The great news is that this is my only beef with this prop. You can compare the image of the Hasbro hilt to the actual prop and quickly see that one is merely a suggestion of the other. It must really generate an energy blade.” Sadly, this also means it requires the most modification to stuff electronics inside. Your mind perceives this detail and says “Too narrow to hold a stick. There just isn’t room to stuff components in the top 1/3 of it. It is one of the hardest sabers to make functional because of its narrow silhouette. My very favorite lightsaber design of all time is the original Obi-Wan. An elegant weapon for a more civilized age.” Star Wars FX Lightsaber with Removable Blade – Obi-Wan Even the Boxes are Nice – Notice Small Dent from Shipping Aside from one corner getting bashed a little, the boxes were fine and the contents were unharmed. I was worried that with all of the extra space in the box that these things would look like they had been dragged around behind the truck. Not nearly large enough to fill the smoking crater of my fun money account that had taken me two years to save, but still very exciting. Just a few days after clicking the purchase button, a giant box was found leaning against my front door. Amazon had reduced their prices to match the online toy stores.

My two favorite styles were now available. They had just been redesigned to be even more functional (now with a removable blade). Would I actually be able to get something that had been on my wish list for years?

As I looked around online, the reviews were positive and really intrigued me. I happened upon this information while doing research for my own articles. Yes, the same company that sells Sorry! and Twister. They also offered functional versions of these props which were slightly less accurate (to accommodate 20 th century sound and light technology) still very heavy and still very expensive.įor some reason, unbeknownst to me, the license to make these props was shifted from MR to Hasbro. They were very expensive, very heavy and didn’t really do anything. Very recently this has changed.įor a while a company called Masters Replicas made very high quality, highly accurate copies of the hero movie props. Growing up, good replicas were either non-existent, too expensive or non-functional.

Heck, I’ve been discussing them in various posts for a couple of weeks now. Since Star Wars premiered, I’ve had a fascination with lightsabers. My most recent purchase made me downright queezy but I love it. I am not an impulse purchaser and I get a knot in my stomach anytime I’m going to spend any amount money on something fun. Update: Since it is a FAQ of article skimmers, I think the removable blades are worth it. If you don’t like to read and came here for a review, here is my two word opinion of Hasbro’s Force FX Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi lightsabers: Buy them.

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