Ultrasabers Spring Raffle 2015 Entrants/Winners Gallery

[Sypho Ruut]

My second place prize!

 Oooo, an Omberge, or if you like your German, a Flammen

[Prowl 1701]

1st Place Raffle Prize:  Crimson Reaper

So yeah - here's my prize!!!

2-Channel Emerald (Red & Green) w/ Obsidian.

The cool thing about these Raffles - besides free sabers! - is that I probably would have never ordered any of the Crimson hilts, but now that I have one and have been staring at it (and staring, and staring, and . . .) - I love it!

It looks really great & obviously the R&G combo for a 2 channel was the best possible for this particular hilt (I think anyway).

I have a regular Scorpion in Guardian Blue, so now I have a Dark-side counterpoint to my more Light-side one in GB.

I'm actually considering using my rewards points toward a silver War Glaive emitter to use as a Pommel on this bad boy - make it a War Scorpion.  

And yes - a Staff will happen at some point.

That is actually a Crimson Scorpion you have there!  Congrats!

[Lord Canterbury]

That is actually a Crimson Scorpion you have there!  Congrats!

Oops - not enough sleep lately - clearly!  I say Scorpion in the following text - how the heck did I do that?,   

[tomfoyle]

That crimson scorpion looks fantastic in BH.  Great saber idea!

Couldn't agree more. BH is an awesome colour 😃. Your Flamberge looks amazing, it must have been fun unwrapping a unique design like that!

[tomfoyle]

tomfoyle.  Nice photo.  Like the pink blade on that Crimson Scorpion.  You will have fun with the Emerald driver.  You didn't say if you wanted light or dark points so will start you off with a light side one.   

Thanks for the point! I am enjoying the emerald driver a lot. Been trying to create the perfect flicker effect, and I've got a bright white yellow FoC which looks great too! 😃

[BlueBayou]

BlueBayou have a quick look down you're new blade and just double check that the foil inside didn't come loose and bunch somewhere in the middle.  It's happened to me and I've had to re-tighten it and re-glue it at the opening.

Its a UE blade, so no foil inside to tighten. I wonder if it is just the fact that is GB and just won't ever be as bright as other colors. The CG on my new Dominix is really bright by comparison.

Maybe I need better batteries?

BlueBayou.  I  like your customization of the Initiate v2 which I call a Yoda sized saber.  What did you use to get those lovely blue rings ?  The Dominix v3 is a good two handed saber.  I started out with long sabers and am now going shorter.  You will get used to both.  Extra blades in standard and UE are handy.  MG weight will allow more light to shine through the blade.  Point for you.   

Thank you. I was pondering getting a V3 instead. This V2 hilt is a tiny bit too small for me to two hand, but really only because the switch and covertec wheel get in the way. I'm 5'4" with pretty small hands. It's also softball season so I am very used to swinging a bat, with two hands touching and very little chocking up.
The Dominix v3 is way too big for me to comfortably wield. All the big sabers go to my 6 foot boyfriend who used to duel wield Dark Standard Issues until he got this new Sentinel.

As for the blue rings, they are just strips of blue faux leather I got at a hobby store. I cut them down to size and super glued them into place. They've held up well to use so far.

Now to figure out the best way to etch the dark hilts with oven cleaner.....

[Sypho Ruut]

Its a UE blade, so no foil inside to tighten. I wonder if it is just the fact that is GB and just won't ever be as bright as other colors. The CG on my new Dominix is really bright by comparison.

Maybe I need better batteries?

 This honestly sounds like either your batteries are poor, or the foil is missing from your blade. I have four UE blades, three of which came with my flamberge so are of the new type with the deeper tip socket. All of them have diffusion foil inside, although the newer three have a ring of glue to hold them in place that conceals the end of the foil, so it's possible that it's in there and just difficult to see.

 My GB dark libby is as bright as my friend's CG dominix, and that's on standard AAA batteries. Have you tried swapping blades over between your sabers? It's possible it's a poor quality blade, and sometimes UE blades age under UV exposure, but because of their colouration you can't see it very well without the saber lit. A friend of mine, Tina, her archon was originally a bright VA, but that same blade is now very dim, and brightest towards tip and emitter, even though no changes have been made by either of us. It's just age that's done it.

 

[BlueBayou]

This honestly sounds like either your batteries are poor, or the foil is missing from your blade. I have four UE blades, three of which came with my flamberge so are of the new type with the deeper tip socket. All of them have diffusion foil inside, although the newer three have a ring of glue to hold them in place that conceals the end of the foil, so it's possible that it's in there and just difficult to see.
 

I put in fresh batteries.

And then I looked at the other UE blades I have and yep, they have foil and this one doesn't.

Right to left: regular Midgrade, problematic UE without foil, UE with foil, UE with foil.

