UKCM

Now, for those of you who like me, simply cannot afford a set of Terry English armour, there is hope.

Spatcave.com  produces sets of vacformed High Impact Poly Styrene (or HIPS) plastic armour. The armour is roughly £300, which is ten times less than the Terry English armour. Because of this and its good build quality, Spat armour (or Sparmour as Spat likes to call it) is the main armour the UKCM uses.

So what makes Sparmour so good then?

Well the main advantage of cost has already been hinted to, but the other plus sides are that the armour is quite durable considering the material it is made from. The armour also comes fully strapped and ready to wear straight from the box (You might want to repaint the armour to make it more accurate to the movie versions). The armour is also quite lightweight, so you can go long periods in the armour without too much struggle. Because the armour is plastic, it can flex and bend, which will increase your mobility and make the armour more comfortable.

A major plus point is that the helmet provided with the armour is a real M1 helmet, so if your running around in the heat of the moment and your helmet does fall off, it won’t shatter to pieces when it hits the deck (unlike the resin helmets that are available).

 All in all, Sparmour is the cost effective set to buy if you are watching the pennies.