Click here for lightsabers
  • Home
  • Help
  • Login
  • Register
Pages: [1]   Go Down
Author Topic: UltraEdge or Heavy Grade for Blazing Red?  (Read 1515 times)
Glutenberg
Force Sensitive
*

Force Alignment: 1
Posts: 9



« on: July 10, 2018, 04:12:44 PM »

Hey yall, I know Ive been spamming questions, and i promise this is my last one Shocked And That is which blade should I buy for a Blazing red? UltraEdge Heavy Grade or Heavy Grade? Ive heard mixed things about how each look so any help or experience is greatly appreciated!
Logged

Obese Wan Kenobese
Knight Commander
*

Force Alignment: 338
Posts: 1242


Fretful Instigator of the Prismatic Order


« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2018, 05:39:38 PM »

Clear blades keep color better. UE makes things a little pale. Greens, light blues and yellows can be great with UE for the edge more like in the movie. Red, purple and deep blue color will be reached better with clear.
Logged

Selfish passion is unquenching.
What strength have you when you are a slave to your passions?
What power without strength of character?
To self centered rage, you will be chained.
The dark side is no victory.

The long path to peace is through balanced emotions.
The first step to gaining knowledge is recognizing your own ignorance.
Serenity is patient, not passionate satisfaction.
Find harmony by understanding chaos.
Become one with the force, which will never die.

Therion Jinn
Knight Commander
*

Force Alignment: -1426
Posts: 4429


May The Force Serve You Well


« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2018, 02:50:04 AM »

Couldn't really say since I've bought UE/HG blades on everything
Logged


ktulu1347
Knight Lieutenant
*

Force Alignment: 87
Posts: 201


Nerd for 3 decades plus and darn proud of it


« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2018, 08:24:36 PM »

Personally I think reds, oranges, and yellows look much better in non UltraEdge blades.  In a heavy grade there will be more of a brightness hit too if you go with UltraEdge instead of clear due to the thicker white plastic.  On the other hand the "light in a tube" effect is more pronounced with a clear heavy grade blade, again due to the thicker plastic.  Still, my "full contact" choice would be clear Heavy Grade for a Blazing Red blade.
Logged

"The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain."

Glutenberg
Force Sensitive
*

Force Alignment: 1
Posts: 9



« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2018, 09:11:52 PM »

Clear blades keep color better. UE makes things a little pale. Greens, light blues and yellows can be great with UE for the edge more like in the movie. Red, purple and deep blue color will be reached better with clear.

So in your experience which blade color would you consider the brightest?
Logged

Edon Bluewolf
Knight Commander
*

Force Alignment: 1271
Posts: 2505


Light side points please


« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2018, 04:16:10 AM »

Clear heavy grade looks best for blazing red if you plan on dueling, in my opinion.
Logged

“Your focus determines your reality.” – Qui-Gon Jinn

tx_tuff
Knight Commander
*

Force Alignment: -1075
Posts: 4020



« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2018, 11:30:30 PM »

I like every color in UE better. But just like everybody else it's just an opinion. Here is a crop of a picture I took yesterday from left to right is two UE, one is heavy grade the other is regular, I forgot which one was which. The third is a red day blade, so think reg blade tinted red in regular grade. The last is regular blade in heavy grade.

As you can see the day blade and regular heavy grade has a center core and neither UE have that. I don't like the center core look. And I don't think the UE dims any color enough to make a difference.

Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk

Logged

Lord Sidious
Knight Commander
*

Force Alignment: -644
Posts: 1385



« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2018, 03:19:33 AM »

Blazing Red goes best with a thin wall blade with diffusion film that is as clear as possible, which means the Midgrade (regular) blade.
Logged


Karmack
Forumverse Loremaster
Master of Ceremonies
SaberForum.Com Moderator
Knight Commander
************

Force Alignment: 1152
Posts: 5602


Light side points please.


« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2018, 01:58:57 PM »

LOL   Lots of opinions.  :-)

My personal experience: If you're going to be filming the blades in use, UE is the best, it looks AMAZING on film.  But in person, most colors seem to work better with clear blades.  So let your usage guide you.
Logged

signature picture by DarthScrub

Master Singer of the Mak'Tor

Zren Tobas
Knight Commander
OVER 9000!!
*********

Force Alignment: -2027
Posts: 14759


[Give Light Side Points!] [Give Dark Side Points!]


« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2018, 05:06:00 PM »

Yeah I personally like reds in any regular clear blades, red looks okay in Ultra Edge though but best in regular blades
Logged

Sabers: Liberator V3 CG ObsV4 sound!, Graflex GB, Overlord AB, Crimson Savior BR, Bane PO, Dark Initiate V2 LE BH, Shock GB, Archon V2.1 CG, Dark Sentinel LE GB ObSLite!, Standard Issue V3 CG, Dominix V3 LE BR, Sentinel SRD, Dominix V2 FO
Next sabers: Dark Prophecy BVA, Negotiator AS, Enigma EG,
[/url]SW1 by joshgarcia07[/url

Saso Is-kor
Knight Commander
*

Force Alignment: 325
Posts: 1086


On the Side of the Light. Most of the time...


« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2018, 07:05:36 PM »

It appears that Ultraedge seems to look better on photos and media because you get that fuller blade effect which translates to a more accurate "wash out" effect. If you really can't decide, get both, especially if you are getting more sabers in the future. You just get a different blade type with each purchase and before long you have them all.  Grin
Logged

“You think you know the depths of corruption that plague the Jedi?” Saso hissed. “I’ve seen it, I’ve experienced it, I even embody it. Every breath I take is an affront to their lofty ideals and idle Force worship… and so they seek to exterminate me.” He looked deep into Barriss Offee’s eyes, “they were not successful in purging me from the galaxy, and neither will you be.”

Make Jedi pouches: http://www.saberforum.com/index.php?topic=37304.0
Make Jedi food capsules: http://www.saberforum.com/index.php?topic=38006.0

Obese Wan Kenobese
Knight Commander
*

Force Alignment: 338
Posts: 1242


Fretful Instigator of the Prismatic Order


« Reply #11 on: July 11, 2018, 12:16:42 PM »

So in your experience which blade color would you consider the brightest?

Uh, white?

Or likely green, but it's not really a fair comparison with different colors. From sources I've read, in LED production, green is easier to provide rich pure color at bright levels with the power supplied.
Logged

Selfish passion is unquenching.
What strength have you when you are a slave to your passions?
What power without strength of character?
To self centered rage, you will be chained.
The dark side is no victory.

The long path to peace is through balanced emotions.
The first step to gaining knowledge is recognizing your own ignorance.
Serenity is patient, not passionate satisfaction.
Find harmony by understanding chaos.
Become one with the force, which will never die.

Pages: [1]   Go Up
Send this topic | Print
Jump to: