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Force FX Lightsaber from Master Replicas - unboxed and in action

By // December 19, 2007, 12:06 AM PST // jasonhiner

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  • Darth Vader battles a young Jedi

    As a kid growing up with the Star Wars saga, nothing typified the magic of Star Wars more than lightsabers. The idea of "laser swords" was always a huge part of the wow factor for my prepubescent friends and me. Using Wiffle Ball bats as our makeshift lightsabers, we staged a lot of Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader battles.

    Thus, Master Replicas made a lot of dreams come true when they released their Force FX Lightsabers in 2002.

    I tested the Force FX Lightsaber as part of TechRepublic's Geek Gifts 2007 series. For the full review, read my blog post, "Geek Gifts 2007: Force FX Lightsaber from Master Replicas".

  • Force FX Lightsaber from Master Replicas

    I had been aware of Master Replicas from the products they created based on the Lord of the Rings movies - they did a beautiful replica of Frodo's sword Sting - so I was thrilled when I heard that they were going to be making lightsaber replicas.

  • Credit: John Lee

  • Credit: John Lee

  • Credit: John Lee

  • Credit: John Lee

Darth Vader battles a young Jedi

As a kid growing up with the Star Wars saga, nothing typified the magic of Star Wars more than lightsabers. The idea of "laser swords" was always a huge part of the wow factor for my prepubescent friends and me. Using Wiffle Ball bats as our makeshift lightsabers, we staged a lot of Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader battles.

Thus, Master Replicas made a lot of dreams come true when they released their Force FX Lightsabers in 2002.

I tested the Force FX Lightsaber as part of TechRepublic's Geek Gifts 2007 series. For the full review, read my blog post, "Geek Gifts 2007: Force FX Lightsaber from Master Replicas".

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