My goodness, it felt like this day would never get here - 6 days following parcel tracking can seem like an eternity!
(Firstly, apologies for photo quality, I'm using the camera on my S3 to take these, hope to borrow a friends decent camera shortly!)
Like most of you, I stumbled across Ultrasabers in the search for a Saber that is not only beautiful to look at, but amazing to wield, and wield them you can! I've only held plastic replicas until this morning, when this arrived
Obviously, it was in a brown box, but you don't need to see that! I was very impressed with how well wrapped and protected the saber and its various chargers were - I opted for the recharge point, fast charger and a separate charger for the batteries themselves as well, taking advantage of the Halloween deals (and why not?!). Emory sure knows how to make sure these things arrive in one piece. Tearing off (well, carefully removing, but the enthusiasm was there!) the protective wrapping, I was met with the wondrous sight of my very first UltraSaber, Guardian in GB
I had no idea just how weighty it was going to be - you can feel the heft of the hilt when you pick it up, it's certainly made to be durable - I'm definitely considering steel-toe shoes for when I swing it around XD
Of course, the first thing I had to do was press that button
What a colour, the camera I used just can't do it justice - Guardian Blue is a colour that everyone should have on at least one Saber in their collection, it's an amazing hue. I can't wait to see it at night! The blade illuminates all the way from the hilt to the tip and right to the edges, much MUCH better than any other toy or replica I've seen in person so far.
The finish and construction is fantastic, US should be very proud of what they make. I'm glad I went for the standard finish, I just love the metallic steel colour (yes, I know it's aluminium!) contrasting against the black. The detail machined into the hilt and the emitter really makes this so much worth the extra over some other replicas out there! The activation switch is easy enough to press, but not too easy that you switch it on accidentally or hit the lockup inadvertantly. The silver FoC looks great btw, I was unsure exactly what to go for (I couldn't afford an Emerald this time around), but against the blue of the blade it's a cracking choice. The Flash on lockup could be a bit more randomised timewise, but I'm sure there's a setting for that somewhere on the board (which I don't want to go fiddling with just yet). The sound is spot on, brilliantly clear from the pommel, and sounds great when you put the blade through its paces
The recharge point sits well within the body of the hilt, it doesn't feel uncomfortable when you hold it and blends in quite nicely thanks to the design - it took me a few moments to realise that's what it was XD
Hopefully I'll get a video review made up at some point when I have a friend and capable camera to hand, for now though I'm off to save the galaxy.....I mean, admire my newest acquisition, the first of many more to come, I'm sure!
