Darth Vader's Lightsaber Modified

Last crawled date: 4 years, 1 month ago

Darth Vader's lightsaber by CaseStudyno8 was the first prop I made after getting a 3D printer, and I recently had the urge to make another one. This time I wanted to make an alternate version since there have been so many changes to the prop between movies. I modified these parts to fit Vader's saber by CaseStudyno8 by referencing various photos online. Because of the variety of the Vader saber prop I just went with details that seemed common among most of them, so not sure which film it would be closest to.
Here's a breakdown of the parts:
Upper chamber outer - repositioned the cutouts and added little screws to look more like the prop. No supports.
Upper chamber inner - core that if painted or printed in black gives contrast to the cutouts. No supports.
Upper chamber whole - complete chamber as an alternate to the outer/inner. No supports.
Emitter - noticed the original prop had some little details on this part that I wanted to capture. Prints the same as the original part, plus tightened the tolerance for the emitter shroud so it's not so loose when assembling. No supports. Note: this model was thrown together fast and has errors, but opens and slices fine in Prusaslicer so let me know if I need to fix it.
Midsection - alternate version I've seen. Use support.
Power block - fits the midsection mod so it sticks out far enough. No support.
Power regulator - made a version that resembles the original prop's clamp lever. no support.
Power casing - made very minor change to give the piece longer side legs to grip the block better. Use brim & no supports.
Upper bolt - flat-top knurled knob option fitting the emitter shroud. No support.
Lower bolt - knob goes on emitter part, may need to be scaled down a few degrees if trouble fitting. No supports.
D-ring - fattened and stabilized from moving side to side. Use supports.
Pommel block - the original grips had sharp edges, so I simply rounded them a little and now they're more comfy. Also tightened the tolerance so they can almost press-fit in place. Make 6, and use supports.
Just added:
Power Switch with support (bubble strip) - for a nicer way to use clear filament on this part, I added a support fin so it could be printed upright. The fin breaks off easily. Use zero infill and 2 walls for good clarity. No supports needed but use brim.
The emitter shroud and pommel have not been modified, are not included, and should be downloaded from CaseStudyno8's design.
The parts do not all open in the orientation they should be printed in, so please rotate accordingly.