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Title: Got bored.......
Post by: an0n on April 20, 2002, 02:20:11 pm
.....made a lightsabre model.
(http://www.fattonys.com/images/sabre1.jpg)

It needs more small detailing but I'm reasonably happy with it. Took about an hour (most of which was trying to get fog to work before I realise a light might be better. It is a LIGHT-sabre after all).

Comments are welcome but criticism will result in decapitation.
Title: Got bored.......
Post by: Mr. Vega on April 20, 2002, 02:26:44 pm
Is that a knife on the other end?
Title: Got bored.......
Post by: an0n on April 20, 2002, 02:28:03 pm
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Originally posted by Mr. Vega
Is that a knife on the other end?

Yup. My sabre don't need no stinking second light-blade. A regular one will do just fine.
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Post by: Ulundel on April 20, 2002, 02:28:47 pm
Heheh, whaddaya know. I'm just watching Star Wars from TV. :D
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Post by: Zeronet on April 20, 2002, 02:30:06 pm
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Originally posted by Ten of Twelve
Heheh, whaddaya know. I'm just watching Star Wars from TV. :D


on TV :).
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Post by: Ulundel on April 20, 2002, 03:09:03 pm
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Originally posted by Zeronet


on TV :).


Yup :nod:
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Post by: Redfang on April 20, 2002, 03:27:25 pm
Good one. :nod::yes:
 
I also watched Star Wars for some time, but I have already saw it. :p
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Post by: Dark_4ce on April 20, 2002, 03:34:54 pm
Yup. I'm watching too! Right now. :D

And ticked sales for Ep2 start on Monday! Gotta see if I can get infront of the "Extremist" fans, who are camping outside the theatre at the moment and get some good tickets! :D

Btw, nice touch with the knife on the other end of the blade! :D

Oooh, the big and pwudy battle amongst the Droids and Vas- uhhm, Gungans is starting now!
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Post by: Stunaep on April 20, 2002, 04:05:20 pm
Of course.. you live in Finland or Sweden or something. Yea... guess from what channel was I just watching it... Anyway this just suits for the moment, so I'll give it a nice little :yes:
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Post by: Dark_4ce on April 20, 2002, 04:15:45 pm
Oh, one question about the Lightsaber. What does the blue button do? :D
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Post by: Ulundel on April 20, 2002, 04:35:31 pm
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Originally posted by Dark_4ce
Oh, one question about the Lightsaber. What does the blue button do? :D


Maybe you can change the colors with those buttons. Press the blue one and you're a jedi knight, press the red one, take some dark suit and a helmet and voila. :rolleyes:

Don't ya listen to me. I'm drunk.
Title: Got bored.......
Post by: an0n on April 20, 2002, 06:08:08 pm
Actually, that was my initial use for the buttons but I think they'd be best suited as:
Blue - On/Off button
Red - Blade extend/retract button
Tiny Green - Overload or some kind of energy pulse
Title: Got bored.......
Post by: Ulundel on April 20, 2002, 06:12:26 pm
Why jedis need an on/off button? I think they use the force to turn this thing on and off.
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Post by: Dark_4ce on April 20, 2002, 06:16:12 pm
So the blue button is a stilleto button eh? Cool... ;)
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Post by: TurboNed on April 20, 2002, 06:49:21 pm
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Originally posted by Ten of Twelve
Why jedis need an on/off button? I think they use the force to turn this thing on and off.


I point you to Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back.

Han Solo, a definite non-Jedi activates Luke's (or rather, Anakin's) lightsaber to cut open the tauntaun.  {/me cracks open SW Encyclopedia to verify spelling of "tauntaun."}

Also - the usage of an extend/retract button is not unheard of, but extremely rare for Jedi to have and use, as it requires extra crystals in the construction (said crystals are extremely difficult to come by, too).
Very cool touch on the vibroblade (this is Star Wars after all - they don't have knives, they're VibroBaldes (TM).  

  --TurboNed

Edit: Dangit - I screwed up my punctuation, and couldn't leave it like that.  (-:
Title: Got bored.......
Post by: an0n on April 20, 2002, 07:09:02 pm
I've done the other side. It ****ed the smoothness when I cut out the chunks with booleans but I think it still looks okay.

(http://www.fattonys.com/images/sabre2.jpg)
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Post by: Corsair on April 20, 2002, 09:09:12 pm
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Originally posted by TurboNed
I point you to Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back.

