Levin Sword
"Time to tip the scales!" The Levin Sword is the iconic weapon of Robin (the player character) from Fire Emblem: Awakening. Awakening is one of my favorite games and I couldn't wait to get started on this project. I have always wanted to have something from the game and since my Robin always used a Levin Sword, I decided to go ahead with it and make it light up with the different spells too! Figuring out how I was going to orient and build the blade was a challenge. Eventually I decided on mounting the blade on a board and allowing the NeoPixels to shine through so I can mount it on my wall. I 3D printed all the pieces using a model by @Thatloudirishguy on Thingiverse, but added my own spin on some of the pieces to allow the light to shine through better. I have 6 states for the lights; Off, Lightning, Fire, Wind, Dark and Rainbow. The first 5 correspond to the normal state of the sword and to the 4 spell types in game. The Rainbow is just for a bit of fun, and who doesn't love that!
A video of how the different states look in full lighting.
A video of how the different states look in the dark.
The foamcore model of the sword in the "lightning" state.
Some of the blade pieces before painting.
The blade before it was glued down, the NeoPixel strip and hot glue risers underneath.
The grip and hilt before being attached to the sword.
The full display in the "off" state and in full lighting.
A photo of the full blade lying down in the "lightning" state.
A Figma diagram of the different states and their corresponding colors.
An EasyEDA diagram of the wiring schematic.
