would any of the shop people be able to get a pic of the noses of the eagle 8.25 next to the eaglge 8.38 next to the eagle 8.5, or even measure each of those noses for comparison purposes?
Hah. No shops are needed here. This is SLAP--prolly most of the regular posters in this thread all have each of those decks laying around. LOL. I have 8.25 and 8.5. Will post pics of them later.
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@Sedition I would like to see your pics and thoughts too, given I just used shop pics and info below.
Taking pics of these boards I have never really turns out how I would like, but looking at all three side by side, as well as viewing the tops from decent pics on some shop sites might help more than my blurry images.
The 8.38 (green eagle) is way more pointy in the nose and a little more pointy in the tail than the other two, quite a small feeling tail compared to some other shapes even though it is not so much smaller in measurements, straight through the rail and 8.38 is more like 8.48 as it is just under 8.5 in width.
The 8.25 (grey eagle) is a bit more stubby all round, but in no way full, very middle of the road shaped kicks on both ends, which is why it is the most popular shape DLX has, sometimes said to be wider than 8.25, 8.28 is subjective but definitely wider than other 8.25 width boards in most places by a mm or two.
The 8.5 (blue eagle) tapers from front to back, unlike the other two which are straight from front to back, nose a bit more blunt but not full and tail a bit more rounded, but not pointy. Also the blue eagle can be more like 8.35 to 8.4 at the front bolts and barely over 8.25 to 8.3 at the back bolts, which is also why a lot of people like it for a smaller feeling board than the other 8.5 shapes, which are true 8.5 wide.
Tactics has pics of the tops of those three shapes, not in the eagles, but in other graphics that I know from size:
*** Make of this what you will but I feel like they are fairly accurate from measuring the boards I have here, in terms of nose and tails. The images are huge, so I reduced the viewing size, but click on them for full size comparisons ***
SPECS
SIZE 8.25
LENGTH (IN): 32.0
WHEELBASE (IN): 14.38
NOSE (IN): 6.9
TAIL (IN): 6.625
https://www.tactics.com/a/ev9a/1b/anti-hero-doobie-pro-825-skateboard-deck-top.webpSPECS
SIZE 8.38
LENGTH (IN): 32.25
WHEELBASE (IN): 14.5
NOSE (IN): 7.0
TAIL (IN): 6.56
https://www.tactics.com/a/f01g/1b/anti-hero-cardiel-carnales-838-skateboard-deck-top.webpSPECS
SIZE 8.5
LENGTH (IN): 31.8
WHEELBASE (IN): 14.25
NOSE (IN): 6.875
TAIL (IN): 6.625
https://www.tactics.com/a/f01e/1b/anti-hero-anderson-space-odyssey-85-skateboard-deck-top.webpSide by side, if the screen width allows it for you, but they are not to scale: