ActionPeanut
New Member
Hey guys, new to the community but not to forums in general, and have read through all of this thread.
I've wanted a replica of Anakin/Luke's saber pretty much since the beginning of time but the opportunity or timing has never been there (I've settled for a AotC Anakin Force FX with the blade yanked out for a while haha.) However, the parks Graflex ESB seems to be pretty much exactly what I'm looking for and at the right price. Criteria being:
-Mostly accurate ANH/ESB/TFA Graflex replica (I don't care about sound holes in the pommel, metal rather than glass eye, etc)
-$200-300 price range
-Removable blade, or no blade, as most of the time I'd like the hilt to just be sitting around the house as a nice prop to pick up and admire.
I sent an email to Parks from the contact section of his site, and received a reply the next morning, albeit a bit generic and didn't specifically address one or two of my questions. I called an hour ago to leave a voicemail, but before I could finish I got a beep and a statement saying the VM box is full, so I sent my remaining question via email (can I get the Graflex ESB with the "glass" blade retaining knob instead of the second red Graflex button.) Hoping that's an option.
Anyway, I'm about 95% ready to pull the trigger and send the $300 for my order. But before I do, I wanted to double check that I wasn't missing an alternative option. I went to JQ sabers, but the Gr1 and GR2 are out of stock. Roman Empire seems to be Obi and RotJ only. Master Replicas is up hundreds % in price due to demand, and I figure their quality would be dodgy anyway.
Am I missing any alternatives? Parks says 12 weeks, though this thread says it can be longer, but I'm fine with a wait as long as I eventually get a quality product.
I've wanted a replica of Anakin/Luke's saber pretty much since the beginning of time but the opportunity or timing has never been there (I've settled for a AotC Anakin Force FX with the blade yanked out for a while haha.) However, the parks Graflex ESB seems to be pretty much exactly what I'm looking for and at the right price. Criteria being:
-Mostly accurate ANH/ESB/TFA Graflex replica (I don't care about sound holes in the pommel, metal rather than glass eye, etc)
-$200-300 price range
-Removable blade, or no blade, as most of the time I'd like the hilt to just be sitting around the house as a nice prop to pick up and admire.
I sent an email to Parks from the contact section of his site, and received a reply the next morning, albeit a bit generic and didn't specifically address one or two of my questions. I called an hour ago to leave a voicemail, but before I could finish I got a beep and a statement saying the VM box is full, so I sent my remaining question via email (can I get the Graflex ESB with the "glass" blade retaining knob instead of the second red Graflex button.) Hoping that's an option.
Anyway, I'm about 95% ready to pull the trigger and send the $300 for my order. But before I do, I wanted to double check that I wasn't missing an alternative option. I went to JQ sabers, but the Gr1 and GR2 are out of stock. Roman Empire seems to be Obi and RotJ only. Master Replicas is up hundreds % in price due to demand, and I figure their quality would be dodgy anyway.
Am I missing any alternatives? Parks says 12 weeks, though this thread says it can be longer, but I'm fine with a wait as long as I eventually get a quality product.