At the DC comics booth, there are displays of the costumes from the upcoming Batman versus Superman movie. Above is an image of the armored suit Batman will wear when facing off against Superman, inspired by the suit worn by Batman in the Dark Knight Returns. Also featured at the booth are the standard Batsuit, Superman’s outfit, and Wonder Woman’s outfit.
Tactical Fanboy is on site at the San Diego Comic-Con International 2015.
Tactical Fanboy is in San Diego for SDCC, which starts tomorrow. Remember, you can keep up with the coverage through the site, or through Instagram at instagram.com/tacticalfanboy.
I wanted to start out my journey to SDDC with a terrible scene from a terrible comic book movie best forgotten: Daredevil.
A few things to note:
1) Yes, it’s even worse than you remember.
2) This is the guy who’s playing Batman.
3) Thankfully, there’s a far superior Daredevil series on Netflix to bleach your eyes with after watching this travesty…
Tactical Fanboy will be attending the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International taking place July 9-12. I’ll be on the ground floor, covering the latest and greatest toys, comics, video games, and everything else the show has to offer. You can keep up with the coverage through the site, or through Instagram at instagram.com/tacticalfanboy.
Battlbox is another contender in the somewhat recent trend of monthly subscription boxes. As stated on the packaging, Battlbox offers “survival & tactical gear”, such as paracord, knives, water purification, packs, compasses, etc.
Rather than start customers off immediately at the current month’s box, Battlbox sends a universal ‘Survival Essentials Welcome Kit’. In all honesty, it seems more like a way to get rid of an excess of initial inventory rather than introduce customers to the system and brand. Inside were two cards: one explaining the theme of the box and the other listing off inventory with MSRP pricing. It was placed on top of a bed of straw, which also functioned as padding for the goodies within; the straw also made this the messiest subscription box we’ve ever dealt with, although the box does try to mitigate this annoyance a bit by asking to save said “all natural packing material” for fire tinder.
Battlbox works on a tier system. Customers are free to pay one of four flat fees per month to receive the appropriate level box. The tiers are: Basic, Advanced, Pro, and Pro Plus-KOTM (Knife of the Month). We sprung for the highest tier, Pro Plus-KOTM, to see everything that could be offered with a box. Included with the Starter Kit, within the appropriate tier levels, is:
Basic
Advanced
Pro
Pro Plus-KOTM
Like most, if not all, of the subscription box systems, Battlbox does offer all the contents for less than if each item was purchased individually. It’s worth noting, however, that least as far as the Starter Box goes, there are no ‘Battlbox-exclusive’ items that really make the service worthwhile, like with, say, Lootcrate. To be fair, Battlbox is still a relatively new service, with the Mission 2 box dated for April 2015, so with time this could be a non-issue. Additionally, the items inside are functional and will work well enough within their intended scenarios. Regardless, we’re going to suggest that unless you’re a total Survival/Tactical/EDC or Subscription Box Fanboy, you hold off on this service for at least a little while.
50% Smaller and 40% Lighter – HERO4 Session Combines Ultra-Compact Waterproof Design with Easy One-Button Control for Simple Yet Powerful Life-Capture Solution
SAN MATEO, Calif., July 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRO), enabler of some of today’s most engaging content, is proud to announce HERO4 Session, the smallest, lightest, most convenient GoPro yet. 50% smaller and 40% lighter than GoPro’s best-selling HERO4 Black and Silver cameras, HERO4 Session packs GoPro’s Emmy® Award-winning image quality and performance into an exciting new low-profile form factor. HERO4 Session benefits from a durable waterproof design that eliminates the need for a separate housing and features simple one-button control to make capturing immersive photos and video quicker and more convenient than ever before. HERO4 Session is compatible with existing GoPro mounts and will retail for $399.99 MSRP at authorized GoPro retailers around the world and on GoPro.com beginning July 12, 2015.
“With HERO4 Session, we challenged ourselves to produce the smallest, lightest, most convenient GoPro possible,” said Nicholas Woodman, GoPro founder and CEO. “HERO4 Session combines the best of our engineering and user-experience know-how to deliver our most convenient life-capture solution, yet.” Woodman adds, “I’m so excited about the launch of HERO4 Session because now I can finally use mine in public!”
HERO4 Session captures GoPro-quality 1080p60, 720p100 and 1440p30 video along with eight megapixel photos in Single, Burst and Time Lapse modes. It features many of the same innovative features found in GoPro’s best-selling HERO4 Black and Silver cameras, including SuperView™, Protune and Auto Low Light recording modes. An expanded set of controls and settings can be accessed when using the GoPro App or Smart Remote.
Operating HERO4 Session is very simple. A short press of the shutter button quickly powers the camera on and video recording begins automatically. A long press of the shutter button powers the camera on and triggers Time Lapse photo capture. Press the shutter button again to save video or photo content and power the camera off. This simple one button design drastically improves the speed and convenience of capturing life moments as they happen.
HERO4 Session is built to GoPro’s famous rugged standards and is waterproof to 33 feet (10 meters). It features a sleek frame mounting system that is compatible with GoPro’s expansive array of mounts. An innovative dual microphone system dynamically switches sound recording between microphones to reduce wind noise during activities. Audio performance during water-based activities has been dramatically improved thanks to HERO4 Session’s waterproof design that eliminates the need for a separate waterhousing, which can often muffle sounds.
“At GoPro, sound quality is as important as image quality and we’re very excited about the stunning audio advancements we’ve made with HERO4 Session during water-based and windy activities. It’s incredible what this little GoPro can capture,” remarked Woodman.
HERO4 Session $399.99 MSRP
The real question is, can it handle the double diamond slope?
Happy 4th of July! Enjoy the festivities, and remember, if you’re going to shoot, keep it pointed down range.
Make-up & Monsters Studios, under their ‘Apemania – A tribute to Planet of the Apes’ line, has produced a limited number of tribute stocks based on the gorilla carbine featured in the 1968 film ‘Planet of the Apes’, fitted for a Ruger 10/22 receiver and barrel. Pretty damn cool, although that extended magazine well looks like it might make loading smaller capacity magazines a bit of a chore.
They also offer a tribute stock fitted for an M1 Carbine, based on the carbine featured in ‘Beneath the Planet of the Apes’.
Loot Crate is a subscription service that provides customers with “a monthly box of geek & gamer gear”. Several plans are offered, from a single month to a year of continuous crates. The crate for June is the Cyber theme, and features ‘robotic and cyborg’ items.
Included within this month’s box is:
and best of all
Intended as a companion piece to the Bomber Barrel Duffle Bag is the Bomber Survival Gear, Paracord Bracelet and Keychain. The keychain features Military-grade clips, with a built-in firestarter and emergency paracord. The bracelet also features paracord and a firestarter.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tmdesign/firestarter-paracord-bracelet-and-keychain-surviva
Point and Shoot Media Works via their Facebook page recently uploaded a gallery of an impressive collection of Boba Fett-themed guns and gear, including a SIG Sauer P320 and Winkler Knives Spike Knife, and custom holsters.
You can see the entire gallery here: www.facebook.com/PointAndShootMediaWorks/posts/982351275129117
CarniK Con has posted a new video just yesterday, detailing a couple of weapons produced by the now-defunct Daewoo Group under Daewoo Precision Industries.
Remember that cool Mandalorian Combat Suit made by Ryan B. Flowers? Well, he’s now offering it up for sale on his site as individual components. You can get the Base Model helmet which comes with the following components:
– Main Body Helmet
– Interior Padding
– Chin Strap Rig
– Arch Rails
– Forward Night Vision Mount
This run is limited, so if you’re interested go for it!
Just re-released by Dumpbox, the Jurassically F***ed morale patches are once again available. A great addition to anyone’s patch collection, the Jurassically F***ed comes in original Red/Yellow, Black/Grey subdued, and Blue/Black/Grey subdued variants; the subdued versions feature ‘glow-in-the-dark’ lettering. This release is limited to just 80 of each variant, so get yours while you can! Made in the USA.
www.dumpbox.us/collections/dump-box-morale-patches-1/products/jurassically-fucked-pvc-morale-patch
Door Kickers, the tactical top-down SWAT game, is now available for Apple iPad. In celebration, the following changes have been made:
– New campaign, in celebration of the iPad release.
– Two new shotguns.
– Tablet mode: activate the new GUI and control scheme optimized for touchscreen displays and trackpads.
– Added import/export save-games capability, to share progress between different platforms (PC-Mac-Linux-iOS).
– Improved path-drawing smoothness on some maps.
– Increased maximum zoom-in distance.
Funko, under their ReAction line, is releasing a line of Jaws figurines, including a pretty impressive looking Jaws, given the intentional… lack of detail that the ReAction line offers.
And, if you’re attending SDCC (San Diego Comic Con) this year, you can pick up the bloody variant seen below.
Prometheus Design Werx’s Versa Bear is essentially the honey bear bottle 2.0, but it’s designed to carry a lot more than just honey. Made of food-grade silicone, the Versa Bear is a TSA carry on-approved 2 oz. squeeze bottle, great for storing all manner of liquids, from condiments to shampoos, making it great for business trips, journeys to the outdoors, and everything inbetween. Additionally, a portion of the proceeds from sales of the Versa Bear is donated by PDW to various wildlife conservancies and to help with saving the Honey Bee.
Epik Panda has just released a line of Modern Battlefield Bear patches. The line consists of 5 individual patches, all available for sale on the Epik Panda webstore.
