Day 12- Arrived at door
12 days from order to doorstep
8 days from shipment to door
Sent/received emails- 3/5
To start off, I can't help but think that I've been given special treatment from how public this entire thing has been and other pictures compared to the product I received.
My first impression, they look nice although a bit wide in the front. They are connected with Velcro on the front of the knee with a strap wrapped around the back with snaps on either side of the knee armor. Brush strokes are visible on both pieces for weathering (which rub off), I think an airbrush would work better for this instead of a paintbrush. They are sturdy thick plastic (maybe this is the new method for making armor pieces he mentioned on one the threads).
The machined aluminum pieces I'm really impressed with but again I'm new to all this so judge for yourself from the pics. The left knee has a red ring on the upper dart launcher, I'm not sure if is supposed to or not but I can't find it on any other pictures.
The color seems right to me, most of the pictures I've seen from other users look mostly orange.
The painted silver on the armor seems a bit dull but from other pictures the silver doesn't seem to have a tarnish.
There is a small crack on the right knee, I've posted a picture so you can see it.
My Final Thought-
When it comes to the knee armor. They look nice, defiantly not garbage, but taking into consideration the public nature of this I'm not surprised. Put someone in the spotlight and they are sure to put their best foot forward and even with that there was still a crack. I know none of this does any good to those who didn't receive their product and I'm hoping this is a preview of the upgrades Gabe has been talking about.
It seems the companies ordering and order fulfillment system may need an upgrade also, per the complaints about shipping time.
I'm looking forward to seeing Evo's new armor pieces and hope all the problems on both ends (seller and buyer), gets cleared up soon.
Check out the photos and let me know what you think. I'll also answer any questions I didn't go over here.
Thanks for reading.