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It’s always a nice surprise
to receive interesting things in the post. This time we’ve taken on the prototype
BLOK DPM helmet to use, abuse and generally mess around with, courtesy of Extreme
Procurement. So what does BLOK stand for? That’s a jolly good question, and
one that we’ve gone back to the manufacturers to ask about. ^_^
One point of note, please
take into account that this is a prototype that we have received, and as such
the final release is certain to improve upon this model.
So Inside the mask Below the nose area, To Putting the mask
Some of the innovations The front muzzle |
Build As I’ve mentioned The ear areas of The These bolts are Build The only slight Specifications:
Now if you read “…If A basic translation |
Conclusion:
Now
I’ve never been a huge fan of full face protection gear, but that’s just my
personal feeling, as I feel a little claustrophobic in them. The BLOK helmet
has remedied my dislike of full face gear, you can hear and see everything
perfectly well in it, and it’s very comfortable and easy to breath in.
One major (and very obvious..)
advantage with this mask is that it’s impossible for a BB to get into a properly
fitting mask to hit the wearer anywhere on the head. A couple of readers have
emailed in recently (after the Guarder
glasses review) with horror stories of teeth that have been shot
with stock AEGs that have smashed with the impact. If you want to ensure that
you walk away form a skirmish with no tell tale scars or red welts on your
face, this is the mask for you.
It’s comfy, it’s light
to wear, it’s practical, and it comes in tasteful (and somewhat fashionable)
DPM camo, what more can you want? It’s true that wearing full face masks isn’t
quite as fashionable as wearing glasses for skirmishing, but personally I
prefer to not have any permanent Airsoft related damage done to my head. ^_^
An official launch date
and price have not been set for the mask, but you can expect to see prices
of around £50 per item. I gather that for bulk orders it’s quite easy
to have team names printed on them.
Internal
Links:
BLOK
news article – please
do read this article for further information imagery and photos of this product
External
Links:
Extreme
Procurement Limited –
the (soon to be) UK retailers of this product
MasterChief’s
– Will also be stocking the new headgear when it’s officially launched.
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Wednesday, May 9, 2001 9:37 AM Copyright 2001 ArniesAirsoft