Testing the Topdon TS004 thermal monocular for Airsoft

I was very lucky that @edent kindly lent me one of his thermal scopes - according to his review, the Topdon TS004 Thermal Monocular - to try out for Airsoft. I took it today, to Red Alert’s “Serious Saturday” game. This was an absolutely cracking day, which I should probably write about some point. I only used the thermal scope in the morning, for a little bit, for a few reasons: I did not try to mount it to my MTW (rifle); I just leashed it to myself, stuck it in a pouch, and used it standalone. And while that worked, it was a bit cumbersome. I was a bit worried about getting the glass / lens shot out. It does not work if there is a normal plastic scope / red dot shield in front of it and, while the lens is recessed and relatively small, it is still bigger than a BB. It was, I felt, a bit too good. The Red Alert site is - at this time of year - covered in ferns, which provide excellent cover for sneaky play. Or they would provide cover, if you couldn’t see hot bodies moving around /…