Once the heroic Jedi Knight named Anakin Skywalker, Darth Vader was seduced by the dark side of the Force. Forever scarred by his defeat on Mustafar, Vader was transformed into a cybernetically-enhanced Sith Lord. At the dawn of the Empire, Vader led the Empire’s eradication of the Jedi Order and the search for survivors. He remained in service of the Emperor — the evil Darth Sidious — for decades, enforcing his Master’s will and seeking to crush the Rebel Alliance and other detractors. But there was still good in him…
from – Darth Vader | StarWars.com
This LED coversion was really a lot of work and wrecked my nerves. I had to learn the hard way one power circuit with a resistor was not enought power to run the green LED that lights up the five green fiber dots and the two red LEDs for the saber and the chest LED. So I had to redo the whole power management.
In addition to the LED saber effect I tried an OSL painting on the helmet and collar for the first time. I think it complements fine with the LED shine of the blade.
