Pack does look like an Nxe pack but it has to be said that i'd stick with the original. Its a shame that SP havent thought outside the box a little and taken an approach to solutions like dye. It would have been interesting to see what might have been.
The trousers look flimsy and appear to lack padding on the knees. Will have to wait to see them in the flesh to decide fully though.
That ion is just like i thought it would be. The potential to play around with plastic/alluminium interfaces and come up with a unique and sexy design has been ighnored. I think the dynasty shocker was a sleek piece of kit and i dont see any improvement looks wise with the ion. It looks like a poor attempt to carry the design across.