Let's see what grab bag you got! Post your pics here!

[bruzer79]

I've gotten 3 grab bags now, and each of them has been a Dominix V2 - all in the same LED color - Guardian Blue.

Im on the fence. I love the saber, but wish my random was a little more..well..random.

The far right saber, I've obviously scratched up trying to get the switch out so I could see how it was wired. The others are pretty flawless.

[eerockk]

I've gotten 3 grab bags now, and each of them has been a Dominix V2 - all in the same LED color - Guardian Blue.

Im on the fence. I love the saber, but wish my random was a little more..well..random.

The far right saber, I've obviously scratched up trying to get the switch out so I could see how it was wired. The others are pretty flawless.

Someone get this man a staff coupler!! That is odd that you got the same saber three times though - that's definitely the stranger side of random! All the same, they look great! 

[dhenwood]

definitely need a coupler for those of versions some weathering and gold painted rings would make the standard look great imo

[Akos_Amun]

I've gotten 3 grab bags now, and each of them has been a Dominix V2 - all in the same LED color - Guardian Blue.

Im on the fence. I love the saber, but wish my random was a little more..well..random.

The far right saber, I've obviously scratched up trying to get the switch out so I could see how it was wired. The others are pretty flawless.

You could give one to a friend or relative who likes star wars for a birthday or something.. it would blow their mind to get something that cool. OR what I was thinking is you could attach a D-ring or Covertec wheel to them and wear all three on a costume sort of like Starkiller. You could customize each one with different stuff like a wrap on one and weathering/battle scarring on another and you could add a claw to one. Another option would be to buy an LED module (not the MLS unit, those won't fit in that hilt) and choose your own color, then you just pull the one color out and save it for a future project and put the new one in. Well, there's a little more to it than that, you need the right amount of current, don't want to blow out a red LED on a blue LED set up, but it wouldn't be too hard.

[gebeji]

Very excited to get my first ultrasaber today 
I chose a grab bag first to see the quality of the hilt and the durability and intensity of the heavy ultraedge blade (figured i should be better safe than sorry) before investing more money in one with sound (although i may end up doing it myself if it's not too complicated to pull off  )
I didn't score big (in fact i probably only saved 5-10$ from the cost of directly buying it), but i'm pretty happy with the Initiate V2 in GB i got (hope i got the lingo right ), it only has a couple of small, barely visible on the metallic finish, scratches near the pommel, which i will cover when i customize it for my girlfriend's son.
Here's some pics 

[Sandtracker]

Very excited to get my first ultrasaber today  
I chose a grab bag first to see the quality of the hilt and the durability and intensity of the heavy ultraedge blade (figured i should be better safe than sorry) before investing more money in one with sound (although i may end up doing it myself if it's not too complicated to pull off  )
I didn't score big (in fact i probably only saved 5-10$ from the cost of directly buying it), but i'm pretty happy with the Initiate V2 in GB i got (hope i got the lingo right ), it only has a couple of small, barely visible on the metallic finish, scratches near the pommel, which i will cover when i customize it for my girlfriend's son.

Not to be rude, but that is an Aeon V2. The Aeon/Dominixs have longer hilts than the Initiates.

[SILVERBACK]

what you have there is a Aeon v2 not an initiate. the initiate hilt is in the area of 9 inches long and the Aeon is around 12 inches. a very nice dueling saber and also a very popular one. i'm pretty sure your girlfriends son will love it one way or the other.

[Master Nero Attoru]

what you have there is a Aeon v2 not an initiate. the initiate hilt is in the area of 9 inches long and the Aeon is around 12 inches. a very nice dueling saber and also a very popular one. i'm pretty sure your girlfriends son will love it one way or the other.

Not to be rude, but that is an Aeon V2. The Aeon/Dominixs have longer hilts than the Initiates.

They speak the truth!  I know an Aeon V2 when I see one, simply because my girlfriend prefers that hilt (also in blue!)

[swords4two]

You can also customize your dominixes and get a coupler for sure! I did this to my dom heck thats whats great about grab bags:)

[gebeji]

what you have there is a Aeon v2 not an initiate. the initiate hilt is in the area of 9 inches long and the Aeon is around 12 inches. a very nice dueling saber and also a very popular one. i'm pretty sure your girlfriends son will love it one way or the other.

