Time for my big review. I'll start with shipping.
I chose the USPS standard international, Placed my order on Oct 11 8 pm, it shipped Oct 12, i got the mail about it around 10 am (very impressive for the size of the order). and i received it with no hassle or customs charges on the 19th. it cant get much better than that considering i live in eastern Canada. The box was neatly wrapped and all the sabers were very secure inside with bubble wrap and packing nuts. all retention screws are there along with couplers and business cards which i will defiantly be handing out.
i only had my phone for these first few shots.
PROPHECY V3
Fire Orange
No Sound
36" Mid-Grade
First of all i'm going to say this hilt is beautiful to both look at and to handle. the pictures really don't do it justice. the 36" blade is a little longer than i'm used to where i have been using the 32" from my Dominix V2's. All of the electronics are very neat on the inside which is what you get from an UltraSaber:). The fire orange blade is very nice, exactly the color i was going for. out of all the colors i've seen so far it is the least visible when there is a lot of light but in the dark that thing glows!
INITIATE V2
Guardian Blue
No Sound
24" Mid Grade
This saber is for my friends 4 year old son for Christmas, while the design is similar to my Dominix hilts, the length of the hilt is very nice for an offhand saber in my opinion. the short blade is again good for off hand or little kids, i would defiantly recommend this saber to anyone who needs a good off hand or saber for there little padawan.
STANDARD ISSUE BATTLE STAFF/SABER
Fire Red
No Sound
32" Midgrade
This saber is for my Brother-In-Law. He is a huge Darth Maul fan so me and my wife are getting him a staff for Christmas. to be honest seeing the standard issue sabers in pictures i wasn't really a fan, i thought they would be more the thickness of the aeon and dominix V2's but they are much beefier than i thought and after handling one i am a huge fan. seeing the fire red in the dark almost turned me to the dark side because it is so crisp and RED. pictures usually make it look more pink or orange. The flush mount coupler is amazing too!
PHANTOM/DOMINIX V3 LE
Cauncelor Green
No Sound
32" Midgrade
This is actually for my good friend/new sparing partner. After seeing my Phantom V2 and playing with it a bit he knew that was what he wanted but then he seen the V3's and was intrigued by the tapered grips. After handling the V3 i am also a huge fan, it has a bit more weight to it than the V2 and the taper points are placed perfectly for spinning, while similar to my Phantom V2, the v3 is defiantly an upgrade. As for the green, that sucker is BRIGHT too, so far i have been a big fan of every color that i have seen from US.
Dominix V2 and V3 side by side:
And a shot of the entire family:
I hope you enjoyed my review. Enjoy!
P.S: My next saber i am going to get i think is a Bellicose /w Obsidian, gold button, and Illuminated AV. I can't decide on a color yet though.