Spring Raffle 2017 Entry & Prize Thread

[Isola815]

I've always been a fan of twins. Twins are my favorite thing to play with 

Looking good guys! Whenever my sabers eventually make it to this backwater cattle station I'll be sure and get some pics up!

[bigBear]

my raffle entry happens to be the groups raffle saber for our E8 weekend.

ob lite in CG obviously.

[jeditobiah]

Hey  ultrasabers fans!! I have pics to post of my crimson scorpion with  tri cree Aegean silver blade and my 4th place saber a dominix le v2 with bright red blade. I am having a problem using a tablet to post them.Does anyone have a easy way to post them?

[shade_1313]

Okay, so my entry is here, but I am still waiting on my 3rd place prize.

Still, let's get some pictures in this thread.

Diamond Dark Prophecy, RGBA, Black non-illuminated AV switch, EH pommel, UEHG blade.

Apart from the pommel and blade, it looks exactly like my BH V4 sound Dark Prophecy.



Once you hit that AV switch, though, things change.

The first thing you might notice is that the font configurations take advantage of effects in a variety of ways.  Not every font has the same type of effects loaded, though, so while one font may have the color change and then fade back to the base color when  you do a stab, another might not.

First font is the default Obsidian font, paired up with the colors you selected when you ordered.  In my case, that was DVA with a VA FoC:



Then, Blackstar paired with a yellow blade:



Followed by the Sith font, in Blazing Red (naturally):



Then Ancient Saber, which has a really neat effect built into the power down sound.  If you're familiar with Ancient Saber, you remember that slow, gradual power down sound.  Well, they've matched the light intensity to that power down sound.  The blade color is Orange:



Then Episode 1, in Guardian Blue:



Followed by Episode 2, in Arctic Blue:



Then we get the first of two new fonts (new in terms of coming preloaded to a saber from the factory, at any rate), with Episode 4, in Sunrider's Destiny:



And Episode 5, matched to Violet Amethyst:



Before we get to the last of the pre-installed "noisy" fonts, Episode 6, coupled with Consular Green:



The last is the silent/muted font, and they set that in silver or amber, depending on whether you have RGBW or RGBA:



I've mostly got the hang of using the onboard menu access and selections.  One thing I've found handy is to rest the tip on something when  you do the initial two quarter turns to access the menu, it keeps the saber more stable and more prone to recognize the command.

I'm looking forward to playing around with the capabilities of this a lot more, later, when I have more time.

I'll post pics when my prize gets here, as well.

[Lord Canterbury]

I feel like I'm going to experience deja vu tomorrow. 

[Lord Bladewraith]

Hey there, guys. I received my Diamond Crimson Scorpion, Diamond Dark Mantis, my Isola Random Hilt Challenge Saber, the Archon 3.1, and the Dominix LE V2.  Some pics below.  A review on the Crimson Scorpion and Dark Mantis posted over in the Reviews section, and a review on my Archon on the "Isola Random Hilt Challenge" page. I'm blown away by the Diamond board, truly awesome saber tech. It's phenomenal!

The Whole Gang



The Diamond RGBA Dark Mantis (a little trickier at first to activate the Diamond configuration menu with two right quarter turns, because of the curved hilt, but I've got it now  







I chose Emerald Green for the default Obisidian font, channel 0:



Channel 1 - Blackstar font - Sentinel Yellow blade color:



Channel 2 - Sith font - Blazing Red blade color:



Channel 3 - Ancient Saber font - Fire Orange blade color:



Channel 4 - Episode I font - Guardian Blue blade color:



Channel 5 - Episode II font - Arctic Blue blade color:



Channel 6 - Episode IV font - Sunrider's Destiny blade color:



Channel 7 - Episode V font - Violet Amethyst blade color:



Channel 8 - Episode VI font - Consular Green blade color:



Channel 9 is a silent (muted) font with an Adegan silver blade, but I didn't take a picture of that one  

The Diamond RGBW Crimson Scorpion







I chose Adegan Silver...



