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Post by Jedimom/Cor-Al Gelkar on Oct 18, 2004 18:53:48 GMT -5
Meijer's (a midwestern form of a super Wal-Mart that has groceries as well as everything else) has Master Replica Darth and Luke lightsabers for $106! I am going ot put one in layaway for my Christmas present!
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Post by Xana on Oct 18, 2004 22:29:20 GMT -5
Nice! ;D have fun with them.
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Post by Jeffrek on Oct 19, 2004 17:44:37 GMT -5
I love my MaceFX, the only down side is the non removeable blade  Oh well they are fun fun fun, sabre goes on, sabre goes off - repeat all day ;D |
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Post by Jauhzmynn Enz on Oct 19, 2004 18:57:13 GMT -5
Master Replica Sabers are cool, but the only downsides I see besides the non-removable blade is the hilt is too fat and it's made from plastic. Also only VERY light dueling can be done with 'em. I have had a chance to use one. The sounds are unnervingly realistic. The 501st's Emporer Palpatine and I were dueling in a friend's backyard at night. The blade showed up amazingly well in pictures. Very realsitic. I almost think I'd get injured when I'd missed a block and saw that red saber blade getting a wee bit too close to my head. Can we say matrix move? :-) Bend backwards but twitch the my saber to contact the empoer in the waist. :-D |
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Post by Jeffrek on Oct 20, 2004 17:32:03 GMT -5
The 2 MR FX sabres I have are made from die cast metal with only certain details made out of plastic. Id also say that while the blades internals are not as tough as say Parks or lightech you can do a fair bit of duelling with them <cough>  The blade outer is made from polycarb the same as most other light up sabres out there so the blade itself will take a beating but all those solder joints on the leds arent as resilient as EL material. If I do get any leds not lighting I'll just take it apart and resolder the offending join. Then again Ive had to do the same on my earliest (oldest) Parks blade so I guess whacking things is bound to wear anything out. |
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Oct 20, 2004 18:21:15 GMT -5
Any saber you buy will eventually need maintenance at some point. I didn't like the fact that MR el's are not removable, and the directions state that when the el paper burns out you'll just have a cool looking prop. But that's what you get for that price, and I haven't lived long enough to see an el blade burn out! It has been about 4 years since I bought my first lightech saber and the blade is fine. The saber needs work every so often, but thats all.
And the el blades that I duel with really take a beating. Once I was fighting with my lightech saber and I was hitting so hard that all the electronics popped out of the blade! The plug had given way, and all the wires and paper were dangling from the top opening! I just shoved 'em all back in, and it still works!
But as far as MR el sabers, I have the Anakin FX that I got at CII, and when it came in the mail I was disappointed with it. The die cast metal doesn't look as good... it wasn't what I had expected, which it why it was a letdown, but it is a step up from the plastic Hasbro toys!
...and really, really fun to play with! Off, on, off, on, off, on.... ;D
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Post by Jeffrek on Oct 20, 2004 20:03:52 GMT -5
Ah you have the Anakin FX, yeah I was a bit disapointed in that one too, but the new macefx and LukeESBfx dont use EL, they use leds and are sooo much better than MR's first offering. The sounds sensitivity has been tweaked and the blade now apears to extend and retract which is the single best thing about them  In fact the Luke FX is so close in size to a real graphlex that unless you put it next to a real one its hard to tell. |
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Post by Jauhzmynn Enz on Oct 20, 2004 20:27:03 GMT -5
Hmm. I guess I have to find people who have the later version of the FX sabers so I can handle the item. To feel weight and balance, check the 'tronics and see how sturdy it is.(Visual inspection.)
Wow Leda, you knock the guts out of it huh?:-)
Sounds like my dueling sessions with Emporer Palpatine from the local 501st garrison. heh heh a lowly Jedi able to wear a Sith Lord out every time they duel .:-D
Speaking of sabers taking hits. parks and Saberworks take 'em well. Also it helps the saber weilder be able to take a few shots too.
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Oct 23, 2004 2:38:04 GMT -5
I've seen the Mace... there's one on display at the Border's bookstore near me. $99 bucks! Next time I go there I'll have to test it out. I'll be tempted to buy it, but I swore I wouldn't buy another saber until I finish repairing the one I wear on my belt! I'd like to see the Luke graflex. And yeah Mynn... I have to keep putting new plugs in the top of the blade! |
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