First of all I want to thank Mark for his hard work and dedication to this project. It is truly a milestone in the BTTF community.
This thread is dedicated to discussing and improving upon Markpoon's 2015 jacket and to the lucky 10 who got in on the run. It is for ideas and the application of those ideas on how to make this jacket even better. Members can discuss and contribute anything they think will be helpful. Even the people who didn't get in on the run are welcome to contribute.
I'd like to start off with one of the first mods that was ever thought of for the jacket. The grey color in the creavaces of the red bumps. It's hasn't been discussed thoroughly, but the basics are all we have right now. The idea is to water down some sort of paint or ink to seep into the cracks and just wipe away any of the extra. This hasn't been tested, so it is still just a theory. And it's such a minor detail that it might prove to be impractical, but the idea is there.
The next one that I have come up with myself is to make the pockets hold their shape instead of bend when you move your arms or body. This can be done by adding a piece of semi-flexible plastic or hard rubber material on the inside of the pocket face. This can also be done to the folding parts of the pockets, but only if it bothers you that much.
The final mod I have thought up would be to glue the belt higher than the black lines suggest. In the movie the jacket is about level with Marty's belt line on his pants. Wearing Mark's how it is goes way past that. So it would be more accurate to.glue the belt a little bit higher and cut and seal up the extra bottom black.fabric that is left.
Another note on the belt. I do belive that Mark made a little mistake on the width of it. It's a little too thick. I believe the real chair part that was used for the screen used prop was 2.5 inches wide. Mark's is 2.755 inches. So if you want to go full out on having a super accurate jacket and have the tools and equipment, I have the idea of using a table saw or band saw (A table saw would cut straighter) to cut the belt directly down the middle and take away equal amounts of plastic from each side to match the screen jacket then glue the halves back together. This would be going to the extreme though and should only be thought of as a possibility.
In this image you can see that the top of the cuff should align with the bottom of the belt
I'd post that picture of his tailor's assistant wearing one of the jackets to compare the belt widths, but I can't seem to find his original thread. But you can probably eyeball it from the first posted picture that mark's is too thick.
Anyway, that is all the mods I can say I can contribute, but I know Taff83, has some plans in mind to install sounds and a blinking light, so stay tuned for that. If you have any of your own ideas, the floor is yours.
NOTE: I made this all on my phone so there is a limited amount of stuff I can do illustrations wise lol
This thread is dedicated to discussing and improving upon Markpoon's 2015 jacket and to the lucky 10 who got in on the run. It is for ideas and the application of those ideas on how to make this jacket even better. Members can discuss and contribute anything they think will be helpful. Even the people who didn't get in on the run are welcome to contribute.
I'd like to start off with one of the first mods that was ever thought of for the jacket. The grey color in the creavaces of the red bumps. It's hasn't been discussed thoroughly, but the basics are all we have right now. The idea is to water down some sort of paint or ink to seep into the cracks and just wipe away any of the extra. This hasn't been tested, so it is still just a theory. And it's such a minor detail that it might prove to be impractical, but the idea is there.
The next one that I have come up with myself is to make the pockets hold their shape instead of bend when you move your arms or body. This can be done by adding a piece of semi-flexible plastic or hard rubber material on the inside of the pocket face. This can also be done to the folding parts of the pockets, but only if it bothers you that much.
The final mod I have thought up would be to glue the belt higher than the black lines suggest. In the movie the jacket is about level with Marty's belt line on his pants. Wearing Mark's how it is goes way past that. So it would be more accurate to.glue the belt a little bit higher and cut and seal up the extra bottom black.fabric that is left.
Another note on the belt. I do belive that Mark made a little mistake on the width of it. It's a little too thick. I believe the real chair part that was used for the screen used prop was 2.5 inches wide. Mark's is 2.755 inches. So if you want to go full out on having a super accurate jacket and have the tools and equipment, I have the idea of using a table saw or band saw (A table saw would cut straighter) to cut the belt directly down the middle and take away equal amounts of plastic from each side to match the screen jacket then glue the halves back together. This would be going to the extreme though and should only be thought of as a possibility.
In this image you can see that the top of the cuff should align with the bottom of the belt
I'd post that picture of his tailor's assistant wearing one of the jackets to compare the belt widths, but I can't seem to find his original thread. But you can probably eyeball it from the first posted picture that mark's is too thick.
Anyway, that is all the mods I can say I can contribute, but I know Taff83, has some plans in mind to install sounds and a blinking light, so stay tuned for that. If you have any of your own ideas, the floor is yours.
NOTE: I made this all on my phone so there is a limited amount of stuff I can do illustrations wise lol
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