“Fire Ice Lance” inspired by Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda series.

Hello Everybody and welcome back to this week’s post. After my exploits last week in my new TARDIS I bring you something from a much overlooked TV series from the mind of Gene Roddenberry. That show is called Andromeda and some of you may recall that it starred “Hercules” actor Kevin Sorbo as a commander of a starship (named Andromeda Ascension) which was involved in a galactic conflict between the Systems Commonwealth (an intergalactic government that presided over an extended period of peace and prosperity) and two planetary factions – the warmongering Nietzcheans and the parasitic Magog. 
Dylan (Sorbo) Hunt’s ship was very involved in one battle but was crippled, left on the edge of a black hole where it became caught in a vortex and frozen in time. During the time that the ship was frozen (over 303 years) the conflict moved on, the Commonwealth collapsed and renegades and reprobates took over the galaxy. However that wasn’t the end of the story.

So 303 years after the battle, a salvage crew manage to recover the Andromeda and Dylan Hunt is brought back to life. However he is still determined to right the wrongs of what happened and takes it upon himself to restore the Commonwealth to it’s former status. He gets the crew of the salvage ship to become his crew and along with an AI holographic representation of a First Officer the new Andromeda crew go into battle. Now the ship had the usual types of armaments a starship would have and the crew had light weapons for face to face combat which included blasters of various types but the most striking weaopns were the “Force Lances”….which kinda, sorta….er look a lot like light sabers and saberstaffs (just sayin’)…

And so I was interested to see what info there was about them online. It turns out that the show was produced by Roddenberry’s wife, Majel Barrett but was hampered by a very small budget compared to most Sci-Fi shows and the props turned out to be VERY basic. Most of the prop Force Lance handles were made from a length of dowel rod and had extra Greebling parts added to make it look otherworldly. Most had a fake activation switch mounted onto the handgrip which itself was a cutout piece of rubber matting. So….I felt I should try and 3D a slightly more realistic version and this is my Fire Ice Lance….

Now the Force Lance doesn’t have a blade but is actually a blaster (without a conventional trigger) so it is a strange breed of weapon. Not only that but there is the standard handheld version plus a version built into a staff or Japanese Naginata long handled short sword. I decided to have a look around the net again and see what the Sci-Fi community had made in way of replicas (and see if any companies made official/unofficial models) and there were quite a few fan made hilts using similar techniques as the real prop builders…

In fact these fan replicas look better than the real props (sorry Props Guy) but then these weren’t actually used on a studio set and need to be rugged to survive the action scenes they featured in. I kinda liked the variety so I decided to make an alternate colour scheme and here it is…

I am working on a few other variants and should have a post coming soon to showcase those. But in the meantime I just have a few pics of both versions on display for you….

In this batch of photos I did give the weapon a plasma based blade to see how it looked and yep,,,it looked lightsabery (<is that a word?). I also forgot to mention that I added a silvery white paint scheme that blended out to a blue finish on the pommel (I think this is known as hombre).

And that just about brings this post to a finish too…but first I suggest that you check Andromeda out if you can find copies of it online to stream or view. It suffered because critics too closely linked it to Star Trek and Voyager in particular but I thought it was ok….a bit of a cult show. And a final few tidbits of trivia….Gene Roddenberry came up with Dylan Hunt’s name back in the 1960’s and 70’s as it appeared in two lesser known pilot projects – Genesis II and Planet Earth. And Majel Barret will be a familiar voice to most of you as Majel was the voice of most Starfleet onboard ship’s computers!

OK, I really do have to end now but I want to sat thanks once more for all the support and encouragement you the fantastic viewers and friends give me. It really keeps me motivated and now I’m branching out as a result to try watching new space shows and new frontiers I’ve never been to before. Whether you are a regular viewer or a newcomer, you’re very much appreciated, stay safe and Till next time…..

“Fire Ice Lance” is a For Tyeth Editions tribute to the Force Lance weapon seen in Gene Roddenberry’s “Andromeda” show starring Kevin Sorbo. The 3d model amd renders were created by For Tyeth/FTSabersite in Blender 3D and are ©Copyright of For Tyeth/FTSabersite 2016-2024. “Andromeda” and all other names, logos, images and related material are Trademark/©Copyright of Andromeda Productions, Fireworks Entertainment, MBR Productions and Tribune Entertanment.

“Who is this?” – A slight change in franchise…The Doctor is back!

