ZeroRoom[TK] Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 I recently had the honor of getting to be the first tester of TK8776 jgarrettg's new foam rubber neck seal design. Click here to see his original post. The new neck seal arrived in the mail today and I'm glad to report it's first class. The foam rubber/ silicone stuff is extremely light weight while still being incredibly sturdy, thick and strong. They look very screen accurate because the material has a rubber look without any of the weight, heat or general discomfort of actual rubber. Here's a pic of the seal as it comes, laid out flat on the table: Obviously the neck seal needs to be customized by trimming to fit your personal neck size properly. The base circumference (or length if you will) is 21" which seems like a perfect size to fit nearly all necks. You can see here how much I need to trim off mine: I measured it to about 1.5" on either side that needs trimming to get it to fit. I can already feel that the silicone breathes just as easily as fabric and is so lightweight you basically can't feel you're wearing it. Here I'm using a clip to hold it just for the sake of the photo: As you can see the ends are flat: and the idea is for you to insert some rare earth magnets after trimming to size. It should end up looking like this picture of TK8776's finished one: The rare earth magnets provide a completely seamless seal that simply clicks into place. The decision on how and whether to attach the cape portion is up to some exploration. TK8776 recently sent some pics of him trooping in his and it looks great - much more screen accurate than fabric due to it's rubber look surface. I don't want to post them here without his permission but I hope he chooses to post them because the neck seal looks great on. He has simply worn his over a higher neck undersuit, so there's not much need for a cape. It's all black on black anyway so you can't tell the difference. Overall I'm extremely impressed. I'm off to get the right rare earth magnets tomorrow so once I start the building I'll get some more photos and post them up here. Stay tuned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmosis[501st] Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 Looks pretty darn sweeeeeeeeet! I would think a couple dabs of hot glue would attach the "dickie" portion with no problems. Velcro would make a severe rubbing issue on the inside and other harsher glues may melt the foam. Let us know about a possible price and source for the magnets!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixxgunn13 Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 wow i'd like one... hope he makes a run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomic-z Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 That does look pretty sweet. I need to buy a neck seal very soon, maybe I should wait a few more days to see if there's any updates on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK8776 jgarrettg Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Hey Lucas, thanks for writing this review. It will be fun to see what you do with it. I'm currently working on drape options and possibly a terrycloth liner. It doesn't really need it but it would sure add some luxury. I just finished my first troop with it and it worked great. I used it without a drape since my under armor has a 1 inch collar. Snap it on and go. A little info about it, It's made of flexible Urethane foam. Here's some pics of it in action. I'll be offering a run of these real soon. Perhaps a fully assembled version and a kit like Lucas is testing. Stay tuned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK8776 jgarrettg Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Don't let me derail the review. Comments are welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK9477 Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Do you have any pics to show how 'seamless' they are - preferably lid-off? How much are you thinking about charging? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroRoom[TK] Posted July 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Do you have any pics to show how 'seamless' they are - preferably lid-off? These pics are in TK8776's original thread about the seals: You can get a good idea of the seam from these. Pretty neat huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK8776 jgarrettg Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 This is my first prototype. I'm still working out the details of cost and construction. I'd like to keep the price under $50. Other details I'm working out is the finish. Right now, from the picks you can see that it is pretty flat. That's because of the texture. The material has the potential to be more glossy. I'm thinking about making another master out of a different material that will be smoother and more glossy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-2126_MD[TK] Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 WOW sure beat the zipper i have in mine!!!!!!! and i was impressed with the size of the rare earth magnets, thous were tiny!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThayNerd[TK] Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Those look great John! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK8776 jgarrettg Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Thanks Thayne. When I get back from vacation I'm going to get serious about a run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laspector[TK] Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Wow, that's just about the coolest neckseal I've ever seen. I would definately be up for one of these if a run is done. I've never used earth magnets before--how strong are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laspector[TK] Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 How are you attaching the magnets into it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupex[TK] Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 What size magnets did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees[501st] Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Did these ever go into production? they seem super awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongoose[TK] Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 I'm looking into upgrading my neckseal and this one looks sweet. Any updates on a production run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-42779[501st] Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 I would like to make this my first neckseal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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