commodorekorns
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Cheers - ThanksNot sure the plaque will fit as it's a different style/size but SP sabers makes MR style stands and covers.
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Cheers - ThanksNot sure the plaque will fit as it's a different style/size but SP sabers makes MR style stands and covers.
Hi Nick,SaberZ O1 initial impressions:
Feels great in hand. Similar to what I remember the Orbital Machining feeling like from a weight and diameter standpoint, which is a good thing.
The finish machining-wise is a bit of a letdown. Many, many surface scratches and tooling marks on the raw aluminum parts, as well as the red button. Almost looks light a Scotch-Brite pad was taken to it in the worst way. It’s pretty unsightly. However, no sharp edges or anything like that you’d worry about cutting yourself on, which is good.
Something that grinds my gears a lot, and I will definitely need to have fixed is this weird enamel type back paint in between the cubes to break them up. It looks really sloppy and half-a**ed, whereas the Orbital version had individual cubes that were each held together with separated hex screws. I believe that SaberZ probably added this paint to each of them by hand personally before shipping them out. These black sections should’ve been neatly anodized the same way the other black parts were. It’s glossy and unevenly applied, whereas the other black parts are bead-blasted matte and neatly anodized. It makes the hand painted application obvious and an eyesore. Would’ve probably been better off using a Sharpe if I’m being honest.
I’m not one for judging install ease and haven’t had the chance to disassemble, so I’ll leave the experts to comment on that. However, the buttons feel nice when pushing them. The purple button is interesting though. It’s an anodized purple ball inside the brass knurled button, instead of a jewel-like piece that we’ve seen from other makers that allow shine-through. Not sure which of those two are accurate. Looks fine though on this one.
All in all, I like it, but the finish on the raw aluminum parts and the hastily painted portions in between the pommel cubes is pretty disappointing. Especially for the price tag.
I'm curious if there are pictures of this? I was debating whether to weather mine a bit further this past weekend. But all I've seen are clean/burnished/polished hilts. Same with the Qui Gon saber.This is consistent with the original prop, and that's why we put the step in.
I agree that the paint on the cubes is a little wonky (mines the same way), but my understanding is that the sanded/brushed finish is key to the TPM prop - compared to the AOTC Obi that had a mirror finish.View attachment 1638460View attachment 1638461View attachment 1638462View attachment 1638463View attachment 1638464View attachment 1638465View attachment 1638466View attachment 1638467View attachment 1638468View attachment 1638469View attachment 1638470View attachment 1638471View attachment 1638472View attachment 1638473View attachment 1638474View attachment 1638475View attachment 1638476View attachment 1638477
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You can. We can make this happen for you. Again, please contact us privately, or respond to the email I’ve already sent you. Unless you’d prefer to not have a remedy.I would be happy if I could receive a replacement that hasn't been sanded down, but I'm assuming they've all been finished this way?
In my opinion, the finish on screen is the same dulled finish, and the hilt never had a shiny polished finish. When lit with studio lights, then processed with color timing and adjustments, things can look much shinier than they really are. Think of the abs in finished film 300 versus the behind the scenes footage of the actors. This is especially true for metallic objects. Or even plastic objects painted silver.Saberz, is it possible to order the hilt with the same finish as it is seen on screen?
And Nick, if you just want to call us SaberZ as an insult, I guess that’s your prerogative too.
We are working to change the cube rings to anodized ones. If you want to exchange yours, let me know.