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We all know about the harmful effects the sun can have on our eyes.

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, plus US ANSI Z80.3, 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. In line with the requirements of Z80.3, a sample of each batch we have made are impact or 'drop' tested by an official inspector.

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
* Category 4 (smoked) lenses for those ultra-bright days
* 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
* A neck / head strap (Note: now being introduced - some dealers may not have these yet).

All of our lenses have anti-scratch coatings, and are de-centred, which means they have been set up to optically balance out the distorted effect that can be caused by curved lenses.

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 £44.99 - not bad, considering we're almost certainly the only UK based vendor of sunglasses to 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 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 our customers, 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: for restrictions on usage for those with strong prescriptions, please refer to the notes on the product pages for Innovation and Innovation Plus). A common problem with this type of eyewear is that the wearer's eyelashes touch the prescription clip lenses - however, our Innovation frames have been especially developed to ensure this doesn't happen.

Our Range
Visit our Products page to view specific information about each pair of glasses.