Lord Vader
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"You don't know the power of The Dark Side."
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Post by Lord Vader on Aug 29, 2006 19:29:21 GMT -5
The Story: Well what an i say bout the Mace?This is a weird story. I got my mace a wierd way. I got my mace from MR and i was set for a while. I got my Mace a few days later and put in 6 AA batteries. I turned it on to see a purple blade, but no sound.  . I tried many batteries but still no luck. I sent it back and it took about a week and a half to get it there. Then i waited a few weeks and gave MR a call. and they said they forgot about it. I waited a month and then i still had nothing. i called again and theysaid they forgot about it again!  . I finally got it after a few days later. I opened it up and took off the plastic bag and again put in batteries. I turned it on to see the same blade, but with a muffled sound... The Hilt: I like the hilt. The gold is really dark and admirible. Its the heavyness and the bulkiness that turned me off. Its good from far away, and has nice detail though. I love the look of it. MR did a nice job. The ingraved pattern on the black rubber turned me back on   .It is indedd the best looking hil next to the Maul and Luke ESB.     Is that me in the background?The on/off switch is the middle gold rectangular piece. It slides up to turn on,, and down to turn off.  The sound: The sound is indeed muffled and about the same volume as the Vader. The on/off sounds are perfectly in tune with the saber. One HUGE problem i have with the sound is that MINE(not nessaceraly everone elses) is that it plays the same sounds in the same exact row ever time i turn it on. It goes double, short, double, long, short, long, and then some more. I've seen this problem with Louis's Luke ESB some Mace vids on youtube, and chancellors Mace AOTC. if anyone has this problem, then post here. The Blade: The blade is a beauty all its own. Its a very nice pure purple. Its my favorite FX blade. It does have a few splothches. It looks awesome if only u look at it from the top or bottom. if not, the u will see red lines about ---- that big going up the blade. This is due to blue LED's being wrapped by a red tubing. cause red+blue+purple. DUH!Its very bright next to Anakin. Not Luke ;)But then, again no blade is safe against Luke ROTJ.   All-in-all: I love my Mace. definatly on my top 3 list. Its not perfect for a first saber. (Due to flaws.) :-\ Its a perfect display piece and good for any fan of SW. I will cherish it and never get it converted. Its good the way it is. cause no matter how hard i try. i cant get rid of the sound flaw. 7 1/2 out of 10. -DarthArn |
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Post by Anakinstarkiller on Aug 29, 2006 19:57:55 GMT -5
The Story: Well what an i say bout the Mace?This is a weird story. I got my mace a wierd way. I got my mace from MR and i was set for a while. I got my Mace a few days later and put in 6 AA batteries. I turned it on to see a purple blade, but no sound. . I tried many batteries but still no luck. I sent it back and it took about a week and a half to get it there. Then i waited a few weeks and gave MR a call. and they said they forgot about it. I waited a month and then i still had nothing. i called again and theysaid they forgot about it again! . I finally got it after a few days later. I opened it up and took off the plastic bag and again put in batteries. I turned it on to see the same blade, but with a muffled sound... The Hilt: I like the hilt. The gold is really dark and admirible. Its the heavyness and the bulkiness that turned me off. Its good from far away, and has nice detail though. I love the look of it. MR did a nice job. The ingraved pattern on the black rubber turned me back on .It is indedd the best looking hil next to the Maul and Luke ESB. Is that me in the background?The on/off switch is the middle gold rectangular piece. It slides up to turn on,, and down to turn off. The sound: The sound is indeed muffled and about the same volume as the Vader. The on/off sounds are perfectly in tune with the saber. One HUGE problem i have with the sound is that MINE(not nessaceraly everone elses) is that it plays the same sounds in the same exact row ever time i turn it on. It goes double, short, double, long, short, long, and then some more. I've seen this problem with Louis's Luke ESB some Mace vids on youtube, and chancellors Mace AOTC. if anyone has this problem, then post here. The Blade: The blade is a beauty all its own. Its a very nice pure purple. Its my favorite FX blade. It does have a few splothches. It looks awesome if only u look at it from the top or bottom. if not, the u will see red lines about ---- that big going up the blade. This is due to blue LED's being wrapped by a red tubing. cause red+blue+purple. DUH!Its very bright next to Anakin. Not Luke ;)But then, again no blade is safe against Luke ROTJ. All-in-all: I love my Mace. definatly on my top 3 list. Its not perfect for a first saber. (Due to flaws.) :-\ Its a perfect display piece and good for any fan of SW. I will cherish it and never get it converted. Its good the way it is. cause no matter how hard i try. i cant get rid of the sound flaw. 7 1/2 out of 10. -DarthArn Nice review. Do you wear gloves with this thing? I've heard the gold and chromed parts wear off really easily. |
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Lord Vader
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Post by Lord Vader on Aug 29, 2006 20:28:21 GMT -5
i barely ever touch my mace so no. otherwise i use my shirt to turn it on.
-Lord Vader
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Heimidal
Jedi Knight
"I will do what I must"
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Post by Heimidal on Aug 29, 2006 23:08:40 GMT -5
That is the main reason I've held off getting a Mace. I'd be too afraid to ruin it by handling it. I keep waiting to try to get one for 60$ or less. I know that a couple GameStops have them currently listed at 69$ so I'm just biding my time...
