I havent written my official review yet...
but ...
I just recieved my Luke ESB yesterday, and now I have in my poscession:
Vader ANH
Luke ESB
Mace
Vader ESB
Anakin ROTS
Out of these sabers the 6 battery sabers are definately brighter than the 3 battery sabers..
I will take pics..
The Luke ESB is insanely bright.. Definately brighter than the Anakin.
And the Vader ANH is marginally brighter than the Vader ESB. (The Vader ESB is a little more orange while the Vader ANH is a little more red/pinkish.)
To be fair, the Anakin's batteries were not quite as fresh as the Luke ESB... But the batteries in the Anakin were only a few weeks old..
The batteries in the Vader ANH were much older than the Vader ESB, yet the Vader ANH was still brighter.. (I use Duracell in everything)
I will eventually post a full review up with pics! I'm going to make sure all the batterys are BRAND NEW, to make the comparison equal, ;D (and I will have a Anakin AOTC on loan for the review as well)
I gotta tell you though, coming from someone who has ALL of the LED sabers made thus far..
The Luke ESB is far and away, my favorite of the bunch. The sound is not as good as the Anakin, and the hilt is a little oversized, but the detail on the hilt is insane! There is so much Metal! Its almost up to the level of my Luke ESB LE! And the blade blinds you with a brightness that I have not yet seen in a Force FX! ;D
Im not sure why everyone seems to think the 3 battery sabers are brighter..My 6 battery sabers are definately brighter, and it makes more sense to me, since the LEDS have more juice to draw from on the 6 battery sabers as opposed to the 3 battery sabers..
Dont miss my review coming soon ;D