Initiate V2 in Adegan Silver / Color Filters review

[Sir Jenkins the Mediocre]

Howdy!

I have been a forum lurker for some time now, but have owned a few ultrasabers for a while now.  Over the last year or two I have purchased:

Dominix V2 - Sun Rider's Destiny (grab bag)
Liberator V2 (red) - fire orange (also a grab bag)
Overlord with soundboard - Violet amethyst

To be honest I don't really know if that Liberator is what I think it is.  It was a grab bag saber and I don't see it for sale anymore, so I don't know for certain that it was called that.

I decided to pick up another saber with some Christmas money, as I very much want to eventually pull my daughter into the wild wild world of Star Wars, just like her folks.  Originally I was going to get her an initiate in Bane's Heart (trying to get pink, ultimately), but at the last minute decided to go with the Adegan Silver and the color filters in hopes that I could mix and match some different colors, and then if at some point down the road she could pick whatever colors she wants.

Full disclosure:  My daughter is eight months old, and while she does giggle at and try to grab/play with the sabers I have (bright lights!  bright lights!), she's so young that obviously this is really more about me than it is her.  For now.  

Anyway, my full rundown is in the video below - one video for the saber itself, and another video focusing on the color filters, should you be interested in that.  Originally intended to be short videos, but there really isn't anything short about them I suppose.

TL;DR: Was uncertain about how much I would like the silver small hilt and the adegan silver color, but I am super impressed with both.  Quality purchase for a little one or for a fully grown one to use single-handedly.

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[Master Bluespike74]

You are correct. The saber is a the Red anodized Liberator V2.  Love the collection.  Thanks for sharing.

[jedicri]

Thanks for the vids. I particularly appreciate your second vid with regards the filters.

[swords4two]

As an owner of a overlord and someone who wants a red liberator I am jealous and love the vid. FYI I when first got my overlord I turn it on and woke the my kids during nap not know how load the obsidian sound board really is. LOL

[Sir Jenkins the Mediocre]

As an owner of a overlord and someone who wants a red liberator I am jealous and love the vid. FYI I when first got my overlord I turn it on and woke the my kids during nap not know how load the obsidian sound board really is. LOL

Hey, thanks!

I love my overlord, it was the first of the sabers I bought and it's definitely the most impressive, but I'm always more inclined to use the others just because I'm not as worried about damaging them.

The liberator actually came with SRD and the dominix came with fire orange.  The red liberator with SRD looked a little too... christmas-y to me, so I wound up borrowing a soldering iron and switching the LED's.  Looks pretty great with the fire orange.  I'm assuming it would also look great with sentinel yellow.

[Sir Jenkins the Mediocre]

Thanks for the vids. I particularly appreciate your second vid with regards the filters.

Thanks! 

I have some lee filter swatches on order, so I'm anxious for them to get here so I can start playing with a wider variety of colors.  Looking forward to hopefully coming up with some neat combinations.

[setsu9]

Great review and good collection you have there. It was nice to get a good look at the filters, and combinations of filters on the silver blade. Also, I might have otherwise overlooked the initiate hilt for some of the flashier option, but you help to place it back on the cards as a possible option for me later on down the track.

[jedicri]

Thanks! 

I have some lee filter swatches on order, so I'm anxious for them to get here so I can start playing with a wider variety of colors.  Looking forward to hopefully coming up with some neat combinations.

I picked some up Lee Filters today but can't experiment yet since I don't have an Adegan Silver MLS unit.  I too am looking forward with coming up with unique colour combinations.

[Zren Tobas]

Nice. Though I don't like the color disks. Lee Filters is way better.

[Zren Tobas]

Try the dark blue and light green disks by the way. You'll get Arctic Blue. I forget which combos are for Sunrider's Destiny. Then try the dark green and light green disks, its definitely Emerald Green.

[Sir Jenkins the Mediocre]

Nice. Though I don't like the color disks. Lee Filters is way better.

Yeah, I'm definitely anxious for the lee filters to arrive.  Not sure on the ETA, but patience is a virtue.

[Sir Jenkins the Mediocre]

Try the dark blue and light green disks by the way. You'll get Arctic Blue. I forget which combos are for Sunrider's Destiny. Then try the dark green and light green disks, its definitely Emerald Green.

Ooh I'll have to try that Arctic Blue combo. Right now I am using the two yellowish discs in the adegan silver saber for a nice yellow color (with a little hint of green), and the lime green colored disc in my SRD saber for a more emerald kind of color.

I have yet to find a combination that does anything remarkable to the fire orange saber, and haven't played with my VA saber yet.

[Zren Tobas]

Try maybe red and orange together. Like put the red disk in first then the orange on top. Has kind of a Pyrestone Orange color to it. Like its more red-ish but with orange.

[Sir Jenkins the Mediocre]

Kind of a minor update here, I took advantage of the 15% off sale last week to order a second initiate and a few more packs of color discs so that I could make a double bladed saber should I want to. 

If you're at all considering using the US colored discs with your silver saber, definitely order more than one pack.  The resulting colors are much more impressive if you double up on the same color.  Dropping in two orange discs gave me a much nicer orange than just using one, same with the amber yellow color, the pink, and the blues/purples.  Haven't had a chance to play too much beyond that, but I like the color discs much more using two of each instead of one.

Finally got a shipping confirmation on Lee filters so hopefully those will show up soon.

[Rina Ascura]

Even one colored disc makes it dim. Two make it intolerably dim.