Hello Everybody, I told you a while ago that I had been travelling to see distant relatives down under, well I also ventured to see some that were closer to home in the UK. Actually in Bristol to be precise, and it was while I was in Bristol I took a walk around and found this taking place….

I couldn’t believe it! My friend the Doctor seemed to be doing some filming in Frederick Place. It turns out this location in the Clifton area of the city was the site chosen to represent the exterior of Ruby Sunday’s home. It’s amazing how little coincidences happen but the Doctor must have been keeping an eye out for me or the TARDIS recognised me cos the Doctor came out to see me for a chat. He told me he was experimenting with some interior decorating and asked if I wanted to take a look. Well I normally travel in my Delta Four Interceptor (see it here: https://ftsabersite.wordpress.com/2022/10/15/delta-four-interceptor-a-design-from-for-tyeths-shipyards/) so getting to look inside the big blue box would be fascinating. I was welcomed in….

Inside and guess what….it is actually BIGGER on the inside than it is on the outside! I gave the Doctor my opinion on the decor but he was still undecided on his final choices so I won’t post pictures of the inside…however because I had been such a great help the Doc decided to show me what the TARDIS could do and we went on a whistle-stop tour.
Here is a gallery of some places we visited…some you may recognise from the show!….

This TARDIS is quite nimble considering it’s aerodynamics! Now and then she would fly like a brick but most of the trips were smooth. The first hop put us into a nearby church and I felt we shouldn’t stay long there so we moved on to the suburbs of London. The Doctor even had the cheek to land and park in an exclusion zone but as we were only gonna be there a few seconds it was ok. We got some strange looks as people walked by and saw a Jedi Knight and a police box….so after a few minutes we set off to enjoy some nice rural scenery….

We first dropped in on Hammersmith and the MacBeth Centre that was the filming location for Coal Hill School in Remembrance of the Daleks and the first ever Dr Who episode – The Un-Earthly Child. Then we went to blow the cobwebs away and found some nice fields to set down in.
Then, as always, time was against us and the Doctor said we needed to get back to Bristol because Ruby would be waiting to discover the TARDIS and it’s secrets and the film crew were impatient. We re-entered the TARDIS and in a few brief seconds we were back in the hubbub of the film set and my trip was over.

OK…..OK…..this is a made up story but it was to showcase my latest build….did you recognise it from the first picture? That TARDIS in pic one was my 3D model which I sorta edited into a “Behind The Scenes” photo….the real TARDIS is in the original image directly above, I wonder how many of you didn’t notice the difference, hm?
I say this because I’m extremely pleased how my TARDIS turned out. It appears to be a simple object to build BUT there are many little details you have to get right to make it look accurate – for example the way the roof slopes then steps downwards or the way the door/wall panels inset. Then there are the smaller details such as the door handles and lock, along with the “Police Box” instructions plaque all need to look spot on . I have now become a Time Machine manufacturer and am so proud of the work that went into it.

Sadly this is the end of this story but you can now watch the new season of Doctor Who featuring the new Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) on the BBC TV Iplayer streaming service or if you are rich you can view it on Disney+! Reports say it is going to be a wild new ride but we’ll have to see about that. And with that I’m afraid the Doctor and I will have to leave you as I have a new hyperdrive that I added to my TARDIS that needs testing…..Till next time…..

Thanks so much to everybody that has taken time to check this latest post out. All of the support I receive is fantastic and keeps me working hard to create new material and models. Whether you are a regular visitor or a newcomer to FTSabersite you are very much appreciated.
Now I really do have to fly…….Till next time!…..

“Who is this?” is a For Tyeth Editions tribute build of the TARDIS time machine seen in Doctor Who. It was 3D modelled and animated in Blender 3D by For Tyeth/FTSabersite and these files are ©Copyright of For Tyeth/FTSabersite 2016-2024. “Doctor Who” and the “TARDIS” are creations on Sydney Newman and are are Trademark/©Copyright of BBC TV (UK) and Disney Studios.

“TCE – Tissue Compression Eliminator” FTX version. The weapon of the Master.

