I admit right now, don't judge me, but I do enjoy from time to time..the finer things in life, I work hard for my money, and occasionally I may well pay over the odds for something that is of such a fine quality, that I feel I have earned the right to own it...or eat it....or drink it...or indeed ...wear it.....this by no means makes me a snob, I fart in public to the utter disgust of my other half, and can quite often be seen 'wearing' a kebab whilst staggering home from the pub like any other bloke at the weekend, but shove a high quality item with an offensive price tag under my nose , and if funds allow, then more often than not...I am defeated...
I am the absolute polar opposite of my better half who, even in her thirties, still shops like a student and then complains when her 'designer' top will only fit our 5 year old daughter after it's first wash or when that 9p tin of 'own brand' baked beans tastes like a bowl of runny red bum nuggets....... that I have to pretend to enjoy...
Blame my mother, it's almost comical that everytime my Mrs is out for the day, she lets me know in her own special way....that it is indeed time for an impromptu...and secret food shop at Waitrose...
The apple it would appear....did not fall too far from the tree.
So....what happens .....when I am presented with a beautifully crafted item of the highest quality, an item that would normally have me checking my bank balance within mere seconds of clapping my materialistic and all too gullible peepers upon its luxurious appearance ......yet possesses a price tag that would suggest my Mrs bought it from Danny 'discount deals' McDodgybastard down the pub........well........conflicting bewilderment and pessimistic suspicions of almost 'clown car' durability is what .....I mean it has to be like that?.....Doesn't it...??
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A warm and fuzzy....almost incoherent welcome to you all my little smokeless soiree, first I must apologise, this review was started weeks ago...however....a little 'lads weekend' in Amsterdam happened in the middle of it (hence the incoherent) ...and after a few days of enjoying it's many delights.....any writing skills were left at the bottom of a dirty ashtray (urgh) , in a seedy coffee shop (yay), drowned by more than several pints of Heineken (wugh)....the effects of which can still be very much felt to this day......anyone who has been.....I am sure will understand....so...sense....it would seem....may very well be in short supply.......more than usual anyway....which let's be honest....is never in abundance.......SO....let's just stumble right in there, because what I am reviewing today.....is a little bit special, courtesy of my friends at Vapesourcing , I give to you the Wismec Luxotic BF Kit by Jaybo
Unfortunately the packaging does not mirror the absolute masterclass in mod design that the Luxotic surely is, crystal case...black inlay.......and that's shallot....moot point I know but still....when I say masterclass...I really do mean masterclass, and it should have been presented in slightly better clothing...
The Lowdown
The Luxotic BF is yet another collaboration with renowned designer Jaybo and big hitters Wismec, it's a kind of 'Smart Mech' if you like, yes it's unregulated but it's limited to 100w and has various safety features....so if single battery mechanical squonk mods float your misty boat.....it's the best of both worlds.
Lovely isn't it?......Full stainless body and a honeycomb luminous transparent side panel which fits seamlessly, all held in place by an array of strong magnets...
Inside we have a 7.5ml bottle and upon its noggin.....no...it's not a robot nipple.....it's the stumpy little Tobhino BF RDA.......more on that shortly...for now we'll concentrate on the Luxotic.
Straight off the bat you'll notice how well made this thing is, I've reviewed...quite frankly....more than my fair share of single battery squonkers lately and the Luxotic is quite simply....next level quality, especially when you compare it to the torrent of 3D printed plastic squonkers that have whored themselves out on the market lately, and its super compact and rounded smooth chassis just feels so damn good....
Easy....I meant in the hand....I mean I like it...but let's not go crazy here....(awks)
On the back you have some debossed uber sized branding which...I admit...might not be to everyone's taste, but It's so well done that I believe it lends itself superbly to the overall look of the Luxotic...
And to be perfectly honest...If I manufactured this thing...I'd want my name all over it too...
Down the front we have the only control you need...the beautifully clicky and back lit fire button (Jaybo does love his back lit buttons)....5 clicks on...5 clicks off.....
Underneath we have the bottle removal system....
The honeycomb theme continues with a removable magnetic plate which is one of only two slightly (and characteristically for Jaybo) questionable design quirks, because as you'll notice, the plate has a 'tooth' on one side that is off centre....and this fits into a matching notch on the mod.....why this is off centre is anyone's guess, it would of made more sense to centre it, because this means it will only fit on one way, if it was centered...it wouldn't matter which way round the plate was, but as it is...I guarantee nine times out of ten you will put it back the wrong way ...causing mild...and in my case...slightly over dramatic.......frustration.....
The second slightly bewildering moment....comes when you try and see how much liquid you have left in the 7.5ml hard plastic bottle....
Being heavily smoked might well look cool....but is completely void of practicality seeing as you can't actually see...anything...in it...
And as an added anti-bonus...you get 2....exactly the same (scratches head)
And the issues kinda keep on comin' with the whole bottle situation, for a start...those Squonk elitists amongst you will more than likely turn your nose up at the hard plastic bottle....
And you will more than likely be beside yourselves when you learn that you can't simply swap it for a standard silicone bottle due to the way it fits over that solid pipe....so you are indeed....stuck with it...
I mean...there are hacks you can do, I believe Mike Vapes has a video on how to accomplish exactly that, but it will be bye bye warranty....and in some cases...like mine more than likely....it would be bye bye mod, so the vast majority of us will just put up with it...grow amazingly defined thumbs ....and crack the fuck on..
