Wolverine all day baby! Jackets, belts, claws, oh my.

superDrool

That would be awesome. Anything under $20 is a deal and half.

Rdmaul

The pictures I posted on page 44 are of my Heron X2 with some of the updates!

Also I havent been real active in awhile in this thread I did a spur of the moment costume for a party and cut my hair soo havent done Logan for awhile. Heres the pic of the Costume... Soap from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

superDrool

Hmmm...little random there. :P

Rdmaul

Yeah it was last minute thing, I had all the stuff laying around. It kinda hurt cause I have missed some opportunities to break out my Heron in the cooler weather here in AZ!

Mara Jade's Father

Since it is now into their holiday period, i do not expect to hear anything till January.

I do not know why this is so hard. Seriously, I should have had a quote a week after I submitted the artwork months ago. I mean I do understand I am asking for something they have never done before but it is almost like we are sending notes by carrier pigion...WTF! And the fact that the other company has not returned either of my two messages. I guess we all need to be in the pin manufacturing business because apparently they are doing so well, they can turn down work.

Sorry, just a little pi$$ed off.

superDrool

Sorry to hear that that the contacts for the tags have damn near fallen through. Seems like they are avoiding you like the plague. Maybe try a different avenue for tags here in the states?
I've seen a lot of this here in this thread from vendors actually. But more understanding about Heron's issue as they have a set timeframe for ordering custom jackets. But I also think the Heron X2 is now part of their standard line up. You have to email them to order any of the X-Jackets as they won't post it to their site due to the past issues.

Bowelrock

So i am looking forward to seeing Herons X-1 Jacket. I have decided to keep my X-2 even with the issues i have with it. The X-1 will have to be my perfect jacket.

PrimoOptimoso

Drool - does this mean if I emailed them again it should be fine to start up an order? When I emailed them last month or so they said I had to wait until at least Feb.

superDrool

From what I've been told by Jorge, this has made there line up. But since you just told me that there is still a wait...I'm no longer sure. I guess they are still not ready to officially add the jacket just yet. Seems like they are still either unhappy with the current pattern or they are still haunted by past issues. I'm in the dark about this as everyone else.

Bowelrock

I WANT an X! jacket! The X1 is still my favorite! Do we really know what kind of leather was used for the original?

PrimoOptimoso

Understood, man. Sorry to assume you're the guy with all the info, considering your relationship with Heron and the X2 jacket! I'll just say "hey Jorge - post here when I can order a damn X2 jacket, bub!!"

superDrool

Yeah, I left a couple PM's to Jorge a couple months ago and still no answer. :/
But I believe the original jacket as well as stunt jackets to be medium weighted cowhide that had been hand distressed darker, as there are hints on certain areas that it was originally lighter brown, and the left missing arm stripe was further distressed to show almost no color at all, virtually matching the dark tan stripes. A firenze leather, if you will. Wested seems to have got the thickness and weight down, where Heron is lacking. But Heron is willing to work to change and update the patterns to make them more correct. I just don't have the time these days to constantly shoot emails to aid in the refinement. It would literally take weeks to get it right just for one jacket, and they seemed interested in getting the rest of them going for a complete Wolverine line going. But seeing as they are in their peak season for pumping out set patterns, it will have to wait til Feb/Mar timeframe to hash all this out.

Comedian03

Hey guys, I just got my Heron X-1 the other day so I figured I'd show you guys a few pictures of it. I was really impressed when I got it and my only complaint is that the sleeves are quite big, they're a tad too long, and really wide so I'll be getting them tailored as soon as I can so it fits better.

These first two pictures were taken the day I got it. Real authentic Canadian snow suits the Wolverine jacket perfectly lol.






And these pictures were taken today after I showered with it on and wore it while it dried, I also took a really fine sandpaper to some of the high traffic areas to give it some wear.









All in all this is an amazing jacket for the price, and the only thing stopping it from being perfect in my eyes would be the sleeves.

jeggs

Hello Guys, still with a lot of work, however I have the thick leather for the X-1 jacket I will take this project in 4 weeks

Bowelrock

X-1 looks great however the waist stripe needs some work. As well as the sleeves, I believe the cuffs look too wide when its zipped up. Other than that it looks pretty damn good

superDrool

Yeah, Jorge and I need to hash out the details on the X1. I can give him screen caps as well as the actual inhand stunt jacket from X1, those pics were taken by Rick over at fj.com. He had the rare opportunity to have it sent to him to inspect, review and handle in person. I've since collected most of those images on my hard drive, but if you're a member of fj.com you can see them here:
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One of the screen used stunt jackets. In the last image you can see the slit that the stunt ratchet had to be fed through, and was torn and stitched back up. This jacket was most likely used in the snowfight with Sabretooth.

superDrool

There are tons more in that thread that explain the holes and even the Helmut Lang jean jacket Hugh wore in the film that has the same slit for stuntwork.

Bowelrock

That stunt jacket looks to be a thinner leather than everyone thinks

superDrool

Because it is. The X1 isn't a thick cowhide. It was more of a (mid) firenze weight, which is is between a fashion and competition weight. I believe it was due to the layering that Hugh wore to maintain the manueverability/comfortability when acting. You will notice that from X2 on, there is no extreme layering with a jean jacket. Only a hoodie and (Carhartt Artic vest in deleted scene) in X3.

Bowelrock

Well that really sells it for me. I never understood how he got so much movement out of the jacket till now. Does Dan make his from thick leather? Herons looks pretty spot on as far as the Fit goes sans the sleeve issues.

superDrool

Yes, his jackets are standard comp weight, but if you ask you can get his jackets in any hide you want, but beware, that also affects wait time, due to possible sourcing of leather...i.e. horse hide or if they need to reorder a particular type like MI9 leather which is a mid weight that easily distresses like the cowhide Heron and Wested use, but it's a solid color and it's not predistessed, but will do so over a shorter period of time due to the coloring is a topcoat that crackles, which is a type of analine dye.

You really can't beat Dan's work, but those that have already ordered with Dan, he's hashing his issues out as we speak, but this what your Vanson could ultimately look like:

https://sites.google.com/site/loganscloset/services


and his full line of complete/ready to order jackets for men:

https://sites.google.com/site/logans.../the-mans-shop

Bowelrock

its the price that Kills me. If Heron can nail the X-1 Ill buy theirs. And knowing you Tony im sure they will. If i don't like the results of the final tweeking of that jacket i will save and buy a Vanson from Dan. With hopes of matching he correct leather hide used on the screen used and thickness. Dans is my fave x-1

superDrool

I don't blame you for being price conscience. But I will stand by the justification of a Vanson purchase. I don't own one, but I know personally what it takes to make one from start to finish. I will say in the same breath, that I will also stand by Heron and Wested toughness and quality. But there are obvious pattern tweaks for both companie's X1 jacket...which are well within most price ranges. The one huge thing Heron has over others in the level of communication and desire for mass feedback. I see that as a unique strength that I rarely see in leather vendors with lower costs. Magnoli is great with feedback but I see his costs as too high for me, especially for cowhide. I believe it's due to each item being a one-off custom, but his patterns are remarkable excellent. His Heath-Joker costume items are spot on.

Bowelrock

I really wanna see Heron nail this jacket. With all the amazing photos of the screen used shared jacket i am positive they will with your Help.

NEMES1S

Great looking jacket!