Has been presented in various entertainment media, Star Wars
holds the record as the most successful and the largest film franchise in the
world. One thing that hasn't changed is the admiration of fans at the legendary
weapon of Jedi and Sith, the lightsaber. The lightsaber toys have been widely
available in the market with various innovations, but what if you can assemble
it by yourself?
The idea is offered by Philip Isherwood. During seven years
of hobby making the fictitious 'laser sword' weapons, finally it turns into a
career. Recognized as a creator of quality lightsaber prop, Isherwood's work
has crossed the globe, and now he introduces Adaptive Saber Parts, a lightsaber
with modular system, allowing you to design distinctive sword as desired.
With Adaptive Saber Parts, we no longer need expensive
machines and equipments. The approach is similar to Tamiya cars or Gundam
robots, but the design is only limited by your imagination. In the early period
of the distribution, Isherwood and SaberForge team present more than a hundred
metal parts with three different types of finishing. Suppose they are totaled, there
are millions of design configurations that can be made.
Adaptive Saber Parts carries aircraft standardized steel
material, above the movie prop class, and formed with high precision. You can
add electronic component, 'plug and play', in order to make the lightsaber
emits different sounds when moving. To upgrade that section you don't need
soldering, just place it in the provided area.
In addition, SaberForge also prepares 'laser swords' - it's
also modular and can be removed. The section utilizes thick anti-collision pipe
that's made from polycarbonate, usually used for bullet-proof glass. When
dueling, you don't need to worry if it will break. The Adaptive Saber Parts is
so strong; it can be pitted against the kendo sword (Sinai) or bokken that's
made of solid oak wood.
Brightness boost technology also ensures lightsaber will
glow bright - brighter than most similar toys from other manufacturers.
SaberForge gives warranty one year for each component that's sold. About the
color choices, in addition to standard options such as red, blue and green,
there are exotic colors such as pink, purple, blood orange, green mint, blue
ice and others.
The fundraising program of Adaptive Saber Parts is ongoing
at the crowdfunding site, Kickstarter. If you are interested, you can get it at
a price of US $ 150 for ASP Custom Saber Hilt, but a complete package is priced
at US $ 225 to US $ 350.