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Akila Aipa's/Slater Designs' Twin release
- Thread starter ChaseTMP
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Sorry I’m not sorry, got myself a Slaturd Akila Thomson Phat Earth, as it was just an itch I had to scratch.
5.9, 19 3/4, 2 11.26
I’m 80KG to 82KG
I could have gone either 5.9 or 5.10, I’m sure the 5.10 would have been just fine. The board feels very “bladey” under arm and more refined than most boards I have / have had. I think the only other board at the moment thsts as refined, is my 6.4 step up. We have a helluva flat spell coming up, so will be a while before i get to surf it
@griffinsurfboard , as Duffy says, none of the actual boards have it set that far back as that render you post …. i had a look at the entire rack to check , same with all the videos online. As with the videos, when looking at the board side/on, they look further set back.
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Why would any one do this ?
Should i go throw my board in the trash where it belongs?
Of couse your taking my comments in the wrong directionShould i go throw my board in the trash where it belongs?
What ,or why, company would create inaccurate presentaions of their product ?
Enjoy that thing , trailer may enhance it. .
Apparently you've missed the recent attitudes around here when it comes to what people find acceptable with this kind of stuff.
Or maybe you and Griff don't understand how digital assets work / how they can become distorted?
To be clear: I don't mean to say that it's acceptable, I mean to say that in this case the end result of the board is as the designer intended.
As to the "why" of using a render?
Sometimes the photography can't be done on the product by the time the marketing assets need to be compiled and put into production, and therefore digital renders need to be used to create the marketing collateral.
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Marketing seems to be not very "Accurate" compared to "Reality"
There is Soo much consumers don''t know do to this .
There is Soo much consumers don''t know do to this .
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Agreed, but the salient point is that those two processes are divorced from one another and likely in this case, absolutely not nefarious.
I don't think at any point did "marketing" shout "hey, look how far the fins are set back, thats why you should buy this board". The actual board marketing is from the various videos the Firewire's put out. It's only people like yourself with such a fine eye that will pick up on inconsistencies of rendered images, VS product.
Again, all the boards' fins are set as Akila wants them / have decided on for board production.
I'll post in here how it feels. I think i'm fairly realistic about boards and aren't too susceptible to "new boarditus", by only posting glowing reviews to validate my purchase
I'm also no brand loyalist.Given that this sort of design is entirely foreign to me, would you help me understand the board / let me know what I should look out for?
For example: Are you implying that the fins should actually be further back?
If so, can you please describe to me what the negative feeling is that I should look out for with the fins a little bit more forward than in the render you posted?
ps: Don't let the shadowed outline confuse your eyes, this is me zooming in on the image you posted, and the background transparency taken away. You can clearly see that the dropshadow (or whatever it's called) creates a lot of image distortion.
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Dang !!
So many words .
I only commented on a Marketing mock up aparently
Any dummie can post an accurate picture of their board
Like the Joker said - SOOO Serious !
So many words .
I only commented on a Marketing mock up aparently
Any dummie can post an accurate picture of their board
Like the Joker said - SOOO Serious !