In article <23e9ba68.0311252330.5ace5e4b@posting.google.com >,
michael_lichtstrom@yahoo.com (magni) writes:
>Is there anything preventing mask painting from being done and used on
>the strip? at a usfa tourney like a NAC?
The referee and whether your opponent claims that it is distracting.
Although what could be more distracting than a Lexan faceplate?
If your opponent doesn't complain, there are very few referees who will bring
it up.
Consider some extremes. If you put randomly flashing lights inside the mask it
would probably not be allowed. If you put bits of mirror inside the mask that
sort of randomly flashed light reflections at you, it would probably not be
allowed.
We have seen some all one color masks sold by Allstar and Uhlmann as well as
Zivkovic and they are allowed. I have seen Zivkovic, at least, who had
multi-colored patterns like stars and stripes that he has for sale. Presumably
someone will use one sooner or later.
I could imagine some patters that even I would complain about. Although, as
almost exclusively a Sabre fencer, I would be less likely to see patterns. Have
you seen the S + M colored, even multi-colored, blades? How would that look on
a Sabre mask?
I have not been able to find a specific rule allowing or disallowing decorated
masks. As a referee, I would probably not, on my own, disallow a decorated mask
unless it was extreme. If a fencer brought it up, I would weigh how distracting
I thought it was versus whether the complaining fencer was just gaming against
his opponent.
In my opinion it would be decided on a case by case basis depending on the
pattern, the referee and whether the opponent complained.
So don't try to be the fencer with the most extreme decoration and bring
another, plain, mask with you.
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>Is ther a better paint I can use similar to the stuf they bake on at
>the factory. would i have to bake it on as well. if so what temp? i
>dont wnat to screw to much with it though and end up like Smirnov
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Be careful about how much paint you put on. You may have noticed that there are
some masks, which barely pass mask tests, which let more light through than,
for example Prieur, with heavier wire and closer mesh, which let less light
through.
Every time you paint the mask, you are effectively increasing the size of the
wire and reducing the amount of light coming through. Of course when we put the
mask on we adjust for the reduced light so we don't notice. I do think you
could put on so much paint that it would start to interfere with your vision.
I use Krylon myself when I touch up the inside of masks when I repair them.
And since when did I become an expert, I thought I was just a blabbermouth?
Bill Hall
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