
Never fear Padawan, there are two new custom retailers ready to help you with these shortcomings. The first is eBay seller custombrickz. They often have these lots of 10 transparent colored bars with no air bubbles! I've not bought from this individual before, but they appear to have a strong feedback rating. If interested, check them out on eBay.

Between these two, your LEGO Jedi can not only fight with honor but also in style.
(Thanks to Daniel R. for the heads up on "custombrickz". "The Butchered Brick" found via eclipseGrafx's Flickr stream)