Hello everybody to this week’s post…..I made it! Thanks so much for the well wishes last week, it was very kind of you all. In a very short update my condition has stabilised and I’m not experiencing as much pain but I have found out that if I want to have an appointment with my Doctor/MD II have to book one online! REALLY? I need to be seen by a human not a website….grumble, grumble….(I have to have a sense of humour about all this) as my condition is too complex to explain/sort than just filling in a form. ANYHOO….today’s offering is another Dr Who or rather a prop belonging to The Master from the sci-fi series and it’s called the Tissue Compression Eliminator!
The Master apparently “acquired” this evil little device on his travels and it’s function was to fire a beam of Gravitons and Pym Particles that will shrink both organic and in-organic matter to a fraction of it’s real size. And the Master used it many times on humanoid victims reducing them to doll-like proportions…however the shrinking process also constricted the body and killed the target (though sometimes the process could be reversed if the Master wished). The first uses against the Doctor were during the Dr’s third regeneration era, when the Master invaded UNIT Headquarters and sneakily attacked the Doc. Fortunately he failed after the two grappled for the weapon and the Dr seized possession of it. The weapon was about the size of a lightsaber handle funnily enough and looked a bit like this….

The TCE was a simple and effective, nasty little piece of technology in the right hands. And I figured I needed something quick to build to distract myself from my issues so I decided to model a TCE and here is my FTX variant….

Just like a lightsaber, the TCE uses a crystal as a focusing lens and this gem actually has a swirling pattern (showing off the mix of Graviton and Pym Particles….neat huh?). It also features a flared emitter dish that protects the hands of the user from getting zapped. The activation control box is touch sensitive and doesn’t have a dedicated switch but requires just a touch to fire it. The ribbed silver section I suspect is the device’s power cell bank (similar to the ribbed sections of Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi’s sabers) though I have yet to disassemble a TCE to verify, I only build them. And to see how accurate I was in my recreation here is a pair of pics to compare the two…

Once more I got pretty close with my version but I have to admit compared to Dale K, my Dalek I showcased last week this is a simple model! However the Master did upgrade this nasty piece of technology and I have the two future versions he used before switching to a more sinister tool to show in coming posts, so stay tuned (and I even have a surprise ultimate Master prop in the pipeline). But for now I will have to call an end to this post as time is pressing and I’m feeling a bit sore physically after all this talk of shrinking tissues and bodily parts….eurgh!

Thank you so much for checking this Dr Who offering and I hope you’ll return for more as I will be returning to Star Wars stuff soon…(promise because I hope to re-watch a classic SW movie in my local cinema this May 4th and I may do a review!). Thanks again for all your comments, likes and subs they are all read and responded to and much appreciated. Till next time…..

“Tissue Compression Eliminator FTX” is a For Tyeth Editions design inspired by the “Tissue Compression Eliminator” device used by The Master in BBC TV’s Doctor Who series. The 3D model and renders were created in Blender 3D by For Tyeth/FTSabersite and are ©Copyright of For Tyeth/FTSabersite 2016-2024. “Doctor Who” and “The Master” along with the TCE device (and all other associated names, logos, images and related material) are Trademark/©Copyright of BBC TV/Disney+.

Dalek FTX – They’ve Arrived!

Hello Everybody and welcome…please make sure you read to the end of this post as there is a bit of an announcement I need to make which may affect this blog going forward ok (sorta serious but hopefully something I can resolve). But over the past few weeks this site and Tyeth Towers seem to have been the subject of unwanted attention and a possible invasion….well today they broke through!

The mystery Transmat device was a DALEK TRANSMAT! And they have managed to operate it and enter Tyeth Towers! Danger…Dange….er….Hang on a minute! That Dalek, I’m sure I’ve seen it before….wasn’t he lurking on my New Year/Xmas Card I posted?…

Yes! There he is on the right hand side of the picture! It’s OK folks I can call off the emergency…It’s my friendly Dalek that I made recently! As I am struggling to find Star Wars inspiration to build new designs I have branched out into other franchises and in a big way I have started doing stuff from other TV shows. And so far I have concentrated on the BBC show Doctor Who, which in November last year celebrated it’s 60th Anniversary. As a result I felt I had to turn my hand to 3D modelling a Dalek and “Dale K” is my first attempt at building one. And it was a task…aligning the hemispheres on the lower body sections was tough…but first here are a few pictures….

Dale K: Hello Tyeth, sorry I arrived unannounced…I thought it would be a nice surprise for you.
Tyeth: You can say it was a surprise…you do know it triggered all the security systems in Tyeth Towers? But I’m happy to see you, are you well?
Dale K: Daleks are always well, we are supreme…oh do you have company?
Tyeth: Yes these are my friendly viewers of my website, my FTSabersite Fam! They have been a big support and encourage me to build all my 3D models.
Dale K: Oh you mean 3D models like me? I hope they like me…or I will Exter….No I better not exterminate them, I need to be good.

