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The original jackets (as discussed in earlier posts) had portions
as discussed earlier the screen jackets had portions of sanded and painted leather making them more flat and matte in shine and color. Which takes a lot of time and effort to accomplish. And it all depends on lighting and what type of leather is used in the first place.
I think the amount of attention to detail documented in this thread shows the efforts of getting as close that what the Picard costume department produced as reasonably possible. Those efforts take A LOT of time. Consequently, people who have ordered from other sources with less attention to detail already have their jackets while we wait for a more accurate version. Unless those buyers are representing their purchase as a perfect replica or something like that, I not sure there’s a benefit of telling them their jacket isn’t good enough.
Nice reference. The inset panels do appear to be a slightly more shiny finish than the rest but there isn't much in it. Certainly not as shiny as that guys jacket was on the inset panels on his. I do wonder if ours should be less shiny on the main parts but the same shiny level it is now on the insets?
I wasn't telling him that his wasn't good enough but he was saying that the one he has looks more like the real deal than ours. I had posted ours on another post previously saying that I was eagerly awaiting a screen accurate one from here. Someone asked to see a picture and when I showed it that guy piped up that it didn't look right so he didn't think it was accurate. I disagreed. I came here for authenticity much like all of us here.
Nice catch singling this pic out. The lighting certainly does look that it was set up to capture the whole group-as a cast instead of as characters.
Not everyone has a professional coat maker and obsessed fans working together. Some others just don't see details. Some are just "good enough" types. I see all the differences. I care to make best as possible so that's why I offered the help and photos I could to Jameel and Zlurpo.
Yes I agree with this. I personally think what you are doing is excellent and I voted with my wallet pretty much as it was announced that you were doing it.!!
Great points. What’s kinda funny when you think about it is “in universe” whoever that child of an admiral who is in charge of Starfleet uniforms programmed the replicator parameters to “make it look like it’s been broken in a bit.” (That’s my head canon for why the uniforms change so often—the admiral in charge of uniforms had a kid who became a fashion designer.)
Excellent. Have you any idea when the orders will start to ship? I ordered mine with Jameel.
Excellent. I'm not rushing you, just excited that's all.
It is 104°F and feels like 114° right now—but I’m still excited although I’ll be waiting a bit longer for the blue. (Looking into cooling vests to be able to wear for a Labor Day weekend convention.)
Hopefully the delay for the blue is only by about a week.
Yeah, Tokyo will be deep in summer heat by the time it arrives, but that's all good, I'm more than used to half my clothes being entirely unusable for half the year now, living in Japan....And it'll be autumn soon enough!
