Thank you very much everyone! so nice of you
, sorry on my delayed reply...
And I am doing great, thanks for the askers
I personally own the Apprentice LE V4. I know that its light weight, Available with sound, and is smooth with a good choke point to spin.
I personaly love the Catalyst, but if you arnt syre you like the design. Dont get it. You really want to enjoy your Saber as much as possible. Also, the Catalyst is pretty long, but I personnaly belive that really helps keep things in motion while spinning.
My Suggestions to you are the Catalyst/ Dark catalyst if you decide you like the nice elegant form of the hilt. It will be very smooth to swing, grip, and roll/spin to your hearts content.
The Aeon v3 might be good to look at. you might even like the Aeon LE v2 or other similar handles.
Again this is JUST a SUGGESTION, but I would stay away from claws and spikes for spinning sabers. They add weight, and I have bled from them unfortunately.
Well thank you!
I will take a second look on the Catalyst, as it sounds really good. The Apprentice V4 seems abit off design wise.
You have suggested the Aeon v3, how is the v4? The v3 looks nice but I think the 4 one seems cooler.
And I guess I will stay away from claws and stuff, atleast for the first one.
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Just a heads up! The Aeon v5 is a comfortable wield for smaller hands IF you flip the claws. This can be done relatively simply, but if you dont the claws can poke at your hand if you grip by the choke.
What do you mean by flipping the claws kind sir? If it can be done I might take this one, as the design is awsome.
Will I be able to fight and move around once the claws (at the choke point) are gone?
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Vorpal! I knew a guy who went by "Vorpal" for a long time. Are you by any chance from the Baltimore area? :-)
AS for suggestions: I would whole-heartedly recommend the Catalyst or Dark Catalyst. Its excellent for smaller hands, has a GREAT choke and feel, spins easily and is very lively in the hand. I'd recommend a 32" blade with it, as the 36" can be just a bit insecure due to the shallow emitter/blade holder area.
And honestly, you simply cannot go wrong with an Aeon/Dominix V3 or V4. I absolutely love the V4s. The Initiates are also good, but you may find you want a larger premium pommel to extend the hilt a bit and counter-balance the blade for spinning/dueling.
Lots of choices. :-) And you can order the upgraded pommel when you order the hilt, or get it "stock" and order an upgraded pommel later or just separate.
But my money would be on the Aeon V4 (or Dominix V4 LE, if you prefer the dark hilt) or a Catalyst/Dark Catalyst.
I am sorry, that is not me haha, but that might be some cosmic copy of me, or maybe I am his copy...
Any way, I will take a look over the Catalyst, and after watching some vidoes it does look pretty cool, and thanks for suggesting the blade lentgh as well!
The Aeon v3 and v3 are looking very nice. I didn't get the part of the initiates with the pommels, what those pommels do?
And man... All of your blades just look awsome! that is so cool! so hardd to pick from,
but if I go with my heart and put aside if it is good for fighting or not,
I might get the Initiate V4 LE (maybe even with your extention and pommel or whatver it is lol)
the Catalyst (I might even take the dark one, it is so cool with the yellow light)
or the Aeon V4 what looks great as well.
And yes... there are too many options haha! That is what this post is for isn't it... Thanks again for your pictures! Truly awsome stuff
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If you get one of the v4 sabers, I prefer to add the windows to the emitter. To me, having the light spill out of the hilt like that just REALLY sets off the look!
Yes I totally agree! The question is how it affects fighting / spinning,
as I have seen a review in which the guy suggests wearing gloves, otherwise the windows might hurt your hand,
is it true?
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The V3, V4 & V5 line of lightsabers are all the same diameter - 1.45 inches, which all support the diamond controller card - which is the best, but most expensive controller card US sells, but in my opinion is well worth the added cost. The Shortest of them is either the Initiate, or Apprentice variants, at 9.875 inches in length. Also, all the V3, V4 & V5 line are 1 part hilts, with a MHS pommel.
I do not have a Catalyst hilt for the simple reason that the emitter is 2 parts with the led module glued into the center of them, which to me makes it a no go. I can't swap the emitter out unless I rewire the LED module. That wouldn't make a difference if you're buying it without wanting to later have the option of swapping LED's or emitters though, or as an empty hilt, but be aware of the way it is made.
Savior, Sentinel (any variant), Aeons and the like are either the same diameter, or barely a bit wider (1.5 inches compared to 1.45 inches), but are longer (a bit over 12 inches to almost 13 inches for the Savior).
The V2 line are very slim hilts, which is why they are only sold as stunt or empty hilts.
The Electrum Wind is a beast of a lightsaber. I owned one for a while before giving it away. It was just too unwieldy for my hands.
Grand Master is as slim as a V3, but the emitter is so heavily joined to the hilt you cannot take it apart without major deconstruction of the lightsaber. Not a first choice to use as build. (or 2nd or 3rd).
It's really up to you which you would buy to craft your own lightsaber. If you have the money though, I would suggest you buy one you're leaning towards, as a empty hilt, as a stunt, or some other variant, so you at least have one in hand so you can judge for yourself if it's one you would like to make your own. Going in blind can be a mistake. Even If you buy a used one, it's better to be able to check it out yourself then by going by an opinion.
Note: I do not have a clawed lightsaber, EXCEPT the Dominicide - which is also a beast of a double bladed lightsaber. I dislike pointy things that can injure the user.
Thanks for the information about the sizes, they are really helpful.
I am not familiar with the parts concept, what do you mean by 1 or 2 parts?
Why would I swap LED's? If I am getting the diamond controller I can configure it can't I?
The long hilts, are they too long or they are good to go even for one handling them? And I find the Aeons look better than the savior or sentinel.
The Electrum Wind is unwieldy for your hands... I am afraid I will have the same problem then, so I might put it aside.
I will put aside the Grand Master as well.
No clawed lightsabers, but what about the windows for the emitters, or the Catalyst tip? Those cannot injure the user?
And thanks for the stunt suggestion, I might even take your advice and start from
a small thing like taking a simple thing like the Initiate v4 or Aeon v4
and the Diamond one would be something that looks good once I have more experience.
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TL;DR
I think I am now considering
Catalyst / Dark Catalyst,
Aeon v4 / Initiate v4 (with windows),
I still find the Sentinal v5 to look very nice, but I haven't heard about it yet,
and the Aeon v5, I will be waiting to hear about removing the claws, (as I am not sure it would look the same without them haha)
Thanks again everyone, have a nice weekend