Yes this is “Dale K” a For Tyeth Xperimental design based on the brilliant Pepperpot antagonists from the Doctor Who universe. And I am so pleased how he turned out. The Dalek looks as if it would be simple to recreate but was far from it. The shape of the lower section (known as the skirt) is such that when I had to attach the spheres, getting the alignment right was near impossible. Plus I was only using one diagram as a reference to build this. The problem was that the skirt panels slope outward and are offset (kinda like the Leaning Tower of Pisa) so the top ring is off-center from the bottom ring. Once I had nailed the alignment however the rest seemed to click together nicely. OK time for a second gallery I think….

Here in the first picture you can see how awkward the angles are for the skirt panels and the way the spheres attach, You can also see the famous “Sink Plunger” manipulator of doom and the “Egg Whisk” Exterminator gun all faithfully recreated in 3D. Once I had built Dale I thought some nice cinematic style renders would be good to see how close I got to the original…so I made a few copies and arranged them around Tyeth Towers!

And as the Doctor Who series was born in 1963 I thought maybe a stylised bit of poster art would look good with an old photo of Dale with the Skaro skyline in the background. Dale looks cool in 60’s monochrome…I could almost see Peter Cushing.

Anyhoo that just about wraps up this adventure in building Daleks. Hopefully there will be more in future…but it is the future I need to address with you now,
Many long serving supporters of me and my site may know I suffer from bad health and unfortunately this past 3-4 months has seen my condition get worse and may need some serious medical attention. This could lead to me posting late or even less frequently. I will do my best to avoid that if possible as this site has been a coping mechanism for me…but obviously I can’t make promises so I felt I should let you know.
As such I can’t promise what’s coming up or when but I hope you’ll all continue to look in and check out for new content when it publishes (some eagle eyed viewers may have seen hints at future projects).
In the meantime thank you all so much for checking DALEK FTX out today and for all the support you have shown me…as mentioned it really has kept me going. Whether just knowing folks are looking in, or if people leave comments or likes it gives me a boost. So take care and Till Next Time…..

“Dalek FTX” is a For Tyeth Editions design inspired by the Dalek characters seen in BBC TV’s Dr Who series. The model and renders are ©Copyright of For Tyeth/FTSabersite 2016-2024. “Daleks”, “Kaled” and “Skaro” and all other names, logos, images and related material are Trademark/©Copyright of BBC Television UK/Disney+.

“Vultan” saber – a weapon for a winged warrior

Hello Everybody and welcome to this week’s post. Well the Transmat is still whirring away in my basement (I think it must still be using Dial-Up Internet for it’s connection 😁) and something familiar is taking shape. So I will leave it alone for now and I bring you a new design inspired by another Sci-Fi Fantasy classic movie. This saber is for a very special character in the movie and if I were to quote “GORDON’S ALIVE!!!!” you will instantly know which movie and what character I am referring to.
Of course I am talking about Flash Gordon and the ruler of the Hawkmen, namely Prince Vultan…

Flash Gordon is a favourite of mine with my favourite band, Queen, having produced the soundtrack…and also a certain George Lucas offered to direct a version of the movie in the late 60’s but he was turned down and he went on to Star Wars fame. But one of my favourite Easter Egg connections is that Prince Vultan portrayed by the imposing Brian Blessed, was also the voice behind Boss Nass in The Phantom Menace! So I had to create a hilt for Vultan and Brian and this is that saber, simply named….VULTAN…..

Prince Vultan was the leader of the famous Hawkmen species that lived in a floating city (no, not Bespin Cloud City) near the planet Mongo, and who became a hero ally to Flash Gordon in his battle to save Earth from Ming The Merciless. As a Hawkman, Vultan was an imposing figure and obviously had wings on his back. The inspiration is clear for this saber as it too looks barrel-chested and has WINGS! And those wings are very special….they are made from individual feather pieces which each consist of THREE segments….all of which were arranged to form the winged crossguard section of the hilt. In close up you can even see where I modelled the tufts and ribs of the feathers. They took a bit of effort to position them all just right but I think the wings look plausible. The pommel also sports “tail feathers” whilst the main body of the saber handgrip has black leather, armoured wrapping. I think it’s time for Gallery Two and some close up glamour pics, enjoy….

The Hawkmen highlight in the movie is of course the attack by the humans and Hawkmen on Mongo City as Dale Arden is about to be forced into marriage to Ming the Merciless. Flash is in a ship about to crash through the city’s aerial defences and the Hawkmen DIVE! DIVE! DIVE! into attack. All along with the thumping theme music “Vultan’s Theme” written by Freddie Mercury in the background.
Now, for an 80’s movie there were some nice special effects and I kinda liked the orangey-red skies seen in the final battle so I thought maybe an arty image of the saber soaring through those clouds would be nice…

I really enjoyed building this tribute to a cult classic and I hope you enjoyed seeing it. Vultan was so iconic and identifiable this saber was easy to come up with….it was just hard work with the feathers! It took a lot of time and so I am afraid I am out of time for this post once again, but I do have a bit of a teaser. Last week my friend, the Fourth Doctor Who visited and lent me his support and gave me some blueprints so I could construct something….special….and I have managed to build part of the object. I have a quick sneak peek here for you to see if you can guess what the object is….

I will admit there isn’t much to work from but this is a part from a famous Whovian object and I will show case this when completed. So I hope you will stay tuned to this site to get further updates and see the reveal. Your support is very valuable to me and helps motivate me to push my limits further, Whether you have just looked in on the site, left a comment or like, or subscribed it all adds up so thanks again. Till next time…..

“Vultan Saber” is a For Tyeth Editions design inspired by the story and character of Prince Vultan created by Alex Reymond. The design, 3D model and rendered images were created by For Tyeth/FTSabersite using Blender 3D and are ©Copyright of For Tyeth/FTSabersite 2016-2024. Flash Gordon, Prince Vultan and all other names, images, logos and related material are Trademarks/©Copyright of Starling Productions/Famous Films.

“Sonic” – the Fourth Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver replica

Aargh! Whatever this thing on the Transmat is…it’s coming through!

Er, Hello Everybody and welcome to this week’s post and you are just in time to see the Transmat continuing to operate by itself! Unfortunately non of my saber building tools will fit the casing of the device so I can’t open or deactivate it and I can’t slice it open with my saber…I don’t know how much damage that would cause to everything around me….if only I had a tool that was compatible.
“VWORP! VWORP! VWORP!”
DW: “Hello my old friend….long time no see! Are you well?….I hear you are having some difficulty with a Transmat….need a screwdriver?”
FT: “Doctor? Ah you made it! Er, I do seem to have a bit of a security issue you might be able to help with….see an alien is invading my workshop!”
DW: “Well that’s a nice way to greet me…I’m an alien, or are you alien to me…or are we both aliens? This whole scenario is alien! And here am I with a gift for you….would you like it now?”
FT: “If it will help me defend Tyeth Towers then I’d appreciate getting the gift now….thank you!”
DW: Well I think the pair of us have chatted long enough should I show your readers….Hello viewers…. your new bit of hardware? I think so….Okay viewers get your bag of Jelly Babies ready here is my gift for Tyeth, A Sonic Screwdriver!

Yes, I have ventured back into the realm of Dr Who and am now the “owner” of a Sonic Screwdriver – the favoured tool of the Timelord!
Now some of may recall when I built a saber named “The Pryndonian” for my friend “Inspector Who Reacts” I built a Timelord inspired saber and a Sonic Screwdriver as an additional model.
You can view both here: https://ftsabersite.wordpress.com/2020/03/14/pryndonian-saber-inspired-by-the-inspector-who-reacts-and-dr-who/
Well that 3D model and file were lost when my laptop crashed a few years back but whilst looking through some Zip-drives I forgot I had…I found a copy of the file folder but it only contained the pictures from the post. Not quite what I hoped for but from those images I remodelled the device and this is it! I think it is fairly accurate to the Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker’s) sonic.

I managed to model the body nicely and to scale – and I even added the slanted groove into the pommel section – then created some nice generated textures that colour match with the original prop. This Sonic also has an extending body which opens and closes. Finally to top it off, I added an accurate emitter vane in vibrant red.

