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INTRODUCTION
Well I now have the Ahsoka Tano lightsaber in my collection. As many
of you know, I am a big prop freak. So getting the Ahsoka Tano
lightsaber was a must for me. When you open the box, there is a
cardboard insert on top telling what the item inside is, the Ahsoka
Tano “Director’s Edition” lightsaber. When you pull out all of the
boxes contents you are just amazed of the effort that went into the
packaging of the item(s). Each little box or envelope is wrapped and
secure in the foam inserts. It does take some time to take it all
out and open it all up.
In the black envelope you have the pull and fold out card that has
the blueprints of the lightsaber, a little info about the saber and
more. Also enclosed are the registration card, stickers, and
information on the International Wolf Center and of course the
signature plaque with Dave Filoni’s signature. I got number 049 out
of 574.
You have to put the lightsaber stand together. It is a black metal
base where you slide in the two clear acrylic lightsaber stands
into. Once put together you can slide the signature plaque into it
to hold it. With the Lightsaber resting on top of the stand it does
look nice. But wait there is more!
There is also the display base, which is brushed metal with a piece
of clear acrylic on top of it with the Star Wars logo on it in the
bottom right hand corner. Put the display stand on the base and the
entire lightsaber display just pops, Boom!
Now for the lightsaber itself, it is the same as the prototype that
we got to photograph and use at the start of this guide. Again thank
you to eFX for allowing us to do so. For such a clean, streamlined
lightsaber that resembles an old-fashioned clothespin the lightsaber
itself looks fantastic. I think this is now an iconic lightsaber in
the Star Wars universe that any fan should have in their collection.
The box that the lightsaber is in is a pull out box. Pull out the
inside box and flip open the lid and you have Ahsoka’s lightsaber
wrapped in plastic surround by foam. This is a very nice
presentation box that the lightsaber is held in. Like I said a lot
of effort has gone into the packaging of this item. Most of which
will be put back into the shipping box and not seen again until you
decide to pack up the lightsaber.
I for one as probably are many others are wondering what will happen
to Ahsoka in the end? Will she be killed off, go into hiding or
something else? To know that Ahsoka is not around during the
formation of the Galactic Empire for reasons unknown to us at the
moment is strange. What ever happens to her I wonder what will
become of her lightsaber? Only Dave Filoni with the permission of
George Lucas will let us know if he chooses to tell us in the Clone
Wars animated series when the time comes.
The only thing that I find lacking with this piece is that it should
have come with a cover to help protect and keep dust off of this
piece. I will be getting one made for this piece.
I think eFX has hit a home run with this lightsaber and hope they
choose to produce more in the future.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
PHOTOS
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