motowngoalie Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Hi all, So I'm planning on getting my first custom setup early next year (hello tax return...) and I'd like to do a Sweden set-up. While not having any Scandinavian heritage myself, my wife's family is Swedish, Sweden is my favorite IIHF team, and the King is my favorite current goalie, so I figure I have enough of a tie-in to justify it I'm planning on going with Warrior R/GT's and custom paint on a new mask. Here's some ideas I mocked up, what do you guys think? Looking for advice/critiques/suggestions, etc. Pardon the kindergarten-level mask mockup too....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motowngoalie Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 also, I really love Hiller's mask from the Olympics, so clean. That's what I'd like to base my mask design off of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big2 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 On 10/12/2017 at 1:10 PM, motowngoalie said: also, I really love Hiller's mask from the Olympics, so clean. That's what I'd like to base my mask design off of. Is this the same brand of goalie mask Hiller has been wearing in the past - it looks like it has a Bauer-esque swoop in the chin area?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoalNet Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 @Big2 that's an air excess. It's a small Swiss shop that does paint and makes 3 models of masks. It's the same one Hiller has worn for ever. I'd like to get one someday... @motowngoalie - I'm happy to see it's a yellow base instead of blue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big2 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 TGN - the chin looks different than on the previous pictures of his Airxess masks? Maybe it's the side view? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big2 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Motown like the pads - keeps us informed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mik Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Like your idea of coloured sweden pads. But that one blue vertical stripe on pads just don´t match to me - don´t know why, it looks good on blocker and catcher. Maybe it is just a picture, because it is good on right picture, but not so good on middle one (??). Or maybe just my eyes... Hillers mask is airxess, same mask that he uses all the time. It is just camera angle and dangler that makes chin strange: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big2 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Guys te top mask has a different CHIN than the bottom 2 - it looks like a Bauer chin even more obvious when you stack em up like this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motowngoalie Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 Thanks for the feedback all. @mik I see what you're saying on the stripe, it does kind of throw it off I'll mess around with the customizer some more and maybe put some more ideas in here. Also, here's a great article on some of Hiller's mask designs:http://hockeybydesign.com/2014/07/hbd-masks-3-jonas-hiller/ , I love HBD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoalNet Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 5 hours ago, Big2 said: Guys te top mask has a different CHIN than the bottom 2 - it looks like a Bauer chin even more obvious when you stack em up like this! @Big2 - Air Excess makes 3 different shell styles and everything is custom made to order as well. There definitely could be a physical difference from mask to mask or year to year. The builder and/or Hiller could have been trying something different i love the look of the bottom mask with the ducks paintjob. It's one of my favorite masks ever. Unfortunately, I've never seen one of these up close. These are definitely a ? for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey School Dropout Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 I would get the pads in blue, with the "cross" part on the right pad and a vertical yellow line on the left, so when you went in the butterfly it would look like the Swedish flag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parebele Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 I think this would look good with your pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoalNet Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Well timed... PS - @MTH not seen this thread yet to make a Swedish wife joke or are we classy and above that sort of joke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 On 10/13/2017 at 1:32 PM, TheGoalNet said: @Big2 - Air Excess makes 3 different shell styles and everything is custom made to order as well. There definitely could be a physical difference from mask to mask or year to year. The builder and/or Hiller could have been trying something different i love the look of the bottom mask with the ducks paintjob. It's one of my favorite masks ever. Unfortunately, I've never seen one of these up close. These are definitely a ? for me If I end up building a masque that gets past the puck hammer, you will get one of my unicorns, as I only plan on producing one a month if I go into production. A few things would have to change before I could dedicate that type of time, money and effort. I want to know what Air Excess really makes... Looks very aircrafty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoalNet Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 2 hours ago, bunnyman666 said: If I end up building a masque that gets past the puck hammer, you will get one of my unicorns, as I only plan on producing one a month if I go into production. A few things would have to change before I could dedicate that type of time, money and effort. I want to know what Air Excess really makes... Looks very aircrafty. Haha, sounds like you're getting closer. Hope it's not a 2.0 version of that 360 deg skateboard looking helmet from GSBB!!! Just teasing Air Excess itself is a paint shop. They paint masks for other brands too... But who knows who designed and / or assembles the mask. Switzerland is a very small country that prides themself on being craftsmen, using good design, and making very high products... it's very possible someone amazing, like an F1 sub contractor, had a hand in those The prostock CCM masks are assembled by Bombardier Aerospace in