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

Joey_Adams · February 21, 2018, 3:46am

Contigo and Blinker I am glad you enjoyed my anecdote. My grandmother has been a widow since my grandfather died 14 years ago. I know she doesn’t really do well when something interrupts her electricity flow and she panics while running around her dark house looking for candles, then her search resumes except this time its for matches. I have spent quite a bit of time educating her on how to operate led flashlights. Since I joined the blf i have been putting flashlights with a simple ui in each of her rooms, and she keeps one in her purse and the trunk of her car. I know it is overkill but I simply can’t stand the thought of her being scared while sitting in a dark house. When I showed her what the GT looks like she was in awe of it. By the way, she has mastered the art of tail standing the light in order to light the whole room with the ceiling bounce. Cheers!

blinker · February 21, 2018, 5:41am

Yah, I tail stand my Q8 just about every night before I go to bed. Your grandma is fortunate to have you for a grandson.

contigo · February 21, 2018, 6:23am

One thing you’ll hear only once in your lifetime:

So…i was on my porch…and i lit up my grandma… :laughing:

gtxxl · February 21, 2018, 7:52am

@Nev , I hope You are fine.

gtxxl · February 21, 2018, 8:21am

Hello Giancarlo, You are number [1192 & 1555] on the list, so in the 2 / 3 group, wait a few weeks, then you will get a message with the link to buy the GT.

gregor · February 21, 2018, 9:01am

Texas_Ace:

gregor:

Texas_Ace:

Jerommel:

Hey guys,

I was among the first 555 but i have no email or tracking number or any hint of an arriving GT yet…|
Should i be worried?

No, there are still about 50 orders not shipped and the last batch that was shipped the tracking numbers were not sent out. Martin has a list that he has been sending to people but we are not sure how accurate it is. It was obviously done in a rush. You can find the link to it in the OP.

TA, after LT, Neal are back from holidays, can you please ask them to first send out these 50 orders.

Thank you for your help.

Kind regards

Yes, the remaining orders are the first priority for sure. I am in no rush to send out the next round of PM’s, they will happen when they happen. They can save up some reflectors in the mean time.

Thank you very much. :+1:

SamHaLeKe · February 21, 2018, 9:19am

So, to all fellow Europeans that also received their GT's recently.

Do you have any pictures, videos, comments or reports to share?

Please, keep them coming and post your findings!

Picture 1, Picture 2, Picture 3, Picture 4, Picture 5, Picture 6, Picture 7

skål, prost, cheers, kippis, à votre santé, για μας, egészségedre, skál, salute, proost, gezondheid, na zdrowie, a sua saúde, noroc, salud, na zdraví, serefe, ...

southland · February 21, 2018, 9:58am

Please stop posting pictured of your raggedy box. Do you think Lumintop wet and then crushed your box before sending it to you? Pretty sure the shipping company is to blame. You stated your light is in great shape so all is good and you have a great light at a great price. Your complaining is helping nothing.

SamHaLeKe · February 21, 2018, 10:12am

So, to all fellow Europeans that also received their GT's recently.

Do you have any pictures, videos, comments or reports to share?

Please, keep them coming and post your findings!

Picture 1, Picture 2, Picture 3, Picture 4, Picture 5, Picture 6, Picture 7

skål, prost, cheers, kippis, à votre santé, για μας, egészségedre, skál, salute, proost, gezondheid, na zdrowie, a sua saúde, noroc, salud, na zdraví, serefe, ...

SamHaLeKe · February 21, 2018, 10:18am

Some small things I noticed are:

1. sometimes I hear the glass “click” or “pop”, almost like it’s cracking/bursting but then again it’s not. Very weird and not only when the light is on, but also when I do some soft “swinging” with it when off. Very scary!

2. the flat sides on the battery tube are completely off-line/off-center with the switch/button (perhaps this is meant to be or not, but esthetically it doesn’t look good and could be improved for the final product).

3. the black attachment-ring-hole on the head is also completely off-line/off-center with the switch/button (perhaps this is meant to be or not, but esthetically it doesn’t look good and could be improved for the final product).

4. the silver attachment-ring in the tripod-mount-hole is not horizontal in line with the head (perhaps this is meant to be or not, but esthetically it doesn’t look good and could be improved for the final product).

5. one of the small LED on the switch is shining brighter then the other (perhaps this is meant to be or not, but esthetically it doesn’t look good and could be improved for the final product).

Anybody else noticed one of these?

