Anakin AOTC vs Anakin ROTS

[Darth Kastel]

I just won a Parks Sabers Anakin Episode II off eBay (in France) for 300$ shipped!
It's brand new, and comes with a blue removable EL blade and a covertec belt clip.
This saber is desperately gorgeous... Far better than the MR one... But 300$... That hurts A LOT... BUT I GOT IT !
And since it's as rare as the Obi and Qui-Gon from Parks, that's expensive but not too much. I mean I saw one on eBay going for 450$!
This saber is really impressive. I think i'll keep it... until I feel the urge to sell it to buy another saber Who knows ;D

[Ti-el_terall]

Nice! Cant wait to see that converted to LED:P

[Darth Kastel]

LOL ;D I won't convert it, it's way too complicated and expensive By the way pics don't do it justice! Mine is the latest 2006 Version with the activation button on the clamp, and not that ugly black button on the hilt

[Ti-el_terall]

Thanks, now I need a new keyboard




Seriously tho, thats one kick butt saber! I wouldnt mind tearing one down and..... ;D

[Darth Kastel]

Well I guess it takes A LOT of patience and knowledge to accomplish that conversion...
Yoda did an awesome job on converting an EL Larbel saber to LED, but anyway, that's really tricky...



I always loved Parks Sabers, especially the prequel hilts replicas (Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, Maul, Anakin & Mace).
Now I own one, I'm thinking about beginning my search for others... But to pay 450$ for a saber, that's beyond reason...
But... Can a saber be better than a Parks Obi-Wan TPM?
I guess it's the most sought after saber in the universe.
It's so unique... The same for the Maul and Qui-Gon... Those are simply the best lightsaber replicas in the world And to be honest, if I had to chose between a Parks EP1 saber or a MR EP1 saber, I would definitely get a Parks.

[Vortextwist]

awsome saber man, now I got to find one that goes with my parks obi and qui gon

[dajoquim]

;D :oNice saber my friend and congrats!!

[kypdurron]

AWESOME!!!

Makes me want to get one to go with my Parks Qui-Gon. ;D




-Kyp

[Darth Kastel]

On the left : Anakin AOTC Parks (2006 EL model)

On the right : Anakin ROTS MR (2005 LED model)

The EL blade is longer than the MR stock blade, and also a lot thinner.
As a consequence, it's also lighter to swing.
On the pictures you can see that LED technology is really ahead in terms of brightness and glow effect. BUT Parks blades are removable, stock MR blades aren't.
The Anakin AOTC hilt looks just like the movie prop. It's desperately gorgeous and well crafted (especially compared to the MR 2002 Anakin AOTC ) Next to each other, the MR AOTC looks like a big chromed toy while the Parks one looks just like the real deal.

-Pros & Cons-

MasterReplicas :

Pros :

- Bright blade (even brighter with luxeon)
- Sounds

Cons :

- Toyish hilt and usually bigger
- Non-removable blade (unless converted)
- Ugly holes in the pommel

ParksSabers :

Pros :

- Thin & long blade : movie accurate
- Hilt looks just like the one used in the movie
- No holes in the pommel for sound (looks better)
- Detachable blade

Cons :

- No sound (no sound is better than ugly holes in my opinion)
- Dull EL blade

















This buddy will not leave me for less than 3 bills...

[Matakin]

Pretty cool that Parks made Anakin AOTC. I've never realized that Parks made Anakin AOTC. I remember he made Mara Jade, OWK TPM, and Qui Gon in the past.

[Corran Horn]

wow those are realy cool. i personaly like the ATOC one better. it just looks soo cool