Quebec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 36 minutes ago, TheGoalNet said: Haha, sounds like you're getting closer. Hope it's not a 2.0 version of that 360 deg skateboard looking helmet from GSBB!!! Just teasing Air Excess itself is a paint shop. They paint masks for other brands too... But who knows who designed and / or assembles the mask. Switzerland is a very small country that prides themself on being craftsmen, using good design, and making very high products... it's very possible someone amazing, like an F1 sub contractor, had a hand in those The prostock CCM masks are assembled by Bombardier Aerospace in Quebec That “skateboard-looking” helmet is a Shawn Schroeder version of a SK2000. I used to shoot truck bedliner paint on those helmets!!!!! I am reverse engineering a few lids. Stock CCM lids are scary. Very shiny, very pretty; not much else. I am glad I only played two 101 sessions in it; thank G’d!!!!!!! Back to the Swedish set- I am in LOOOOOOOOVE!!!!!! That set is going to be FI-YAH!!!!!! Hot damn!!!! I may nut over that set!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoalNet Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 @bunnyman666 - my current mask is a CCM Pro from the Q. It's basically the retail helmet with different sizing and fits. It's NOT the Bombardier mask NHL guys get. Protechsport custom padded it. I've taken some rockets to the melon. See the cage thread... Im fully acknowledging it may not have the best possible construction from a designers standponint, but the mask works.It meets the "pro" labeling for retail masks. I love the look of it and it's light. Really can't complain about it PS - If you have pics of the bike helmet goalie mask, can you post them on the mask thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 6 hours ago, TheGoalNet said: @bunnyman666 - my current mask is a CCM Pro from the Q. It's basically the retail helmet with different sizing and fits. It's NOT the Bombardier mask NHL guys get. Protechsport custom padded it. I've taken some rockets to the melon. See the cage thread... Im fully acknowledging it may not have the best possible construction from a designers standponint, but the mask works.It meets the "pro" labeling for retail masks. I love the look of it and it's light. Really can't complain about it PS - If you have pics of the bike helmet goalie mask, can you post them on the mask thread? Really?!? I thought you have the Bombardier one... I do not want people to think this is a “Widow Maker” situation, as it is NOT. I have just done a little reverse engineering on my CCM fibreglass helmet. It is not pro. Like I said- I got pinged a few times and I did not lose IQ points, but just felt more of the ping. I will not go into huge specifics, but let’s just say mine was pretty thin and is one of the smoothest inside and out I have seen! It is concerning knowing what I know. Obviously, if people were regularly getting hurt, that helmet would be off of the market. I am not even going to use the concussion argument here. One can get concussed using ANY helmet. Without x-rays and such, I will not say much more, as I may be surprised. I also don’t want another cease and desist letter, especially since I have done ZERO testing. But seeing what I have seen from some composite shoppes (such as the Beijing Times in a bicycle fork that I had band-sawed in half), it is cause for alarm; I would expect a fibreglass, smooth-finish masque shell to be thicker. Composite construction can potentially hide construction and design flaws, and corner-cutters LOVE composite for that reason alone. Again- people are not getting hurt in these and I don’t expect them to. 9/10 should be fine wearing a CCM helmet. The shoppe CCM uses could be very good and have a high fibre to resin ratio for all I know, which is why I am not going to speculate much, as I am unwilling to saw this thing in half and take a look. Asian composite shoppes have built HIGH quality pieces, especially IF they are owned by a North American concern. If they are contracted, all bets are off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mik Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 On 10/13/2017 at 2:20 PM, motowngoalie said: Thanks for the feedback all. @mik I see what you're saying on the stripe, it does kind of throw it off I'll mess around with the customizer some more and maybe put some more ideas in here. Also, here's a great article on some of Hiller's mask designs:http://hockeybydesign.com/2014/07/hbd-masks-3-jonas-hiller/ , I love HBD. Thank you for article, realy like it! On 10/13/2017 at 2:32 PM, TheGoalNet said: @Big2 - Air Excess makes 3 different shell styles and everything is custom made to order as well. There definitely could be a physical difference from mask to mask or year to year. The builder and/or Hiller could have been trying something different i love the look of the bottom mask with the ducks paintjob. It's one of my favorite masks ever. Unfortunately, I've never seen one of these up close. These are definitely a ? for me You are right, it looks like he changed chin a little from 2010 olympic mask. btw. My favourite mask too. If I ever decide to paint my mask (use to have plain white all my "career"), this will be the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motowngoalie Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 Dayum, straight up fire from Brian's. Maybe I'll cheat on Warrior....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpawtendy48 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 The setup is perfect. Like a few others said, if you switched the main color of the mask from blue to yellow, it would be even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motowngoalie Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 Hey everyone reviving this thread, looking for feedback on my G4 designs! I'm adding in metallic silver as a 3rd color, and looking to do a pretty simple graphic (all the blocks/stripes on this graphic can look pretty busy IMO). I demo'd them this past weekend and I'm almost ready to pull the trigger, let me know what you guys think. @TheGoalNet maybe good content for an Insta poll...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insertnamehere Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 I'd vote for 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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