Pixelpiper
Super Freak
I'm not sure there's a tremendous amount of room to differentiate what should be a cylindrical translucent shaft of plastic. I'm not a fan of the rapier blade provided by Hot Toys with DX07 and I plan to use a CCFL for both that figure and Vader, so it wouldn't bother me much even if the blade had been done very poorly indeed.
In terms of potential DIY mods and fixes, the saber should be a pretty easy thing to remedy if you want.
In terms of potential DIY mods and fixes, the saber should be a pretty easy thing to remedy if you want.