{"id":467,"date":"2017-07-04T11:04:12","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T15:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jbkuma.com\/workshoppe\/?p=467"},"modified":"2018-06-10T16:33:28","modified_gmt":"2018-06-10T20:33:28","slug":"liberty-in-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbkuma.com\/workshoppe\/467\/liberty-in-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberty (in Progress)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/tfzrHzsl.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/kgD12Fzl.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<b>Liberty (in Progress)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I was really hoping to have this done by today, but things have been really busy lately and while I brought some things to try to finish it up while on vacation, I really need my tools back home to finish it. I&#8217;ll also re-do the brass eagle now that I have a better idea of how it fits.<\/p>\n<p>This is a TCSS hilt with custom etched brass eagle &quot;shroud&quot; painted to emulate the Statue of Liberty&#8217;s torch.  The grip and crystal chamber are meant to be evocative of the US flag with the crystal as the star(s).<br \/>\nHilt:<br \/>\n&#8211; TCSS MHS hilt<br \/>\n&#8211; Etched Brass<br \/>\n&#8211; Custom printed modular chassis printed on my home machine <br \/>\nElectronics: <br \/>\n&#8211; DIYino w\/ FX-SaberOS (coming soon, this the next evolution of LightsaberOS)<br \/>\n&#8211; 10a 18650   <br \/>\n&#8211; TCSS 28mm bass speaker<br \/>\n&#8211; TCSS\/MHS style MSWS pixel blade adapter <br \/>\nBlades:<br \/>\n&#8211; Pixel ProtoBlade w\/ MSWS v2 blade adapter<br \/>\n&#8211; RGB ProtoBlade w\/ RGB LED and integral heatsink<br \/>\nSoundfonts:<br \/>\n-Vanilla Lyte, Vanilla Dark, Vanilla Swirl: FX-SaberOS exclusive fonts by Darth PJs<br \/>\n-Flames of Liberty: FX-SaberOS font by me <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/e4Lp9F-6JX4\" target=\"_blank\">preview<\/a><br \/>\nSome progress shots:<br \/>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/c11UzwPl.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/jo7UNIql.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/UZGatsnm.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/P9jZ9Rfl.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liberty (in Progress) I was really hoping to have this done by today, but things have been really busy lately and while I brought some things to try to finish it up while on vacation, I really need my tools back home to finish it. I&#8217;ll also re-do the brass eagle now that I have&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[280],"tags":[289,5,15,345,3,323,310,312,322],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/jbkuma.com\/workshoppe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/tfzrHzs1.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8hnad-7x","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":416,"url":"https:\/\/jbkuma.com\/workshoppe\/416\/in-progress-silvana\/","url_meta":{"origin":467,"position":0},"title":"In Progress: Silvana","date":"April 25, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"This saber, tentatively \"Silvana,\" is almost ready to go, just waiting on some final pieces that I've changed as the project has take shape.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Works in progress&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jbkuma.com\/workshoppe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/unassembled-e1490725972190.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":307,"url":"https:\/\/jbkuma.com\/workshoppe\/307\/lsos1-5-2jb\/","url_meta":{"origin":467,"position":1},"title":"LSOS 1.5.2jb Preview","date":"March 10, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YYmetV5h9TE Latest tweaks to the LSOS 1.5 base code include: Quick mute Blade meter function for RGB LED, String Blade and Pixel Blade Battery meter Volume Meter Sound font color indicator & current font name on menu entry Demonstrated on my current work in progress which is a TCSS based\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Custom Electronics&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jbkuma.com\/workshoppe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/lsos152jb.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":246,"url":"https:\/\/jbkuma.com\/workshoppe\/246\/wejack\/","url_meta":{"origin":467,"position":2},"title":"Wejack - prototyping hilt","date":"January 15, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Wejack, Algonquian for the animal known in English as a fisher, is a prototyping and development hilt and a tribute to our recently depart princess Carrie Fisher.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;FX-SaberOS&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jbkuma.com\/workshoppe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170115_190715_HDR.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":293,"url":"https:\/\/jbkuma.com\/workshoppe\/293\/stringpixel-blade-9-pin-connector-charging-kits\/","url_meta":{"origin":467,"position":3},"title":"String\/Pixel Blade 9-pin Connector & Charging Kits","date":"January 28, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Kits with the adapters needed to make a blade, blade plug, and charging plug for your string blade or pixel blade lightsaber!","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Lightsaber Kits &amp; Accessories&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jbkuma.com\/workshoppe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SPIv1-1t-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":642,"url":"https:\/\/jbkuma.com\/workshoppe\/642\/plan-b-the-gentleman\/","url_meta":{"origin":467,"position":4},"title":"Plan B: The Gentleman","date":"May 4, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"When plan A goes to to bantha dung, go to Plan B. 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