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All right then, lets get started.
Almost Resin 8 Mullen old skull 7.5
Graphic: Well, as you can see in the above picture, it is a pretty colorful board depicting the Almost logo on the tail and Mullen's name above it. I won't spend loads of time on this, because I know you guys can see what it's like from the picture.
Construction: The construction on this deck is Dwindle's resin technology. For this deck, they added one extra ply to the construction, then bonded it together with a stronger epoxy resin instead of using the original, industrial glue. Considering that epoxy is stronger than industrial glue, they used a less amount of it, meaning a lighter skateboard will be produced. I will talk more about it in the Weight section.
Durability: The strength of this deck is a little bit above average, because of the resin construction. As its constructed with epoxy glue, being a stronger glue it holds up together longer, meaning the board will have a longer time where it keeps it's shape. It can take a pretty bad beating, I've taken it off 5 sets and the odd time I landed on the tail a bit and it held up pretty fair. This board does get chipped fairly easy. The first day I bought it a chip came off. This board I would consider to be infamous for it's amount of pressure cracks formed in a pretty minimal time. I've had it for a little over 4 months, and there is a LOAD of pressure cracks running along it. I mean there is roughly 5 cracks running from truck to truck. Plus you can even see some cracks forming under the griptape.
Weight: The resin construction is supposed to make a board stronger, but also noticeable lighter than the average skateboard. The resin 8 construction is roughly as heavy as a standard 7 ply deck. It is lighter because of the epoxy glue used like I said in the Construction section. The less of an object in another object means less weight. So Dwindle took this and came out with the solution of epoxy.
Shape: The concave on this deck is about between medium to mellow. The decks nose and tail are no different than a normal board, with a longer nose, shorter tail.
Overall: I enjoyed this board, I think it would be a good choice to whomever would like a medium-mellow concave. Just be a bit wary of the durability, because pressure cracks can mean business.
A little trivia: Skull and crown both come from Mullen's old Powell-Peralta deck, the Chessboard.
Almost, along with other Dwindle boards, are pressed in China.
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