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Post by Aston Jor-Cello on Jan 13, 2005 18:55:51 GMT -5
What kind of sounds do they make? Are they similar to the movies? Do they have the power up and power down sounds? Stuff like that.
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Jan 13, 2005 21:58:43 GMT -5
This is what it says on the website: Features include: "start up sound! power hum! interactive motion sounds! interactive impact sounds! power down! two on board sensors! digital processor speaker and on-off trigger!" And yes, it has all that. The sounds are great. www.lightechindustries.com/main.html |
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Post by Jauhzmynn Enz on Jan 13, 2005 22:03:33 GMT -5
hehe A friend had one of those master Replica's FX sabers and she spent the eveing turning it on and off.LOL Her eyes lit up like lights when the sabre's 'blade' lit up. :-D Then she dressed in her Lord of the Sith costume and me in Jedi dueled in the backyard at night til I wore her out. Meanwhile other star wars costumers were watching us from inside the house. Neither of us knew we were being watching.
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Jan 14, 2005 0:21:38 GMT -5
Oh geez! That reminds me of a story that this guy from work told us... he said he woke up in the middle of the night to lots of clatter in his backyard and his wife was scared, so he grabbed their son's plastic lightsaber and ran out into the dark to see what was the matter... and it was racoons, so he tried to chase them with the saber... little did he know that their landlady was watching from her porch next door, and he was in his underwear!  ..... not that this has anything to do with FXvs.EL |
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Post by Aston Jor-Cello on Jan 14, 2005 11:33:11 GMT -5
LOL! That is really funny. I could see that on America's Funniest Home Videos.
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Post by Lartuenecrof on Jan 14, 2005 13:04:14 GMT -5
The first FX was the Anakin Saber from Ep II and that was an EL the sounds were great and it looked good but it was too sensitive. My daughter banged it on her bed and the EL went bye bye. Had to send it back for a new one.
I picked up the Vader FX which I love, but I'm afraid to do any actual dueling. The MR Rep at a con I attended said it could take a beating, but at that price and them no longer having any in stock I told him he's CRAZY!
At the new price I would say the only bad thing is the attached blade which after a bit of walking and picture taking gets to be a pain unless your doing a night event. Over all the FX is becoming a better product for the fans who can't dish out 3 to 4 hundred for MR's Limited Edition saber hilts.
I want to buy an EL from Parks but I need to save some serious money, since I want a custom saber.
I just made my own lightsaber and it came out ok, I need some practice with the Dremel but it will work for now. I think no matter which you decied everyone should at least try once to make their own saber. IMO
Rudy G.
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Post by Aston Jor-Cello on Jan 14, 2005 13:34:52 GMT -5
Well, I would make my own if I could, but alas I just don't have the resources or the time, unfortuantely. Work takes up too much of that anyway.
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Post by Aston Jor-Cello on Jan 16, 2005 13:04:51 GMT -5
But on the upside, I just received my FX saber in the mail, and I absolutley love it! Yay, I'm so happy. I can't take it out of my hands if only for a little bit. Well...I'm going to play with it some more! (I do mean the lightsaber, of course! ;D)
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Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Jan 16, 2005 15:20:50 GMT -5
Can you say more about the FX saber? What's the cool part? Sound or light? Or something else? How long is the blade and the hilt? I always thought that someone with shorter arms like me would use a shorter saber, but they all seem to be generic.
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Post by Jedimom/Cor-Al Gelkar on Jan 16, 2005 17:33:30 GMT -5
I got a Vader FX for Christmas and love it. I love the light and the way it actually works up (or down) the saber when powering on and off. It is sooo cool. Too bad its red and I can't use it here.. unless I keep it turned off and say its a white bladed saber.. yeah that'll work...
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Post by Jedimom/Cor-Al Gelkar on Jan 16, 2005 17:34:14 GMT -5
I am only 5'2' tall so I have short arms too but I really like the weight and feel of the saber when I am using it.
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Post by Aston Jor-Cello on Jan 16, 2005 21:53:55 GMT -5
Basically, I agree with Jedimom, see i got the Mace Windu one and I love the intricate details they did on his hilt, I mean it so real looking. Plus the weight of the saber really gives you some definition as to how a real lightsaber would feel. Uh, what else?
Oh yea I think it is absolutley cool that the light ravels up and down the blade in sequence with the sound of the lightsaber turning it on and off. I think that alone sets it apart from the EL sabers (not dissing EL sabers at all mind you) because it takes the movie experience that you see on-screen and now it's in you hands.
As far as the length of the blade goes, well since it isn't detachable like the EL sabers, I can clip it on my belt and not have to worry about it hittng the floor. And since the blade is strong, but not unbreakable, well let's say while I was wildly swinging the lightsaber around the house this morning, I didn't have to worry about it hiiting anything valuable or breaking anything, but it is a scaled down version of the real lightsabers.
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Post by Kyrel-Dak on Mar 29, 2005 23:30:49 GMT -5
I own:
Five FX sabers - I enjoy them quite a bit. The sound and light effects are very fun to play with.
The hilts are not the correct size.......they had to be made larger to accomadate the electronics. It is my experience that many love these sabers for the many hours of fun FX that they bring.
Downside.........blade not detachable........have broken three of them, two while sparring and one that just fell over (Super glue has fixed them all since the electronics were not damaged) As for a costume piece.......no way....I watched a guy with a $4000.00 dollar Vader Costume walk around with an FX and it just plain looked dorky (unless he would have been doing a fight demonstration)......plus what others have said about walking around any event with the blade attached, very bothersome and inconvenient. As for wearing an FX on the belt, it just doesn't look right with the blade dangling down.
I own:
6 EL Sabers
Love them all.........blades are detachable (I am one of those with a hidden pocket sewn down the seem of my cloak, can't tell I have the blade with me)
Sparring.........I spar with these all the time, never broken or damaged one.
Upside is that they are correct size as a prop saber for the belt. They also have good weight and feel being made of steel and aircraft grade aluminum.
I have made enough modifications to mine including intricate work on my circuit board to qualify as having constructed one of my own........I have several I have built as well.
As for building one of your own........definately the cheapest way to go........I have seen some very creative and well constructed ones (also some very poorly build ones that looked terrible)
Downside to these is that unless you construct it to take a blade of some sort then you have just a belt prop. There are EL kits you can buy but by the time you purchase one of these you may as well buy one already made, cost the same.
One note on building your own. Use parts and materials that can not be easily recognized. If too common parts are used it looks as if you just walked out of the plumbing section at K-Mart. With a proper search you can find some very unrecognizable parts and make your saber appear something made otherworldly.
One of my favorite parts I found near a dumpster.......still don't know what the thing is but it is metal and very cool shape. I have about fifty bins full of parts, whenever I find something odd or with a cool shape I get it, never know when you will find a use for it.
Key to building your prop.........think outside the box......design it well, revise if necessary.........do not use recognizable parts.......do not accept less than perfection, if it doesn't come out right keep revising or just build another one.
In conclusion of comparison:
EL if you can afford it
Build your own works as a costume enhancement
FX loads of fun......doesn't work for costumes
This is just an opinion from one who owns all three types. Ulitimately it works to your advantage to determine the qualities you want most from your saber.
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