LATE SUMMER 2018 - Second Raffle Entry & Winning Sabers

[Malik Thanewulf]

man there are some pretty sweet saber prizes coming out of this raffle. please post reviews and pics guys/gals. we all live vicariously though each other. your excitement is felt by everyone who gets to see your new saber, hear the snap hiss as it's activated, we all ooh and ahhh over the FOC, and marvel over the brilliant blade color that someone matched to your new baby. plus, we get awesome, honest reviews on sabers we may have been on the fence about or may not have been considering. this all helps to feed the addiction that we all share. it makes for a great community of people who are there for each other and who share your happiness. so, keep them coming and happy sabering.

[imgumby001dammit]

Well said Malik. I concur whole heartedly!

[Infinit01]

Yes indeed, I look forward to seeing them all.  It's like I have my own online collection when I see them

[Dwolf96]

As soon as my Butcher and Savior entry and fourth place prize arrive, I’ll be posting plenty of pictures. Sadly it won’t be for a few more weeks But congrats to all the winners, those are some good looking sabers so far!

[Rashimotosan]

Here is my Second chance raffle prize.  the Graflex SE with v3 sound, silver non illuminated av switch and consular green blade color.

http://imgur.com/gallery/i6efnPJ

Sweet. I love the Graflex. That was my first one but CE! Congrats on a sweet score!

[ktulu1347]

After some back and forth about options (I won an Emerald prize so I had to spec it out) and an extra couple of days because FedEx is bad at communication, my entry and prize sabers arrived today.




The entry saber is an Overlord with quick disconnects and V4 sound, initially equipped with a Pyrestone Orange LED unit though sadly the blade color doesn't come across at all accurately in the photo.  Honestly none of the photos I've seen have done it justice, but I love that color in person and I've been wanting an MLS unit I could move around my QD equipped sabers.  The Overlord itself is very classy, simple yet elegant with just the right amount of silver to break up the black.  I'm glad to add it to my saber array.

For my Emerald prize I chose a Spectre, and I paid the minor costs to upgrade to V4 sound, windowed emitter, etched body and D-ring pommel.  It's set to Dark Violet Amethyst in the photo, but I'm not sure yet what will end up being its "default" color setting.  I've been on the fence about the Spectre since its introduction and I'm not sure I would have purchased it given its (completely justified) price, but there were too many things I liked about it to pass up the opportunity to acquire it for almost no monetary outlay.  I was very surprised and pleased by its relative lightness, as most of the "canon based" UltraSabers hilts tend to be fairly heavy in my experience.  They appear to have worked hard to make the main body as light as possible to compensate for the somewhat heavy emitter and the overall heft is not bad at all for its size.  It's an incredibly detailed and very visually interesting hilt and I like it even better in person than I thought I might.  I'm very pleased to have chosen it as my prize.

Thanks as always to UltraSabers for their generosity with these raffles.  It's astonishing that they give away so many of these works of art and they gave out quite a few high end hilts this time around if this thread is any indication.  Congratulations again to all the lucky winners and happy sabering everyone!

[Malik Thanewulf]

Ktulu, those are some very nice sabers. Haven't thought much about an overlord till now. Very nice. That Spectre is to sweet. I have the same body (engraved), windows and DVA colored blade. I love it. I can't believe Ultrasabers gives away such high quality prizes. I won a Graflex SE with v3 sound. Not a cheap saber mind you. Emory and the whole gang at Ultrasabers really understands their customer base. They clearly love sabers as much as we do.

[Infinit01]

I like your Overlord there, Ktulu.  You're right, FO doesn't really show up well on camera unless you have a really good DSLR camera.  I like the specs on the Spectre as well and congrats on that win! I've always liked VA on the Spectre but this is my first time seeing it in DVA and it looks nothing less than superb.  Have a point and congrats again!

[imgumby001dammit]

Absolutely sweet overlord! That’s a super cool hilt for sure!!!

[Gunner]

The Spectre is a very nice saber with a lot of cool features. Congrats on your win, and great saber choices.

[Zren Tobas]

Nice. I will hopefully be entering the fall/Halloween raffle if there is going to be one =]

[Infinit01]

Nice. I will hopefully be entering the fall/Halloween raffle if there is going to be one =]

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[scifidude79]

The Overlord is a saber I've gone back and forth on liking. It's kind of like a MHS compatible "basic" saber, so lots of possibilities as far as modding it. Love those pics, the Overlord actually looks sweet, especially next to the Spectre. The Spectre is lovely, and it's kind of the opposite of the Overlord in terms of detailing. It's got so much detail.

[Infinit01]

The Overlord is a saber I've gone back and forth on liking. It's kind of like a MHS compatible "basic" saber, so lots of possibilities as far as modding it. Love those pics, the Overlord actually looks sweet, especially next to the Spectre. The Spectre is lovely, and it's kind of the opposite of the Overlord in terms of detailing. It's got so much detail.

I’ve been wanting an Overlord myself for the MHS emitter and pommel as well. I may pick up on in the future

[scifidude79]

I’ve been wanting an Overlord myself for the MHS emitter and pommel as well. I may pick up on in the future

It seems to be a largely overlooked saber, or at least you don't see a lot of them on the forum. It's right around the size of the Aeon, Sentinel, etc. and a really attractive simple saber. I'm getting a crazy idea for a custom one as I'm typing this.