DarthWaffles
Well-Known Member
Hello there!
Recently stumbled upon these and thought they would be worth sharing on here. Apparently back in 2021, employees at Epic Games who worked on The Matrix Awakens tech demo were given these as a promotional gift. What's interesting about them is their degree of accuracy. They're leaps and bounds ahead of any of the officially licensed Blinde Design Neo offerings, and are even shockingly similar the much sought-after Blinde Elipse that were modified and used for Neo in Reloaded and Revolutions.
They came in a case fairly similar to the licensed Blinde ones
They're branded with Richard Walker's name instead of Blinde, I suppose since the company no longer exists.
The glasses themselves. They have what appears to be an accurate rimless shape and t-junctions connecting the wire temples. Although the nose pad arms are noticeable shorter. The connecting bolts have a nice metallic color, but appear to be hex instead of flatheads.
The temple tips are shaped a little different from the Elipse as well and have their own branding. Noticeably made in Japan instead of Italy.
Anyway, just thought it was neat item worth sharing for any fellow collectors. Very cool that new things like this are still being released!
Recently stumbled upon these and thought they would be worth sharing on here. Apparently back in 2021, employees at Epic Games who worked on The Matrix Awakens tech demo were given these as a promotional gift. What's interesting about them is their degree of accuracy. They're leaps and bounds ahead of any of the officially licensed Blinde Design Neo offerings, and are even shockingly similar the much sought-after Blinde Elipse that were modified and used for Neo in Reloaded and Revolutions.
They came in a case fairly similar to the licensed Blinde ones
They're branded with Richard Walker's name instead of Blinde, I suppose since the company no longer exists.
The glasses themselves. They have what appears to be an accurate rimless shape and t-junctions connecting the wire temples. Although the nose pad arms are noticeable shorter. The connecting bolts have a nice metallic color, but appear to be hex instead of flatheads.
The temple tips are shaped a little different from the Elipse as well and have their own branding. Noticeably made in Japan instead of Italy.
Anyway, just thought it was neat item worth sharing for any fellow collectors. Very cool that new things like this are still being released!
