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Collectibles => Other Collectibles => Topic started by: Chris Wyman on January 8, 2008, 08:03 AM
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I'm really glad someone stepped up and decided to take the Licensed Star Wars Props over. Now we might get to see all the Original Trilogy 1:1 scale helmets that we wanted!. The possibilities are endless. I read that one of the guys from Master Replicas is actually involved with this, so if that's any indication as to the quality that we'll be seeing, I think we're all in for a real treat.
It does make you wonder what they've got up their sleeve though with the McQuarrie Vader as the first advertisement. Is it just a picture to get people talking or will they in fact do some McQuarrie replicas?
I guess we'll find out more on 7.23.08 which I believe is the date of SDCC. That's the date they've been advertising over at RS.
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Interesting stuff. Hopefully they will also do the FX lightsabers as I still want to get a TPM style Obi-Wan fx saber.
Future official site. (http://www.efxcollectibles.com/)
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I just got the new Star Wars Insider #99 and the back of the magazine has a full page ad for www.efxcollectibles.com .
I guess this has been coming for a while.
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From the latest LFL info (http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080110006137&newsLang=en) it sounds like eFX will develop, manufacture, and distribute the high-end "collectible, limited-edition replicas" (full size and scaled) for vehicles, helmets, and high-end die-cast vehicles as well (taking over for Code 3).
Sounds like Hasbro is actually taking over the FX sabers... ???
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From the latest LFL info (http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080110006137&newsLang=en) it sounds like eFX will develop, manufacture, and distribute the high-end "collectible, limited-edition replicas" (full size and scaled) for vehicles, helmets, and high-end die-cast vehicles as well (taking over for Code 3).
Sounds like Hasbro is actually taking over the FX sabers... ???
Yeah, I don't know if I trust Hasbro to make FX Sabers at all. That's going to be really interesting to watch.
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MR had been working on a replica X-Wing, but obviously ran out of time to produce it. If they decide to get into the die-cast vehicles, I sure hope they take over where MR left off. I can't be sure, but I think it was a studio scale version, which I believe means it would be a replica of the prop used for shooting the movies.
According to that press release, eFx will be showing off the upcoming items at SDCC, so I will definitely be looking forward to that!
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This whole deal seems a little strange to me. eFX is owned by a former MR employee. After the merger with Corgi, Corgi stated that the Star Wars license was responsible for a large portion of MR's profit, yet Lucasfilm wanted too much money for it. Now, a brand new company can afford it...especially when it appears they have no other products. eFX is owned by Toyteq, which has been around since the end of 2006. They have worked on FX sabers among some other things, but their site is lacking in any details to determine if they have even been profitable. To me, it looks like Corgi killed things for MR.
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So all this time I, just like I'm sure most of you, have been thinking that you pronounce "eFX" as "E.F.X", but Philip Wise had a conversation with Bryan Ono last week and Bryan corrected Philip by telling him that it's pronounced "Effects".
That's going to take some getting used to!
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Well, it's his company, so he can pronounce it however he wants. Still, I'm a little lost, not being part of the text messaging generation, how you get the 't' sound out of that. Effex, yeah; effects, no.
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I don't give a damn how you pronounce it...I want to see some good product.
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Well, it's his company, so he can pronounce it however he wants. Still, I'm a little lost, not being part of the text messaging generation, how you get the 't' sound out of that. Effex, yeah; effects, no.
I was just being proper, but it does in fact have the "effex" sound to it with no "T" on the end. ;)
Just think of the "FX" Lightsaber's.
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It's official. For their first product, eFX will make another 500 of the "Hero" version helmets to help collector's that had their orders cancelled by Master Replicas. There is no difference in the helmet itself, just the stand and plaque. Pre-order is May 5, 2008 . Be sure to log on to efxcollectibles.com (http://www.efxcollectibles.com/) and sign up for the mailing list.
(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p47/Trilogysweb/trooper_eFX.jpg)
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I assume this will be a free for all ordering process? There's no practical way they can cover off the list of folks that had their orders cancelled, is there?
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I assume this will be a free for all ordering process? There's no practical way they can cover off the list of folks that had their orders cancelled, is there?
This only applies to customer's that ordered directly from Master Replicas as they would have those names on file. It does not include people that ordered from AD's. 500 was the number of canceled direct orders, so that's why they are going with that amount.
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Thanks. Does that mean I have a shot at it, albeit a tiny one?
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Thanks. Does that mean I have a shot at it, albeit a tiny one?
Did you order direct from MR?
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Nope.
