Lightsabers for Beginners! Intro to Neopixel, Galaxy's Edge, Force FX, and Base-Lit Lightsabers!
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- čas přidán 9. 06. 2024
- This video is an awesome introduction for any Star Wars fan who is looking to buy their first lightsaber! I cover topics like the history of retail lightsabers, Basic lightsaber terms, comparing retail lightsabers from Disney's Star Wars Galaxy's Edge and Hasbro Force FX, and comparing the different sound boards in the more expensive neopixel lightsabers.
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00:00 Lightsabers for Beginners
01:21 My First Lightsaber
02:02 Retail Lightsaber History
03:10 Telescoping
04:40 Disney Plastic
06:41 Lightsaber Terms
07:30 Metal Hilts
08:11 Force FX Black Series
10:09 Disney Galaxy’s Edge
12:02 Black Series Elite
14:08 Base Lit
17:46 Into to Neopixel
20:42 Bastic Tips for Neopixels
23:07 Converted Lightsabers
24:31 Mid-Priced Lightsabers
27:06 Replica Lightsabers
28:29 Getting Lightsabers Installed
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I still think the best ones are the 1999 Hasbro lightsabers. The retract all the way into the hilt. No lights and no sound but the blade disappearing completely is awesome.
Great point bud, love your comment 👍🏻
I agree. I’m a 2005 kid but I grew up with these specific sabers. Me and my little brother would go in the back yard and play till it gets dark out 😂
I like the hacksmith sabers
I remember those. They were cheap and practically a legit weapon due to the amount of beating they could take. I remember after Disney took over I felt like the retail sabers were so thin and fragile in comparison. I think the last time I saw those awesome ones was in a CVS mere months before the Disney purchase.
I still have one of these. No fancy stuff. No pneumatics, no lights, no sound, no electronics, no nothing. Just plain fun.
I love what seems like just a cool dad nerding out over his passions, it's stuff like this youtube should be for!
lol heck yeah bud, really appreciate that 👍🏻
On my 11th birthday, we went to Disneyland, and I built one of those plastic telescoping lightsabers at Star Tours. I took it apart after that, because we weren't going to buy it yet, but later my dad and brother went back there and bought me one with decorations that I wanted. I liked it a lot, but then one time when I was dueling with my brother, the emitter snapped off. It was fun while it lasted, though.
Awww man. Even though the Saber, bro, that’s still a really heartwarming story. Really glad you have that fond memory.
I remember my trip to savi’s a few years ago. Made me fall in love with sabers, but never pursued collecting because of price and storage reasons. I live vicariously through these videos for the most part, but this is a great guide if I ever take the plunge again!
Killer video! Not only was this educational, but you made newbies like myself feel more confident in what we want to get. Major thanks my guy 🙏
I love that, thank you so much for comment. Welcome to the most fun hobby ever!
@@FindingTheForceI learnt one thing from this video.
Style dosent matter
Star Wars lovers down here⬇️
In a diffrent comment, oh alright
This video is amazing (except for the fact that I already bought a lot of sabers 😐)
Hahahaha … so funny, but my video can still be great, right? 😉
Definitely! Your videos are always great!
Watching this low key makes me want to get a telescopic blade right now!
There is always the last saber which is never the last one.
Yea, originally I was only going to get one saber but now I have around 8 sabers!
I remember when my cousin had that exact 1995 Luke lightsaber. I asked my parents incessantly for my own but they kept telling me "if you do this or that, then we'll think about it" and then they didn't deliver on it or give me a straight answer. I guess as an adult I have ebay now.
I've had this custom baselit rgb for about a year (got it from a comic book store) and I could never get it to work. It would register and respond when it was being charged but that was all it could do. After watching this video I began to wonder if it had a kill - switch that I just didn't know about. So at almost 2 o'clock this morning, I removed the chassis from the hilt for the first time. It's a baselit chassis but the software is labeled as a xeno.
Here's the kicker. Whoever had this saber last, the smartass didn't even put an SD card in the socket, which is why it doesn't do anything. So thank you Obi-dad for giving me an idea of what I might be up against.
I recognise that this video took time to make. And hard work was evidently put into producing such a meticulous, profoundly thought-provoking video. My friend, a huge credit to you for enlightening us… us in this esoteric Star Wars/lightsabre community. Bloody brilliant!👏
Thank you for sharing,👍
Giovanni Marino, M.D.🇬🇧
Hey Gio, always with the super generous comments. Very lucky to have you as a subscriber. 🙏🏻
❤
This is the only channel I'm coming to for anything starwars 🥴 very informative and you don't seem to hide anything when it involves buying the Neopixle sabers (and the better ones too)
Thank you so much señor, I really appreciate that. I always try to cover everything in my videos. 👍🏻
My first lightsaber was a cardboard wrapping paper tube. I taped a crisscross over the far end to make the whoosh sound when I swung the tube. My 2nd lightsaber was Luke's green Force FX that my boss gave me for Christmas. My 3rd was Rey's yellow saber that I bought from Dok Ondar's.
