section, and even less detail on the windvane, and a shorter neck. I call this the "Stubby" version:
And finally ... we come to the version I've kindof obsessed over for almost 20 years. It's identified in the behind-the-scenes clips as "Ewan's Favorite" lightsaber. It's claimed that he used this version almost exclusively throughout the shoot. It has a basic tube in place of the booster/clamp/frag sections, the "stubby" windvane half painted black, a hero neck, smooth-faced emitter. Very interesting choice of parts. Because the tubular section is relatively thick aluminum (at least how we made it, given the construction of the hilt), it makes for a VERY nicely balanced hilt. I can see why he liked it. Anyway, the "Ewan's Favorite" version (and again, you can make ANY of these with the included parts):
There are a couple more images attached below for reference. As with the A3 Limited Edition, A3 Limited Edition, this guy is a TON of manual labor. Much more than even the A3. And many more parts. The price is $849, limited to seven pieces. They are almost gone already, since our A3 customers started snapping them up before I had a chance to do photography and make the official announcement. But, if you want in, head to this page:
Saberz.com - Project O3 Limited Edition BUY NOW
Project O3 - Limited to 7 Pieces:
1. SOLD -- J.S.
2. SOLD -- T.F.
3. SOLD -- M.S.
4. SOLD -- R.H.
5. SOLD -- M.G.
6. SOLD -- W.K.
7. SOLD -- N.S.
UPDATE: This Limited Edition Run is now SOLD OUT. We will be making an FX-ready metal edition with some minor changes for accepting electronics. But this true-to-the-prop-in-every-respect version is now sold out. We currently have a couple A3 Limited Edition hilts left, which you can find here: A3 Limited Edition
These are resin replicas, made to look, feel, and assemble exactly like the original production props. The dueling sabers for Revenge of the Sith were very interesting props. Anakin and Obi-Wan in particular had somewhat modular hilts, assembled with several separate pieces that all stacked together, with the blade itself acting as the assembly mechanism.
With actual on-hand screen-used props as our reference, we replicated every detail of these sabers. Starting with the texalium blade, painted and heatshrunk to match the originals. They feature a custom-machined M10 hollow pushrod with the same length and threading as the originals. So these blades could swap out for the blade on a production dueling saber, and vice versa, you could use a production blade in these sabers.
Obi-Wan was a particularly interesting beast, as there were LOTS and LOTS of different versions of the dueling sabers. All the way from a virtual hero hilt (with every last detail except the activation box, which was always smoothed down) at one end. And on the other end, a hilt with a long tubular section and very few details at all. We couldn't decide which version to replicate, so we are giving you ALL the parts that we could reliably replicate. All the chromed parts are vacuum-metalized exactly like the originals. Other parts use automotive paints, just like the originals.
We also include a custom machined low-head M10 bolt so that you can assemble a hilt without a blade if desired. The bolt pictured below is just a standard bolt with the head ground down; our custom bolt looks a lot nicer but I didn't have it ready for photos. This is the same way the props were stored in production when they didn't have their blades on. Sorry if that throws you; it's not meant to be part of the saber like the Luke V2 "nipple" end. Just a consequence of the assembly bolt.
Here is everything that comes with O3 Limited Edition:
And here are SOME of the different combinations you can make with those parts.
I tend to think of them as follows. The one below is clearly the most detailed, so I call it the "Hero" version:
Next up, a slightly-less-detailed version, with a thicker neck/windvane area, smoothed out booster, flat-faced emitter. This is the version which was sold in the latest Propstore auction. I tend to call this the "Main Stunt" version:
Then, we remove even more detail, going for a completely smooth frag body section, and even less detail on the windvane, and a shorter neck. I call this the "Stubby" version:
And finally ... we come to the version I've kindof obsessed over for almost 20 years. It's identified in the behind-the-scenes clips as "Ewan's Favorite" lightsaber. It's claimed that he used this version almost exclusively throughout the shoot. It has a basic tube in place of the booster/clamp/frag sections, the "stubby" windvane half painted black, a hero neck, smooth-faced emitter. Very interesting choice of parts. Because the tubular section is relatively thick aluminum (at least how we made it, given the construction of the hilt), it makes for a VERY nicely balanced hilt. I can see why he liked it. Anyway, the "Ewan's Favorite" version (and again, you can make ANY of these with the included parts):
There are a couple more images attached below for reference. As with the A3 Limited Edition, A3 Limited Edition, this guy is a TON of manual labor. Much more than even the A3. And many more parts. The price is $849, limited to seven pieces. They are almost gone already, since our A3 customers started snapping them up before I had a chance to do photography and make the official announcement. But, if you want in, head to this page:
Saberz.com - Project O3 Limited Edition BUY NOW
Project O3 - Limited to 7 Pieces:
1. SOLD -- J.S.
2. SOLD -- T.F.
3. SOLD -- M.S.
4. SOLD -- R.H.
5. SOLD -- M.G.
6. SOLD -- W.K.
7. SOLD -- N.S.
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