Competition: Herald One Year Event: Design your own Lightsaber

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Herald One Year Event: Design your own Lightsaber

On the first day of Spring, my true love gave to meeee...

Three Herald office compe-ti-tions!

This One Year competition requires you to graphically design your own lightsaber regardless of rank requirements, using any medium. The Herald staff will be judging all entries and will also create the winning lightsaber! The only caveats are that it needs to be somewhat realistic so that it can actually be made and it can't use any of the rare parts like UV or unstable blades or resemble the Golden Lightsaber award. Please don't replicate the trailer lightsaber. It's already been done for you and we've already seen the whacky version attempts all over the internet. Be original!

Competition Information
Organized by
General Socorra Tenebrosa Nhar’qual Erinos, General Socorra Tenebrosa Nhar’qual Erinos, Boss Morgan B. Sorenn, Vivibelle Baenre, Seer A'lora Kituri, Orv Dessrx
Running time
2015-03-21 until 2015-04-04 (15 days)
Target Unit
Entire DJB
Competition Type
Graphics/Multimedia
Awards
First Level Crescents
Participants
19 subscribers, of which 13 have participated.
Results
1st place
Mar Sûl
Member
Mar Sûl
Submission
Mar Sûl opted out of publishing his submission.
Placement
1st place
2nd place
Rian Taldrya
Member
Rian Taldrya
File submission
edge_leatherwrap_cobalt.png
Textual submission

The Edge lightsaberhilt features several elements that make it suitable to most forms of lightsaber combat combined with an elegant classic style inspired by designs in use during the hightime of the Old Republic. While the hilt itself is designed to be used one handed (the main grip area is located in the lower half of the hilt), the size too allows of the so called hammer grip required for saberists utilizing the Shii-Cho Form. Along the single bladeguard common to hilts favored by adherents of the Makashi style, the hilt features a tower style activation stud as well as a square activation box that can be wired to either serve as a quick on/off or blade length switch or simply an alternative activation button for saberists favoring a backhand grip. Further a regular length adjustment wheel can be found at the top of the hilt. Lastly there is a kill-switch located on the side of the stud tower allowing the wielder to prohibit the blade from shutting down if the hilt falls off the hand of the wielder or if the wielder willingly throws the lightsaber at an opponent.

Well I am not sure how to ask this, but the attached submission is only one of 56 versions I did for this lightsaber model (7 hilt versions and 8 bladecolors) however, no matter if I place in this event or not, I would like to ask for the possibility to add the edge lightsaber to the list of Taldryan exclusive lightsabers (mostly as a belated thank you for the time I was given the opportunity to lead Taldryan and all the fun time I had doing so). For this reason I will provide the HRLD staff with all versions if the need arises, thank you.

*Update* I have resized the submitted image to fit the general submission size of atleast 500x500 pixels. I also added a textual description for the general hilt design as Morotheri can tell that there exist more than one version of this lightsaber and I am still unsure if I would like to make it generally public and usable to every member of the Brotherhood (if the Herald Office agrees to this idea as well)

Placement
2nd place
3rd place
Aaleeshah
Member
Aaleeshah
Submission
Aaleeshah opted out of publishing her submission.
Placement
3rd place
Member
Garloaf
Submission
Garloaf opted out of publishing his submission.
Placement
No placement
Member
Zeon Blacktooth
File submission
Hilt.jpg
Textual submission

10301 - Zeon Blacktooth

Placement
No placement
Member
Augur Windos
File submission
ScaleneSaber.png
Textual submission

I'm not artist, so I did what I could throwing a concept together :P

Credits:

Font: DJB I Love Me Some Brook - http://www.dafont.com/djb-i-love-me-some-brook.font

http://www.swtorstrategies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/swtor-return-of-the-gree-event.jpg
http://tor-fashion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Gray-Helix-Lightsaber-2.png
http://tor-fashion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Gray-Helix-Lightsaber.png
http://i.imgur.com/mKlomnb.jpg
http://swtorista.com/uploads/outfitimages/r2d645.jpg
http://tor-fashion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Gray-Helix-Blaster-Right.png
http://i46.tinypic.com/30hlrmu.jpg

Placement
No placement
Member
Jeric Cyrin
File submission
NobleGentlemanSaber.jpg
Textual submission

I present the Noble, a Gentlemen's Sword Cane made into a Saber Cane. I am sure if you guys spend a little more time on it, vector it, touch it up and stuff it will look really sexy. If my design were to win please present it as a new saber for the selector, thanks!!

Placement
No placement
Member
Warlord Kai Movar
File submission
20150323_142012.jpg
Textual submission

This is a modular lightsaber for times when you don't want to settle on dual bladed lightsabers or 1-2 single bladed lightsabers. The top half contains the colour crystal, emitter and electronics to operate the Lightsaber, while the detachable section contains power. This detachable section can be replaced with a longer section with a larger power supply with sockets in both ends that can turn this from 2 single bladed Lightsabers into a Dual bladed Lightsaber. This way, you can modify your fighting style based on your expected opponent with very little down time.

Placement
No placement
Member
Balis Umada
Submission
Balis Umada opted out of publishing his submission.
Placement
No placement
Member
Frosty Romanae Tarentae
File submission
saber.png
Placement
No placement
Member
Master Selika Roh di Plagia
File submission
test_saber.png
Placement
No placement
Member
Vynn Salm
File submission
Korvyn-saber.jpg
Placement
No placement
Member
Corvus Corax
File submission
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Textual submission

A branch of the hard Tlaxor tree on Alpheridies. This hilt has been crafted to appear perfectly natural, a bit of dead wood, perhaps. The wood appears to be covered by some sort of lichen, but in fact it is a metallic shroud covered in Petryan leather, and then camouflaged. This makes the grip comfortable, whilst also providing a solid grip. The perfect companion for shadowy people, naturalists(!), and people looking for a quality hilt, whilst nothing too fancy.

Placement
No placement