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Game Face SKUL Mask Reviews
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Number of Reviews: |
34 |
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Average Rating: |
8.3 / 10 |
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Manufacturer Website: |
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Suggested Retail Price: |
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| The two most prominent features of the renowned SKUL goggle ystem are hte one-piece molded design and the remarkable image clarity provided by the high quality lens. This system features anti-fog, and anti-scratch lenses, one piece molded construction, and slanted vents. The mak is flexible enough to discourage paintballs from breaking on impact, while ridges in the design provide a rigidity needed for proper protection. With solid protection for the forehead, temples, eyes, ears, chin and mouth, the SKUL combines an aggressive look with a reasonable price tag. |
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| The Game Face SKUL Mask is older, so while it may be available used and in a few cases new, it is not commonly available anymore. |
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Shadax |
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2004 |
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Period of
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| 2 years | 7 of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Diablo Skul, JT Proteus 1&2, Dye Invision, JT Flex-7 |
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| Marker Setup: |
Splat Attack green to black fade Revenge V1 AKA P-block body w/ e-blade
All AKA internals, AKA mini-pump arm, AKA short sidewinder, PPS Micro-rock
Datapimp drop with Apocalypse 2k tank |
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| Strengths: |
-Bounce factor
-Doesn't fog
-Good Vision, all the peripheral you need. |
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| Weaknesses: |
None, it works like it's supposed to. |
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| Review: |
All in all this is a great mask. The bounce factor is very high and almost all hits (except when hit in lenses) will be deflected around the sides of the mask, even when hit in the jaw or nose area. It's also the official mask of the pro x-ball team, Detroit Thunder. This is evidence that the mask has potential and could become a popular speedball mask now that it's in full scale production. |
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| Conclusion: |
The price of a brand new Skul from gameface is around $25 shipped, fairly cheap for a quality mask. I recommend buying it and seeing if you like it. If your skeptical, fork out $25 and test the bounce factor yourself. I think you'll be surprised. |
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| Rating: |
| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Wednesday, February 4th, 2004 at 8:36 am PST |
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Game-on |
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Wednesday, February 11th, 2004 |
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Period of
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| 6 months | 5 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Jt Flex 03, Skul, assorted rental masks too |
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| Marker Setup: |
E-rex Pro, J&J 14" ceramic barrel, rev w/ x board, soon to have a reg added |
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| Strengths: |
Lightweight
Fits well
Cheap, $23 at local shop (non-thermal)
Decent visability
Looks cool |
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| Weaknesses: |
None really encountered yet |
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| Review: |
This mask has served me well for the past few months and fits me well. I have been hit in the face a few times from relatively close range and the mask did well. (I need to pull my head in more often, lol) It did shift a little when hit directly, but from 10 feet away, it had no choice... Easy to clean and a wide variety of replacement lenses can be purchased at a lot of places. The lens can be a pain to change out, it will take a few minutes to do this. Pretty well constructed and no complaints from me, yet... A 'pro' team (Detroit Thunder/Strange) uses them, so that can't be that bad. ;-) I liked the feel and look over the Flex 03 mask from JT.( at least the Flex I used, that belongs to friend of mine)
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| Conclusion: |
Would recommend this mask to anyone who wants a low-cost ($25), decent quality mask that looks different than all the other masks. I like it and you should give it a go, costs about the same as a Brass Eagle for a higher quality mask. A overall good mask!
