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JediTricks
12-29-2007, 12:37 AM
I just threw this in the news: http://www.sirstevesguide.com/index.php?categoryid=11&p2_articleid=1255

When I took the picture of the 3 flashlights and 2 lasers, I didn't realize the Luke saber's carabiner had fallen out of its slot in the bubble, but it's not really that important.

At $5 each, these are must-haves. They're really cool, no way I'm using them on my keys though. :p The flashlights have 2 modes, hit the button once and the start blinking, hit it again and they stay on.

The Vader LED and Laser are identical on the outside except for the size of the opening on the light source - the LED has the wide opening for the blade while the laser has a tiny hole for the laser (this is about an inch into the emitter though, so it's not inaccurate). The build on my Vader LED is a little sloppy, both the emitter shroud and activation box ring came loose right away, though they did snap into place - none of the other sabers had these problems.

They look plastic, but the main bodies on all of them are indeed metal.

The flashlights are really cool, the best detail is Vader's, but Luke's is a close second. Luke's is easily the brightest with its blinding blue LED, Yoda's is second with a strong green LED, and Vader's red LED is the weakest since that's how it works with red LEDs. I'm thinking I may actually track down a second Luke saber for actual flashlight purposes, naturally it's the hardest to find. :ermm:

figrin bran
12-29-2007, 01:43 AM
I bought the flashlights back on Black Friday and paid $5.99 each for them. I might have to track down the laser pointers tomorrow.

JediTricks
12-29-2007, 04:00 AM
Laser Pointers aren't that hard to find, the Radio Shack at Vermont & Hollywood had a fair number of Vader and a few Maul, while the Radio Shack on Fairfax & Melrose was the opposite.

figrin bran
12-29-2007, 08:34 PM
Laser Pointers aren't that hard to find, the Radio Shack at Vermont & Hollywood had a fair number of Vader and a few Maul, while the Radio Shack on Fairfax & Melrose was the opposite.

I got a Maul pointer at the first store you listed. :thumbsup:

the Vader ones were all gone though.

JediTricks
12-30-2007, 04:08 PM
Their website won't tell you WHICH ones are in stock, but if you search "Star Wars", it'll be among the first results and on the details page will tell you which stores in your area have them in stock at all and there's a 50/50 chance you can get them there. The crappy Radio Shack on Hyperion & Griffith Park Blvd has 'em.

You have the flashlight though, it's virtually identical.

Ric Olie
12-31-2007, 02:12 PM
I have the Vader laser pointer and two of the black rubber "grips" on the handle came off. Some super glue should fix them but I won't be using this as a key chain anymore.

JediTricks
12-31-2007, 04:29 PM
Yeah, I've had bad luck with keychains this size and level of detail, it's cool to have 'em but they get demolished in your pocket in a relatively short amount of time, so I've decided I'm sticking with my pewter Obi-Wan Ep 1 lightsaber keychain which seems to be holding up pretty well so far.

Lazer Brain
01-05-2008, 06:14 PM
Picked up the pionters here in tx. nice. Hope to find the flashlights too.
later