Chenner29

25" as measured by CCM. 5'11.

I wear my chest on the outside. I'd love a separate, snug tapered waist that comes a bit higher and then a regular pant.

I would love this too. XL waist with internal belt, trimmed pant length and my proprietary "super secret design for super cheater 5 hole webbing"...lol

Just read the stuff about the Harrison/Potvin design. Dare I say... "Cat fight?"

P31 is the yuckiest curve ever

Ooh thanks for this. I'd really like to try a Bauer 1S/1X but can only find the P31 curve. If I ever see a P30 or P34 I'll snag those up as I'm familiar with those patterns.

Here's an older one of me. Probably 5ish years ago? The only action here is me pulling the puck out of my net...

I started one going over the order process. Will update when I get them

Sort of a show off your gear post. These are currently in production.

Definitely new. Looks like they're carrying more accessories. These are new too!

Here's another thing. I don't think television standards changing to HD did her any favors. It's one thing to see her stuff on the grainy, old standard but look at how sharp TV picture is now, you can really see a lot of the fine details. I'm with you on the Hextall. The Hackett headdress from Chicago was a great concept, too. But at the blobs of light on the Smith mask and Dr Evil clone frontmanning for the Hip. I feel like she put out a few solid designs, got to mail it in while riding out her reputation for a bit, and then people realized there were better artists out there. My Pro's Choice is on the way to Cipra now. Absolute gentleman to deal with so far. I'm fine with delays in paint as long as the end product looks good. In a way, I think all mask painters march to their own beat. When I was shopping around for painters, I sent out a bunch of emails, texts, and made a few phone calls. There's still some who have not responded and I started looking in August...

Okay so I'll elaborate a bit more. I worked with two other guys at Hockeymonkey/Goaliemonkey maybe 10 years ago. We are still friends today, which is crazy to me. Anyway, they are both in the market to get their masks painted. One of them (Jerry) is a huge fan of Quebecois goalies and liked the connection between Ross and these guys so he contacted her. She was a sweetheart on the phone and he was sold. My other buddy Chris talked to her too, and decided to send his in around the same time as well. So Jerry gets his mask back, absolutely mangled. Brand new Sportmask T3, was never worn. Crack down the center on the inside, a godawful beak looking cage got mounted on it. She refuses to fix it, compensate him for the damaged mask, lost cage, or anything. Chris gets his mask back several months later (remember- they shipped theirs within 2 weeks of each other). We were at the point of just declaring it a loss after seeing what happened to Jerry's (lost cage? how about she loses a mask this time??) She promised for 6 weeks straight that it was done and shipping next day. He eventually gets it. He asked for mountains in the background of his mask. He got trees. I don't think his was even clearcoated. Quality of the work up close is pretty amateurish. Look at her website. That grainy 1998 look is how her stuff appears up close. Just really unfinished and unpolished. I'm not surprised CCM/Reebok dumped her. Griffe is a far superior artist. To "illustrate" my point Check out these Cujo masks side by side (notice the blacked out Itech logo on the right). Both are for the same player and most likely the same shell, unless Joseph changed mask molds in this time frame. Left is a Cipra paintjob, right something done by Ross. All in all, same canvas, same concept, completely different execution. In terms of artistic talent, attention to detail, and utilizing the curves of the mask to accentuate the work - way more detail on the Cipra side. Check out the detail on the nose and fur, really fine brush work look at how Cipra used the ridges at the forehead to give a more pronounced effect to the muzzle and teeth compare that to what Ross did, it looks like she was drawing on a flat piece of paper and worked around the ridges instead of with them I'd say hers looks more like a mildly upset Sully (from Monsters Inc) than a mythical wolf creature thing. look under the teeth above the window on Ross'. Solid flat black. No depth. Just plain lazy. ... I could go on for days... Edit: Screw it, let's play portraits too. Mike Smith's "Tragically Hip" (?) tribute mask vs. Cipra's Maple Leaf legends (I wanna say this was Raycroft's mask?)

Here's a couple contributions to the thread. Jonathan Bernier Pro Return "Premier" - I think this was from his days in Los Angeles. I've also attached images of a "re-issue" retail P1 chest pad. I would say he wears something close to a stock Large based on the number of rows in the chest. Retail version is marked Medium and you can see 5 rows of horizontal blocks (not counting the rounded sternum blocks). Biggest differences you'll see: X-Pulse style arm floaters (segmented and scalloped outside) X-pulse style backplate Completely different harness Arm padding goes completely down to the wrist velcro (most stock models have minimal to no padding in this area) Note: the gray rib protection and waxed red skate lace at the elbows are things I added myself. I find the waxed skate lace tends to hold tension longer than the cord. Note2: You'll also see some stitching I did at the forearm. I added an elastic band underneath with a lot of tension to get a better "cinched down" feeling at my wrists. Note3: Bernier has long arms. I'm 5'11 and he's listed at 6'. I chopped off a couple inches in the arms and it's still a little too long.

I'm not sure if I posted this here before; I did on GSBB back in the day. My buddy custom ordered a Sportmask T3 when we worked retail 10 or so years ago. Had it painted by Marlene Ross (biggest mistake ever). She lost the cage that he shipped with it. Just *gone*. Without consulting him, she put another cage on it, but drilled new holes for it to fit. So he gets this mangled, half assed "paint job" (I use that term loosely when it comes to her work) with a cheapo cage. He paid full price for it, paid via money order (she didn't take credit card, I can see why); she refused to make any concessions for him. We take a quick look at it... There's a crack running down the "carbon fiber" along the middle symmetrical line of the mask, going from the back of the crown straight down center to the bottom of the chin. I'm thinking the "carbon fiber" that Sportmask uses is a lot like the "carbon fiber" that Vaughn uses. Real carbon fiber has a brownish tint to it - I've seen threads of raw carbon fiber and they looked nothing like the stuff being used in Sportmask and Vaughn product. I am by no means a material expert, but you look at all the carbon fiber/composite sticks being used today - it's a super lightweight material, but look at the breakage rates. Is there any way you'd want that on your head?

C/A: CCM Premier 1 Bernier pro return - P1 body with X-Pulse or Gatekeeper arms and back. I added a tie down on the inside of the chest pad. It's similar to what you see near the belly button on the front of all C/As. Also added some extra rib protection with some air pillow pieces I found off an old set of pads. Pants: Vaughn Vsomething. Maybe V4 or V5. Added an inner belt myself. I wear pants semi loose outside, snug inside. No suspenders. Lace my pants through the nylon tie down I created on the inside of the chest. C/A sits outside my pants. No issues - wearing my chest on the outside creates a nice air cushion for pucks to die in. Collar on the C/A hangs kind of low, but I wear a Maltese combo underneath to cover. Happy to post pictures if you need them.