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From reading the article on RS I did not get the impression that these helmets would only go to people who had orders cancelled. I seriously doubt that eFX actually has that list. They may be former MR employees, but I don't think that means that they get MR's client list. They do mention something about forwarding on your MR cancellation email. I don't think eFX will be able to prevent scalpers from getting this item. Also, nearly 1,500 helmets were not made in the MR run, including the affiliate orders.
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You are correct EdSolo. I read the same thing, so I'm not sure why I was thinking that. If you had an order canceled from MR, you simply send them your cancellation email and you will get first priority at ordering one of 500 helmets. If your order got canceled from an AD, you will have to try to get one when they go up for pre-order. I think the number 500 came from how many direct orders MR still had to fill after the initial 1048 they sent out. This was not including orders that AD's had with them, just individual customers.
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Helmet is up for sale and not sold out after five minutes. Yawn.
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Looks like still 5-10% of whatever was available is still available.
It also seems EFX worked a deal with FedEx to reduce the shipping down from $30+ to $19, so a bit of a savings there.
Not really a thunderous start considering all the uproar over the MR failure to fulfill all the orders. Did folks just go for the cheaper CE edition in the meantime?
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Looks like still 5-10% of whatever was available is still available.
It also seems EFX worked a deal with FedEx to reduce the shipping down from $30+ to $19, so a bit of a savings there.
Not really a thunderous start considering all the uproar over the MR failure to fulfill all the orders. Did folks just go for the cheaper CE edition in the meantime?
I think it may be twofold. People who wanted this item bad enough, purchased it through ebay before eFX made the annoucement that they would be making more. Also, people are a lot more eager to preorder something that they can cancel later as opposed to having to pay $400 up front for something shipping in a few days.
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I was a little surprised these didn't sell out at least in the first day. After the second day though, you kind of got the feeling that those that wanted one, had gotten one. The edition size was perfect. Had it been more, they would be sitting on these helmets for a while until they eventually put them on clearance which would have upset those of us that paid full price for them.
I'm glad they were able to get the shipping prices down for everyone too. I think if they would go with another shipper such as UPS or DHL, they would have even lower prices, but it is what it is. Looking forward to receiving mine.
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I received #148 the other day. Of course, it's perfect. I'm looking forward to displaying both the Master Replicas version and the eFx version next to each other. I'm going to have one with the green lenses and one with the grey.
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Anyone else order the Studio Scale X-wing today? Just couldn't pass that one up.
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I'd love to, it's a beautiful piece, but it's way out of my price range.
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I won a round of eFX Trivia a few weeks ago which got me free shipping, plus they have the payment plan option. That was the only way I was able to get one. I certainly didn't have $1200 to drop on this all at once. Now to figure out where the box will go. :P
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You're going to pay $1200 for something this nice and never take it out of the box?
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You're going to pay $1200 for something this nice and never take it out of the box?
No, no. I'll be taking it out for sure. I'll need some place to store the box though.
It might sit in the box for a little while until I can rearrange some things, but the other down side is that it does not come with a case. I'd really rather it not get dust all over it. I'll have to get a custom case made from someone local.
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Look around online as well. I picked up a custom case for one of my MR sabers that did not come with one.
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Look around online as well. I picked up a custom case for one of my MR sabers that did not come with one.
Who'd you end up using?
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eBay, but there are a bunch of online sites that make display cases. I'll try to find some links for you.
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eBay, but there are a bunch of online sites that make display cases. I'll try to find some links for you.
Cool, thanks.
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Wow, they're going to retire this in 5 days (https://www.efxcollectibles.com/)! I REALLY want to order this, but spending that much on one item, even one as beautiful as this, is just too much for me. :(
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Fine with me. I like the fact pieces like these will be limited.
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I hope everyone that wants one is able to get one, of course. With that said, I absolutely hate watching high end pieces depreciate in value less than a year after they are sold for retail. This isn't about what's worth what and all that, it's about how much money one could have saved if they had just waited to buy said item. Unfortunately, there is no way to tell which items will drop in value and which ones will soar. I'm leaning more towards the X-wing appreciating in value over time which would be good for those that bought one. This way we won't feel like we wasted a couple hundred dollars only to find out someone is blowing these out at $800.00 later on.
I chose to do the payment plan, so it will be sometime in March before I get to see mine, but what a way to start off 2009! :D
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If it's made well with a lot of detail (as it looks like it will) I don't think you have to worry about depreciation on it. Besides, if the price were to drop on it, in the long run it will increase in value.
