Phreaky Briefing by PhotonPhreaks
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Phreaky Briefing
High End / Custom News
Production News
Deadwood Custom Works has designed and produced a wood sleeve for the Tombstone! Also produced was a Monkey Edge Frag Pattern Tombstone 3.0? The two weren’t made to go together, but they certainly look great in this sample image.
Here’s another photo, with some buildouts.
These have begun to become available, the first one was sold as an auction in the Deadwood Customs Facebook Group.
denkiman808 has made an E-series Aleph/McGizmo style light engines to P60 Aluminum pills conversion. This is a very specialized build, but perfect for those who need this kind of build! And we know denkiman808 does fantastic work!
Hacksmith made the worlds brightest flashlight! They used 300 Cree XHP70.2 emitters and pretty much custom built everything else. What it lacks in portability, it makes up for with 1.4 million lumens to light up the whole area!
LoBeams custom headlamp is offering some interesting features! There’s “Social Mode” which dims the light when you look at someone to talk to them (so you don’t blind them). There’s also “Color Mode” which allows you to pick a custom color (hue, saturation, & brightness). The LoBeam is 300 lumens, is rechargeable via microUSB and has a battery life indicator, is water resistant, and has a reflective band so you can be spotted in the distance easily.
User Cvinion is working on a new 21700, Osram CULNM1.TG Boost, 5A, Zoomie, and hopes to make the Nitesun HT Series B.L.F. Custom into a group buy. This should be an upgrade from the Nitexun HT12, with all the BLF upgrades! details
Oveready just released Insider #77, and it included a bunch of new items!
First is the HA Black Hex with Stainless Crenelation bezel:
Then there’s another bezel available, the HA Black Cooling with Stainless Crenelation bezel.
Next is the HA coated P35 bodies cut from 2024 aluminum, with battery bumper & 18mm capacity:
And the same as above but with 18650 fitment.
There’s a new (and matching) tailcap, too: the HA coated DPC Tail Caps cut from 2024 aluminum, with removable bezel down clip & full switch options:
Next up is an extender: HA coated 35 Extenders. These support 18mm diameter cells:
And the same as above, but in 70 format:
Oveready took it all one step further, with the polished 2024 aluminum 4-piece P35 Host, covering 1×18350 & 2×18350:
And a longer Polished 2024 aluminum 4-piece P70 Host version too, covering 1×18650 & 2×18650:
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Phongtep Supajinda has finished the first iteration of his 18350 twisty. This light offers a 12 mode Convoy driver, and may just be a one-off.
Phongtep also reports work on a titanium model!
Tek Lights Twisty runs a 16mm led(this one is lh351d) with a h-17f driver. 20mm Carclo of course. Copper and brass heads and tail caps will be standard. So far this is just a one-off / prototype, but we could see these for sale at some point in the future.
Yellowday Energy has released the Wreck-It LYT. Made of solid brass, copper, stainless or titanium, with a fully CNC machined clip! This model has a H17Fx driver to run the single 5000k Samsung LED! Output is over 1100 lumens, and a Dragon driver is available. Prices are:
Titanium $365
Copper $345
Stainless $345
Brass $325
Acebeam PT40 headlamp is equipped with 6 LEDs for high output, up to a 110° angle beam with evenly diffused light as well as ultra bright area/work light. Powered by a single 18650 rechargeable Li-ion battery.
Brinyte T28 Artemis is a zoomable flashlight with white, red, and green emitters. The T28 offers a rotary tail switch!
Convoy has teased some lighted tailswitch options. This is not new, but it’s new with the metal switch, and something we’ve wanted for a while!
Elzetta has announced the “G-Line”, which certainly looks to rebranded JETBeam lights.
Elzetta announces the G-EDC-RCR, a twisty RCR123 flashlight, designed for everyday carry.
Elzetta also has released the G-EDC-AA, and AA version of the aforementioned RCR. This one is also twisty, and accepts only AA cells.
Jetbeam lookalikes are the JET II-MK and the JET-1 MK
Fireflies E12R has gotten RGB auxiliary lights, and offers disco mode! Blue shown below, but it’s really a disco of colors!
Lumintop has made the Worm in various new flavors. This 120 lumens EDC keychain flashlight is now available with copper, brass, stainless steel, Damascus, and Mokume materials.
Maglite and Marvel have teamed up to make the Punisher ML300LX 3-Cell D flashlight as well as a CR123 version
Manker MK37 will have a Luminus SBT90.2 with some kind of TIR, and likely be quite a beast! Manker typically does great lighted switches, and usually has a great user interface, so we’re excited about this one.
Manker U22III has been announced. Details are limited at this point, but being a third version of the light, it should be well refined!
MecArmy CPL2 is a USB Type-C rechargeable mini LED flashlight, with a max output 300 lumens. It’s designed for carry on a chain.
Nebo is stepping into the advanced lights category with the Luxtreme, a light with USB-C charging, and claiming 900 meters of throw!
Nextorch has released the NEX 19 Flashlight Duty Baton, a “low-key, robust, and multifunctional next-gen personal defense tool.” The light is powered by a single 14500 cell.
Nichia announced the E11A, little brother to the E21A. The E11A will be a tiny (1mm square) domeless emitter, and probably be perfect for many secondary applications! Read more.
Nitecore NU07 LE headlamp. Designed for tactical or law enforcement use it has red, green, yellow, white, and blue emitters, and many attachment options including ARC Rails, Molle and Velcro.
Nitecore has released the TINI 2, and update to the TINI line. This looks to be an iterative design, with improvements across the board. There’s an OLED display, a dual switch interface, and dual emitters.
ReyLight has introduced a brass button for the Pineapple! This light is available now for $49-$54, depending on emitter.
Luke H displays the new ReyLight timascus Pineapple Mini. Rumor is only 10 were made.
ReyLight is considering making a UV365 Pineapple! Rey says he was able to source a filtering lens for it too, which should make for a very clean UV output!
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One more bit of news just released from ReyLight – it looks like Rey is considering a long Pineapple Mini!
RovyVon released details on the A33, a light we’ve seen hints on in issue 34. The A33 is a micro-USB charging pen light and available as a pre-order.
Thrunite T2 in blue and tan, which we already reported on, is now available! ZeroAir reviewed the black Thrunite T2 here. The blue should be quite similar!
Thrunite is also doing a huge year end blowout sale, it’s worth checking out!
Zebralight will begin limited shipping on January 1 of 2021. They’ll ship only directly to US customers. This caused a whirlwind of rumors about Zebralight, but upon checking, it was stated that Zebralight is doing fine, and has some very interesting things in the works! Another rumor is that Zerbralight will be introducing on-board charging to their lights but it hasn’t been substantiated yet.
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