The gasmask thread

No but im getting a m40 not dure if it is comferatable or not.

 

I think it looks alright, but it is from the US, which is the other side of the world from Russia. It's still possible for a ranger to have an M40 in Metro2033, but that'd be very rare. My British gas mask would also be quite rare, especially with the red lenses. But without the red lenses, it'd be a little more realistic than the M40, since S10 is British, and the UK is in Europe, not that far from Russia.
But, still, there are no rules that says that you can't wear this and that when cosplaying as this and that. And I think personally that the M40's appearance is perfect for Metro, so I'd give you a green light on that

 

Yay!!!
also is it comferatable?

 

Comfortable, you mean? Gas masks can never be 100% comfortable
My S10 sucks stuck against my face (Which is very good for a gas mask, so no radiation flows in through the sides). The rubber is soft and alright, and the straps are adjustable so it's not that tight around the face, so I guess it could work to cosplay in it.
Although I have hollowed it out, the air is still not perfect inside the gas mask. All of the C02 that you breathe out, doesn't go completely out through the exit. Some of it stays in the mask, and when you breathe in new air, you also manage to breathe in a little bit of your old breath. But it's endurable

 

Ooh yours dos.nt work. I wanted a working one for when the nukes drop

 

I see. I posted in the other thread about the S10's comfortiveness.
Back on the topic here: I have no idea how to tint lenses. My guesses are that you would have to send the lenses to some tinting-place where professionals could do it. And that's usually a little expensive, I think

 

I'd say a PMK Gas Mask would be perfect, as it's the one Artyom wears in the Enter the Metro shortfilm. I bought mine very cheaply from this guy: http://www.ebay.com/sch/combat007370/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686
You should easily be able to find the PMK there, new sealed filter from 1990 is included.

 

I merged Stalker's two other GasMask threads with this one, which is the original one.
Yes, the PMK is one of the cheapest gas masks you can get, in fact. And I also personally mean that the PMK is also one of the most awesome ones. Especially with military lenses and not civilian lenses. I've bought two of those from Ebay, actually. One for my friend, and one for my other friend. (They paid me back for it of course). I never really bought one for myself, though. Perhaps I will one day when I start making some more money soon

 

I forgit to say this will probally take a year or so pf saving money due my o my fathers job. Check th general discusiion thread father

 

The M40 gas masks are quite few of on Ebay, and they're extremely expensive. For one, it's twice as much as it was for my S10, and my S10 was unusually expensive to be a gas mask. And the shipping costs 40 freaking dollars just for a gasmask for some reason, so that adds up almost a whole extra half. It'd be like 130 dollars just for that mask. *Rage*

 

Wanted to start a gasmask collection when I was a kid but only managed to collect five or six up until now... Inherited my grandfather's Belgian WWII gasmask, got an S10 not too long ago and I believe I've also got a German one, a Russian one (black rubber that covers the whole head) and two more. I'm not quite sure what country they are from or what type they are. If anyone could give me some useful guidelines about how to identify them, I'd be grateful. Or maybe I'll post a pic tomorrow if I haven't got too much work on my hands.

 

Well, the Belgian is... Belgian The S10 is British, the German one is from Germany. The Russian one is from Russia. Probably a black edition of the standard Sovjet issue. And I just realized that when you said that you don't know what country they are from, you were probably talking about the two last ones. :SherlockEngage:

 

Lol lucky a m40 with shipping is 300 us bucks on ebay and a g-7 cost after shippin' 90

 

Indeed! *cuts off one of your dreadlocks and feeds it to the wolves*

 

It would be best to post a pic - like you said - and we'd do our best to identify them for you, if we can.

 

Okay, I finally got my first two gas masks:

The (Soviet) Czech M10


And the (Soviet) Polish MC-1


These pictures aren't mine, in case anyone is wondering - but the versions of the gas masks I got look exactly the same, with the exception of the MC-1, which I think is slightly darker than the one in the picture. As for my impressions of the gas masks themselves:

The M10 is very bulky; even bulkier than it looks on most pictures and makes you look like a gorilla, or something. It's still very good and unique - far from the classic gas mask style appearance of the GP-5, but it's distinctiveness makes it even more awesome. And yes, I know it's based on the original American design, but I like this one better. The MC-1 is really cool as well. It has that classic look and is the exact opposite of the M10; lighter, slimmer, more old-school and harder to breath in. I think I was actually dumb enough to inhale some of the talc that was smeared on the inside of the mask, however that shouldn't be much of a problem as talc is considered generally safe... I'm still coughing. :lol:

I haven't attached the filters to either of the masks because I know they have expired. I highly doubt that there was any asbestos used in them, but they ARE expired and the activated carbon would likely kill me or damage my lungs in one way or another. I hope I'll be able to find someone who can open up these filters, remove the contents inside of them and put them back together for me. I can't do it myself because I don't have the right tools, knowledge or environment for the job.

 

Use a posh hammer. :laugh:

 

Just got my gp 5 from thq. It is suprisingly comfy

 

Soon i'm going to buy a Jugoslavian copy of the US M9A1.

And sometimes later a PBF gas mas,also.

 

Awesome, Bamul! I really like the Czech one. I think that the Metro-rangers' gas masks are based on that gas mask to be honest.
The other one... I think it's ugly

Well, I did breathe a lot through the used filter that followed with the used gas mask I bought. And the gasmask is from 1989. I dunno if that makes the filter dangerous, or perhaps the filter I got with the mask is a newer filter. Either way, I'm still alive
I managed to dig out all the contents of my filter eventually though, so now it's just for the looks. (Which it always was anyway). I just shoved a screwdriver and some pliers down the opening which is to be attached to the gasmask. I cutted and bent and dug, and eventually got it all out. The S10 filters are of plastic, though, which is why it probably was so easy. (Believe me, it was difficult). So I'm guessing that it's close to impossible to empty those filters of yours without the right skills?