New Hasbro Toy Lightsabers
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jcroscigno
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What possible incentive would Hasbro/Disney have to NOT make more? Everyone wants a lightsaber these days, and not everyone has the skills or wants to buy the kind sabersmiths are selling (that Hasbro/Disney aren't making money off of anyway).
Restocking is inevitable
Restocking is inevitable
99% of the general public doesn't even know what a "sabersmith" is anyways
Has anyone heard from MAster Yoda? He hasn't logged on to FX-Sabers in 3 weeks.
Mara Jade's Father
Master Member
Looking through listings, it appears there will be a low end Kanan lightsaber toy.
http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HSB2912C#.VxAMNWOFgyE
These are the $10 type you flick open not the battery operated "electronic" type.
http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HSB2912C#.VxAMNWOFgyE
These are the $10 type you flick open not the battery operated "electronic" type.
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b5historyman
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How do these fx sabers compare to the prop replicas? In the past they've been oversized to fit the electronics in which seriously put me off.
H0llyw00d
Sr Member
It varies model to model. The best IMO are the Luke ANH and Vader ESB. They are not accurate by any stretch but are as close as you will get with a Force FX. Also, they are pretty easy to convert to LED in the hilt and hold up well to dueling after converting. All-in-all a pretty nifty toy for the $ and a real gateway drug to prop collecting (ask me how I know
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Mara Jade's Father
Master Member
It varies model to model. The best IMO are the Luke ANH and Vader ESB. They are not accurate by any stretch but are as close as you will get with a Force FX. Also, they are pretty easy to convert to LED in the hilt and hold up well to dueling after converting. All-in-all a pretty nifty toy for the $ and a real gateway drug to prop collecting (ask me how I know
I think when the Revenge of the Sith Fx wave hit is when they made the switch from 3 AA to 3 AAA batteries. This enabled the hilt sizes to go down.
As stated, you have to do your research but the later ones seem vey good. Of course the ones like obi Revenge of the Sith and Luke Return of the Jedi suffer with the fat neck. I really think they should have just avoid those designs until they could do them right.
Mara Jade's Father
Master Member
I was secretly hoping that the Luke Return of the Jedi Lightsaber would be a redesign and finally give us a skinny neck. Alas... it's the same old distorted version you could have bought a few years ago for $50 cheaper.
Mara Jade's Father
Master Member
Are you asking strictly about Black Series FX? The Luke Return of the Jedi was the news at SDCC. It was known prior but it finally was shown. No other FX Lightsabers were shown.
Picked up an ANH Luke at Gamestop and had to instantly return it. The glass eye was sloppily glued in, there were scratches through the metal down to copper on the clamp area, The bunny ears were on crooked, the slide switch in the side was crooked and couldnt be fixed, and the grips had splotches and hairs stuck in the paint. Total mess. hasbro needs to get this crap together..
OldKen
Master Member
Sounds like you bought a returned/repacked item... Hair on the handgrips doesn't sound like a "factory issue".
I got the Luke ANH black series lightsaber last year for $100 shipped from Hasbro with a deal they had going on. No complaints and its a nice piece to mess around with.
I think I saw YakFace's Rogue One check lisf for force Friday had a Vader Episode V FX on it. Most likely a mistake.
Mara Jade's Father
Master Member
Maybe.
As far as I know, the latest offering is wave 3 which includes the previously released Vader (Eps IV), Luke (Eps IV), and the newly offered.. but really a re-release Luke (Eps VI). The Yoda has been omitted from the wave.
You would think they could take a little effort and offer Eps V Vader and Luke or a TFA Luke/Rey. But then again, going the extra mile is no longer a term Hasbro is known for.
Agreed. Considering they have the molds to create the Rey/Luke 'ESB' saber it's surprising it hasn't been re-released. Honestly, it's amazing they haven't released any of their older models. Obi-wan, Dooku, etc.
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