Story:
Sunday, upon receiving my first paycheck, I was about to cash it to order a FFX saber online, until I realized.. :-[ Banks are closed on Sunday.. so I waited until the next day, and on Monday I cashed my paycheck, and ordered an Obi-Wan Kenobi FFX from TSV courtesy of my mom's credit card. ;D So anyway, Thursday, i'm starting to get a little impatient.. looking outside for the FedEx truck every time I heard a car go by..etc..kind of pathetic heh. But then later that night I checked the FedEx site and it said my saber would probably arrive Saturday.. two whole days of waiting! :-\ But! today, on Friday I saw the FedEx truck pull into the driveway and excitedly ran to the door to greet the FedEx guy. Anyway...here's some pictures of the package I received:
The Box:
And when I opened the MR box:
I really like the new box compaired to my friends Anakin box I have seen, it looks a lot nicer in my opinion. NOW for the moment you've all been waiting for.. the saber that's inside the box!
The first thing I noticed was the beautiful gold/copper plating, which looked very fantastic and evenly done:
Next I carefully removed the saber from its packaging, and removed the stickers. The next thing I noticed was how comfortable it is to weild! It fits perfectly in my hand, and the grip is super comfortable compaired to the Hasbro Obi-Wan (I used to have the Hasbro one until it broke from dueling my friends) This saber puts it to shame in every way! The hilt feels heavy, like you're weilding a real lightsaber, the perfect weight, not too heavy so you can't spin it, but not too light so it feels like a toy. The metal hilt is also very pleasing to hold and I like the hilt so much more than my friend's Anakin, although I might be biassed because this is my first FFX :P
Next, I ran to get some batteries, put in three Energizer Max batteries, and pushed the switch up.. WOW! That is the brightest blade I have EVER seen! I was amazed by the clarity and bright blue color of the blade and loved the turn on/off, idle hum and clash sound effects. I turned out the lights, it was still daylight, so unfortunatly I haven't seen it in total darkness yet, but it was still very bright! Wow...this may be just me but it definately seemed brighter than my friend's Ani.. of course I will find this out for myself when I go over his house tonight. ;D
Normal Room light:
Low Room light:
So.. in conclusion.. I love this saber so much.. it's everything I hoped it would be and more! I didn't put it down for hours after I first got it.. spinning around pretending I was a Jedi :P I see the problem some people were complaining about with the switch being too sensitive, but the way I hold it, it's far out of reach and not in the way when spinning, so that's not an issue for me. Also, some people didn't like the reused sounds from the Ani FFX, I didn't mind however, because this is my first FFX ;D
I give it a 10/10 Amazing job MR! I am hooked on FFX's!
And to close.. here's some pics of me pretending to be a Jedi :P