Mask Porn?

[Stk004]

1 hour ago, BT_Blue said:

How did you get him to powder coat the tg? I wanted him to do my Spyder. But we were worried about the straps getting ruined.

I just sent him the metal. Kept the straps. They come off. 

[BT_Blue]

1 minute ago, Stk004 said:

I just sent him the metal. Kept the straps. They come off. 

Mine are sewn together on one end. The snap end comes apart. But not the end that attaches to the throat guard.

[JohnMcSherry]

47 minutes ago, BT_Blue said:

Actually more than I thought I would. Though I REALLY dig the Vanover combination. 

Do you know if Riddell still makes the mask? Or have they fallen off completely? 

Oh no, Riddell stopped years & years ago, back in the Joe West, Douglas days.   This was the first single bar Riddell umpire mask I ever saw listed on ebay and I happened to see it at the right time.  Pure luck.   Vanover's TG is old like the mask, might be a Riddell as well.  In doing some research about this mask, another umpire on a different forum bought this Riddell mask brand new in 1991 from Honigs for $79 ... Honigs own single bar mask was $69.

[BT_Blue]

I think Vanover's tg is a Zett. But not totally sure. There are gear guys here much better than I am with this kind of thing.

[tpatience]

1 hour ago, Stk004 said:

I just sent him the metal. Kept the straps. They come off. 

How do they come off?

[Stk004]

3 minutes ago, tpatience said:

How do they come off?

They snap on and off. Like on the Zett you sent me or any Wilson throat guard. You can see the little black metal snaps. 

[tpatience]

32 minutes ago, Stk004 said:

They snap on and off. Like on the Zett you sent me or any Wilson throat guard. You can see the little black metal snaps. 

Mine are sewn. They don't just snap off for some reason.

[Stk004]

1 hour ago, tpatience said:

Mine are sewn. They don't just snap off for some reason.

For those of you asking. 

[gnhbua93]

3 minutes ago, Stk004 said:

For those of you asking. 

I'm intrigue about the mask harness.

[Stk004]

2 minutes ago, gnhbua93 said:

I'm intrigue about the mask harness.

[gnhbua93]

Where you get it from?

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

[Stk004]

4 minutes ago, gnhbua93 said:

Where you get it from?

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

@JohnMcSherry

[BT_Blue]

8 hours ago, Stk004 said:

For those of you asking. 

I don't know about @tpatience. But mine is sewn down at the loop on the top of the tg. The snap opens up to hook to the mask. But there is no opening to the tg end. I wish there was. Would have had it powder coated when I sent in my mask twould years ago.

[tpatience]

My Wilson titanium with Belgard pads and my new mizuno TG that was red but has been spray painted black

[BT_Blue]

DUDE!!! That thing is BLEEPING SWEET!!!

[Razzer]

Shovel looks great but the first time you get hit the paint will crack or come off

Seen it happen a few times.

Not sure what you can do unless you put multiple clear coats on it

[tpatience]

11 minutes ago, Razzer said:

Shovel looks great but the first time you get hit the paint will crack or come off

Seen it happen a few times.

Not sure what you can do unless you put multiple clear coats on it

Yep. I've been told. I haven't been hit square in the throat guard in a long time so I hope it stays that way.

[tpatience]

36 minutes ago, BT_Blue said:

DUDE!!! That thing is BLEEPING SWEET!!!

Thanks.

[BT_Blue]

Let me know if you come across another one. I would be interested in purchasing one.

[tpatience]

Last pictures, I promise. Left is Wilson Titanium with black belgard pads and a mizuno throat guard. Right is Nike titanium with tan belgard pads and SSK throat guard. 

[BT_Blue]

Really dig the Wilson with the black Belgards.

[Jdc03270]

On 6/22/2015 at 8:10 PM, bluejerred said:

New masks and pads ready to roll!!

What visors are in these?

[BT_Blue]

1 hour ago, Jdc03270 said:

What visors are in these?

Looks like normal visors. Most mask companies make them. Including Diamond. They are not all that expensive. 

[MadMax]

@Jdc03270, indeed as @BT_Blue relays, a number of sources produce and carry visors. Diamond, Honig's, Champro, Markwort. The Markworts are currently on sale at Epic Sports. I put them on all my masks (except my FM4000, curse you @Thunderheads for your fancy customization skills!), and have been supplying them to my colleagues' masks down here in the Valley of the Sun.

[BT_Blue]

What new shenanigans has Jeff been up to with his masks?

I like having the sunshield on my masks, not for the sun (like we actually have that up here), but as a way to keep water from running off the bill of my cap.