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I hope everyone that wants one is able to get one, of course. With that said, I absolutely hate watching high end pieces depreciate in value less than a year after they are sold for retail. This isn't about what's worth what and all that, it's about how much money one could have saved if they had just waited to buy said item. Unfortunately, there is no way to tell which items will drop in value and which ones will soar. I'm leaning more towards the X-wing appreciating in value over time which would be good for those that bought one. This way we won't feel like we wasted a couple hundred dollars only to find out someone is blowing these out at $800.00 later on.
It seems to me that the eFX crowd has a good understanding of the market and what happens in the secondary market. Too many and the value drops, so severely limiting them means they'll hold their value. I don't know the production numbers for the MR Vader's Tie vs the X-wing, but I'd guess the latter to be more limited and this helps hold it's value. Plus the X-wing is so iconic and unique.
I'd really like to own this piece, but I'm not willing to part with that kind of money I'm afraid.
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I totally agree. Companies like Gentle Giant that make an edition size of several thousand are just out of their mind. Even Master Replicas did it with the ROTS Lightsabers and now most, if not all can be found for much cheaper than retail.
eFX did this right. All 1000 pieces may not even be made now. At midnight tonight, the edition size will be set and we know for sure that it will be 1000 or less. That's very smart and with that few, yes, the value should hold.
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So...who's buying one? I want to find out who the rich people are in this group. ;)
Personally, I see it as a complete waste of money and absolutely no reason to go into debt for. I think I would rather put that money towards a 13th mortgage payment on my house than buy yet another something that will be collecting dust.
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Just a little over two hours left to order before the X-wing is retired! I've been watching the availability bar go down every so often.
How awesome of eFX to be offering the optional base & case too. That was one thing I was a bit disappointed to hear when they first started putting out product. I'm glad they were able to get that worked out. I won't have my X-wing until March, so I'm in no hurry to get the case, but I'm guessing it will be a couple hundred dollars easy.
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You'll have to take pic's of the X-Wing when you get it Chris, that's one hell of a nice piece. 8)
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You'll have to take pic's of the X-Wing when you get it Chris, that's one hell of a nice piece. 8)
I will certainly do that! :)
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Editon size has been set to 838 X-wings. :)
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That's a very small run.
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Heh, weird number for an edition size.
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Heh, weird number for an edition size.
Dale, just in case you hadn't heard, I'll explain the reason for the low edition size.
eFX was originally going to just make 1000 of these, but decided to let the pre-orders run from December 11th - 21st. How ever many pre-orders they received in that time was going to be the edition size and this included what AD's ordered. So, there will be 838 Mark Hamill Signature Edition Red 5 X-wings. This low run makes it much more collectible and it will probably become extremely hard to find for less than retail later on much like the Master Replicas Stuidio Scale vehicles such as the Y-wing and AT-AT Walker V1 & V2. The Falcon is still very expensive, but it can be found for less than retail if you look hard enough.
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eFX just sent out the email for those requesting the Layaway Payment Plan option.
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Pre-sale (https://www.efxcollectibles.com/) for the Ahsoka Tano Lightsaber goes up in just under an hour for those interested. $50.00 deposit required.
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Odd choice for their first lightsaber.
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Maybe she's a popular character. :-X
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Ahsoka is very popular due to the success of The Clone Wars on Cartoon Network. The fact that Ashley Eckstein is cute as a button doesn't hurt her popularity either.
(http://z.about.com/d/animatedtv/1/0/d/r/Ashley_Eckstein.jpg)
I went ahead and ordered one. With eFX now doing edition sizes based on pre-orders, this stands to be a pretty low amount. This also puts me in the 5 for 5 club. ;D
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Second payment was charged for the eFX X-wing on the 15th. Only two more to go. ;D
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Rebel Starfighter Red Five X-Wing #156 arrived at my office this afternoon. My hat is off to Bryan, Amy and the rest of the eFX crew. They all did a superb job with this piece. I'm extremely happy with the way it turned out and I'm proud to have it in my collection.
I just looked over all the different parts and pieces and this one looks to be perfect. My plaque is straight, no smudges and it even has some of Mark's finger prints on it! All the lights work and they all line up pretty good. I was being very gentle with the whole thing, but I wasn't sure if I had the seat and pilot in there right or not. The canopy did have room enough to close, so I'm assuming I did, but it was kind of loose. Perhaps that's just the way it was designed to be, but I wasn't going to mess around with it.
I have to be honest, I just had a look around the room to see if there was any possible way to display it and there's not. I literally don't have anywhere to safely put it. I also don't want to display it without a case anyway, so that's okay. Just knowing that I have one will have to be enough for now.