The first lightsaber I ever got was the 2013 or 14 Obi-wan Kenobi collapsible blade. I got it from my dad when I was only 5 or 6. I still remember opening it up on Christmas morning, and I have it to this day!
Love this video, showcasing the different levels of sabers is something i never knew I wanted
You are so welcome dude, thank you so much for watching.
I wish there was a video like this when I was first getting into lightsabers. It would have made it a lot easier to understand what everyone was talking about.
Better late than never. Thank you so much Crimson, you always leave the best comments.
Didn't know lightsabers were real now beyond the telescopic ones released around the Episode 2 as a kid. This video told me everything I wanted to know. Thanks so much!
Thank you for the quality video and the comprehensive walkthrough of lightsaber's retail history!
You are so welcome, thank you so much for watching Joni and for your comment 👍🏻
it is super cool to see how much the lightsabers have evolved, i forget when i got it but i have a force fx kylo ren saber and compared to my imperial workshop neopixel it makes you appreciate it so much more. love the vids!
Hey Austin, you’re the best man. Thank you so much for the support.
Thanks man! I’m about to buy my first dueling Saber and this video had so much information that I couldn’t really get out of other videos.
Dear *Obi-Dad Kenobi,*
Yours is rapidly becoming one of my favourite _Star Wars_ related channels!
Much love & hugs,
From the UK’s very own
*Obi-Mum Kenobi* 😄 xxx
Hey Brit, that is a huge compliment. Thank you so much for your comment and you’re continuing support. 🙏🏻
Dont say the word younglings too loud our Anakin will visit yours
I have the telescoping lightsaber that has wookie sounds. And I love it, maybe it is not as accurate or smooth in movement but I like that it is semi retractable, and it has good sounds and lights (and it is cheap).
My favorite telescoping lightsaber is the lightsaber forge inquisitor lightsaber. Really accurate
Great choice but, that actually looks really cool, I saw that online.
Thank you! Exactly what I was searching for. Awesome job!!!
Thank you for this. Wonderful video. *ARTSABERS* rocks.
I can only imagine being 14 again, being a massive SW fan… & asking my parents if they’ll get me a lightsaber for $170-$200… & telling them that is one of the CHEAPEST ones… 😂
I personally believe that the $240-$300 ish ones should really be around, $100-140… it’s really just plastic, LEDs, & a very basic Chinese made chipset… the cost to produce one of these things is likely around, $40, MAX. $200+ is just way too much… it’s not even a ‘I wouldn’t pay that much for…’ issue… it’s not a matter of, ‘I wouldn’t’… but more so a matter of ‘I can’t afford…’
The issue is that many (likely MOST) of the big fans that would love a cool saber? Has no chance to afford it. A younger person can’t drop 200+ on something like this… & I don’t think the typical parent will drop that either… I don’t think any 10-16 yr old kid should be forced into getting a plastic piece of crap one that hardly lights up for $40-50….
But yeah… I know how the system works. I just don’t like how these are only really available to adults.
Sorry for the rant…
*I saw some sabers on that ARTSABER site for like, $95.00.. that’s actually pretty awesome of them… if it actually is as quality as you’re saying.. so good on them for that*
That $1,000 one is absolutely ridiculous. Being made in the USA is awesome… but charging that much for probably like $150 in material (AT MOST! Likely WAY LESS) is insanity… for that much, it should be hand made, with a lifetime warranty, & like 3-5 extra blades… AND be extremely durable & able to duel with. That’s still not enough to demand for asking $1,000… *so I’ll say again… GOOD on ARTSABERS, & you for promoting them*
It’s absolutely criminal what companies will charge for the illusion of quality. Being made in the USA I can buy it being about, $50-75 extra… sorry that stuff just really gets to me… because in the end… this franchise really is FOR youngsters…
Thanks again though… great video.
I don't understand sooo much BUT the video is soooo amaizing! Your sugestions or tipps make it so much a treat. Thank you!
That is super nice of you to say, thank you so much for those kind words 🙏🏻
Really enjoyed this! Thanks for putting in the work to give us all this information.
