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 |
| Eastward YJ J609 | 10/2010 | Out of Production |
| The “BLF light that never happened”..then it did. More info here and here | ||
| BLF AA-Y4E | 10/2010 | Out of Production |
| AA/14500 tube light with custom modes | ||
| BLF Tank007 | 9/2011 | Out of Production |
| E07 with neutral emitter and 3 modes | ||
| BLF CQG S1 | 9/2011 | Out of Production |
| Small ss penlight with tint selection & BLF logo | ||
| E1320 BLF UF-2100 | 6/2012 | Out of Production |
| UF-2100 with custom 5-mode driver. Review and more info here. | ||
| BLF Mini | 9/2012 | Out of Production |
| Trustfire Mini-01 with 1kHz pwm, nw, mode order l-m-h 2%-25%-100% | ||
| Trustfire A8 BLF | 11/2012 | Out of Production |
| A8 with current bump, faster pwm | ||
| ThruNite Saber 1A BLF | 3/2013 | Out of Production |
| Cheaper? Not really sure if this light had any upgrades except the logo | ||
| BLF Mini v2 | 3/2013 | Out of Production |
| Trustfire Mini-02 with 1kHz pwm, 2 tints, l-m-h 2%-30%-100% | ||
| BLF CQG S1/2/3 mk2 | 8/2013 | Out of Production |
| SS penlights with choice of tint, clips and individualized engraving | ||
| Starry Light SA-22 BLF Ed | 2/2014 | Out of Production |
| NW emitter, better modes, faster PWM | ||
| Lumintop BLF SD10 | 10/2014 | Out of Production |
| Current bump, better moonlight, several tint choices | ||
| BLF X6-SE | 11/2014 | Out of Production |
| EagleEye X6, XM-L2 on copper, increased current with custom modes | ||
| 18sixfifty BLF 502B | 3/2015 | Probably still available. PM 18sixfifty for details. |
| UF 502B host with BLF label and various guts. I’ve linked the first thread of many. | ||
| Rey BLF Ti | 6/2015 | Out of Production |
| Custom Titanium 1×18350/18650 tube light host with trit slots. | ||
| Rey BLF X6 Ti | 7/2015 | Out of Production |
| Very limited production full titanium X6 host | ||
| BLF A6 | 8/2015 | Available to the public now. (Goes in and out of stock often) |
| Manker A6, XP-L on copper, custom FET+1 driver with custom firmware | ||
| RoMiSen BLF UV Special | 10/2015 | Out of Production |
| 365/400nm 2xUV in RoMiSen SS host | ||
| GBGB BLF-348 | 10/2015 | Out of Production |
| 1xAAA SS clicky penlight with Nichia 219b | ||
| M24 Sniper BLF-TE | 11/2015 | Out of Production |
| Maxtoch M24 with XP-L HI, current bump, better modes | ||
| ReyLight Copper AAA | 11/2015 | Out of Production |
| Lumintop Cu AAA tail clicky, Nichia 219b, custom 3-mode driver | ||
| LuckySun BLF D80-SE | 12/2015 | Out of Production |
| LuckySun D80 with current bump, better modes, XM-L2 on DTP copper | ||
| Kronos X6 & X5 Sets – Cu/SS or Al | 1/2016 | Sold out, but you may find the Astrolux version on Banggood. |
| Upgraded X6-SE in Cu/SS (or Al) + Brand New X5 in Cu (or Al) | ||
| Astrolux A01 | 3/2016 | Available to the public now. |
| Custom colors, including copper with a blf logo and modified tail | ||
| ReyLight Titanium AAA | 3/2016 | Available to the public now. |
| Lumintop Ti AAA clicky, Nichia 219b, custom 3-mode driver, custom engraving | ||
| Old-Lumen Lights Triple 50 | 5/2016 | Out of Production |
| Short run custom 3x XHP50 on FET in a 2D Maglite host. | ||
| ReyLight Pineapple & Ti Lan | 10/2016 | Available to the public now. |
| A solid brass or ti AA/14500 light with high-CRI 219c and moonlight. | ||
| VOB Ultimate EDC | 7/2017 | Out of Production |
| USA-made solid brass, 14500 triple edc light. | ||
| BLF Q8 | 9/2017 | Available to the public now. |
| A BLF worthy SRK-style monster flooder | ||
| BLF GT | 12/2017 | Available to the public now. |
| Monster XHP35 HI thrower with 120mm reflector, 8×18650. 1+MCD throw! | ||
| BLF GT70 | 9/2018 | Available to the public now. |
| The Giggle Monster. An XHP-70.2 version of the GT. 7500 lm, 1500 m throw. | ||
| Sofirn AAA Yuji | 11/2018 | Out of Production |
| A bombproof AAA twisty with Very-HCri Yuji 5mm LED. | ||
| Sofirn C01S | 3/2019 | Out of Production |
| A small AAA twisty with SST20, L-H driver and clear ano. | ||
| BLF/TLF FW3A | 4/2019 | Available now. |
| A small, elegant, edc-style triple light with tail e-switch. | ||
| WildTrail (LuckySun) BLF-D80 v2 | 8/2019 | Available now. |
| New D80 with several improvements, FET-based driver, emitter choices and a no-ano option. | ||
| BLF LT1 | 10/2019 | Available now. |
| SRK-based lantern with long runtime, variable tint mixing, great cri, reduced glare, etc. | ||
| BLF UC4 Charger | WIP | In the development phase. Taking input. |
| A top end, fully programmable charger with all the bells ‘n whistles. | ||
| BLF Edition SP10S | WIP | In the development phase. Taking input. |
| Upgraded Sofirn SP10S with Anduril and ano options. | ||
| BLF/WildTrail Tactical | WIP | In the development phase. Taking input. |
| 18650/21700 dual-switch “tactical” flashlight with sophisticated firmware. | ||
| BLF LT1m | WIP | In the development phase. Taking input. |
| A micro version of the LT1 lantern. | ||
| Always check each light’s thread for the latest status or info! | ||
A few explanations:
- 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.
