New Matt Smith Doctor Who Coat

The Abbyshot jacket looks pretty bad. Definitely looks off for some reason. The vertical lines don't seem dark enough. Plus the red lines don't look right. Steve Ricks posted a reference image of the actual fabric on his blog. The red lines should be spaced at 35mm-40mm-35mm-40mm (and so on) apart from each other but the Abbyshot jacket red lines look like they're all evenly spaced out. Just doesn't look all that good to me.

Link to that ref picture article (plus it's a great blog to read in general):
Making My 11th Doctor Costume: Season Six Tweed jacket –making the body

Loving the new green jacket, it looks great on Matt. Hoping it sticks around.

I guess Abbyshot went cheap went ordering fabric from China instead of it's source (or I think that's what the controversy was about).

I love the green jacket. I'm having one made up as a winter coat.

That does look off. I'm hoping they get the Harkness coat right, as the price is good.

Dave Ward said:

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I'm hoping they get the Harkness coat right, as the price is good.

Looking at the pics, the rank braid is wrong, and sewn on wrong. You'd think they'd get some made that was actually correct.

On the plus side, at least they used King's Crown buttons.

Huh, didn't know the pictures were up! That looks pretty good.

Pictures of the Harkness coat.

Captain Jack Harkness

Wow, I'm not the expert on it, but that looks GOOD! Now I want one.

Seriously, that looks amazing. Is it the new Miracle Day coat or the older style .... or are they just both the same but the new one is in a new material? Either way, it looks incredible. Captain Jack cosplaying just got a hell of a lot easier, that's for sure.

After looking at the pics closely, here's what I see (good and bad) on the Abbyshot Harkness coat...

1) Rank braid is incorrect, as well as incorrectly sewn to the epaulet (as mentioned previously). I'd replace with more accurate braid and sewn to be screen accurate.
2) King's Crown RAF buttons are correct, but these appear to be rather poor copies. I'd replace with originals.
3) What's with the buttons spreading out as they go up the coat? Geez...might as well be on the shoulders when they reach the top row. The button spacing from left to right does increase as they reach the top...but not that much.
4) Fabric looks pretty good on the monitor, but would love to handle a sample to see what it really looks and feels like.
5) Buckle on the belt is probably way closer to correct than any of the eBay/cosplay options.

I think I'm still going to get a cosplay one and make the mods to that, rather than spend double the amount and still make the same mods. Of course, that opinion is subject to change if someone gets an Abbyshot and posts pics of a production piece rather than the manufacturer prototype from their website.

It looks like the collar splays a bit more than it should on either coat. I'd guess they more accurately reproduced the original coat. The back has two darts though that I think were actually just wrinkles because the belt would pull the whole thing together, but somebody could correct me on that if I'm wrong. It looks more like the cut of the original to me, though.

for the King's Crown RAF buttons what size you thinking

23mm for jacket front
18mm for cuffs

Ull Dar Borealis said:

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for the King's Crown RAF buttons what size you thinking

23mm for jacket front
18mm for cuffs

Every measurement is different, it seems. I've seen the buttons listed on militaria sites and eBay as 23, 24, or 25mm and 17, 17.5, and 18mm.

I think 10 large and 8 small is a good enough guideline since it's not an actual RAF greatcoat.

pumpkiny said:

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That's only cos Night Terrors was pushed back. It was supposed to be in the first half of the series, but Steven Moffat switched it with The Doctors Wife.

Didn't it get switched before filming began? They switched "Night Terrors" and "Curse of the Black Spot" and shuffled the order of "The Doctor's Wife". But they had to have done this before they shot.

Otherwise, wouldn't the Doctor have had the new jacket in "Black Spot"? Also, if they had just switched them, Amy would have worn her plaid shirt in "Night Terrors" instead of "Black Spot". If you take the episodes, as filmed, and put them in the original order you lose the only real clue we had that Amy was a Flesh double. Her plaid shirt. The "...in the flesh" line is either a remnant from the old order, or a hint that something still isn't right.

WarMachine said:

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Loving the new green jacket, it looks great on Matt. Hoping it sticks around.

It looks good on Matt Smith, yes... but I'm not yet sure it suits The Doctor, at least, not this incarnation.

With a 38 chest and a 32 waist, I'd say I was a pretty average size. But I fall right between the "small" and "medium" sizes.

Any other "38ers" have experience with Abbeyshot sizing?

Baron Boutique put their green coat up for sale on their site this morning.

I also got an e-mail from them confirming that it has a sonic screwdriver pocket on the inside liek their Tennant suit.

On the Confidential Matt says he "might get them to make me one in navy"
Would this be the one he's been wearing all over the place?

Punchbuggyblues said:

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Baron Boutique put their green coat up for sale on their site this morning.

I also got an e-mail from them confirming that it has a sonic screwdriver pocket on the inside liek their Tennant suit.

I think their lapels need work

Has anyone managed to find a good moleskin? I'm hoping that somewhere like Joannes offers it.

As far as I know, Jo-Anne's doesn't even have moleskin, but I'll be going in probably in a few hours, if not then tomorrow, and I'll take a look for you.

oh, excellent - I was going to start this thread if no one else had.

Actually, any thoughts about the Sherlock coat? (the new BBC version Sherlock, set present day - highly recommended...)

Jumpergal said:

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Actually, any thoughts about the Sherlock coat? (the new BBC version Sherlock, set present day - highly recommended...)

I started a thread about that a while back.

http://www.therpf.com/f24/sherlock-b...e-found-93090/

Didn't see any moleskin, sorry. With some luck I'll be working there starting next week, fingers crossed for the interview. Employee discounts.

Risu said:

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Didn't see any moleskin, sorry. With some luck I'll be working there starting next week, fingers crossed for the interview. Employee discounts.

Or you can get a job that pays more