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| 9 out of 10 | Last edited on Thursday, July 22nd, 2004 at 9:24 am PST |
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Period of
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| 3 months | 3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
JT Headshield, JT Flex, JT ProShield |
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| Strengths: |
- Bounce
- Intimidating looks
- light
- comfortable fit |
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| Weaknesses: |
- doesnt come with visor |
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| Review: |
I have 4 masks in total, and this Skul mask has become my primary mask! Its an awsome mask! I have a white skul mask with a blue mirror lens... the combination looks extremely intimidating and has a high "cool factor" to it. Its very flexible, but not nearly as flexible as the flex's lower mouth gaurd. The vision on it is great. Very comfortable, and easy to breath in. I actually added a V-force visor to it. Any visor can be added on with just a little modification to the visors. |
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| Conclusion: |
I really like this mask and am very impressed with it. It looks very sharp, and functions great! It has slightly less coverage on the sides, but thats no big deal to me. I want to give it a 9 because nothing is perfect... but in this case, I'm so satisfied that I think I just might have to give it a 10. |
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 3 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Ive used the Jt Nvader and compared to this mask it sucked, I have also used the JT Proteus which is a very well made mask and Id say a little better than this one |
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| Marker Setup: |
Spyder Pilot with a Smartparts Teardrop Barrel and a Evolution hopper with a standard 20oz co2 |
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| Strengths: |
One piece so less places to balls to snag and break |
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| Weaknesses: |
None really besides coverage area near neck |
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| Review: |
Great mask altogether great viewing space and great deflector, since the mask is only one piece besides the goggle is great b/c balls tend to not snag on it and break as easy, many kewl color combos and overall good fit excellent mask good enough even for pro teams to use as well as people new to the game |
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| Conclusion: |
Get it, this is a great all around mask and its good for newbs amatuers and pros |
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Period of
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| 3 months | 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
most JT's and some kind of cheap pmi |
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| Marker Setup: |
Odyssey 02 with ricochet apache hopper and aci bulldog 2 tank |
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| Strengths: |
Fits extremely nice for medium headed people |
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| Weaknesses: |
Is kinda hard to find lenses for
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| Review: |
well here is the rundown
1. decently light
2. hardly ever fogs (unless in extreme conditions)
3. LOOKS BAD A$$
4. intimidating
5. price
it is my second mask and i love it
personally it fits my head perfect
when i put it on i cant even feel it
one bad thing is that the foam is a bit chafey but can be fixed with home materials |
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| Conclusion: |
Good second mask |
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| Rating: |
| 9 out of 10 | Last edited on Wednesday, October 26th, 2005 at 11:41 am PST |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 1 year | 2 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Jt elite or alpha. This mask is big, fogs easily, and is uncomfortable. It only has a 190 degree view. cost is $20 |
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| Marker Setup: |
Tippmann sl68II + 12 once co2 |
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| Strengths: |
It bounces balls - thermal - looks - 262 degree veiw - very comfortable - price |
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| Weaknesses: |
The protection is only moderate. |
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| Review: |
The Diablo Skul thermal is a great mask for many reasons. First, it is thermal and won't fog even in almost 90' heat. Second, it is very comfortable because, the padding is soft, it is padded on the sides (I haven't had any trouble with the padding coming off) (very nice) and the lense comes past the corners of your eyes. Third, the veiw is 262 degrees (you won't be flanked as easily). Fourth, I was playing woodball w/ some friends and got shot in the mask and the paintball bounced off (sweet). Fifth, the skul is very affordable only $30 for a thermal lense and it is very durable with proper care.
The drawbacks are it has only moderate protection along the back of the jawbone and under the ear. Nothing serious though. The nose cuts into the view just a little bit. |
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| Conclusion: |
I think the Diablo Skul(thermal) is a very good mask for the price. If you are just starting in paintball and your mask is fogging get this mask. |
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| Rating: |
| 9 out of 10 | Last edited on Wednesday, July 20th, 2005 at 5:11 pm PST |
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The accuracy of this review is disputed. Please see discussion on the comments page.
