03-25-2004, 06:46 PM
He\'s exactly right, .090 ABS is what all but the JX and FvJ masks were made of, so it is the most accurate. It\'s also the most durable and strongest as well, it get\'s it\'s strenght from it\'s ability to flex, and reform. Jason Zyla actually did an experiment a few years ago, he took fiberglass, resin and .090 ABS mask blanks and hit them with a hammer. The fiberglass mask shattered on impact, the resin mask took about 6 or 7 direct hits before it cracked sevearly, and he got bored hitting the ABS mask. Didn\'t show any sign of cracking or denting.
I do know how you feel though, I was use to resin masks when I got my first ABS, and I actually felt a bit ripped off at first. Then I read up on it and talked to a few guys, and now it\'s tough for me to buy anythign but ABS!