hobbesy

As I posted on here a while ago, I've been looking for a case for my ED81S so I can carry it around without fear of paint-chipping, glass cracking disasters.

As mine has a fixed dew shield and is relatively long (600mm-ish) most of the readily available cases are not big enough.

Long story short, I happened across these little beauties these little beauties at the weekend.

After a bit of umming and ah-ing I pulled the trigger on an R665 as it had extra storage for extras. This was on Saturday evening

around 9pm.

Yesterday when I got back from work it was waiting for me all the way from Germany. This despite choosing the cheaper delivery option at the checkout.

The case is excellent. With a couple of very small modifications to extend the wider part of the bay for the carry handle and dovetail plate the scope fit like a glove.

The diagonal section is big enough at a push (or again with a very small mod) for my binoviewers including eyepieces and the two big pots are the exact size to fit a Hyperion Clickzoom. or in my case a 1.25 diag.

The case is solid, seems well made and the foam is excellent quality. It's even lockable with 2 keys.

The one tiny gripe is that the foam on the near wall isn't secured so bows in a little bit. Nothing that a dab of glue or double sided tape won't put right.

And all this for under £100 including delivery, which is only a few quid more than you can buy a soft-bag for. Wow.

Excellent service, excellent product, excellent price.