I am even more pleased with my rebuilt model as the original I made used guesswork, I didn’t use images as references to mark up and shape the 3d object on top of as a test. I did use an image to match this version as close to the real prop as possible as I’d managed without before.
Anyhoo, just a few quick Timelord Tidbits of info regarding the Sonic…
1) The Sonic Screwdriver which can perform dozens of functions was first seen on screens in the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton) episode “Fury of the Deep” and was used to …..unscrew some screws! (Of course the screwdriver never touched the screws). And the episode aired in….1968!
2) The Eleventh Doctor actor Matt Smith managed to break FOUR sonic props whilst filming as he was fond of juggling and throwing it into the air and dropping it! Eventually and to the relief of the Props Department Matt finally perfected the technique.
3) Sonics are either constructed by the Doctor himself to tailor it’s functions to his/her personality after a regeneration or replacements can be produced by the TARDIS.
4) Sonics are cool! Nearly on par with a saber just a little behind.

DW: I don’t have a little behind!
FT: No…No I meant the Sonic lagged a little behind a lightsaber for being cool….but I need to thank you for coming all the way here to help me out and gifting me a beautiful gadget. I hope my viewers liked t too. May I just ask what have you done to er, prevent the alien from entering Tyeth Towers? The Transmat seems to be still working.
DW: Oh I think now you have a screwdriver and saber you will be able to handle whatever is coming through OK? You are a Jedi and the traffic around the Saturn Orbital Ring road is horrendous so I need to leave to avoid the Gridlock and get home early. Tatty-Bye! “VWORP! VWORP! VWORP!“
FT: Yes I have to end this post in a moment and thank all my viewers once again for checking out this Timelord tool. I hope you’ll all call back for future posts as I have more Star Wars stuff to come and more timely adventures and builds. So thank you all very much, I love all your comments and appreciate the support. Till next time!…….

“Sonic” is a For Tyeth Editions 3D build inspired by the Sonic Screwdriver of the fourth Doctor. The 3D model and renders were created by For Tyeth on Blender 3D and are ©Copyright of For Tyeth/FTSabersite 2016-2024. Doctor Who, the “Sonic Screwdriver” and all other names, props, images and related material were created by the BBC and are Trademark/©Copyright of BBC TV (UK) and Disney.

“Transmat Module”…..But “Who” does it belong to?

Hello Everybody, today I am a bit worried about that “mystery object” I discovered in the warehouse of Tyeth Towers. There seems to be some strange cosmic force surrounding it – but not the Force I am familiar with. It feels other worldly and almost militaristic, almost as if it belongs to an army. Well I did some research online using my special search engine “Dougal” and it seems to indicate that my feelings might be spot on.

From my search results this object first appeared back in 1963 down in the basement of a school in the borough of Shoreditch, London! The school was named Coal Hill School and that name seemed familiar but why? And how did this thing come to be in my warehouse? It makes me think this is some sort of transport device as it emminates a lot of power. There also seems to be a control interface but it isn’t designed for human hands…

Controls but not for human hands…

The more I look at it, the more I think it is a transport device as it has a platform like the transporters of the Starship Enterprise – only larger. The device is definitely designed to be no nonsense and there is something familiar about the shape of the console columns.

I have scanned this and found that the power beam appears to be directed at some sort of….unidentified spacecraft in geostationary orbit over Earth! Are there visitors coming to Earth from this ship using the device? Is this evidence of an invasion? Luckily there’s no sign of aliens in my warehouse so they haven’t arrived if that’s their plan. And my friend I told you about in a past post has said he’ll be appearing at Tyeth Towers very soon and he’s bringing some special tools with him to help solve this mystery.

Ok, I’m going to take a break and watch some TV to try and relax my mind so I can think about this subconsciously – I find if I don’t concentrate on something my brain will pick out old memories so maybe that will help.. Right then TIME to tune into the Sci-Fi channel on my satellite….

Hang On! What’s this? Is that the mystery object? And is that my friends? Wait…no it can’t be….do I have a Transmat? Oh, oh….I think I can hear it starting up…YES! Something is forming on the platform….

And I’m afraid I have run out of time! Is Tyeth Towers being invaded? And by whom? Have I run out of time for good? I’ll have to end the post here but please call back for upcoming posts and updates…I think I may be called into action. Also my friend should have arrived on Earth and might be able to help.

But for now I’d like to thank you all for checking out this post and for al the support you show me and my site. All your comments and likes are much appreciated. Whether a regular visitor or a newcomer thanks so much. Till next TIME…..

“Transmat Module” is a For Tyeth Editions interpretation of a classic sci-fi TV show scenery prop. The 3D model and renders were created by For Tyeth in Blender 3D and are ©Copyright of For Tyeth/FTSabersite 2016-2024. The original prop is ©Copyright of BBC Television UK/Disney.

