MCV Little Boy RDA dripper
Manufacturer: Masterpiece Custom Vapes, Philippines
Model: Little Boy
Size: 22mm
Configuration: Tri-post (single or dual coil)
Type: Dripper
Materials: Stainless steel
Colour: Brass
Price: Originally around $120 USD (2014) now £7.99 GBP
Source: Ebay
Shipped from: UK
Silica wicks? Who the hell uses silica these days!?
Regular readers of this blog know that I very rarely look at brand new designed stuff. Yeah it might be new as in never used but never newly released stuff and this is true of my latest vaping dripper the 'Little boy' from MCV philippines.
It was originally released back in 2014! thats three bloody years ago and they are still going strong and being peddled on the likes of ebay.
Apparently the little boy originally sold for a small fortune ($120) when it was first released which was quite a lot of money back then (and still is in my opinion). Quite why it was valued so highly is anyones guess but as I got mine brand new for under a tenner im not complaining.
Reviewers and industry experts back in 2014 applauded the little boy for its immense cloud chucking capabilities but knocked it back on flavour. We shall see!
The MCV Little boy is a simple three post dripper offering either a single or dual coil configuration.
Airflow is managed by a series of slotted holes.
One side of the cap has one air hole for single coil builds whilst the opposite side has two for when using dual coil builds.
conversely, the build deck has air hole cut outs to match the ones on the cap. The only design downside to this is that its very easy to lose juice through them. It can piss out all over the place if you happen to accidentally over drip!
The little boy features an engraved alloy cap, huge delrin chuff cap and stainless steel build deck.
Together with the dripper a small bag of spares are included to keep it in good working order. Spare O-rings, post screws, mini screwdriver and 510 drip tip adapter are amongst the bits and bobs.
The giant Delrin chuff cap
The build quality of this RDA is not bad. Its not the best I have seen but its not the worst. The outer brass cap is made from either stainless steel or an alloy? Im not sure. The coil deck is made from a single piece of stainless steel. The positive pin is the center post whilst the negative pins are the two outer posts. The 510 positive connector on the underside of the dripper is brass plated (I think) and is adjustable with a flat blade screwdriver - good news for hybrid mod users.
The wide bore chuff cap sitting up top is made from heat resistant Delrin plastic which is great in my opinion. The chuff cap can be substituted for any standard 510 drip tip by way of the special adapter which comes with it.
Building on the Little boy RDA
Anyone familiar with the Mad hatter style drippers will find coil building a synch on the little boy. Its just a basic three post design which requires very little effort.
One coil lead wraps around an outer negative post whilst the other coil lead wraps around the center positive post and thats it. Repeat on the opposite side if you want it dual coiled. Theres nothing else to do apart from wicking it up!
A modest dual micro coil build - 0.4 ohm
Good points
- Price point
- Easy build
- Good chuff cap
- Adjustable 510
- Great design
- Huge clouds!!
Bad points
- Shallow juice well
- Single coil airflow is flawed
- Flavour gets a little lost
Overall this is a great priced RDA. The flavour is a little muted for my liking however the snazzy design and cloud making capabilities far outweigh the flavour faux pas which I can live with. No I wouldnt have paid top dollar for this back in 2014, no way! But for under a tenner in 2017 its a real bargain.
This Brass version of the little boy is the best looking in my opinion and goes really well with my Tesla nano 100W steampunk.
Rating 4 out of 5 ✅✅✅✅
The Little boy might be considered old now but it still holds its own as a champion cloud chucker. The flavour isnt the best but the clouds certainly take some beating and keep this dripper up there with the very best. Originally priced at over $100 USD it can now be purchased for under a tenner! A bargain in any ones book!