JasonWW · February 22, 2018, 12:50am

SamHaLeKe:

Some small things I noticed are:

1. sometimes I hear the glass “click” or “pop”, almost like it’s cracking/bursting but then again it’s not. Very weird and not only when the light is on, but also when I do some soft “swinging” with it when off. Very scary!

2. the flat sides on the battery tube are completely off-line/off-center with the switch/button (perhaps this is meant to be or not, but esthetically it doesn’t look good and could be improved for the final product).

3. the black attachment-ring-hole on the head is also completely off-line/off-center with the switch/button (perhaps this is meant to be or not, but esthetically it doesn’t look good and could be improved for the final product).

4. the silver attachment-ring in the tripod-mount-hole is not horizontal in line with the head (perhaps this is meant to be or not, but esthetically it doesn’t look good and could be improved for the final product).

5. one of the small LED on the switch is shining brighter then the other (perhaps this is meant to be or not, but esthetically it doesn’t look good and could be improved for the final product).

Anybody else noticed one of these?

Every single one of those things has been thoroughly discussed.

djozz · February 21, 2018, 10:35am

SamHaLeKe:

Some small things I noticed are:

1. sometimes I hear the glass “click” or “pop”, almost like it’s cracking/bursting but then again it’s not. Very weird and not only when the light is on, but also when I do some soft “swinging” with it when off. Very scary!

2. the flat sides on the battery tube are completely off-line/off-center with the switch/button (perhaps this is meant to be or not, but esthetically it doesn’t look good and could be improved for the final product).

3. the black attachment-ring-hole on the head is also completely off-line/off-center with the switch/button (perhaps this is meant to be or not, but esthetically it doesn’t look good and could be improved for the final product).

4. the silver attachment-ring in the tripod-mount-hole is not horizontal in line with the head (perhaps this is meant to be or not, but esthetically it doesn’t look good and could be improved for the final product).

5. one of the small LED on the switch is shining brighter then the other (perhaps this is meant to be or not, but esthetically it doesn’t look good and could be improved for the final product).

Anybody else noticed one of these?

All these alignment wishes are difficult to fulfill, it has to do with how threads work. Even if you design and manufacture and tighten it so precisely with the exact amount of force that all alignments are there, over time everything will shift again by wear of the threads and then your OCD starts striking up again. It is not a manufacturing fault, getting these alignments right requires a complete different way of joining two pieces (like bolting them together). Note that many high end flashlights have this exact alignment stuff going on.

SamHaLeKe · February 21, 2018, 10:32am

JasonWW:

SamHaLeKe:

Some small things I noticed are:

1. sometimes I hear the glass “click” or “pop”, almost like it’s cracking/bursting but then again it’s not. Very weird and not only when the light is on, but also when I do some soft “swinging” with it when off. Very scary!

2. the flat sides on the battery tube are completely off-line/off-center with the switch/button (perhaps this is meant to be or not, but esthetically it doesn’t look good and could be improved for the final product).

3. the black attachment-ring-hole on the head is also completely off-line/off-center with the switch/button (perhaps this is meant to be or not, but esthetically it doesn’t look good and could be improved for the final product).

4. the silver attachment-ring in the tripod-mount-hole is not horizontal in line with the head (perhaps this is meant to be or not, but esthetically it doesn’t look good and could be improved for the final product).

5. one of the small LED on the switch is shining brighter then the other (perhaps this is meant to be or not, but esthetically it doesn’t look good and could be improved for the final product).

Anybody else noticed one of these?

Geez dude, every single one of those things has been thoroughly discussed.

Ok "dude", that's great! It means I'm not the only one noticing those small things :D

Now I'm looking for the "glass issue" but can't find it ... can't read everything everyday ;)

Cheers

brenton · February 21, 2018, 10:45am

I'M in. put me down for 1 Giggles !!!

JamesB · February 21, 2018, 10:55am

No politics in BLF, please read the rules.

JasonWW · February 21, 2018, 11:03am

This group buy is closed. Sorry.

You’ll need to wait until they go on sale to the public. There will probably be some coupon codes to lower the price.

gtxxl · February 21, 2018, 11:06am

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

Buzzing_Bulb · February 21, 2018, 11:12am

Just got it and it is amazing!!!

Thank You TEAM GIGGLES!!!

patmurris · February 21, 2018, 11:36am

Those cracking noises are related to thermal expansion/contraction in the same way you hear heaters or car engines ‘click’. I dont think there is anything to worry about.

djozz · February 21, 2018, 11:55am

I did not ask M4D M4X for my tracking number so I have not followed the whereabouts of my GT, but this sounds like it may just be near.