Back to the Future II: Marty's Jacket (the holy grail of BTTF props)
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N8R
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I found some of the foam kitchen mat today and bought a good deal of it. Will figure out everything once I actually decide to sit down and do this. I found some matting that would be a good start for around the trim where the black plastic is supposed to be but it was pure white and I wasn’t sure how to get it to be black without it being a pain in the butt. I will just keep my eyes open for the next while.
A video on how you did it would still be greatly appreciated.
A video on how you did it would still be greatly appreciated.
U2fan24
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Thanks Ed. That means a lot coming from you!! Your jacket was actually what inspired me to make such a daring attempt. I realize I could have done a better job though and thought of a much simpler way to do it, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. so thanks for all your close up pics! They helped a lot!
clancampbell
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Wow! That's amazing!
Rich
Rich
U2fan24
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I'm still sitting on the fence about whether or not I want to share ALL my info on this. It'd be nice to make some money somehow now that it's turned out so well. I might try to sell a PDF doccument or something... We'll see. For now... here's a link to a youtube video I just posted.YouTube - U2fan24's Channel
U2fan24
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Well luckily those are the original sleeves from the B@M.J. jacket. So I didn't have to worry about making sleeves. But from what I can see, to get those folds it would be like a bunch donut shapes of fabric sewn together. Inner circle to inner circle, and outer circle with outer circle.
JLeezy23
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Alright thanks i see how it works, i'm checkin detailed pics on the website too for reference
Ed,
that Jacket is just sic.
Great job dude!!!
Just a quick note about the Chinese jacket sold on ebay.
That was a project I put together a few years ago.
Those guys specialize in making replicas of Michael Jackson jackets.
I contacted them and sent them a ton of screen shots and asked them
to make the jackets for me, the deal was that they would make me a certain amount
of them and I would re-sell them on my website.
They ended up screwing me and just selling them themselves and by-passing me.
They have a real issue with sizing, I must have got 3 of them from them before they finally sent me one that fit!!!
All that said, Ed, I would gladly pay a premium for one of your jackets!
It's amazing!!!
Let me know, I would be a serious buyer!!!
that Jacket is just sic.
Great job dude!!!
Just a quick note about the Chinese jacket sold on ebay.
That was a project I put together a few years ago.
Those guys specialize in making replicas of Michael Jackson jackets.
I contacted them and sent them a ton of screen shots and asked them
to make the jackets for me, the deal was that they would make me a certain amount
of them and I would re-sell them on my website.
They ended up screwing me and just selling them themselves and by-passing me.
They have a real issue with sizing, I must have got 3 of them from them before they finally sent me one that fit!!!
All that said, Ed, I would gladly pay a premium for one of your jackets!
It's amazing!!!
Let me know, I would be a serious buyer!!!
Bob Wobbaz
Member
Well I thought I would post my jacket seeing as everyone else was posting theirs. My jacket is actually the first prop replica I ever made, around 5 years ago. I wanted a mix between accuracy and wearability, I wanted to be able to wear it out and about. Its made of a cotton weave and the arms a blend of cotton polyester and nylon which gives it a sort've dull shine like rubber. The jacket is padded and very warm and comfortable to wear.
Oh, the trainers are a pair of Nike Greco Supremes, a style of boxing trainer, they looked pretty close to the Air Mags.
I'm planning on revisiting it and revamping it. i was never entirely happy with the cuffs. I didn't know what they had used on the real jacket so I improvised. What I ended up using was transmission belts from car engines. As you can see, I had to double them up.
The control boxes were a couple of tiny project boxes I aquired. I now plan to put working buttons and the yellow LED in them, perhaps a hidden speaker using a Replica Props sound chip for the "Drying clothes ON!" and the "size adjusting...fit!" effects.
I've learnt a lot in the years I've been propping and feel I could do a much better job on the sleeve motor boxes and runners.
so yeah, there's my jacket
Oh, the trainers are a pair of Nike Greco Supremes, a style of boxing trainer, they looked pretty close to the Air Mags.
I'm planning on revisiting it and revamping it. i was never entirely happy with the cuffs. I didn't know what they had used on the real jacket so I improvised. What I ended up using was transmission belts from car engines. As you can see, I had to double them up.
The control boxes were a couple of tiny project boxes I aquired. I now plan to put working buttons and the yellow LED in them, perhaps a hidden speaker using a Replica Props sound chip for the "Drying clothes ON!" and the "size adjusting...fit!" effects.
I've learnt a lot in the years I've been propping and feel I could do a much better job on the sleeve motor boxes and runners.
so yeah, there's my jacket
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