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- August 21, 2013 at 12:45 AM
Here you go… Current pics:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1/GuardianZinv/20130820_201736.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1/GuardianZinv/2013-01-17103752.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1/GuardianZinv/20130820_201834.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1/GuardianZinv/20130820_201823.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1/GuardianZinv/20130820_201756.jpg Some in development pics:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1/GuardianZinv/2012-12-15212000_zpsec3a13ad.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1/GuardianZinv/2012-12-24170439_zps06857769.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1/GuardianZinv/2012-12-25134649_zps5aaba80f.jpg Blade light test:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1/GuardianZinv/2012-12-01184818.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1/GuardianZinv/2012-12-01184829.jpg No that’s not an el cheapo lightsaber toy blade.
🙂 At con:
http://tenchiforum.com/v3.0/ohayocon2013/DSC00044.jpg 3D modeled from the line arts and multiple screen caps, printed a full scale one capable of holding electronics and a custom made blade mount. It is the correct scale all over. Also made a couple mini ones that are more Ayeka sized. I lost a mini tenchi-ken the first day of Ohayocon *tears*
Now for the bad news, the blade wiring broke the 1st night of Ohayocon. The sound board I ordered wouldn’t work at the last second so I had to work with what I had and totally rewire and solder everything, which was a disaster. I kid you not I was working 12 hour shifts, coming home and sanding into the whee hours every day. The electronics mess happened the weekend before the con. So the wiring job was weak, thus it broke. Tis why the first 1 or 2 segments of the blade isn’t lit in the at con picture.
But it got plenty of looks during the Tenchi panel, and the dealers were pretty fond of it.
If I ever have the heart to break it apart to fix the wiring, I might put the correct sound board back in.
I’d also like to get a wireless charging system added, and tweak the buttons (lit gems) to have more blade and sound modes.
So while it ultimately broke, it was a learning experience. If I ever make a Mk. II, you can be sure it’ll kick butt. But then again… I could always make Ryoko’s light sword instead.
🙂