...pulsing to Blazing Red for the default Obisidian font, channel 0:



Channel 1 - Blackstar font - Sentinel Yellow blade color:



Channel 2 - Sith font - Blazing Red blade color:



Channel 3 - Ancient Saber font - Fire Orange blade color:



Channel 4 - Episode I font - Guardian Blue blade color:



Channel 5 - Episode II font - Arctic Blue blade color:



Channel 6 - Episode IV font - Sunrider's Destiny blade color:



Channel 7 - Episode V font - Violet Amethyst blade color:



Channel 8 - Episode VI font - Consular Green blade color:



The Archon 3.1 with V4 Sound - Isola's Random Hilt Challenge - Consular Green with Sentinel Yellow FoC:





These sabers have all exceeded my expectations and then some. The Crimson Scorpion is my favorite of these three. The anodized red on the hilt is so beautiful and pristine with the silver accents!  A delight to wield and grip and to me, anyway, not to heavy, and the Diamond board is pure evidence that the Force is strong with Ultra Sabers.  I love this new saber tech.

I won a First Place Price in the Spring 2017 raffle, and I received the shipping notification (yay! ), so more pictures of that and the winning raffle entry forthcoming next week.

That is all for now... peace out

[Jediseth]

Holy smokes Batman! That's some serious saberage. Looking great. I have been thinking serious about the Dark Mantis, just about pulled the trigger on that one myself.

[BladeCrossEXE]

I'll have pics up tomorrow after I get off work.

[Lord Bladewraith]

Spring 2017 Raffle entries in play... ready? Fight!

[Edon Bluewolf]

I love that mantis with the claws on LB!   

[scifidude79]

Awesome looking sabers, bigBear, shade and LB!  I love the Archon 3.1 every time I see it (need to get one) and that Dark Prophecy is just sick looking.    And LB, you're sick, brother.  But it's a good kind of sick. (saber fever, I think )  You got a saber I want (Archon 3.1) and one of my favorites that I own, the Dominix LE V2.  I already gave you a point for your Mantis review, but points for bigBear and shade for sharing. 

[shade_1313]

Oh, something I ought to have mentioned.

Normally, on a Prophecy or Dark Prophecy, the LED unit is positioned low enough that the hole in the side of the hilt that is nearest the emitter acts as an emitter window, with the color of the saber blade shining through it.

Not so, on a Diamond.  I guess there's just so much stuff crammed in there that the LED unit sits higher in the saber, so through the "upper" hole you see the side of the LED unit's housing, and through the "lower", I can see the base of the unit.

[hazard502]

Not sure if it'd be worth it but a guy could thread one of those for a set screw as an LED retention hole. Keep the LED from pressing down on the internals - not that it's a big concern of course.

[shade_1313]

Not sure if it'd be worth it but a guy could thread one of those for a set screw as an LED retention hole. Keep the LED from pressing down on the internals - not that it's a big concern of course.

I don't know about threading them for a screw that would be intended to bear up against the LED unit, but since neither is any kind of emitter window, I might fill them with something.  Probably not a screw, since I don't really want to pull all the internals out just so I can thread the holes, but something.

[Nerdandanoob]

First entry to the raffle (was originally black clawed version but it was out of stock before the site updated) Crimson Scorpion with White illuminated AV switch and V4 sound board. Blade color is Violet Amethyst though in my review video it  will show as pale blue or white because my c615 doesnt do colors for crap



Second entry : Archon V2.1 when it went on its flash sale. Consular Green a guarded black switch, quick disconnect LED im eventually going to change to red. It has a v4 soundboard as well and i love it.



Fourth Place prize : Apprentice LE v4 Guardian Blue, AV switch with Windowed Emitter. It came with a Ultra Edge Midgrade blade. 



And a picture of my scorpion and Apprentice together: