Company: Heroshark, UK
Product: Custom and modified airsoft face masks and goggles

Every since I first started airsoft the search for the perfect face protection has been uppermost in my priorities for kit. I have tried countless permutations, military goggles, airsoft face masks, polycarbonate, steel mesh, low profile and high profile, full masks and half-masks - but each seems to have it's own advantages and disadvantages, so the perfect mask is still an elusive creature!

However, the chances of getting close to that ideal protective eye and face wear just got considerably better now that I have discovered HEROSHARK.

This small one-man operation has been involved in making personalised airsoft face protection since 2000, when the founder started - as these things always seem to start - by making a mask for himself and then hrs friends. From there the word simply got around and he now ships his custom products worldwide.

But Heroshark's flagship product is a fully personalized mask making service which relied on a very individual touch...

"To get the ideal mask suited just to your shape idealy I need a cast of your face. I can supply a guide on how to do this easily or, if you're prepared to travel, you can pop in and visit me for a mold session. As this isn't always possible for people. So I can also work directly from photos of the face, and measurements."

This results in some very unique designs which have the great advantage of being tailor made to your own dimensions. This is very important as many of the plastic face masks out there are made in Asia, and I find this a problem as the smaller Asian sizes mean that these mass-produced masks seldom fit properly, can be uncomfortable and don't always give full face coverage.

Above: Here you see how Heroshark masks excel in comfort and fit. This is an area where cheap mass-produced masks fall down big time - it really is worth spending the extra money for this level of customization. Remember, the more comfortable a mask is the less likely you are to have to adjust it, or worse remove it, so the safer it is.

Aside from this fantastic product Heroshark also breaths new life into your old favourite masks and goggles. Perhaps you own a very comfortable pair of goggles but are fed up with the constant fogging problem - no problem, Heroshark can replace the polycarbonate lenses with it's own punched steel mesh.

I am sending a pair of my faithful Bolle X500s to Heroshark to have this mesh replacement done and I am also ordering a custom mask (am just working on teh design at the moment), so I will do a full report on the quality of these items when they arrive. But for sheer uniqueness and custom fit, you can't get any better than Heroshark!

Check out their website and galley: Heroshark - Performance without Compromise