Lenses

[Crimson Phoenix]

So, I'm finally ordering AP armor, but I'm displeased with the lenses, and how you can see my eyes. Does anyone know where I can get better ones?

[Smitty]

Runnnriottts lens are the best. Ive used 2 sets so far and have another set in hot standby.

[BH5204[501st]]

I went to a welding place and got a dark green flexible replacement shield for about $10 and cut it to the size I wanted.

[Runnriottt]

I have seen welders shields go cheap, and expensive depending on where you go... If you can find em, cutting your own might yeald you about 3 sets if your careful. I use a machine to cut mine. I try to offer mine at a discounted price... The post office and Paypal are killing me. LOL... But that protects everybody, so I pay it...

 

There are choises out there, depending on what you want, and how you want to look. There is a trooper here selling Plexi Thick ones, I put out thinner flex welders shield ones grade 3, not the plain un coated ones. There is a difrence in shields. I have seen some on ebay in grey plexi as well as bubble. I only do stunt.

 

Thanks for the good words smitty, I will keep on trying to offer them at the least amount possible. I just wish the dollar was doing better...

[tk0000[501st]]

I'm going with a dark welders shield. I actually used it for my fett and have some left over. i paid about $14 locally. I would use a dremil to cut it. i broke my first one trying to cut it.

[TK-1422]

I make real 1/8" thick lenses (not a flimsy film) if anyone's ever interested:--------

 

Kev

Spec Ops DL

Edited January 16, 2022 by gmrhodes13
link not working removed

[Murray1134[501st]]

TK-1422 said:

I make real 1/8" thick lenses (not a flimsy film) if anyone's ever interested:-------

 

Kev

Spec Ops DL

 

I bought lenses off of Kevin, they are great! Very dark so no one can inside. You can see out good. I've had flash photography within a few feet of my face and you can't see anything.

Edited January 16, 2022 by gmrhodes13
link not working removed

[TK bondservnt[501st]]

can anyone say Bubbled? green?

[Murray1134[501st]]

Tk bondservnt said:

can anyone say Bubbled? green?

 

The search feature is your friend.

---------

Smitty said:

From what I understand you can take some flat lens drop one into boiling water till it becomes flexible place it over the eye hole on the inside of a the helmet and then use a spoon to push out a bubble shape before the lens hardens back up when it cools.

 

There is a proper tutorial on here, but in my quickie search I wasn't able to find it.

Edited January 16, 2022 by gmrhodes13
link not working removed

[Billhag]

Murray1134 said:

There is a proper tutorial on here, but in my quickie search I wasn't able to find it.

 

Paul

Steve - riveting did a great tutorial for bubbles last year sometime, I don't know if

this was the one you was thinking about but here's the link

-----------

 

 

 

Edited January 16, 2022 by gmrhodes13
link not working removed

[Murray1134[501st]]

Billhag said:

Paul

Steve - riveting did a great tutorial for bubbles last year sometime, I don't know if

this was the one you was thinking about but here's the link

---------

 

That's the one! Thanks!

Edited January 16, 2022 by gmrhodes13
link not working removed

[steelgrip]

I got a dark green replacement shield from work today to try my hand at cutting some lenses for my bucket,the shade is IR/UV #5.0...will that be too dark? the outer part of the shield looks almost black but it's definately green when you look through it.