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izim wasnt trolling...he gave positive input towards the original posters...his response to you wasnt even trolling, clay

and yes izim, i did play both KOTORs
 
TantiveIV said:
izim wasnt trolling...he gave positive input towards the original posters...his response to you wasnt even trolling, clay

and yes izim, i did play both KOTORs
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"and another thing, has anyone ever played like the first 10 minutes of KOTOR ?"
That is in response to me and GCN's earlier comments

"*plus the only canon that matters is what you consider to be canon"
Now that could be taken two different ways, he could be making a statement, or he is replying to my earlier comments, just like some others did earlier saying that what I think is canon is wrong.
COuld be taken more ways, I took it rudely.
 
For Pirates of the Carribean 3 a group of about 75 of us dressed up as Pirates for the premiere, and we were dueling with swords, now of course we couldn't do it with the real thing, so me made our blades out of wood, covered them in a couple of layers of duct tape, painted them over the top of that and then added some normal tape over the top of the paint. They seemed to stand up to the punishment of battles beacuse of the layers of tape. The only reason any of them actually broke, was because one certain individual made a katana and specifically made it almost 3 times and wide and thick as the all others so his would break all the swords, (people stopped dueling him very quickly.... lol). I know they sound pretty dodgey, but they actually looked very decent when fighting and hanging from out belts. Plus they only cost AU $10 all up.
 
Master Fett said:
For Pirates of the Carribean 3 a group of about 75 of us dressed up as Pirates for the premiere, and we were dueling with swords, now of course we couldn't do it with the real thing, so me made our blades out of wood, covered them in a couple of layers of duct tape, painted them over the top of that and then added some normal tape over the top of the paint. They seemed to stand up to the punishment of battles beacuse of the layers of tape. The only reason any of them actually broke, was because one certain individual made a katana and specifically made it almost 3 times and wide and thick as the all others so his would break all the swords, (people stopped dueling him very quickly.... lol). I know they sound pretty dodgey, but they actually looked very decent when fighting and hanging from out belts. Plus they only cost AU $10 all up.
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The duct tape does help, I have done this with wooden sabers.
 
It sounds dodgy, but a thin layer of grey foam works great. Also it takes some of the edge off when you get whacked on the knuckles.
 
I have to say guys, from all the ideas above so far, a wooden blade is most likely your best bet. Not as expensive as a PC blade, and depending on the wood, could be just as strong. If it snaps getting another one would be a fair whack easier. I have an ultra saber, the type mentioned above that have the LED shine from the hilt, and while the light effect is fantastic, The minute you snap the blade or shatter it, it's useless until another blade is found.

There are a number of Carpenters that might be able to assist you with the Lathing of the blade, from my days in woodwork at school it just took a little bit of effort to make something come out nice.

The more i read about this, the more i'm thinking about getting the whole thing Lathed out of wood.
 
Sarim Thiri said:
Now that's a good idea, might be good to add a layer of plastic... for the look of it :p

Wood might be a good start, at least.
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Wood should be fine, but the Polycarb most likely won't give you the shape you wan anyways (I thought I had mentioned that earlier).

I would wrap a shaped piece of wood in duct tape, and maybe paint it?
If you duel with Jedi, it will give them paint smears on their blades though...
 
You then wrap the painted sword in normal tape to stop the paint from coming off on other peoples swords. If you get the tape on right the first time then no paint will come off. It can look fairly decent
 
The FX sabers aren't really designed for dueling... that being said, it would be much better to duel with a wooden "waster" sword against a stunt saber rather than an FX. Wasters are available in a variety of styles, and can be ordered online and/or found at most ren faires. Though it would likely be cheaper to order online, since most ren faire stuff is astronomically marked up.

Here's a link for wasters:
Arms

And while it's not for dueling, my Mando is also a sword Mando. I have one Blaster pistol and the Sword so far, and will have a variety of blades by the time I'm done.

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Ordo Te'skot said:
The FX sabers aren't really designed for dueling... that being said, it would be much better to duel with a wooden "waster" sword against a stunt saber rather than an FX. Wasters are available in a variety of styles, and can be ordered online and/or found at most ren faires. Though it would likely be cheaper to order online, since most ren faire stuff is astronomically marked up.

Here's a link for wasters:
Arms

And while it's not for dueling, my Mando is also a sword Mando. I have one Blaster pistol and the Sword so far, and will have a variety of blades by the time I'm done.

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Well not many Jedi costumers use the standard FX anymore, many use the stronger LED conversions, that way no LED's blow out, although the plastic can still break in half.
 
Which is why I suggested using a stunt saber instead of an "effect" saber. Safer all around that way, I'd think. Either way though, you don't want to duel one material against another if there's much of a difference in strength of the materials involved.
 
Ordo Te'skot said:
Which is why I suggested using a stunt saber instead of an "effect" saber. Safer all around that way, I'd think. Either way though, you don't want to duel one material against another if there's much of a difference in strength of the materials involved.
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That's why I suggested some polycarb, and a simple LED system.
But he wants a sword.
 
Right, which brings us full circle back to my original post... He could get a wooden "waster" sword, and have whoever he plans on "dueling" use a stunt saber instead of an FX. Seems rather simple to me :lol:
 
Ordo Te'skot said:
Right, which brings us full circle back to my original post... He could get a wooden "waster" sword, and have whoever he plans on "dueling" use a stunt saber instead of an FX. Seems rather simple to me :lol:
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Well then when he is at a Con, and wants to duel someone, he will make the person make a wooden one right then and there?
Righto
 
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