“Blissful V2” – A replacement saber for Zorii Bliss

Hello Everybody and welcome to today’s post and design, and I’m happy to say that we return to the Star Wars Universe after my little deviation into other franchises. And in this post I set another “wrong” right by recreating a “Lost Design” I did a few years ago but lost when my laptop fatally crashed. The saber in question was a pair of hilts in fact that I built for the mysterious Zorii Bliss whom we met in the movie The Rise of Skywalker. I noticed that this mysterious woman had a costume and helmet that reminded me of “The Rocketeer” character from the 1982 comic strip by Dave Stevens – which paid tribute to the Saturday Morning Matinees of the 30s through to the 1950s. As a result the Rocketeer had an Art Deco style and here is a poster to show that again…

Fast forward to 2019 and Zorii Bliss started to appear in media and trailers and such wearing a Burgundy coloured bodysuit and a large gold and black helmet with a kinda ventral fin on the crown and back of the head. Here’s Zorii and a few of my original renders of the sabers I made…

I was really happy the way the sabers turned out so was devastated when my laptop crashed before I could save backups of them. I had to rebuild them and as new Star Wars content was unavailable to me I took the time to recreate the sabers while I waited to watch Kenobi and Mando etc. I will say that this new design is about 90% of what I wanted, as I intended to add new details and features but then realised I’d missed previous bits off. So this should really be Blissful 1.5 but anyhoo here is Blissful V2….

I made a mistake and forgot to add the moulded shapes to represent the helmet breathing filters that form the fin but I still had the streamlined shape overall. However I remodelled the switch area which I think worked nicely. At the pommel end I again had the rounded handgrip and this time I added vents around the Covertech Wheel (the wheel clips into a buckle clip on your belt to carry it when not in use). The blade features a flat blade edged in yellow and features plasma storm streaks within the borders. Finally, and the reason I forgot about other previous details, there is a hidden access panel on the side of the hilt which comes off to reveal the saber’s inner components and circuitry board! The black inlaid panels on each side of the original hilts featured an Art Deco geometric pattern etched into them but I also lost the reference pictures so couldn’t add that embellishment on this current version…but I will search out the pattern I need and I will update this offering to a version 3 in the future.

And with that I’m afraid this rocket of a post has reached it’s orbit and is about to glide back down to earth and the end for the week. I do want to say that I have another variant of this saber for a relatively new Mando character and that along with more sabers and “Other Franchises” goodies are coming up in future posts so I hope you will call back to see those. Thank you so much as ever to all readers/viewers and followers, new and regulars, for all the support – your comments, likes and encouragement keep me creating and is much appreciated. Till next time….

“Blissful V2” Saber is a For Tyeth Editions design inspired by Star Wars’ Zorii Bliss. The design, 3D model and renders were created by For Tyeth/FTSabersite in Blender 3D and are ©Copyright of For Tyeth/FTSabersite 2016-2024. Star Wars, Zorii Bliss and all other names, logos, images and related material are Trademark/©Copyright of Disney/Lucasfilm Ltd.

New Year Dragon Saber – 新年快乐 from For Tyeth

Hello Everybody and today especially the people of Asia and China on your Lunar New Year’s day. I believe today marks the start of the year of the Dragon and I felt I needed to offer a tribute to the event. Very long time followers of my site may recall WAY back in 2017 that I designed a lightsaber to celebrate. This was when I still used the old software I had access to, provided by a certain manufacturer of replica sabers. If you are a newcomer then here is a quick peek at the “old” design I did….

I built a saberstaff because they were extremely popular back then with Chirrut Imwe and his staff weapon in Rogue One. I did my best with the parts I had available to use in making a staff that had the red colour for good fortune and I made the emitters look like Chinese Lanterns. But you know me I always feel I can do better – however I got distracted for six years and never did anything to improve on this staff. So I apologize, but I have good news because I have a new saber for 2024! Here is Dragon New Year Saber….

I took the Bruce Lee tribute Katana I built last year and have modified it for the celebrations. I gave the hilt a traditional Red paint scheme to represent the famous red envelopes of good fortune, along with nice contrasting black and gold accents. Behind the Tsuba handguard I replaced the Bruce Lee logo with a dancing Dragon symbol which also appears in the pommel cap. I discovered that the diamond shaped ports near the base of the handgrip look even more like the Chinese lanterns I tried to emulate with my saberstaff, in this new colour scheme and I really like them. Hopefully the wait was worth it for this new year gift.