- 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:
- 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.
- 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!
Again, please let me know if see something that needs correcting or adding. Thanks in advance!
Updated through comment #142
Hey emarkd :bigsmile:
Good idea putting this list together, Will be a useful tool i imagine. Just one thing, the Romisen link you’ve got up goes to the A6 thread. Here’s the correct url for the Romisen. http://budgetlightforum.com/node/40521
Cheers,
-KK :hat:
I’ve got a couple from years ago. Mr.lite made us a BLF edition found here:
http://budgetlightforum.com/node/825
and tank007 made an e07 BLF special edition found here:
http://budgetlightforum.com/node/5247
As far as I know, these were the ‘original’ special editions. As you can see from the years of the threads, they are classics, but they hold a spot in my heart. Times were simpler back then it seems.
Reference: http://budgetlightforum.com/node/41772
GB Maxtoch M24 Sniper. Still undecided on whether this will be “Special Edition” or “Thrower Edition”.
Rule 1-1 as it applies to life, take it as it comes.BLF Trustfire A8
BLF Thrunite Saber 1A
Three Tanna leaves to give him life, nine to give him movement. But what if he eats the whole bag?
Scott
Hey Kane, thanks for the catch! Copy/paste fail.
Awesome, thanks! Great BLF history from way before my time.
Yeah, I can’t believe I forgot that one last night. Thanks!
Nice, thanks!
I’ve got my original updated with all these new lights. Thanks everyone for helping me with this. Even if it doesn’t go anywhere else, its helping me learn some of the history around here, and I really appreciate it.
Excellent thread, thanks for this!
Lithium Ion Battery Safety 101
Old Lumens Competition 2020 Modified Light Entry
Rey BLF-Ti
Rey X6 Ti
BLF lumintop SD10
USB power meter/tester thread
Lumintop BLF SD10
If anything can go wrong, it will.
Matter will be damaged in direct proportion to its value.
I think that there was the original/earlier SD10 and now Rey is working on the “new” SD10 GB:
http://budgetlightforum.com/node/40159
I missed the 1st one but am waiting for the new one..
Great thread! Watching with interest.
Great shopping list you have there
Impressive list of lights! :exmark:
Thanks everyone, I appreciate the help and the support. I’ll get my original post edited with the extra lights this afternoon.
Yeah, I’d love to have a full set. I’m sure there are old-timers around here who do. I’ve only got one BLF light at the moment, the original X6-SE, but I’m on the list for all of the ongoing group buys and I’m in an ongoing negotiation with someone for another BLF light. So yeah, if anyone has any of these older BLF lights and wants to part with them, I may be interested.
Was there a Starry Light or somesuch?
ah yes, good memory!
http://budgetlightforum.com/node/28859
There as also the trustfire mini 1, mini 2, and possibly mini 3. Here were put together by Rey before and after the TF A8
There was also a CNQG 2*AAA stainless steel penlight and single AAA stainless penlights.
I have some mini 01’s and forgot about them.
Three Tanna leaves to give him life, nine to give him movement. But what if he eats the whole bag?
Scott
Custom info on the BLF Trustfire mini-01: 1000Hz pwm, mode order l-m-h 2%-25%-100%
link to djozz tests
Good idea!
No one, after lighting a lamp, puts it away in a cellar nor under a basket, but on the lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light.
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maybe we can indicate if the BLF SE already ended or out of production.
FL Newbie
Separate SE lights from Group Buys on stock items.
Three Tanna leaves to give him life, nine to give him movement. But what if he eats the whole bag?
Scott
Where is our BLF pocket thrower?
Thanks everyone for your help and support! I’m too new around here to know much about these lights, so I really appreciate the help.
My chart is definitely a WIP. Including this info is a great idea. If possible I’d like to kinda estimate how many of each out-of-production lights were made. It could be neat to see how limited some of these were, but that data may be hard to come by.
At this point I have no intention of including group buys on stock items. What I’m trying to compile is a list of the custom stuff that this community has worked to design and produce themselves.
My chart is definitely a WIP and is very incomplete. Got a link to the thread for the thrower?
Okay everyone, I’ve updated my chart with the new information, at least as much as I could, but I have a few questions.
Thanks everyone!
Thanks, great list and idea!
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Nice work emarkd, thanks for putting this together! Sticky’d.
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Wow, I’m honored! Thanks!
And another.
http://budgetlightforum.com/node/20227
djozz quotes, "it came with chinese lettering that is chinese to me".
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Chart updated. I’m still searching around for a few lights that were mentioned. If anybody has any additions or corrections please let me know. Thanks everybody!
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