The dreads look good. 1,600 LEDs for them is quite a bit, insane actually for what it is. Looks like a fun project.

Oakley has commissioned a working Future Genesis Medusa from a well-known cosplay developer, so looks like we may see it on display/action soon. Some of the 3D-printed parts:

The pads on fake ones are thick foam/rubber like materials - barok0208

Yep, the pad is one of the top 3 easy-to-spot differences. The shape/depth of the padding well and the more pronounced bump on the back of the frame (on the “braincase clutch”) are the others IMO. There are other subtle indicators as well that no one has ever mentioned, but I won’t mention it either, since I don’t want the fakers to improve on them.

A WARNING TO THOSE BUYING OTTS THESE DAYS:

This is just a note because I didn't know where to put it. The OTT pictured in this thread is real, but I wanted to address the avalanche of fake OTTs coming to the market these days.

I have a local collector friend that thought he scored on an OTT for $50 CAD, shipped. He showed it to me and I could tell they are fake, but they are getting damn close. Other than the bulky forehead padding, lesser trained eyes will have a hard time with it. I even replaced the lenses from his fake into one of my real ones (and vice versa), and they fit perfectly.

I see a certain oversees website known for selling replicas are offering them for cheap, so BUYER BEWARE!

PS. I get a lot of questions on IG about the lenses being interchangeable with the Romeo. The simple answer is “no”. The lenses actually follows the same path and is a near match height-wise, but the Plantaris lenses are longer.

https://braveststudios.com/products/foot-clogs

I saw this the other day. Had to pick a pair up:

Pacing is a little on the slow side sometimes, but Terminator Zero on Netflix is pretty great. Classic anime in the style of Ghost in the Shell adds some variety to the Terminator franchise:

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/terminator_zero/s01

I think there was a question about when the Plantaris will be released. They should be stock in stores now (both dealer and O Stores). Some are even selling it right now. Not sure when the official street date is.

I acknowledge this thing is one of the items that is difficult to price out by its components, but the premium it carries from a consumer standpoint is obviously high. How much is a Flex Scape at retail? $375 each? How much would we figure the hood would be? In simplistic terms, the differential between them is the premium you pay for the limited edition-ness and the cache of the marketing. Even at Oakley’s highest pricing on previous products, I can find some defense in their pricing structure, no matter how thin the reason may be. But this is as egregious a gouging expedition as they’ve ever done.

Unfortunately it was always gonna sell out with only 100 units and good marketing. The real test is what it does from here.

https://www.oakley.com/en-us/product/W0OO9502?variant=888392664136

$1500. HA HA HA HA HA! Go fuck yourself, Oakley.

Official pics are being posted online by the cast and crew of Deadpool & Wolverine. Still, these are heavy, heavy, HEAVY spoilers and I DO NOT recommend looking at the pics until you see the movie, since the reveals are amazing.

....last spoiler warning....

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53903290502_348d6074ca_o_d.png

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53904440528_1127fa3549_o_d.png


And officially found here:

https://x.com/VancityReynolds/status/1820452669061779952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Yep, it’s a polished black Fives Squared, squared logo and all.

In other angles. I see a Fives Squared ::shrug::

It seems to still be there, or at least able to add-to-cart:

https://www.nike.com/t/zeus-sunglasses-Fn2xt5/EV24022-008

If you are seeing the new “Deadpool & Wolverine” movie this weekend, let us know if Oakley appears in it. I haven’t seen it on the big screen or in HD yet, so I couldn’t tell if it was a Oakley for one specific character. - Oak

Those were Os. - obsession

Thanks, OB. Do you know which ones they were? I thought it was the current Valve or Canteen but couldn’t see the finer details.

The NY Giants BXTR Metal is out:

https://www.oakley.com/en-us/product/W0OO9237NYG

If you are seeing the new “Deadpool & Wolverine” movie this weekend, let us know if Oakley appears in it. I haven’t seen it on the big screen or in HD yet, so I couldn’t tell if it was a Oakley for one specific character.

I just tried looking for it. I think it's sold out.

EDIT: NVM, it's still available on SNKRS.

I didn't think it was to be too limited. At least I didn't read they were limited to a certain number or available only to a certain stockist.

I missed on out getting the Nike Wing collab with Zeiss years back, and I regret that. At one point you could get a great condition one for $500 but I passed, which is why I'm considering these, though they will likely be a lot more plentiful.

I'm tempted. Still deciding if I actually want it in my eyewear collection even if I do think it's cool, but I am very tempted.

Credit to Oak for the heads-up. Looks like a display head of some kind is included in the package…
- yelkao

You can also see the unboxing of the product here, which includes the numbered print at the bottom of the box:

Unboxing Video

I don't see how someone could recreate a whole Valve themselves, and only make one. Someone testing their machining skills is already doubtful given how close it is in detail to a manufactured piece. But he/she would also have to be recreating something similar to O-matter and creating a Valve the exact way Oakley did. Casting marks are proof of that to me. Here's close-ups of the tips of the ear stem and its differences to a manufactured piece. Both are close in design. But there are slight but noticeable differences in the shape of both. Just like the piece that holds the nose rubber is similar in design. But that is also slightly different. To me it looks like a rough draft Valve.
- Lopaka KaMars

I was about to say that you don't need to replicate the whole thing, just the metal lug. The rest can be either reused parts or customized versions of them. But now that I take a closer look at the pics you re-posted, the fonts used, the nosebomb mounting, the finer details of cast marks vs. Oakley's, etc. look odd. Not that Oakley doesn't have many variations of fonts, nosebomb mountings or casting marks on any given model (I even made a post a while back about OTT "CE" and "Made in the U.S.A" markings), but I'm not sure I'd give the opinion that your Valve is authentic given its consistencies. But like I said, my opinion (any anyone else's for that matter) is useless without strong provonence from Oakley. Good luck on your quest to uncover your mystery.

Cool find. I would lean toward it being one of the thousand iterations of true product development prototypes for any given model, but without proper provenance from the development team or someone of notoriety within Oakley (no, someone from customer support or telesales does not count), my opinion is rather meaningless.

That said, during that time period, Oakley did test metal in their O Matter models. There is a Splice with the metal upper orbital and pin holding the arms in that was verified and validated by Peter Yee, so perhaps this was in the same lineage of product development.

Or it could be just someone who wanted to test their machining skills and tools and created metal lugs for a Valve he had on hand. Like how Trevor Hirschi replicated and machined the complex Rogue DZN Revolver ring to test his skills before he started Titan Ring Designs.

Cool stuff, either way.

I don't buy new or monthly physical comics anymore. I just can't connect with modern comics...with the exception of the current Transformers book by Daniel Warren Johnson, which is fantastic. I read that online.

When I did buy physical copies monthly, I bought locally. Depending on how much or what I bought, I typically get 30-50% off on new stuff and more-or-less the same on back issues. That's typically better than online sites offer. Not sure if any current stores do that kinda deal anymore (I was with my stores for nearly 30 years).