This is disappointing

edit: I guess when you order a custom sized UE blade, it doesn't come with the blade foil

[hazard502]

I put in fresh batteries.

And then I looked at the other UE blades I have and yep, they have foil and this one doesn't.

Right to left: regular Midgrade, problematic UE without foil, UE with foil, UE with foil.

This is disappointing

edit: I guess when you order a custom sized UE blade. It doesn't come with the blade foil

I've ordered custom length blades and grab bag blades and they've all had the foil.  It's entirely possible it skipped a process in assembly with the foil so I'd suggest emailing US about it.  Aside from dueling it's job is to show light so it's important to have it resolved

[Sypho Ruut]

 Glad i could give an idea! Yeah, i don't know what foil US actually use, but if anybody else here does it'd be a great piece of trivia, i'd like to replace the foil in one of my blades anyway as it's a little crumpled about a third of the way along   

[tomfoyle]

edit: I guess when you order a custom sized UE blade, it doesn't come with the blade foil

Yeah when you order a custom blade on its own it looks like there is a note at the bottom saying "In order to easily cut this blade to a custom length the blade is not made with UltraFilm".

http://www.ultrasabers.com/BLADES-EDGE-MID-CUSTOM-p/blades-edge-mid-custom.htm

It is a shame and seems like a significant drawback of the custom blades. Whereas I think if you just put a comment on your order to request a custom length blade with a saber then I think you do get the film in it (I hope you do anyway as that is what I intend to do for my next order). I think you have to pay a bit extra to do it this way though.

[BlueBayou]

Yeah when you order a custom blade on its own it looks like there is a note at the bottom saying "In order to easily cut this blade to a custom length the blade is not made with UltraFilm".

http://www.ultrasabers.com/BLADES-EDGE-MID-CUSTOM-p/blades-edge-mid-custom.htm

It is a shame and seems like a significant drawback of the custom blades. Whereas I think if you just put a comment on your order to request a custom length blade with a saber then I think you do get the film in it (I hope you do anyway as that is what I intend to do for my next order). I think you have to pay a bit extra to do it this way though.

Yeah. Its weird because when you order an Initiate, you can upgrade from a 24" to a 32" blade, and you can get UE. So I wonder if those blades are also sans film. And if so, how do I get a blade that fits my size in the style I want?

[Lord Canterbury]

Just wanted to mention here - my 1st place prize (Crimson Scorpion) is a great example of why it's so great that US are incredibly customizable.

I already have a regular Scorp in Guardian Blue and now the Crimson one in R-G Emerald.

I decided to further differentiate them - I'm going to remove the emitter blade from the black Scorpion and use an all Silver War Glaive emitter as a pommel on the Crimson hilt.

With the Blue blade and no Claw - that will give the Black one more of a Jedi feel, and the Red blade, emitter claw and clawed pommel on the Crimson will give it an extremely distinct Sith look.

Love it!!!

[arklore70]

Yeah. Its weird because when you order an Initiate, you can upgrade from a 24" to a 32" blade, and you can get UE. So I wonder if those blades are also sans film. And if so, how do I get a blade that fits my size in the style I want?

I would recommend just sending Emory a e-mail.  I took this approach with my Emerald Manticore and I worked brilliantly.  I'll mention this a bit more in depth once I take pictures and post a review and pictures in the this thread.
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[Awodele11]

Greetings Ultrasabers Family! My two entries into the Spring 2015 Raffle were the first Sabers that I have ever purchased of any kind.

My first Saber is the Manticore CE in Guardian Blue with Blue illuminated AV Switch and Silver FOC. After seeing all the videos and photos of this Saber, I was most excited about getting this one in, and it does not disappoint. WOW!


The second Saber that I purchased was the Scorpion in Blazing Red with Red illuminated AV Switch and Orange FOC. I must say that after getting this in my hands, it is even more beautiful than what the videos and photos were able to depict. This Saber is absolutely amazing and I find that I like it just as much and possibly even more than my Manticore CE. From top to bottom this Saber is a work of art.



Now, one of the two entries won me a First Prize in the Spring 2015 Raffle. To my surprise I received the Chosen One CE. That's right, the Collector's Edition with Nickel Plating. It has the Silver activation box with non-illuminated AV Switch.


As a first prize winner, I expected it to have the 2-channel Emerald Driver. When I first turned it on, the Blade Color appeared to be Violet Amethyst, and pulsed to what looked like a Sentinel Yellow. I didn’t understand how it was possible with a 2-channel driver to get that color combination. I downloaded the Emerald Driver software and hooked up my Saber to the computer and played with the settings. From what I can tell, I received the 4-channel driver as opposed to the expected 2-channel driver. So my First prize was a Chosen One CE with 4-Channel Emerald Driver with Obsidian Sound! All in all I am very pleased.

Thanks Ultrasabers!