Hello Folks,
Wanted to give my thoughts on these two mods, the Nemesis everyone knows, the Hero by CalModz is pretty new to the market. Owning both I'd like to share my experiences.
Button: It's been said the Hero is the US version of the Nemmy, I can't agree more. The button on the hero is near identical in design to the Nemmy. However, the button on the Hero is smoother has an easier throw and is much more satisfying than the Nemmy button.
In upgrading my Nemmy button with the magnetic conversion kit it cleaned up most of the "crunchiness" that my Nemmy had with the stock spring, it however would still misfire from time to time it I didn't hit the button straight on, I have had no such issues with the Hero.
Avantage: Hero
Lock ring: The Nemmy's lockring is smooth as silk, with it's size (lots of area to grip between two fingers) a nice flick will get it from disengaged to engaged and vise versa. The Hero's lockring on the other hand is about half the size of the Nemmy ring and due to some sharp burrs on the threads is not nearly as smooth as the lock ring on the Nemmy.
Advantage: Nemesis
Pins/Contacts: Both are silver plated, the bottom firing pins are identical. The Nemmy uses a threaded adjustable top pin which the Hero used a free floating top pin, if you're switching attys often the free floating pin IMO is an advantage.
Advantage: Tie, personal preference.
Aesthetics: My Nemmy is a VW edition with the alternating polished and matte look, this combined with the nemesis angel and the train logo on the firing cap makes for an extremely handsome package. The Hero is kinda plain jane, it features a comic stylized H on the front side of the main tube and the CalModz logo and serial on the back, the button is a bit busy with "USA made 2013 Hero Edition" taking up most of the bottom surface. The hero also features groove ring cutouts on the switch, extension tubes and top cap, they all work together pretty well as whole.
Advantage: Nemesis, the sleek alternating look and the Nemesis Angel engraving is hard to beat.
Fit n' Finish: There's no doubting the Nemmy is a well built mod, the threads are pretty smooth and the mod is solid. However, my base tube had a noticeable lip on the top that stuck out when using the extension tubes by a couple thousandths. This may not sound like much but it was very noticeable when running you hand down the mod as a whole. This lip wasn't even all the way around either, just around a quarter of the tube had this lip, the rest was near flush.
In the case of the Hero the threads are all buttery smooth (better than the Nemmy), all the tubes line up perfectly. Only issue was the threads on the lock ring (as noted earlier), this however was easily remedied with a bit of 220 grit sandpaper.
Advantage: Hero (easily fixable issue)
Feature Set: The Nemmy has all three battery configurations plus kick ring for kicked 350 and 650 modes, air control top cap, stealth cap option and magnetic switch option.
Hero has 490 and 650 extension tubes but with the lack of a kick ring cannot properly handle kicked 350 mode with an AW button top battery (you can get it to fire but the button will be showing brass threads), top cap has airflow but it's fixed unless you choose to drill it out. (note the magnetic switch conversion kit from the Nemmy will work on the Hero)
Advantage: Nemesis
Performance: both mods hit hard, trying both back to back with the same battery and atty it's really hard to tell the difference.
Advantage: Tie
Final Thoughts: The Nemesis at the retail price of $185 is a better bang for your buck than the $40 more expensive Hero @ $225, for less money you get adjustable airflow on your cap, the ability to use a kick in 350 mode and a number of available customization options due to the maturity of the product line. The Hero outdoes the Nemmy in build quality for the most part but is also a tad heavier, and taller. It is however a USA mod made with locally sourced materials, if this is important to you (as it was to me) the Hero might be your preferred choice.
Wanted to give my thoughts on these two mods, the Nemesis everyone knows, the Hero by CalModz is pretty new to the market. Owning both I'd like to share my experiences.
Button: It's been said the Hero is the US version of the Nemmy, I can't agree more. The button on the hero is near identical in design to the Nemmy. However, the button on the Hero is smoother has an easier throw and is much more satisfying than the Nemmy button.
In upgrading my Nemmy button with the magnetic conversion kit it cleaned up most of the "crunchiness" that my Nemmy had with the stock spring, it however would still misfire from time to time it I didn't hit the button straight on, I have had no such issues with the Hero.
Avantage: Hero
Lock ring: The Nemmy's lockring is smooth as silk, with it's size (lots of area to grip between two fingers) a nice flick will get it from disengaged to engaged and vise versa. The Hero's lockring on the other hand is about half the size of the Nemmy ring and due to some sharp burrs on the threads is not nearly as smooth as the lock ring on the Nemmy.
Advantage: Nemesis
Pins/Contacts: Both are silver plated, the bottom firing pins are identical. The Nemmy uses a threaded adjustable top pin which the Hero used a free floating top pin, if you're switching attys often the free floating pin IMO is an advantage.
Advantage: Tie, personal preference.
Aesthetics: My Nemmy is a VW edition with the alternating polished and matte look, this combined with the nemesis angel and the train logo on the firing cap makes for an extremely handsome package. The Hero is kinda plain jane, it features a comic stylized H on the front side of the main tube and the CalModz logo and serial on the back, the button is a bit busy with "USA made 2013 Hero Edition" taking up most of the bottom surface. The hero also features groove ring cutouts on the switch, extension tubes and top cap, they all work together pretty well as whole.
Advantage: Nemesis, the sleek alternating look and the Nemesis Angel engraving is hard to beat.
Fit n' Finish: There's no doubting the Nemmy is a well built mod, the threads are pretty smooth and the mod is solid. However, my base tube had a noticeable lip on the top that stuck out when using the extension tubes by a couple thousandths. This may not sound like much but it was very noticeable when running you hand down the mod as a whole. This lip wasn't even all the way around either, just around a quarter of the tube had this lip, the rest was near flush.
In the case of the Hero the threads are all buttery smooth (better than the Nemmy), all the tubes line up perfectly. Only issue was the threads on the lock ring (as noted earlier), this however was easily remedied with a bit of 220 grit sandpaper.
Advantage: Hero (easily fixable issue)
Feature Set: The Nemmy has all three battery configurations plus kick ring for kicked 350 and 650 modes, air control top cap, stealth cap option and magnetic switch option.
Hero has 490 and 650 extension tubes but with the lack of a kick ring cannot properly handle kicked 350 mode with an AW button top battery (you can get it to fire but the button will be showing brass threads), top cap has airflow but it's fixed unless you choose to drill it out. (note the magnetic switch conversion kit from the Nemmy will work on the Hero)
Advantage: Nemesis
Performance: both mods hit hard, trying both back to back with the same battery and atty it's really hard to tell the difference.
Advantage: Tie
Final Thoughts: The Nemesis at the retail price of $185 is a better bang for your buck than the $40 more expensive Hero @ $225, for less money you get adjustable airflow on your cap, the ability to use a kick in 350 mode and a number of available customization options due to the maturity of the product line. The Hero outdoes the Nemmy in build quality for the most part but is also a tad heavier, and taller. It is however a USA mod made with locally sourced materials, if this is important to you (as it was to me) the Hero might be your preferred choice.
