Arrrgh! Still waiting on my pre-order and have a couple of gennies on the way now, so I don't think I'll pull the trigger on this one.
How is the quality?
Pretty good overall, I'm a bit bummed about the scratch, you will see it in the pics below, but I've found I don't really like the finish of the Russian anyway, so eventually I may just refinish the whole thing into a brushed finish. It's just gets all fingerprinty and stuff.
The first thing I noticed is that the packaging is much nicer than what comes with the KFL (the cheap little box that holds nothing but the KFL):
Size wise they are pretty much the exact same, the Russian 91% comes with the standard tip and the drip tip adapter, where as the KFL just uses drip tips. The one bummer is that the Russian 91% doesn't actually come with the tip to use with the adapter.
I do like that it came with some wick and wire, though that point is largely irrelevant to most people.
One thing I really like is the screw within a screw adjustable 510 connector, its pretty nifty and makes flush mounting the Russian 91% a breeze. The one thing you have to get used to is it's very loose, so it tends to move in too much if you remove it from your mod and reconnect it without unthreading it slightly. The advantage of this is that you can just unthread it your finger nail and then when you twist it down, if it's not flush, you just kinda jiggle it looser/tighter and it will flush up.
As for the adjustable airflow, it works great, and is very easy to use. I didn't notice any of the issues that ElectricalSocket mentioned. You can also see the scratch just above the air hole in this photo, my guess is they nicked it with a screwdriver when testing it before sealing the box.
Overall, the quality is quite good, not quite as high as the KFL (looking forward to v2 ^_^), but still very good. I think the finish is going to come down to a personal taste thing, as it by no means looks bad, it just annoys me.
There are just two thing I want to mention:
1. The clear tank insert appears to be made of another material and is sort of cloudy and not as clear as the KFL tank. It also doesn't appear to be quite as well machined, the one upside is it doesn't have seams like the KFL one does.
2. I'm not entirely sure that the threading of the Russian 91% actually matches the threading of the KFL. I only tested quickly when I was building them before work, but when I tried to screw one of the Russian parts into the KFL, it kinda felt like it was cross threading as I tightened it down so I stopped. I only tried it for a sec, so I could be wrong, but after I did it I did do a visual comparison and the threading did look different. Either way I will have to retest when I break them both down.
Also, don't misunderstand, the threading on the Russian 91% is solid and all the parts fit together seamlessly, and while the threading is a bit more coarse than the KFL, it is not detrimental in anyway. I mainly wanted to point it out in case anyone saw the part compatibility with the KFL as a big selling point.
Anyway, if there is anything specific that you want pictures of, or have any specific questions let me know. (if it requires it be disassembled, it will probably have to wait a few days, as I will probably not be taking it apart for a day or 2).
Oh, and you will definitely want to clean the Russian 91% before use (I usually clean anything I use before hand, but there was visible residue on it when I got it, just looked like dust or something but might as well let ya know).
. They don't fit any of our standard juice bottles, I don't know they are manufactured for what!