Moving onto the crown on this veritable prince of squonkers...the Tobhino BF RDA, a stumpy little 22mm single coil RDA with adjustable side airflow....with a beautifully machined and kind of unique one sided build deck....
I am the absolute polar opposite of my better half who, even in her thirties, still shops like a student and then complains when her 'designer' top will only fit our 5 year old daughter after it's first wash or when that 9p tin of 'own brand' baked beans tastes like a bowl of runny red bum nuggets....... that I have to pretend to enjoy...
Blame my mother, it's almost comical that everytime my Mrs is out for the day, she lets me know in her own special way....that it is indeed time for an impromptu...and secret food shop at Waitrose...
The apple it would appear....did not fall too far from the tree.
So....what happens .....when I am presented with a beautifully crafted item of the highest quality, an item that would normally have me checking my bank balance within mere seconds of clapping my materialistic and all too gullible peepers upon its luxurious appearance ......yet possesses a price tag that would suggest my Mrs bought it from Danny 'discount deals' McDodgybastard down the pub........well........conflicting bewilderment and pessimistic suspicions of almost 'clown car' durability is what .....I mean it has to be like that?.....Doesn't it...??
.........................................................................................................................
A warm and fuzzy....almost incoherent welcome to you all my little smokeless soiree, first I must apologise, this review was started weeks ago...however....a little 'lads weekend' in Amsterdam happened in the middle of it (hence the incoherent) ...and after a few days of enjoying it's many delights.....any writing skills were left at the bottom of a dirty ashtray (urgh) , in a seedy coffee shop (yay), drowned by more than several pints of Heineken (wugh)....the effects of which can still be very much felt to this day......anyone who has been.....I am sure will understand....so...sense....it would seem....may very well be in short supply.......more than usual anyway....which let's be honest....is never in abundance.......SO....let's just stumble right in there, because what I am reviewing today.....is a little bit special, courtesy of my friends at Vapesourcing , I give to you the Wismec Luxotic BF Kit by Jaybo
Unfortunately the packaging does not mirror the absolute masterclass in mod design that the Luxotic surely is, crystal case...black inlay.......and that's shallot....moot point I know but still....when I say masterclass...I really do mean masterclass, and it should have been presented in slightly better clothing...
The Lowdown
The Luxotic BF is yet another collaboration with renowned designer Jaybo and big hitters Wismec, it's a kind of 'Smart Mech' if you like, yes it's unregulated but it's limited to 100w and has various safety features....so if single battery mechanical squonk mods float your misty boat.....it's the best of both worlds.
Lovely isn't it?......Full stainless body and a honeycomb luminous transparent side panel which fits seamlessly, all held in place by an array of strong magnets...
Inside we have a 7.5ml bottle and upon its noggin.....no...it's not a robot nipple.....it's the stumpy little Tobhino BF RDA.......more on that shortly...for now we'll concentrate on the Luxotic.
Straight off the bat you'll notice how well made this thing is, I've reviewed...quite frankly....more than my fair share of single battery squonkers lately and the Luxotic is quite simply....next level quality, especially when you compare it to the torrent of 3D printed plastic squonkers that have whored themselves out on the market lately, and its super compact and rounded smooth chassis just feels so damn good....
Easy....I meant in the hand....I mean I like it...but let's not go crazy here....(awks)
On the back you have some debossed uber sized branding which...I admit...might not be to everyone's taste, but It's so well done that I believe it lends itself superbly to the overall look of the Luxotic...
And to be perfectly honest...If I manufactured this thing...I'd want my name all over it too...
Down the front we have the only control you need...the beautifully clicky and back lit fire button (Jaybo does love his back lit buttons)....5 clicks on...5 clicks off.....
Underneath we have the bottle removal system....
The honeycomb theme continues with a removable magnetic plate which is one of only two slightly (and characteristically for Jaybo) questionable design quirks, because as you'll notice, the plate has a 'tooth' on one side that is off centre....and this fits into a matching notch on the mod.....why this is off centre is anyone's guess, it would of made more sense to centre it, because this means it will only fit on one way, if it was centered...it wouldn't matter which way round the plate was, but as it is...I guarantee nine times out of ten you will put it back the wrong way ...causing mild...and in my case...slightly over dramatic.......frustration.....
The second slightly bewildering moment....comes when you try and see how much liquid you have left in the 7.5ml hard plastic bottle....
Being heavily smoked might well look cool....but is completely void of practicality seeing as you can't actually see...anything...in it...
And as an added anti-bonus...you get 2....exactly the same (scratches head)
And the issues kinda keep on comin' with the whole bottle situation, for a start...those Squonk elitists amongst you will more than likely turn your nose up at the hard plastic bottle....
And you will more than likely be beside yourselves when you learn that you can't simply swap it for a standard silicone bottle due to the way it fits over that solid pipe....so you are indeed....stuck with it...
I mean...there are hacks you can do, I believe Mike Vapes has a video on how to accomplish exactly that, but it will be bye bye warranty....and in some cases...like mine more than likely....it would be bye bye mod, so the vast majority of us will just put up with it...grow amazingly defined thumbs ....and crack the fuck on..
Moving onto the crown on this veritable prince of squonkers...the Tobhino BF RDA, a stumpy little 22mm single coil RDA with adjustable side airflow....with a beautifully machined and kind of unique one sided build deck....