You bet bud, thanks so much for watching 🙏🏻👍🏻
Thank you for all the info! Definitely some play sabers you mentioned I'm gonna have to look into.
You bet Ryan, thank you so much for the comment
This was awesome thank you so much 👍🏻
Came back to rewatch the best options from a professional, my Mum got me into Star Wars and is just as big of fan as me (maybe more so) and she always wanted a good lightsaber that lights up and makes sound and her birthdays' coming up so naturally I'm gonna surprise her, I'm definitely leaning heavily towards the art sabers, really hoping she likes it, thanks Obi-dad Kenobi
ODK, i just bought a cal kestis saber and your videos are so helpful thank you
My first lightsaber was that Luke one. Love it. ❤
Really enjoyed this, I got a Darth Vader Neopixel on the way so I really wanted to know what I was getting myself into. I wanted for learning tricks and as wall art too when I'm not using it. But I have a 3 year old boy who I've been thinking of getting him and I some good dueling ones so this helped me figure out which ones I should get next
Great video, I really like Artsabers. I just started collecting and now have 7. Thanks for sharing
Great video. Lots of good information for the beginners.
Thanks a lot Peanut! 👋🏻 We all had to start somewhere. 😉
The thing I love about the old 1990s telescoping green flashlight with the two D batteries is that it was actually durable enough to have a lightsaber fight with.
so, i am not as old as you, i'm just a rising senior in highschool, but have loved lightsabers since i was a kid. my first ever lightsaber was a simple telescoping hasbro toy from around when the phantom menace came out, my brother bought me one. we had lightsaber fights all the time, then just a few years after my father had gotten me a metal baselit dueling saber from ultra sabers, i was still around 7-10 years old. I have loved lightsabers ever since. edit, my baselit was an old, bulkier, one light saber.
Great video. Thanks!
Thanks for watching. Blake! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
love that you showed the upgrades from saber to saber lol
Base lit RGB are great as a relatively inexpensive heavy fighting option and they can be shortened (with a saw) to fit for kids! (the default length is 92 cm) When shortened it's probably the ultimate light saber for children with really smooth sound and bright RBG blade. Very sturdy and cheap to replace in case the blade end up broken.
i got my dark apprentice form ultra sabers a couple yrs ago just $180.00.. but that silver one you had is nice... the sound is good
Right on, ultra sabers was the first website I ever visited. As soon as I added a couple upgrades, my Sabers were always like $800! I think I should make a shopping for Sabers video. 👍🏻
Thanks once again for the amazing videos obi dad
Thank you so much Donavan!! I really appreciate that
Holy memory lane. I remember the 95 Kenner ones! I remember building a collapsing lightsaber at the park when it was MGM Studios and the ride Body Wars was around 😂
Force FX lightsabers used to have compatible belt clips and even came with their own clips. My Kit Fisto perfectly fits on a regular replica beltclip. However since Force FX Elite came out they don't support this any longer. Not officially at least. Of course you can still wear the lightsabers that come with a D-Ring or Tri-Ring, like the recently released Darth Vader or Luke Skywalker. Only exception is the Darksaber, that one doesn't have a ring like in the show but it still has the hole were the ring is supposed to be, as if Hasbro originally intended to give it a ring, so I just installed a keychain ring myself, boom, Darksaber is wearable (and stil fits in the stand). I also have the Rey Skywalker, that one as well is wearable because, similar to the reforged Skywalker, it uses like a ballpoint clip kinda hook so you can just hook it on your belt and it stays there via the magical force of gravity. However, although this is good for photos I don't recommend this for conventions, cosplay or any other kind of going outside for that matter, 'cause it may come off pretty easily when you take a seat or run or do anything else besides normal walking. In that case I'd recommend using one of the holes on the bottom and do the same as with the Darksaber by installing a metal ring youself. Makes it a bit less accurate and doesn't change the fact it's still damn heavy on youe hip but at least it's a solid and secure connection.
At the end of the day I think it's understandable Hasbro wants to protect their "elite" sabers from cosplayers but I wish they decided to include actual covertec wheels again.
Hey bud, that’s super interesting, I did not know that the Force FX sabers ever fit on belt clips. Thank you so much for watching. 👍🏻
awesome! definitely going to use when i eventually get a cool saber 😎
Those plastic sabers with the removable blades are awesome.
That’s a nice collection of otter pops
Props to you for using them and playing with your kids.
I built one of those star traders sabers (kinda rhymes) like 5-6 years ago. and i thought it was amazing especially since it was my design! it was also way brighter than the other telescoping light sabers i had at the time which was a plus.
