Darksaber (The Mandalorian): Lighted, Collapsible
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Description
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Lighted, Collapsible Darksaber
I was not satisfied with the options for printable darksabers, so here is my attempt to create a small model that is both collapsible and illuminated with a cheap pen light. The darksaber's design varies widely across its appearances in Clone Wars and The Mandalorian, but this model most closely follows The Mandalorian version. I have tried to include the features that are most common in its various designs so that the representation is as faithful as it can reasonable be.
The design was built and tested with the following 3.5 in pen lights (nonaffiliate links):
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFQFNFW2 (Note: at this moment, January 2026, it appears that only 5.2 inch pen lights are available from this link. As long as that remains the case, use one of the other links for 3.5 inch lights instead.)
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0919M4V2F
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DDXJ95JH
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CC2BKNRT
Other pen lights up to about 16mm diameter may work but have not been tested.
I have included a multicolor print profile for those interested, but please be aware that the multicolor version of the blade is fragile at the color transition. The multicolor blade is a fun novelty, but it will not hold up to play. To get the multicolor blade effect, I recommend printing the blade in white and then painting the middle black. It may also work well with Bambu's gray translucent PETG, but I do not currently have any to test it yet. (Share a picture if you do!)
Printing Recommendations
Please note that the print profiles have some custom painted hybrid tree supports under the middle part of the hilt and the top part of the hilt. In the single color print, there are also tree supports holding open the “lights;” these particular supports are not entirely necessary, but it keeps the lights from drooping and warping during printing.
I recommend 3 walls, 15% gyroid infill, and arachne walls. Use an outer and inner brim on the blades just in case.
Be sure to rate and share a picture of your print!
Also check out my other models, including this Luke and Vader lighted saber model:
License
You shall not share, sub-license, sell, rent, host, transfer, or distribute in any way the digital or 3D printed versions of this object, nor any other derivative work of this object in its digital or physical format (including - but not limited to - remixes of this object, and hosting on other digital platforms). The objects may not be used without permission in any way whatsoever in which you charge money, or collect fees.
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