Han Solo, a definite non-Jedi activates Luke's (or rather, Anakin's) lightsaber to cut open the tauntaun.  {/me cracks open SW Encyclopedia to verify spelling of "tauntaun."}

Also - the usage of an extend/retract button is not unheard of, but extremely rare for Jedi to have and use, as it requires extra crystals in the construction (said crystals are extremely difficult to come by, too).
Very cool touch on the vibroblade (this is Star Wars after all - they don't have knives, they're VibroBaldes (TM).  

  --TurboNed

Edit: Dangit - I screwed up my punctuation, and couldn't leave it like that.  (-:
Yup, there is an on/off button for lightsabers just in case something like that situation happens. One tap turns the blade on and two turns it off. As to changing the blade length, according to one of the Jedi Holocrons, it was a fad at certain points in time and considered cool. At others, it was deemed an unneccesary luxury and most Jedi did not make adjustable blade lengths. And yup, it's a VibroBlade, not a knife.

Isn't the fiction and the SW Encyclopedia great? I AM A STAR WARS GEEK AND PROUD OF IT! :D:D:D

BTW an0n, cool lightsaber! ;):yes:

EDIT: Did somebody say tickets for Episode II go on sale Monday? REALLY? (this means I'll go camp out now, don't expect to see me for a while ;))
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Post by: Joey_21 on April 20, 2002, 10:27:37 pm
:cool: :yes:
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Post by: Ulundel on April 21, 2002, 02:01:21 am
Make a full pic of it so we can see the glory of this toy. :)

*opens games folder, runs star wars episode I, activates lightsaber...*
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Post by: TurboNed on April 21, 2002, 02:38:28 am
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Originally posted by Ten of Twelve
Make a full pic of it so we can see the glory of this toy. :)

*opens games folder, runs star wars episode I, activates lightsaber...*


Blah - haven't you gotten your hands on Jedi Knight II yet?!?  


  --TurboNed
(Another proud Star Wars geek...)
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Post by: Ulundel on April 21, 2002, 02:55:08 am
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Originally posted by TurboNed


Blah - haven't you gotten your hands on Jedi Knight II yet?!?  


  --TurboNed
(Another proud Star Wars geek...)


Gotta go!

*runs*
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Post by: Stunaep on April 21, 2002, 04:01:04 am
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Originally posted by TurboNed


Blah - haven't you gotten your hands on Jedi Knight II yet?!?  


  --TurboNed
(Another proud Star Wars geek...)


Hmh... that just reminded me of my low-end comp. which can't run even RTCW, not to mention JK2.

I'm sad now. I WANNA PLAY JK2!!!!!!
MUUUUMMM!!!!! The guys at HLP are teasing me!!! WAAAAA!!! :( :( :(
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Post by: CP5670 on April 21, 2002, 04:24:23 am
bah, I'm waiting for Unreal 2 and UT2003. :D (DX2 as well, but that is a long ways off)
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Post by: Setekh on April 21, 2002, 05:13:06 am
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Originally posted by an0n
Got bored.......


Isn't that the story for all of us? :D

Wait till Maeg sees this. ;)
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Post by: an0n on April 21, 2002, 09:21:30 am
I added some cheapo-quicko bump maps.

(http://www.fattonys.com/images/bumpsabre1.jpg)
(http://www.fattonys.com/images/bumpsabre2.jpg)
(http://www.fattonys.com/images/bumpsabre3.jpg)
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Post by: Corsair on April 21, 2002, 10:17:22 am
Hmmm...Ya know an0n, in the SW universe, the lanuage characters aren't the same. So the label on the handle there isn't authentic :p
I can't find the pic of the letters now, but I'll keep looking.
Title: Got bored.......
Post by: an0n on April 21, 2002, 01:03:22 pm
(http://www.fattonys.com/images/redsab.jpg)(http://www.fattonys.com/images/greensab.jpg)
(http://www.fattonys.com/images/doublesab.jpg)
Title: Got bored.......
Post by: Stunaep on April 21, 2002, 03:30:03 pm
The blades on the Darth Maul's sabre... make the ends more round.
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Post by: an0n on April 21, 2002, 03:31:28 pm
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Originally posted by Stunaep
The blades on the Darth Maul's sabre... make the ends more round.

It wasn't supposed to be accurate. I just got bored again and decided to stick and extra blade on quickly.
Title: Got bored.......
Post by: Setekh on April 22, 2002, 01:02:23 am
That looks good. The bump-mapping's actually quite effective. :)