[PART 1] Official BLF GT Group Buy thread. Group buy officially closed! Lights shipping.

Received mine today in Florida. DHL forwarded to USPS for last hop to the house.

Been charging first set of 4 batteries in Intellicharger D4 since 1:00PM and they are not done. I never charge 4 18650 at a time. It takes forever. Will be midnight before the other 4 are ready.

1st Package arrived-One BLF-GT w/8-35E batteries neatly tucked into the cradles. Each NEG post protected by a yellow sticker.

Yep, by golly. My wifes first response was "that's huge" as she laughed. We were both grinning. LOL

I'm very pleased with what I've received. Currently, the batteries are in bed, getting a well deserved "rest" after a long trip. They were feeling a bit drained. Jet Lag, don't you know.

A little Vitamin mah for them should do the trick, then we'll get acquainted.

Now it's time to figure out how "I" will get the bezel off so I can perform a pre-burn before the high octane arrives.

Thanks go out to the BLF Team. The GT is Nicely Done.

It's a big one for sure!!

Did you look at your PayPal history? I assume it shows up there as well. Most of the time you get an email from PayPal right after you order, depending on how you have things setup. Most of the time you also get an email from Neal thanking you for your purchase and asking to confirmm your phone number. Some people did not get this email, yet still recieved their lights with no issues.

Your name, address, phone number, etc… should be on your PayPal account so I would not worry about it.

You can also call DHL and give your name and zip code to see if it maybe has shipped or will ship soon.

This is actually the 3rd time you asked. You are included in the sale. Now you just have to wait until about mid January (so Neal can catch up on the current orders) then you will get an email and PM, personal message, showing you where to go and how to purchase.

ARE YOU ASKING TO BE PUT DOWN FOR ONE OR TWO LIGHTS? I’m not quite sure.

It was cold in the plane. Batteries were all purple

LOL>@Boz

Now I need to find a nice transport bag to carry it. I noticed the M4DM4X/Neal Deal.

I hope Coyotehawk didn’t pull a Miller move…hehehe…Just kidding! :laughing:

I selected registered mail, I never got any tracking info. It was a nice surprise when I woke up, and the box was on the table, this light is much bigger in person than I thought it would be.

So you didn’t ask Neal to change it to DHL? It actually came registered mail? And that quickly?

I really thought these first 2 shipments where all DHL.

Did Coyotehawk millerized?

I can certainly imagine that following this thread and handling all the names and questions can surely lead to some kind of nervous breakdown at some point. The team is doing an incredible job. I hope nobody lost his health, GF/BF, job or family in the process. Thank you GT Team!

I selected registered, and left it at that, now that you ask, I looked at the box and DHL sticker is on it, shipped Hong Kong to Las Vegas NV, than US postal took it from there to Lake Havasu city, Priority two day mail. I’m happy, you guys done great, Neal done great, I payed the moment Neal put the note on facebooks flashlight fanatics.

I have been watching youtube daily for new GT videos
but the cold must be keeping people indoors as there are only a few videos to be found
I did spot a funny recently uploaded un-boxing vid,
………it looks like the foam padding does a real good job :slight_smile:

Got only 1 of 3 today in Pismo Beach CA. Ordered and paid for 3 lights and 2 sets of batts in the 556-1038 group. DHL shipping chosen.
#’s 818, 819, 886
Paid #47 in 556-1038 Paid List
DHL handed off to USPS in Van Nuys CA. No notification of shipping or tracking number.
No outer box, just the actual box containing the light and foam.
A little disappointing that this one is the one without cells so have no way to play with it.

I selected all the same options as you and tried calling DHL today but they didn’t have any records. Hopefully everything is all good.

Man I would love to see a down range side by side comparison of a cool white vs 4000k that comes with the light. The cw certainly looks brighter to me. Anyone that has two lights coming interested? I can’t be the only one curious.

Asking for two please.

Cool white looks brighter because it “lights up the air” more (aka: diffraction). If you’re trying to light up air, make an awesome light show or play light sabers, then yeah cool white is a great choice. But if you’re trying to punch through the air and actually light up some target somewhere, warmer tints will win out. The designers here made the right choice, functionally.

…but there’s nothing wrong with cool white if its what you prefer.

GB is officially closed

Maybe he’s talking about the two he already asked for in his first two posts.

There a video recently posted with great comparison of the prototype light with cooler beam and the warmer production light.

Edit: Found it here beamshots around 3 minute mark.

With up to what the range the D1S throws, between the D1S and my GT, I do much prefer the cooler D1S 5000K. Possible even cooler, but I don’t trust myself changing LEDs.