Soooo yea this beauty came in yesterday.
This is my first Saber so i got nothing to compare to, BUT that doesnt even matter since this is just perfect. Color is heck alot more than i expected to be it amazing, it my stone color Birthday so yea that a plus.
The Weathering is so freaking EPIC the hilt has that nice gradients from dark grays to metal silver but then you have the claws...so epic there weather doesnt have that gradient it goes from silver to pure black as if it been in so many battles that the sparks of those fight "burned" (think that the correct term) the claws but since the claws are intact it show that the wielder is a master of the blade since there no physical damage, so he won or had stalemate Vs everyone he fought.
Oh and OMG how it FEELS, when we create the actual lightsaber we wil be Unstoppable since we practice with this replica so much. Am confident to say this IS how a real ligthsaber hilt wil feel, even tho it my first i know.
The one thing that i a bit worried is how the blade fit and the blade plug. They fit tight, i mean TIGHT. I had to used a spoon to get the blade plug out because it wouldnt slide out even tho i took out the retention screw.it got a few scratches but a figure it will get them anyway. Maybe it just that the claws are too tight and there giving the blade pretty much 3x security of not flying off the hilt.
All in all this beauty it just a 15/10 it just what i wanted and more. TOTALLY worth the wait order 12/29 - delivered 3/18