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Post by Jedi Master Qui-Gon on Aug 30, 2006 3:22:13 GMT -5
Good job!
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Lord Vader
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Post by Lord Vader on Aug 30, 2006 6:19:28 GMT -5
thx all.
-Lord Vader
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Darth Nihilus
Jedi Knight
I am the darkness in which all life dies
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Post by Darth Nihilus on Sept 1, 2006 16:50:44 GMT -5
nice pics. keep those reviews coming.
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Post by Vaderbreath on Sept 1, 2006 19:45:09 GMT -5
Great review and pics! I was so close to buying this saber. I was at Costco and they had it for only 79.99. they had sabers that you could try out and i held the mace and it was great for spinning. i didnt buy because it felt too big. oh well. anyways, good review.
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Lord Vader
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"You don't know the power of The Dark Side."
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Post by Lord Vader on Sept 1, 2006 19:46:27 GMT -5
thx.
-Lord Vader
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Darth Revan
Jedi Master
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May The Dark Side Overwhelm You
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Post by Darth Revan on Sept 1, 2006 20:21:02 GMT -5
nice review once again,have anymore coming in the future,preferably Mauls
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Post by His death my life on Sept 1, 2006 22:52:44 GMT -5
hey, thanx for the review that was great! nice pix too.
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Post by NM7185 on Sept 3, 2006 19:35:30 GMT -5
Great review, I have to say this is a really good looking hilt. Not too high on my most wanted list, but if I ever win the lottery its mine!
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Darth Revan
Jedi Master
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May The Dark Side Overwhelm You
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Post by Darth Revan on Sept 3, 2006 19:38:15 GMT -5
i don't like the hilt it looks way too bulky and big i wonder how does it feel to hold?
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Derek Skirata
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"Honor is better than power." - Derek Skirata
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Post by Derek Skirata on Sept 3, 2006 19:58:26 GMT -5
The Story: Well what an i say bout the Mace?This is a weird story. I got my mace a wierd way. I got my mace from MR and i was set for a while. I got my Mace a few days later and put in 6 AA batteries. I turned it on to see a purple blade, but no sound. . I tried many batteries but still no luck. I sent it back and it took about a week and a half to get it there. Then i waited a few weeks and gave MR a call. and they said they forgot about it. I waited a month and then i still had nothing. i called again and theysaid they forgot about it again! . I finally got it after a few days later. I opened it up and took off the plastic bag and again put in batteries. I turned it on to see the same blade, but with a muffled sound... The Hilt: I like the hilt. The gold is really dark and admirible. Its the heavyness and the bulkiness that turned me off. Its good from far away, and has nice detail though. I love the look of it. MR did a nice job. The ingraved pattern on the black rubber turned me back on .It is indedd the best looking hil next to the Maul and Luke ESB. Is that me in the background?The on/off switch is the middle gold rectangular piece. It slides up to turn on,, and down to turn off. The sound: The sound is indeed muffled and about the same volume as the Vader. The on/off sounds are perfectly in tune with the saber. One HUGE problem i have with the sound is that MINE(not nessaceraly everone elses) is that it plays the same sounds in the same exact row ever time i turn it on. It goes double, short, double, long, short, long, and then some more. I've seen this problem with Louis's Luke ESB some Mace vids on youtube, and chancellors Mace AOTC. if anyone has this problem, then post here. The Blade: The blade is a beauty all its own. Its a very nice pure purple. Its my favorite FX blade. It does have a few splothches. It looks awesome if only u look at it from the top or bottom. if not, the u will see red lines about ---- that big going up the blade. This is due to blue LED's being wrapped by a red tubing. cause red+blue+purple. DUH!Its very bright next to Anakin. Not Luke ;)But then, again no blade is safe against Luke ROTJ. All-in-all: I love my Mace. definatly on my top 3 list. Its not perfect for a first saber. (Due to flaws.) :-\ Its a perfect display piece and good for any fan of SW. I will cherish it and never get it converted. Its good the way it is. cause no matter how hard i try. i cant get rid of the sound flaw. 7 1/2 out of 10. -DarthArn No offense, but the lit-up blades look kinda blue instead of purple. |
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Post by Themonkman on Sept 4, 2006 3:16:44 GMT -5
Great review and pics! I was so close to buying this saber. I was at Costco and they had it for only 79.99. they had sabers that you could try out and i held the mace and it was great for spinning. i didnt buy because it felt too big. oh well. anyways, good review. I'm waiting on my Mace, but now I'm wondering if I'll be able to do anything with it besides displaying it. I have small hands, and the Anakin ROTS is big for me (can barely wrap my hands around it). Hopefully if I do try to spin with it, the switch doesn't get in the way and turns off as bad as the Anakin model does. |
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. I tried many batteries but still no luck. I sent it back and it took about a week and a half to get it there. Then i waited a few weeks and gave MR a call. and they said they forgot about it. I waited a month and then i still had nothing. i called again and theysaid they forgot about it again! 
.It is indedd the best looking hil next to the Maul and Luke ESB.
