Here's the stuff I got:


This is the blue Rebel Star I ordered:
http://www.luxeonstar.com/premounted...8-lm-p-592.php
not the brightest one available, but the one closest in price to a Luxeon III and a Seoul P4.

Here's the lens and lens holder:




The Rebel Star mounted to an MHS heatsink:


I pre-tinned it, and then soldered the QD to the star:




I then installed it into Chrome Saber 1:


and powered it up:

It's definitely bright!

Now, when I went to add the lens and the holder, I realized I should have double checked the alignment of the led in relation to the screws in the heat sink:

Oops...not going to fit like that....the led needs to be situated like so for the lens holder to fit:


After several minutes of de-soldering (These things are a bit of a PITA to solder, similar to a K2), I got it re-aligned properly:




Now I can button up the saber, and do some comparison pictures, using CS-1 (Rebel Blue), CS-2 (Luxeon III blue) and CS-X (Seoul P4 blue.)