And the WINNER Is...

[Newman]

(Now Richard (SickPointe) can have a real reason for hating me.)

And the winner for the "guess what Newman bought" challenge is.....................................

WARMONGER! You will receive a complimentary zip tie OR!!! piece of duct tape at the next MiA event we both attend! WOW!



I bring you...SEAL TP1E Body Armor.

Mini-review: I bought it from www.airsoftextreme.com for $75 and it came in a week ( bleh). It is made of "high-speed nylon"...Layman's Terms...good quality stuff. It is my favorite piece of gear bar-none, and is extremely comfortable. I've worn it for two FLAG games already and am extremely pleased with its performance.

Looks: Some have said I have the coolest piece of gear in FLAG, I dunno, I just love how it looks. It is exactly what I needed to feel like I'm actually reenacting/pretending to be a soldier.

Feel: Quality stitching, very good quality. Nothing is frayed, not even one loose piece of thread. It was not made for a 140 pound 6 foot-something 15 year old, but it definitely doesn't matter because of the huge velcro panels that could be adjusted for virtually anybody (who isn't 4 feet tall..hehe). In games, I can run around, go on the ground, crouch, etc. and not even notice that I have it on. It's great.

Sound: No rustling, crackling, anything. Bbs hit the thing and it makes a satisfying "snap!" sound, which is definite plus because people were scared I wasn't going to be able to feel the bbs (I can't feel them at all but the sound makes up for it, definitely, the other guys agree).

Usability: The only thing that you really want to use with this body armor is the ALICE load bearing equipment. I'll try on a tactical vest sometime with this thing, but I really wouldn't recommend it because this thing is bulky. I've always preferred ALICE LBE to tactical vests (Blackhawk and USGI LBV), so this was not a weird change for me.

Other Notes: Like I said, if you're a skinny lad like me, it won't fit perfectly. It's just a tad too big.

Thanks for reading! ;D



EDIT: Pssst! VITALIS! I bought some new rip-stop pants; they match my rip-stop camo jacket now! Not to mention some nifty new $80 Magnum boots.

[Bigmack]

quite nice, Newmie. not into the tactical kevlar myself...but...as long as you're satisfied.

edit: argh! evil Newman redeye! die die die!

[SickPointe]

Tabo and I were going to get that, and then just buy chest mounts for mags. Nice buy. I still would take my Omega vest over that THING anyday .

[Hadoken]

Ya goof, I said "I bet you bought a vest" and you said "Why would I need a vest?" So.... I win!

Nice vest though, I think Viking ordered one of those from Wargamers a while back but I don't know if he ever received it.

Looks a lot smaller than I thought it would be to tell the truth, if Viking really did order the vest then *gulp* It's most likely going to be too small for him. Which is good for me cos I'll gladly take it off his grubby hands.

Next event we attend you'll have to let me try that sucker out. If you want I'll let ye try my Guarder SOG vest over it too.

Very nice.

[Andy]

Nice stuff Newman. Thats not my cup of tea, but whatever floats your boat. I'm loyal to the Guarder SOG CQB. I will own in time .

[Hadoken]

Newman, I can't really tell by looking at the pics so could you perhaps tell me the name of the vest's manufacturer?

Looks a little like the Mil Force one as seen here.

But it could also be the Guarder model as seen here.

Only wondering because I've heard most Mil-Force products are sized waaaay too small for us foriegners, which may be why it doesn't fit a tall lad like you too well.

[Motown]

Mil-Force is the company that made our tac vests

[Newman]

It's this one:

www.airsoftextreme.com/tp1e.html

[Viking]

Nice Newman, Hado is right I ordered one from WGC a long time ago (month now?), paid them, and they still haven’t sent it. I think I am finished with WGC.

I am a bit surprised you went for the SEAL armor, I know you’re a ranger guy and thought you would of gotten some replica Range body armor. Honestly if I were going to use my vest for woodland I would of gone with the ranger stuff being in woodland pattern. The most distracting color in woodland for me next to white is black. I can always see a black vest moving, oh well, kind of works out for me, more Newy kills for the Viking =) *hides blackhawk DOAV vest under his shirt - whistles*

-V I K I N G
SEMTEX Operative[/color]

[Newman]

DOAV, nice.

I don't get the Ranger part, Viking, I mean, I've never liked the Rangers at all. In fact, after reading Blackhawk Down...I think they're pretty lame.

I got the Seal Team Body Armor because Delta Force wore/wears it (supposedly).

[SickPointe]

Or... they... wear... Delta... Armor...

[Viking]

My apologizes, now that you’ve said that I remember ye did say Delta not Ranger. Lame? Erm.

-V I K I N G
SEMTEX Operative[/color]

[Newman]

It's all good, Viking.

SickPointe, I've never heard of Delta body armor, but you may have.

I like the look of the TP1E over other armors, anyway, so it's all good.