My G-10 BADs arrived today; I like the black better than the black/red, which wasn't really a surprise. In my experience, G-10 always looks lighter-colored in bright natural light or flash photography -- the black/red looked almost burgundy in Skunk's pictures, but in person, it looks kinda like someone took a red crayon to a black-handled BAD. It's not terrible, but if I'd have seen them in person, I'd have bought two black versions rather than one of each. It may grow on me; if not, I expect I could trading up with little difficulty considering how fast BADs sold out.

I was able to snag a couple micartas the second time they made an appearance at the BCS. I'm sure I'll like them too; BADs may be a bit thinner than the AD, but they're more substantial than I expected -- they're stiff and sturdy / rough and ready.