As The Force Awakens continues to topple box office records, more and more people are looking to own a piece of “a galaxy far, far away” for themselves.
Since 2013, Hampton’s Hand-Crafted LED Sabers in California has been building custom lightsabers to order for cosplayers. However, owner Ken Hampton ran into a problem when orders increased recently, and his company had no time to properly fulfill them.
Instead of putting customers on a waiting list, Hampton invented a new way to deliver customisable lightsabers in a very small window of time: He put the power of the Force in his customers’ hands.
Hampton reworked the lightsaber chassis into something highly customisable, allowing for about 8,00,000 variations and close to three million design possibilities. This system allows customers to buy a chassis and customise it with preferred hilts, grips, blade emitters, and blades, which come in many colors.
Hampton launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the project, which has already exceeded its original goal of $75,000 try.
Source:www.mentalfloss.com
