But, there's a lot more to our products than giving you 100% UVA / UVB protection, which they do of course. Our glasses, which conform to British and European safety standards, are made from a tough polycarbonate that will protect your eyes from flying debris should the worst happen to your (or even someone else's) car, boat, helicopter or 'plane.
What really makes our sunglasses so special though is the package that's offered, at a great price. Every pair we sell, including the prescription option, includes the following as standard:
* High-quality lightweight, shatterproof polycarbonate frames, with good flex, rubber nose pieces and rubber side-arm inserts / extensions for an ultra-comfortable fit
* Light-enhancing Category 0 lenses, for cloudy and dull days. These improve the contrast and brightness of your vision - this helps you to better judge the orientation of your model, and the control inputs required for top performance
* Category 2 lenses, for superb contrast on brighter days. Our Cat 2's are the perfect all-rounders for most conditions, because unlike 'normal' sunglass lenses, they do not reduce light to the point where you're struggling to see what you are doing
* Category 3 lenses for bright days - these are 'standard' lenses
* A very high quality carry-case, with cushioned internal pouches for the extra lenses, belt loops and a belt clip for easy attachment to your trousers
* An anti-static cleaning cloth
Polarised Sunglasses - What do they Do?
When the sun's rays bounce off a reflective surface, such as clouds, water or tarmac, the effect is often horizontally reflected light that we see as glare. In RC modelling, glare is a dangerous thing - in the split second that your model flies / drives / sails into it, you can lose its orientation, with potentially disastrous results.
Polarised lenses have special built-in filters which take away a good proportion of the horizontally reflected light, leaving you with the sort of crisp vision you need to be on the ball, when on the move! Our Nimbus and Innovation Plus glasses offer high tech and quality performance levels at the unbeatable RRP of $80.00 - and we offer not one but TWO sets of interchangeable polarised lenses as part of a standard package.
Note: Due to the elimination of horizontal light, some transmitter LCD displays are not visible when wearing polarised sunglasses. It is recommended that customers sit their polarised glasses on their forehead or fit a neck strap (available directly from this website soon) that will enable them to temporarily remove the eyewear when trimming.
Prescription Frames
Here at Model Glasses, we believe that clip-on's and fit-over's don't look very nice - and judging from the feedback we receive from the public, most of you agree with us! Our stand-alone frames look just like a normal pair of sunglasses, but of course, they are not; lurking behind the smoked / coloured front section is a prescription lens clip, which can be fitted-out by any reputable optician.
Note: We cannot arrange to have prescription lenses added to these frames. We cannot be held responsible for broken or damaged frames that result from poor workmanship by an optician.
