TOPIC: ASP Professional Assembly

ukyavuz wrote:
Right now, Plug & Play Champion soundboard is just that - a soundboard, a battery holder and quick connect deans to the switch and LED. If you want a recharge port, then you will have to purchase that and solder yourself or purchase the Professional Assembly. I am asking if there is going to be a Plug & Play Champion kit with recharge port.

Execute66 wrote: Phil confirmed there will be plug and play recharge port and lit av switches in another thread can't remember which one though but it had a more relevant name like in charge ports or something

Educated by SFCS recently, the Pro Assembly (whilst referencing alignment in the description) doesn't actually provide alignment of parts to how you specifically want them i.e. (excluding part flips) wanting a specific degree turn for the greeblies to match centred. If I prefer say Vigilant greeblies to be aligned to Mauler greeblies aligned with Emitter Topside and have AV switch and charge Port on underside, SFCS says: No.

The PnP Kit and loose part(s) purchase still gives you flexibility (but no factory charge port) of performing specific orientation and they aren't glued-shut out from the box. There is also a grey-area that exists that stems from SFCS specific to Pro Assembly of a Warrior (for sake of charge port) specific to the pre-selected Parts. It writes to select 4 parts i.e. Emitter, Switch, Body & Pommel. Confusion there adds to confusion here (for me) when the Adapter (for TNs) becomes a 5th Part and isn't recognised.

A request to send in an email (after Purchase) of the desired alignment (as picture) from saberparts (builder rendered image) isn't accommodated either.

Pro-Assembly will align as if the hilt was a SF original design, which means it will "make sense". I wasn't expecting customized alignment.

My new ASP Serreno Savage has arrived. It's my first Pro-Assembly. It aligned perfectly. Video to follow soon.

I got my hero tier assembled sabers as well today. One thing come to mind is I really don't like tactile buttons. They are hard to use compared to av switches and does not really look natural on my hilts and I will be asking for two lit AV switches for next one if i ever get another hero tier. My preview will dollow later when I have enough time on hand and when sabers are recharged but that is only negative point i have and compared to look, feel and enjoyment it is not even a minor one. Here is a picture though with some of my other star wars related items

It is the black sabers with light green wrapping that are new guys which I will dub as "Greenstalker" in their staff form.(Yes I have a thing for green and honetly silver, dual or weathered hilts can't give these wrapping the effect I want like black )

A close up before I charge batteries

Did I mention they are RGBA?

Green family saberstaves

Execute66 wrote: Sooo... question for ya, are switch holes default topside with positioning and is there any correlation to how they are uploaded on saberparts builder, 'cos not all switch parts are loaded with switch holes facing topside (without any rotations) where some are loaded default bottomside. Am I to exercise blind faith that a Pro-assembled Hilt will be 'aligned right' with it either deviating from saberparts builder (where ASP is born and tied to) or 'hope' that the production will get it right?

As for the reference to 'aligned as-if' to a SF original design, if a standard production line Hilt is replicated from ASP I can understand. But what about every other combination born from ASP where there is no 'SF original design' to take cues from?

This, I don't interpret as 'customised alignment' rather expect clearer explanation with how it's done. Yeah, it may be a minute matter for most and with your Reviewed Hilts, nothing ever seems to be or go wrong. Me on the other hand, seem to get more wrong than right and with International Delivery from there to here already swallowed, to entertain a bubbled footlong from here back to there is not a so quick to entertain matter.

ukyavuz wrote: Heyyy... Nice additions to your Collection Mate. Kinda makes 'your friendly neighbourhood' seem outta place. Are these a subliminal nod to the current showing in Cinemas of Pete's Dragon?

I have never seen any SF hilt that has the switch mounted in the bottom switch hole (i.e. closer to the body). It's always closer to the emitter. That's standard, so that's what to expect. By customized alignment, one might prefer instead to have the switch holes facing some other angel with respect to the emitter, e.g. a Rebel front face turned 90 degrees with respect to the switch section, or using your own example about lining up emitter greeblies with switch greeblies.

Execute66 wrote: Just for you then.. consistent with my against the grain.

That's not what I meant. Of the two drilled switch holes, yes the top hole (closest to Emitter) is the presumed 'standard' location however it most definitely is not 'always' (reference image did not result from a specific request either). I'm not asking for a customised alignment because SFCS have already confirmed that it's not something that's accommodated. I am simply asking (because of your confidence and multiple ASP Hilts already purchased and delivered) what am I supposed to expect specific to the positioning of the switch holes (regardless of which hole is used for AV and which for charge port) i.e. do I make myself an ass and assume the switch holes are default topside oriented even though some switch parts are loaded default bottomside oriented per saberparts builder?

For example.
default loaded switch section (no rotations) with switch holes topside.

default loaded switch section (no rotations) with switch holes bottomside.

When it comes to configuring the Body and Pommel Parts, how am I to expect how the parts will be aligned when Pro-Assembled. Will bottom image simply be rotated 180degrees for the 'always topside' theory therefore shifting the alignment of parts on either side?

It is noted that declining Pro assembly and buying shims can ensure how one desires. But until charge ports are available for PnP Kits and since I admit to being a doofus with DIY electronic installs, the Pro-Assembly is the option, so educate me please cos you seem to know.

If I was using the Mauler switch section, then I would have assumed the switch holes are bottom aligned, i.e. the red and silver screws facing me. And if that switch section was coupled with the Rebel emitter, then I would have also assumed the Rebel emitter's shorter shroud was facing me because both positions are what SF have done with the respective original hilts. I haven't seen an original SF hilt design that they aligned not "making sense".

OvrcAHst wrote:
My friendly neighboorhood was more of a concept saber i did with ultrasabers menace series I didn't even make or got any custom work on them i was aiming for a fire/ice look but than saw iron man version and though 'hey it could be done with these'. Green family is what my mind runs a little wild with something like ASP and considering all awesome legacy sabers out there my mind runs even wilder and waiting for ustom shop to officially open for more interesting pieces. And no i didn't heard that movie my dragon fetish comes from Dungeons And dragons and tabletop fantasy gaming

OvrcAHst wrote:
Is that a Champion hilt? I meant to say I have never seen a Champion hilt with top hole = recharge port, bottom = switch. I don't own any SF Warrior tiers nor SF Hero tiers. As far as Champions Tiers are concern, which I have several, all consistently have top = switch, bottom = recharge port & kill key.

OvrcAHst wrote:
I think it's obvious to me that if you ordered an ASP thin neck emitter, then you will need to order an ASP thin neck adapter to go with it. Every ASP thin neck emitter page advises you of that.

Execute66 wrote: Nevermind. Flogging a dead horse here.

Can anybody confirm that if you do the Professional Assembly option, you get the Champion PnP Soundkit V2 installed on it?
I know you get the lit AV-switch and LED in the package, but was just wondering if one gets the 'realistic force feedback vibration via internal vibration motor'