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Prototype Proton Saber

I wanted to design a lightsaber that embraced the aesthetics of Ghostbusters hardware. I initially started this as a 3D modeling exercise, but I like it so much that I’m probably going to take a shot at making it real!

I tried to echo a number of design elements from Ghostbusters that I consider iconic of the brand. The emitter end of the saber borrows pretty heavily from the shapes of the Neutrona Wand / Particle Thrower, including the front hook and boxy profile. I kept the slotted cutouts from the original design, but opted to use it as a crystal reveal chamber for the theoretical Kyber Crystal that you’d have in a lightsaber. I also added a contoured handle to the saber meant to imitate the grips on the thrower.

On the opposite side, I looked to the Ghost Trap for inspiration. I added a heat sink and blocky resistor on the side, and filled in some of the empty space with the obligatory worky-knob. 

The ‘bottom’ of the saber has a few elements borrowed from the Proton Packs. I added a V-hook, which is how the Neutrino Wands in the movies were holstered onto the back of the pack, as a bit of a callback and maybe even a practical way of hanging it from a belt. I also incorporated ribbon cabling that was intended to evoke the look of the cables coming from the round Cyclotron parts of the pack. Lastly, I made a mini-cyclotron for the bottom of the hilt!

I’m going to have to go through the design a bit and tweak things in order to make them practical to make, but I think I’m going to have to actually produce one of these for my own collection. In the mean time, you can play with an interactive version of the model below!

Comments (4)

Take my money where do I buy it?

Oh hell yeah… They need to make a Pixel Lightsaber from this, there’s already a Ghostbuster themed saber-font!

Here’s where the sound-font can be bought… I bought it, and it’s sooo cool, you can listen to it
from the youtube clip there.

https://www.kyberphonicfonts.com/product/ghost-sucker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HU7V8_9l6Y

I’m very interested in purchasing one of these once it is complete.

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