Darth Vader's Lightsaber Modified

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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. Download this part here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3480720 - 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 are not included. I used the remixed "fixed" shroud here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1987897 and the pommel from CaseStudyno8's design here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1370620 The parts do not all open in the orientation they should be printed in, so please rotate accordingly.