(@Sandtracker and Master Nero too) I stand corrected  , i stopped checking as soon as i saw the Initiate, i didn't notice the Aeon with a longer hilt  
I'm sure he will like it too  

[bruzer79]

You could give one to a friend or relative who likes star wars for a birthday or something.. it would blow their mind to get something that cool. OR what I was thinking is you could attach a D-ring or Covertec wheel to them and wear all three on a costume sort of like Starkiller. You could customize each one with different stuff like a wrap on one and weathering/battle scarring on another and you could add a claw to one. Another option would be to buy an LED module (not the MLS unit, those won't fit in that hilt) and choose your own color, then you just pull the one color out and save it for a future project and put the new one in. Well, there's a little more to it than that, you need the right amount of current, don't want to blow out a red LED on a blue LED set up, but it wouldn't be too hard.

Oddly enough Akos_Amun, I ALSO just bought a friend a DIY Dominix LE v2 for xmas in Blazing Red, so that's a total of 4! Dominix v2's that have been shipped here in the last 3weeks haha. At least his was meant to be a dominix

My first one does have a covertec clip. Im probably gonna follow eerock's advice and get the coupler and make it a staff. I have to figure out what size blades to order too since I havent gotten any as of yet. It looks like the phantom says it comes with 32" blades but I cant find that part on the website. The other non-LE will get a 36" blade for sure.

[Ian]

My first grab bag, and my second ultrasaber, arrived earlier today. I got and Aeon v2 in GB, with I think the 36" blade. Here it is below next to the Initiate v3 LE, in AB with the Initiate blade, that I got myself for christmas. I didn't bother photographing both of them lit up as they appear almost identical on my lame phone cam. They are very different in person, though. Photos do NOT do them justice. I have to admit I was hoping for a different colour entirely instead of a different shade of blue, but I am not disapointed in the least! In fact, I'm not even sure which of the blue's I like better... they're just soooo preeeetty...

As you can see, the Aeon is a lot slimmer, and longer, than my Initiate, but I was actually most surprised at how much lighter the Aeon was (even without the extra weight of the Bellicose pommel! ). This seems to make the extra weight of the longer (and thereby heavier) blade a bit more noticeable.
Totally got to pimp that Aeon hilt, now.  



Man that blade is long, though only because I'm so short, and probably too used to the Initiate blade now... except, NOW I feel the Initiate blade is a bit too short for me. I'll probably grab a 32" with my next purchase... my birthday IS coming up soon, so I'm gonna have to start saving.

Now, it's just gone midnight here, so I'm gonna go ahead and open the ancient holocron I stumbled onto in my travels today... The Book of Sith!
Dude, it's totally safe, I've got two blue sabers! I'm totally not gonna fall to the dark side...  

... one last note, however; as far as AS and filters go, and considering the little 'crystal' the BoS comes with, I can't help but wonder if anyone has tried using an actual coloured crystal instead of a filter before...? Just for the novelty factor.  

[Foe-Hammer]

Hi,
 Thought i'd post up my 1st order from US. I got 2 GBs and think I did pretty well.
I got a Dominix V2 with SD (I think) and a Aeon V2 with GB.




I'll post a full review in the review thread soon.

[Doxyc]

I'm considering getting a grab bag for my first saber and was wondering if you can choose DVA? Would I just have to choose the VA option and then buy the additional 5 Requisition Charge's like you would for a custom saber?

[Akos_Amun]

Good question! While I don't know the "official" answer I would assume most likely not as DVA is a by request option on regular saber purchases, so I would doubt there are many just lying around. Grab bags started as just plain random, then they offered a choose your desired color option for a little extra, but I don't see them making a lot of extra effort for a grab bag, the point is that it's cheaper because they have less to worry about. I have both VA and DVA and either my VA is leaning toward being DVA or my DVA is a little rosy but they are pretty close to the same. I know others have had a big difference in the color, but for me they are similar enough that others wouldn't really notice. I think you'll enjoy VA honestly, it's a great color.