Always enjoyed your sense of humor 😂
Thank you so much Tyler! Super kind of you 👍🏻
I live in Australia right, so best believe I built myself a telescoping double-bladed lightsaber at Star Traders when I was there, I was fresh off fighting Darth Maul in a lightsaber duel it was awesome.
Sabertrio makes some beautiful custom sabers. They don’t make replicas, but they’re one of the best. I just ordered one of theirs on Friday, but it could take a while.
That's a really good video ! That's Finding the Force ! (From France ! 🇨🇵)
Heeey!! Merci! 🙏🏻 Thank you so much, I really appreciate that.
Just awesome review, Obi Dad!
👌🏼
Many thanks!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Amazing vid Obi-dad, I only collect neopixels (specifically xeno v3) that catch my interest, have my eye on one of the two dooku xenopixel hilts rn but they're so expensive lol
I started collecting with the plastic disney lightsabers when the blades weren't removeable, those things were a blast back in the day man
Absolutely, we all start with plastic Sabers. Thank you so much for the compliment 🙏🏻
I had that kylo ren saber for a halloween costume as a kid because the costume saber fell apart. Dang it was cool!!! I think it still works actually!
I love you re video
i built one at star tours when i was like 9, i loved that thing so much. idk where it is now though
Hey guys! Quick tip on battery corrosion, I bought a saber with a totally corroded battery box. Looked up how to fix it and apparently just use vinegar. Pour white vinegar onto some q tips and scrub the affected area, and your saber should work 👍.
Great tip bud! thanks a lot, prob works even better than water. 👍🏻
Top notch!
I built a couple of lightsabers at Savi's, but I still regret not checking out the plastic sabers for the littlest youngling in our family!!!
Windex electronic wipes work extremely well for cleaning battery residue. Even on the system boards. I've always been able to salvage things I stored and forgot to take the batteries out. Just make sure you're using the ELECTRONIC ones. Regular wipes will kill anything electrical.
Windex wipes!?! That’s awesome! Thanks for the heads up 🙏🏻
@@FindingTheForce You're welcome! Happy to help! They work on both the green and white residue. You can use a blunt toothpick to really get in the crevices if needed. I've been able to get everything working again so far.. I don't believe the battery acid gunk actually damages the connections.. it seems to just block them.
Oh, and if anyone's confused.. there's generally a pointy and round side to toothpicks.. but you can literally just push it up against something hard like a countertop to make it softer against the circuit board and not push through the wipe.
Thank you for explaining so much. You really made it easier to comprehend. Can I ask who makes the saver you featured in the Basics of Neopixels demonstration at the 20:54 mark? Thanks in advance and will be looking forward to more reviews.
Great question bud, you can find out at the 28:05 Mark. 😉👍🏻
I'm finally getting around to getting my Darth Revan lightsabers off eBay, one from Epic Sabers, and the other from Lightning Stik Premium Lightsabers.
It might be worth mentioning as well that everything after the Force FX Elite and Galaxy’s Edge are unlicensed
Well done Sir 👍👍
Thank you so much bud, I appreciate that
Nice Video, as i Always enjoy your Videos 😃 keep doing this great Job ✌️ will U ever Made a Stress ) durability Test for the neopixel Blades? Are they able to fight with them?
Hey bud, I was actually thinking the same thing. I’ll definitely have to make a video on testing the strength 👍🏻
This is a very informative video as always obi-dad your videos are super cool, may I ask what the discount percentage is for artsabers for people like me who are looking into getting one lightsaber
Thank you so much Will! Appreciate you bud. 🙏🏻👋🏻
Freaking awesome video, wish you had included Kyber light sabers as they too have great pricing and selection for a not too bad price.
I remember when I was a kid I got really good with the Clone Wars Ultimate Lightsaber kit. It was what first ignited(heh) my love of fencing. Of course, over time the blade, durable though it may be for a telescoping blade, first had the end of it chewed on by my dog a few times, and then the base of the blade eventually bent, which caused that to happen every time I used it, lot of sad stuff.
And then I somewhat recently out the Galaxy's Edge Workshop sabers are very similar, so I looked up the kit, aaand it turns out it costs well over $100 even now. Love the franchise, love lightsabers, but dropping nearly $200 on a flashlightsaber that likely isn't nearly as durable as any new good ones isn't really in the cards.
I do remember building a double bladed saber at star trader in Anaheim Disneyland like 10 years ago
ive built anakins saber at star traders so i could practice my spins with it, gets the job done 😄
That’s awesome bud, best theme, park souvenir, hands-down!