For anyone in the Port Saint Lucie, FL area that's interested: I will have this on display at the next SWGFA event on May 17th.
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Here's some photos from the last SWGFA event:
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/JGordon24/DSC09206.jpg)(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/JGordon24/DSC09207.jpg)
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/JGordon24/DSC09208.jpg)(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/JGordon24/DSC09209.jpg)
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/JGordon24/DSC09210.jpg)(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/JGordon24/DSC09211.jpg)
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/JGordon24/DSC09212.jpg)
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Wow, it looks fantastic. I've always dreamed of a replica like this since I saw the ICONS version at Celebration III. I'm pretty sure the pictures don't do this beauty justice. Congrats! 8)
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Looks very nice, some great detail. 8)
PS, someone needs to do the dishes! :P
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Looks very nice, some great detail. 8)
PS, someone needs to do the dishes! :P
Thanks guys!
Yeah, I wasn't going to complain to Rich's wife about the dishes since she let us all play at her house that day. :P
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I haven't done much buying in the last few years but this email caught my eye. I don't know if I'll have time to be online right at 1pm tomorrow (and I'm not really into the non-refundable $150 downpayment) but I might actually order this.
Luke's 'reveal' lightsaber (http://www.efxcollectibles.com/p-109-luke-skywalker-reveal-lightsaber-rotj-pre-order.aspx)
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I haven't done much buying in the last few years but this email caught my eye. I don't know if I'll have time to be online right at 1pm tomorrow (and I'm not really into the non-refundable $150 downpayment) but I might actually order this.
Luke's 'reveal' lightsaber (http://www.efxcollectibles.com/p-109-luke-skywalker-reveal-lightsaber-rotj-pre-order.aspx)
Hey stranger. That's a tempting one but the only other hilt I'm after is an OT Obi hilt. Sadly they're all so damn expensive on the secondary market. :-\
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Ohh...an Obi OT hilt is a bit much from what I see on Ebay. I still am missing the Maul BD saber but haven't really looked too hard. I did order the Luke one from eFX - it was almost like old times....waiting for 1pm and then hoping like hell the site didn't crash (and it didn't, which was a nice surprise). I am in the middle of building a new home (you rubbed off on me ;) ) and have created a Star Wars room just for my collection. Here's a shot of my ceiling...and you will be one of the only ones who should actually know what this is!!
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t157/twilzia/StarWarsCeiling-Jan13.jpg)
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Did anyone else opt in for the Vader helmet?
I'd long been wanting one but didn't want to go for the MR version because it was a prequel version of the helmet. Now that eFX is releasing a Star Wars (yeah, I know, ANH) I decided I'd go for it. Damn expensive but it's essentially a payment plan over a span of many months so quite easy for me to manage. Since there was only $200 difference between the two versions I opted for the Legend version. :-X
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I definitely considered it, but I think I'd actually prefer the Limited version. I guess I have until Friday to make up my mind...
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I don't really disagree, the limited version is certainly more idealized and would be a better match from the perspective that it's 'clean' and would go better with my stormtrooper helmet. For me though the cost difference was insignificant (at that point anyway) so I opted for something that'll hold it's resale value better hopefully. I don't know that I'll get back my $1000 down the road but at least the edition size will be smaller. Though I think eFX is considering at least an ESB version as well so there may end up being a glut of helmets out there in the end.
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That's a good point about it more likely holding its value over time.
I've always had my eye on the Sideshow Lifesize Bust and since these things take up so much room, I'd probably choose one or the other. I think some day I'll go the Bust route instead.
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Heh. I've been collecting a long time and seldom as a Canadian do you get to smile when you see the credit card bill. Down payment on the eFX Vader helmet $350 USD. Credit card amount: $342 CAD. Not huge but damn, I'll take it. ;D
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You smile, we **** our pants.
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Understood, but after being on the other end for a long, long time, it's pleasant but for the fact it comes at the price of your misery. Not wanting to go political on it but until folks figure out they can't have it all and have it now it won't change.
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Not sure if this is the right forum... I am wondering about those "FX" toy sabers that Target is selling for around $30. On the shelf, in the package, when you press the activation stud, the saber lights up for a few seconds, makes a couple 'clashing' sounds and shuts down. Is this how they always work, or is this a demo mode that can be changed once out of the package?
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It's a demo mode. They work just like the other FX sabers from Master Replicas (the original maker) and Hasbro.
The one's you see in target now are a little more kid friendly being smaller and more durable.
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Cool. Thanks. A friend is making some Jedi costumes for my girls and I want to get them better sabers than the telescoping plastic ones.