So, to all my viewers and friends who celebrate at this time I wish you all peace and good fortune now and for many years to come.

I am afraid time has beaten me once more so I’ll leave you all to celebrate but I will be back next week with my next scheduled design. I hope you will call back to check it out as I return to the Star Wars universe again. Thank you all so much for the kind support, be it in the way of comments, likes or even subscribing to the site, it all helps motivate and inspire me to keep creating (and as I’m expanding into other franchises there’ll be much more in future, past and present). Whether a newcomer or one of my regular followers you’re all much appreciated ….Till next time….

“Dragon New Year Saber” is a For Tyeth Editions design created in Blender 3D by For Tyeth/FTSabersite. The concept, model and renders are ©Copyright of For Tyeth/FTSabersite 2016-2024.

“Deepspace For Saber” inspired by Deep Space Nine

Hello Everybody and welcome to this week’s post! After last week’s visit to the Battlestar Galactica realm I take you to the edge of the Alpha Quadrant in Federation space and right next to a wormhole for today’s design. As I’ve mentioned my cable TV was fixed recently and I got to watch much more TV than normal over the festive period. As I was finishing my “Montoya V2” saber I saw out the corner of my eye something on screen that looked like a rapier sword’s basket guard, but it was on a sci-fi show! The object (or character depending on how you view it) in question was of course the space station known as “Deep Space Nine” from the titular Star Trek series. It’s amazing, Deep Space Nine had it’s syndicated first broadcast way back in 1993 but seeing the station out of the corner of my eye last December was the first time it struck me regarding the potential to build a saber inspired by it. And it must be a memorable or recognisable object as many of you seemed to know the origins of my little teaser I posted…

The show centres around the eponymous space station and the encounters between it’s inhabitants and visitors. You see the station is located at the entrance to a wormhole that links the Federation controlled Alpha Quadrant and the “unexplored frontier” of the Gamma Quadrant. Needless to say there was frictions and hassles but Commander Benjamin Sisko dealt with troubles well (with the help of his Shapeshifting lawman Officer Odo). Unfortunately tensions rose throughout the show’s run and a war broke out with Sisko and his crew in the middle. I won’t say who won or what happened but I will let you have a look at my version of this famous outpost, this is “Deepspace For”…

This is a bit of a stretch of the imagination but the space station does have some features and details which work well on a lightsaber, As you can see I built a facsimile of the station’s circular array structures and the claw-like docking pylons to form a functional handguard. From there I did have to take a little license with the superstructure and I extended the length of the centre hub and axle to enable me to create a handgrip and emitter socket. The handgrip also sports the custom activation switch, which is illuminated and features an outline of the station layout (when looking at the starbase from above). OK it’s time to showcase Gallery Two…

Having zoomed in a little bit on the saber you can now see all the little details and accent lights that I added to create the “space-station” look. There are modules, hangar bays and even the pylons have mounting points for ships to attach too! And all this detail was added using one function – the Discombobulator! The Disombobulator takes an object and divides it’s surface into panels which are randomly reshaped to create protrusions. This results in details that look like panelling or doors and windows. If you then randomly illuminate some of these protrusions you get the effect of a sci-fi structure or ship hull. I think it worked kinda well. Finally, I mentioned I had “stretched” part of the station to make the handgrip? Well I also made a sub-model…here’s a look at what DS4 looks like in “station mode”!

I have to say I have a bit of a soft spot for this space station as it stands out from most vehicles/ships/bases seen in the Star Trek universe as this was built by a race called the Cardassians before the Federation acquired it. And sadly once again the wormhole of time has closed and I need to end this post. But don’t worry I am working hard on solving my time issues but more on that in upcoming posts!

Thank you all so much for checking out this design in tribute to Star Trek and please make sure to call back for much more content. I have more Star Wars, Star Trek and other franchises lined up, Whether you are a newcomer or a regular visitor you are all appreciated. Till next time….

“Deepspace For Saber” is a For Tyeth Editions design inspired by the titular space station seen in “Star Trek Deep Space Nine”. The design, 3D models and renders were created by For Tyeth/FTSabersite in Blender 3D and are ©Copyright of For Tyeth/FTSabersite 2016-2024. Star Trek and Deep Space Nine, along with all other names, logos, images and other related material are Trademark/©Copyright of Paramount Pictures.