Big fan bro ❤
Hey bud, thank you so much I really appreciate that 🙏🏻
hey obi dad! love your vids and i was wondering if you could tell me which company's replica sabers are the most screen accurate and also dual worthy.
i got the yoda lightsaber forge, its really cool i like the yoda one
I had that blow up lightsaber as a kid!
I loved my telescope Luke Skywalker lightsaber. I always wished I got the Darth Vader version as well 😂.
I used to have a lightsaber i got for one of my bdays which had 4 colour settings (red, green, blue, purple) and had interchangeable parts so you could make anakins, vaders, obi’s, and mace’s? lightsabers. (not sure if it was maces or sidius) Either way it was really cool because you could interchange parts and make your own saber. I really wish i still had it or could find out what its called. Absolute banger of a saber.
Love that shirt!
Hey bud! Thank you so much! 🙏🏻👍🏻
My first is a proffie v2.2 detachable saberstaff; thought I'd do it right the first time 😎
I guess in a sense it's also my second 🤣
"Corn cobbing" 🤣🤣 that sounds ridiculously dirty!🤪
Hello! I am thinking of buying a black series elite lightsaber do you think its good for duels or the blade would break?
Thank you for this beginning lightsaber 101 tip now I know what I can buy better lightsaber I got my first lightsaber buy in a comicon now I'm happy with the desing I wanted the Obi-Wan neopixel but it was super expensive good thing my guts told me to buy a neopixel base lightsaber desing the desing is simple but the blade and swing are like in the movie but now I know how to be careful with my neopixel blade Thank you Finding the Force for making this video so that I don't break my first lightsaber in the futur.
Hey Carlos, thank you so much buddy for watching. Really appreciate your comment 🙏🏻
@FindingTheForce you welcome hope to see more of your video and what lightsabers or any lightsabers desing you gonna show next both canon or legends.
Would you say that Black Series hilts are much heavier than the Galaxy's Edge ones? Or are they more or less the same when it comes to overall Weight? Also great video 🔥 MASSIVELY informative! 🙌🏻
Heaviest Obi-Wan Lightsaber?
I had the half way ones i did when revenge of the sith and star's wars episode 2 aswell
I had the red Darth Vader and the yellow Rey palpatine blades that you showed in the video. They both broke because me and my brother were clashing too hard. But I still have the purple mase windu blade and my 200 dollar custom blade from galaxy's edge.
My first & only saber is darth revan hilt stick saber i love it
My first saber after 1995 was emperor palatine fx saber.
Whoa... No Way!! 😃
You did good job on the video
Thank you so much bud 🙏🏻
@@FindingTheForce can you please do favor can you show me the starkiller light saber because I have autism and depression and disability
Hello! I love your personality and content! Im wondering if you’d recommend art sabers or galaxies edge legacy saber? A response would be appreciated! And thank you for your videos 🙏
The BEST lightsabers (hilt only, no blades) are the wonderful FAN-MADE ones. I'm not talking some crappy resin-molded or 3D-printed nonsense. I'm talking about machined steel, aluminum and brass parts. I'm talking real chrome, or brushed or even oxidized metal. I'm talking machine molds taken from real Graflex, real grenades, real knobs, and real extinguishers (if you know, you know). -- Around 2010, i bought the 4 main sabers from the OT (Obi-Wan, Luke 1, Luke 2, and Vader) from a couple different metal workers who were nuts about details. (Yes, guys who sold to the public.) Each part was made uniquely, and assembled from scratch. They looked better than the actual movie props. Each one cost me 150-200, and are among the most prized things in my collection. Now...this is pre-Disney, and Disney might have driven guys like this out of business, but my hilts look FAR better than even the best junk sold by a Disney licensee. Try eBay though!
Your first lightsaber is also my first from galaxy's edge!
I like the stick Sabre lol
Loven it man Darth Vader ADCIDIAN HERE
planning to get a lightsaber from kenjosabers with neopixel x3 soundboard for my cosplay outfit
I am so happy i managed ro get the battle of the heroes LE box on a restock
Yesss!! I saw that on shopDisney and wondered who might be picking that up. 😊
My rifrst lightsaber as a kid was from Attack of the Clones. I had the Skywalker
have you done a video on the starkiller xenopixel?
I wish I knew this before getting a galaxy’s edge lightsaber
nothing wring with a GE saber. my first saber i built at GE and the experience alone was something ill never forget!
Not to mention that they are still good quality sabers
Don’t worry buddy, I enjoy all of my Sabers no matter where they come from 👍🏻
@@FindingTheForce of course!
I had the kylo ren fixed blade, ah the memories