Hello BLFers and curious lurkers,
This post intends to serve as a comprehensive index of the BLF Special Edition lights this forums has produced as well as upcoming Special Edition projects that seem promising. It lists those rare lights that only exist due to the efforts of this community - lights that are designed or modified by BLF members and produced through their efforts, either by working with a manufacturer or even by their own hand in quantities > 1ish, not one-off custom lights. To that goal, it is incomplete! If you see errors or missing information, please let me know. This chart will only be made complete by the efforts of the community.
Light |
Date |
Status |
10/2010 |
Out of Production |
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The “BLF light that never happened”…then it did. More info here and here |
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10/2010 |
Out of Production |
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AA/14500 tube light with custom modes |
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9/2011 |
Out of Production |
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E07 with neutral emitter and 3 modes |
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9/2011 |
Out of Production |
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Small ss penlight with tint selection & BLF logo |
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6/2012 |
Out of Production |
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UF-2100 with custom 5-mode driver. Review and more info here. |
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9/2012 |
Out of Production |
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Trustfire Mini-01 with 1kHz pwm, nw, mode order l-m-h 2–25–100% |
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11/2012 |
Out of Production |
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A8 with current bump, faster pwm |
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3/2013 |
Out of Production |
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Cheaper? Not really sure if this light had any upgrades except the logo |
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3/2013 |
Out of Production |
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Trustfire Mini-02 with 1kHz pwm, 2 tints, l-m-h 2–30–100% |
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8/2013 |
Out of Production |
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SS penlights with choice of tint, clips and individualized engraving |
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2/2014 |
Out of Production |
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NW emitter, better modes, faster PWM |
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10/2014 |
Out of Production |
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Current bump, better moonlight, several tint choices |
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11/2014 |
Out of Production |
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EagleEye X6, XM-L2 on copper, increased current with custom modes |
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3/2015 |
Probably still available. PM 18sixfifty for details. |
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UF 502B host with BLF label and various guts. I’ve linked the first thread of many. |
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6/2015 |
Out of Production |
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Custom Titanium 1x18350/18650 tube light host with trit slots. |
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7/2015 |
Out of Production |
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Very limited production full titanium X6 host |
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8/2015 |
Available to the public now. (Goes in and out of stock often) |
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Manker A6, XP-L on copper, custom FET+1 driver with custom firmware |
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10/2015 |
Out of Production |
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365/400nm 2xUV in RoMiSen SS host |
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10/2015 |
Out of Production |
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1xAAA SS clicky penlight with Nichia 219b |
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11/2015 |
Out of Production |
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Maxtoch M24 with XP-L HI, current bump, better modes |
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11/2015 |
Out of Production |
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Lumintop Cu AAA tail clicky, Nichia 219b, custom 3-mode driver |
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12/2015 |
Out of Production |
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LuckySun D80 with current bump, better modes, XM-L2 on DTP copper |
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1/2016 |
Sold out, but you may find the Astrolux version on Banggood. |
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Upgraded X6-SE in Cu/SS (or Al) + Brand New X5 in Cu (or Al) |
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3/2016 |
Available to the public now. |
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Custom colors, including copper with a blf logo and modified tail |
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3/2016 |
Available to the public now. |
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Lumintop Ti AAA clicky, Nichia 219b, custom 3-mode driver, custom engraving |
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5/2016 |
Out of Production |
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Short run custom 3x XHP50 on FET in a 2D Maglite host. |
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10/2016 |
Available to the public now. |
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A solid brass or ti AA/14500 light with high-CRI 219c and moonlight. |
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7/2017 |
Out of Production |
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USA-made solid brass, 14500 triple edc light. |
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9/2017 |
Available to the public now. |
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A BLF worthy SRK-style monster flooder |
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12/2017 |
Available to the public now. |
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Monster XHP35 HI thrower with 120mm reflector, 8x18650. 1+MCD throw! |
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9/2018 |
Available to the public now. |
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The Giggle Monster. An XHP-70.2 version of the GT. 7500 lm, 1500 m throw. |
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11/2018 |
Out of Production |
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A bombproof AAA twisty with Very-HCri Yuji 5mm LED. |
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3/2019 |
Out of Production |
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A small AAA twisty with SST20, L-H driver and clear ano. |
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4/2019 |
Available now. |
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A small, elegant, edc-style triple light with tail e-switch. |
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8/2019 |
Available now. |
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New D80 with several improvements, FET-based driver, emitter choices and a no-ano option. |
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10/2019 |
Available now. |
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SRK-based lantern with long runtime, variable tint mixing, great cri, reduced glare, etc. |
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WIP |
In the development phase. Taking input. |
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A top end, fully programmable charger with all the bells ’n whistles. |
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WIP |
In the development phase. Taking input. |
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Upgraded Sofirn SP10S with Anduril and ano options. |
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WIP |
In the development phase. Taking input. |
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18650/21700 dual-switch “tactical” flashlight with sophisticated firmware. |
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WIP |
In the development phase. Taking input. |
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A micro version of the LT1 lantern. |
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Always check each light’s thread for the latest status or info! |
A few explanations:
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The name of the light links to the build thread or other discussion thread about the light. Full details about the build can be found there, including ordering information.
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The date field lists the actual release date of the light. This is the time when the light actually became available to purchase. In most cases there were many months of work leading up to that time. All those details can be found in the build threads, if you’re curious. There are two “special” dates used:
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SOON: These are projects that have a finished design, have met their minimum purchase commitments, and have moved into production. Barring some unforeseen complication, these lights are going to be made. Your chance to get your hands on one of these lights may be rapidly slipping away.
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WIP: These are projects that are still in the design phase and/or are still trying to fill their minimum purchase commitments, but they’re active projects that look promising. Drop by these threads and see if you can help out. They need you!
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Again, please let me know if see something that needs correcting or adding. Thanks in advance!
Updated through comment #142