TOPIC: My first saber, and home made saber stand!

A dream now come true, I now have my own real life lightsaber, as I received my Gladiator last week!

I can't express how happy I am with it. The lit crystal chamber is amazing, the leather wrap is great (I was worried it the brown would be too light), the saber has great hefty feeling to it, and is really comfortable to hold in hand. The craft is a real sight to behold!

I was so stoked, that I immediately tried to make a saber stand to showcase it in my display case.

I took a few pics - the quality of the pictures isn't fantastic, sorry for this. And I have to say they don't even do the saber justice (I should have taken pics under better light, and without flash). The saber stand itself is my very first DIY project, so even though it might not seem impressive to all of you veteran DIYers, I'm very happy with how it turned out!





And a variant of the stand, with blue leds instead of white. I'm not sure which I prefer:


Now... only one, big downside with that lightsaber: I now want more lightsabers!

May the Force ever serve you

Congrats! The Gladius/Gladiator is such a lovely saber to hold. I really like how the crystal chamber is done on the Gladiator.

When I got my Gladius I was surprised by how good it felt in the hand, especially gripping it up near the emitter (which is how your SWTOR character holds it).

That stand looks sweet too. IDK what you used for it, but if it could cycle between blue and white that'd be really cool. But if I to choose one or the other I'd go with the white.

Thanks Kelborn!

Indeed, it feels reaaaaaally good to hold, either right below the emitter, or by the leather wrap... or both, like SWTOR's guardians ^^

I made the stand with very basic stuff - and it was surprisingly easy to make, even to someone like me who has basically no prior DIY experience!

The base is made from two very cheap picture frames. On the top frame, I stuck 2 layers of frosted window film (for light diffusion) between the 2 glass panels that came with the frames, and a steel "grid" I cut to size at the top.
I used adhesive LED strips on the inner side of the bottom frame, and cut a small hole in the back to make room for the plug to power them. And finally, I screwed two door knobs with a suitable design on the top.

Alas though, the led color is fixed. I've seen similar led strips that were color-programable with a remote, but it was too expensive for just testing. I've also seen optional sensors that you can plug between the led strips and the power cable, which allows to vary the LEDs' brightness depending on the ambient light.

Now I know that the designs works and that the end result is satisfying, I might test both these options someday!

Very nice! I don't yet have a Gladius in my collection yet, but it is still on my list!

Thanks! At first I was actually interested in the Dissident, but I felt the Gladiator (and the Gladius) had more character, and a more "Old Republic era" look to it. I really don't regret my pick.

But... I might still get a Dissident in the future. When my bank account has recovered from the blow

Sweet Gladiator! Congrats! The stand is quite nice too. Well done!

Awesome, got a Gladius myself, but that crystal chamber is amazing! And wow that LED-stand!
I would definitely go with blue - might be a bit overkill, but I love the Tron Legacy vibe it gives off and functions well with the LED from the hilt itself

Yeah, the crystal chamber is amazing!

As for the color of the stand... I've seen that the same led strips I used are also made in RGB, programmable on the fly with a remote between 15 different colors, as well as changing brightness! So I might just modify it with this strip to have ALL the colors ^^

If you're interested to make a similar stand, it's surprisingly easy. I think the hardest part is to find suitable door knobs (or something else similar) to hold the saber. Apart from that, barely any work is needed beside one or 2 dremel cuts!