Sykes Face Mask Discussion

[Murdoch]

I used this at ttac3 this weekend and was fairly happy with it. It was surprisingly breathable through the nose holes but some may want to remove some fiberglass from the mouth area to open that up for better air flow.
The only area in the mask that was uncomfortable to me was the eye sockets. The edges around the eye holes pressed into my skin. I was thinking of sanding away that area, but first I will try using some foam tape to lift the mask away from my face.
I did have issues using the red dot on my UMG. The optics sits low and I had to press my face into the stock to line it up properly. With my AUG I had no such trouble. The RDS is mounted high on the rail, and lining up the shot is as easy as not wearing the mask at all.

All in all, a cool product; I'm looking forward to painting up some camo on them.

[ILLusion]

Originally Posted by Sir_Vival

Hm - sorry for posting here as it's a Canada forum, but I can't find information on these elsewhere, except in whatever language they talk in in the Phillipines

Is there a place in the US to order them?

And I'm really interested in hearing more user reviews. I'm most interested in looking through the scope on my JG Bar-10, as my current mask makes it's quite hard because I need to move my head at a funny angle. The no fogging thing also seems very nice, and the protection from mosquitoes (Minnesotan here - I know all of your Canadian's pains ).

www.cactushobby.com. They are my source.

[MrEvolution]

Originally Posted by skalnok

definitely going to be getting the Ao2 one though.

+1
I eagerly await those.

[Brit ter]

+2

[Firewalker]

Can anyone confirm if Revision Sawfly Glasses will fit over these? Wouldn't mind this for my CQB kit.

[Gunk]

Got mine early last week... then forgot to check my mail box all week till friday morning when there was a last notice slip from the post office telling me to haul ass and pick up my package.

Wore the mask around the apartment for a while, threw on a pair of goggles (some kind of JT with no face portion) and sorta just hung out for a bit to get a feel for how they felt... When I wore the goggles over the mask I noticed a bit of a pinch in my eye sockets. I would think a bit of sanding or something similar should take care of that. I didn't run around near enough to get a feel for any fog or sweat issues, but the fact that my goggles didn't fog even a little while breathing extra heavy for a couple minutes (and almost passing out... testing stuff can be dangerous eh?) was promising.

Two big drawbacks... you can't drink or smoke in these things... I tried the drinking thing... and the inside of my mask now tastes like Grand Marnier and orange Kool aid and I had to wash the orange off my chin... so don't try drinking out of a glass with one of these on.

Also, there's really not enough room to get a smoke in the lips.

So for the smokers in the audience, keep in mind, if you want to have a smoke on the field, say in between games, you'll hafta sneak the mask off, or leave it in the safe zone or some such.

Other than that, I'm happy with it. The 4/5 point straps look way cooler than the strap I got, but it stays on my head, and that's the important part. Plus it came with a balaclava, which was unexpected, and thus a bonus.

Bottom line: Good mask, depending on your facial features you may need to mod it a tad. Can't wait to get it on a field and get some game time in with it.

p.s. Also... when you answer the door, and people don't expect so see a blank green face... it makes your day complete.

I'd be all over the AOT model. That's just badass.

[Sir_Vival]

Originally Posted by Gunk

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Thanks for the review - the same for the other person who has so far too.

Did you try to cheek a weapon?

[djbordie]

my goggles already broke, lenses popped out first game, foam ripped off as well....too bad those googles worked soooo well with the mask.

not tooo sure if they are safe too use...

[ILLusion]

Did the lens fall out on its own or from a hit?

[djbordie]

on its own

[djbordie]

so im just gonna glue it back in, and hope its safe enough, cause again these goggles are amazing. No fog, and even when they slightly fogged when it was raining, i just move em around a bit and the fog is instantly gone...very neat.

[arman]

i bought extra goggles i mgonna do a review after i play pn the 8th at the "deathbarn"

[Gunk]

Originally Posted by Sir_Vival

Thanks for the review - the same for the other person who has so far too.

Did you try to cheek a weapon?

I did just the other day... the mask kind of gets in the way... but not quite as much as a regular paintball mask. The mask shifts over a bit, and with me at least, the pinching in the eye sockets is made worse when the mask shifts from bringing the weapon up. I'm thinking of sanding the right side down a bit to expose my cheek a bit, enough that I can get a proper fit when sighting.

[Sir_Vival]

Originally Posted by Gunk

I did just the other day... the mask kind of gets in the way... but not quite as much as a regular paintball mask. The mask shifts over a bit, and with me at least, the pinching in the eye sockets is made worse when the mask shifts from bringing the weapon up. I'm thinking of sanding the right side down a bit to expose my cheek a bit, enough that I can get a proper fit when sighting.

Let me know how that goes. I got a mask too. It's a lot better than even the slim mask I had before, but still is slightly uncomfortable to use sights/ a scope with.