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Period of
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| 3 years | 2 of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
4 years |
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| Marker Setup: |
spyder fenix with J$J barrel, supafly derlin bolt dye threee sticky grips, flame drop forward |
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| Strengths: |
Bounce factor, neat look, 262 angle of view |
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| Weaknesses: |
Cheap foam, foggy, touches face, no visor, hard to find lenes |
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| Review: |
Well when i first bought this mask i had the only one like it. everyone else had cheap walmart masks that outperformed my sixty dollar one. My skull masked looked like it could be glow in the dark so the bright white didnt help for woodsball. there are better masks out there for the money |
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| Conclusion: |
I would not buy this product because cheaper masks work better |
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Period of
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| 3 years | 2 of 16 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Products Used: |
JT Spectra (Flex 7), JT nForcer, |
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Angel LED, Air America Apocalypse, KAPP micro Apoc. drop, KAPP low rise, KAPP breech knob, DYE stickys, Angel Wings (decorative) |
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| Strengths: |
Flexable
Semi comfortable
Good Perifreal vision
Anti fog |
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| Weaknesses: |
Cheap foam
Lens distortion
Lens flare
No visor |
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| Review: |
At first I loved this mask. I thought it was the best mask ever. This coming from someone who has never played paintball before. I had just got my gun (tippmann pro/carbine) and I was ready to take over the world. Well the first year of play the mask did great actually. It held up well, even in raining and cold conditions. I didn't like the fact that it wasn't tinted. And when the sun was in my eyes the lens would flare up bright white. I also noticed that the foam was a much lower quality foam than the stuff that JT uses. My freind bought a spectra and it felt like a dream compared to my mine. Besides those two things everything was fine.
Then around year two the foam on the mask started to come loose. I had to glue it multiple times to keep it one. This shouldn't have ever happened, especially since I took very good care of it. Another thing that I didn't like about it was that it didn't have a visor. And since the lens wasn't tinted I had vertually no protection from the sun. That's only one problem with the lens though. The other is that after a while it starts to get distorted. This drives me crazy. It makes it extremely hard to focus, both metally and physically. This is my biggest problem with this mask. |
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I would definitely go with another mask. I guess it's a half decent choice for the rec baller. But I still wouldn't get it. The price is a little steep too. I would stick with JT, they know there masks. |
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Period of
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| 1 year | 1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
JT masks |
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| Marker Setup: |
-Speadloader Pods/Back Harness
-SKUL Face Mask
-Spyder Imagine '04
==J&J Performance Ceramic 14" Barrel
==Dye E-Spyder Sticky 3 Grips
==Shock Tech Supafly Delrin Bolt
==32* 6 Stage Expansion Chamber
==Macroline Kit
==Psyco Ballistics Z-Drop w/ on/off ASA Regulater
==Ricochet 2K Ricochet Sniper LED Hopper
==Modified Low Pressure Chamber
==50mg Trigger Switch
==Custom Built Trigger
==20oz C02 Tank
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| Strengths: |
- Strong
- Comfortable
- Wide Area of View
- No Fog Problems
- Very Cheap ($20.00) |
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| Weaknesses: |
- Large and Bulky
- Cheap Foam |
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| Review: |
When I first got the mask I was a little skeptical on how well it would last. Although I have not had it long, I have noticed that it is a very durable, solid piece of work. Some people here say it scratches easily, but if your not ruff with it, and take good care of your equipment (like me) you won't have this problem.
A few weeks ago me and my friends went to a local field and played for around 5 hours. Two of my friends had JT's, and me and my other friend had the Game Face SKUL Mask. My two friends with the JT's both had very bad fogging problems. However, me and my other friend, with the Game Face SKUL Mask had ZERO fogging problems. Now, I live in the Deep south of Louisiana, and the humidity was high that day, but still the guys with the SKUL mask had no fog problems. However, if you happen to have a problem with fogging a simple anti-fog spray should fix your problems.
When I was playing I took a hit from a guy right between the eyes. Once I got off of the field I was worried that some damage might have been done to the mask, to my delight no damage was done, at least as far as I can tell.
Also, the field of view on this mask is very nice. |
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I would rate this mask very well. I would recommend this to anyone. Pro or not, this mask is very good and reliable. I have not had a single problem with it, and what's better, its VERY cheap! |
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| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Wednesday, January 18th, 2006 at 1:54 pm PST |
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Period of
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| 6 months | 1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
6 months |
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i have a viewloader maxis rg |
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| Strengths: |
Strong, flexible, comfortable, no fogging, looks hardcore. |
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| Weaknesses: |
Can't find it anywhere. |
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| Review: |
I got it, put it on and i wont take it off. It is a good lookin mask and i cant break it. I was shot point -blank with it and it did not break. It stays on your head well. The pros use it and it is the cheapest mask i have found. |
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| Conclusion: |
Get it, because you should. |
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| Rating: |
| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Monday, October 4th, 2004 at 7:54 pm PST |
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