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Master Replicas
Luke Skywalker - Return of the Jedi |
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| Model : Luke Skywalker |
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| Edition : 2005 LED Open Edition |
| Source : Return of the Jedi |
| Model Year : 2005 |
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| Location : Home display |
| Notes : Another wonderful piece, as are all the Force FX lightsabers. Much has been written about the "fat neck" of this saber, as will also be the case when the Obi-Wan "Sith" FX saber comes out. It is true this is the most striking inaccuracy to the movie prop, but it is impossible to avoid due to the need, once again, to make the hilt larger than the actual filming prop to accomodate the blade and electronics inside the hilt. Other than this, the detailing is fantastic - right down to the red and green arrows showing which direction to slide the switch to power up and down. The power up sound, like the Vader power up sound, is an accurate sound effect, but not the actual sound consistently used in "Return of the Jedi" whenever Luke would power up his lightsaber. This was honestly my greatest disappointment with this particular saber, only because I think Luke's power up sound is the coolest of all the power up sounds used in the films. The best example of this sound effect is when Luke meets Vader on Endor and Vader startles Luke with a sudden power up of Luke's green saber. It is a loud scream-like sound, but quite different from Vader's. While the FX lightsabers are quite excellent, I would change two things about them if I were to re-release them. First, I would make sure all power up and power down sounds were dead on true to what is consistently used for that particular saber in the particular film the saber is for. Next, I would include on the stand the name of the owner of the saber instead of it only saying, "Star Wars." This Luke saber is the loudest of all the FX lightsabers I have tried. The six double A batteries required to operate it instead of the three in the others no doubt has something to do with that... |
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