Hello There Folks, :D
This is my first Master Replicas FFX Lightsaber review. I would have had it out 2 days earlier, but I erased it twice by pressing the back button by accident. I am going to keep the review short because patience with rewriting this is growing just that....SHORT! (I am sacrificing DR. WHO for this, so please enjoy) These are independant reviews. I don't like to read other's reviews so I don't become influenced. I break my review into 4 sections with a maximum 5 point value and a fun value at the end. So let us begin....
MASTER REPLICAS YODA FORCE FX LIGHTSABERBOX3 words........TOO MUCH BOX. I am wondering why there is so much box? In my opinion, it is just wasteful. But this is the only thing I didn't like. I like the rest. The other available FFXs, the short backstory for Yoda and the 5th annversary symbol. The grey writing is a nice switch. The packaging is great too.
4/5BLADENICE. I like the brightness. It reminds me of Maul's in respect of lighting up, most likely due to the tightness of the 73 LEDS in there. I wonder if burned one burned out, would we really notice? The blade is I believe almost 1/1 scale....unlike the other blades. (32 inches, except Anakin AOTC, at 34.5 inches to SW.com's 36 inches) It is brighter than most...except maybe Obi-Wan ROTS. But that's my opinion of it. I only feel that it may crack if dueling with it. It appears to be thinner.
4.5/5HILTHmmmm......I have reserved opnions of this hilt. Design-wise, I feel it is really close. Plus or minus some battle scares. But what I do not appreciate is the material. It feels like a toy.....not strong. For example, when I twirled it, I didn't like the strength of the emitter shroud. (I found this to be the best area to twist around with it) I feel that if the emitter was ever hit, it may break off. The nice thing about this one is that guard around the ignition button. It doesn't let you turn it off as easily when using it.
3.5/5SOUNDAll I can say is......DISAPPOINTING. Yes, I realize that Master Replicas has to get permission to add more sounds or "more accurate" sounds.....but please. If they are going to have the title of
Master Replicas, should the product be the best? If they could not get the sounds...then WAIT. There are other sabers to make with the old, used up and rehashed sounds. I feel that this issue has been talked about more than a cash register gets used at Wal-Mart. :P I just wanted to hear the metal punching through metal sound that was introduced to us in 1983 by Luke on the skiff in Tatooine. SUCH POWER! Oh well, maybe one day.......That's not my only issue with the sound. It is fuzzier. Sounds like some old B-movie's soundtrack got a hold of the lightsaber sounds.
2/5OVERALL TOTAL = 14 / 20 (70%)FUN VALUE :)
OVERALL OPINIONWell, I like this FFX....for display only. The hilt scares me and the sounds are, well........we've all been down this road before. It looks nice and is great to add to my collection. But I will not buy another one of these guys. Below are some pics I took. Just press "NEXT" on the web page to see more.
http://groups.msn.com/PPAU/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=159Have A Great Day,
Cin Drallig ;D