Chief Jim Hopper Costume and Props Thread

I got my patches in today. They’re phenomenal and I’m really excited to add them onto the shirt and coat.
Cool! I'm so glad we as a community came together to solve the Flag Patch Issue.

PS I've sold enough of the patches to break even! My hope from the get-go was to sell enough so as to not loose too much. Thanks everyone! Richard
 
Cool! I'm so glad we as a community came together to solve the Flag Patch Issue.

PS I've sold enough of the patches to break even! My hope from the get-go was to sell enough so as to not loose too much. Thanks everyone! Richard
Hey there! Are you still selling these? I’m unable to find them on the site.

Cheers!
 
Yes they're offered in the "Project Runs" forum, but probably buried a hundred pages down by now. I'll see if I can "bump" that thread.

Just PM me, I still have quite a few of those patches.

I'm totally geeked out about the new season, but I don't think I'll ever put together the Season 3 Hopper costume. I'll stay with the "classic Hopper" from Season 1.
 
I’m so behind! Had the patch sewn on for a while just never snagged a pic.
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Starting the new season tonight — having some friends over to geek out over it. Anyone find the short sleeve uniform shirt he’s wearing in the early promo pics that were leaked? I found the long sleeve tropical deluxe but for the life of me I can’t find it in s/s.
 
I've been wondering if we could get a bolt of fabric custom made with that shirt pattern. It wouldn't be too hard to get someone to make Hawaiian shirts with the fabric. I have seen websites that custom print fabric. You just have to upload your pattern. Anyone handy with Photoshop?
 
OK today was a Hopper cosplay revelation:

The sunglasses make the man.

I've been cosplaying Hopper for over a year now, and not all that many people recognize the character.

Yes some people do! But invariably people call me "Sheriff" or "Sheriff Andy" and so forth, or say that I look familiar but they can't place it.

Today was the debut of the sunglasses and EVERYBODY recognized me! Not a single "Sheriff Andy" or "hey, you're the guy from that thing!"

I know next to nothing about Anime; here I am posing with... well, I have no clue.

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Father-daughter selfie! She's Blu Scout from TF2.

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I should shorten the sleeves of my Flying Cross shirt for the S3 look, but there are so many other changes to Hopper that it's not worth it.
 
Season 3 has only been out for a few days but has anyone looked into identifying Hoppers new watch? This poster has the best view of the watch face.
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I haven’t been able to match it to any 80’s stainless steel digital watches I could find. This one from Amazon could work but I’m hoping someone can identify a more accurate watch
Casio B640WD-1A Men's Silver Digital Retro Stainless Steel Watch Amazon.com: Casio B640WD-1A Men's Silver Digital Retro Stainless Steel Watch: Casio: Watches
 
Season 3 has only been out for a few days but has anyone looked into identifying Hoppers new watch? This poster has the best view of the watch face.
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I haven’t been able to match it to any 80’s stainless steel digital watches I could find. This one from Amazon could work but I’m hoping someone can identify a more accurate watch
Casio B640WD-1A Men's Silver Digital Retro Stainless Steel Watch Amazon.com: Casio B640WD-1A Men's Silver Digital Retro Stainless Steel Watch: Casio: Watches

Update on the S3 watch, I believe I've successfully identified it as a Casio B612W from around 1989. This is a closeup of a screen grab from the mall scene in episode 8 of Hoppers watch
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And here is a picture of a Casio B612W I snagged on Ebay earlier today
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From what I can tell this is an exact match. The proportions of the watch face fit, the text and graphics on the watch face fit (the big give away for me was the presence of the dashes that are next to "date" above the lcd and "adjust" below the LCD which are just barely visible in this screen shot and in the poster from my previous post), and it has the single button on the right side in the same location. However it does look like the watch band on Hoppers watch has been changed, but that shouldn't be too difficult to fix and even without the screen accurate band I'll be content having the screen accurate watch face. I'm fairly confident in my conclusion but if anyone has further insight please let me know! Also they do seem a little difficult to find, so good luck hunting!
 
I read that the costume department custom made the shirt.

Hot Topic is selling a licensed shirt. Its not 100% authentic.

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Those look cool. I wonder if anywhere has them for sale in the UK. The Spirit Halloween website isn't loading for me, I just get a long list of links on the left hand side of the page like a 90s web page and the links don't work!
 
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I picked up the Hopper aloha shirt from Hot Topic for $39.99. It’s actually made really well with a very soft material. It’s definitely not a cheap costume shirt.

It looks even better with the collar open and the sleeves rolled up.

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Does hot topic have it on their website? I couldn't find it and the nearest hot topic is about 3 hours away from me
 
Last post about the Season 3 watch for anyone looking, I also found the band they used instead of standard band on the Casio B612W. Haven't had a chance to test and make sure it fits the watch face but the pattern on the band and the curved ends are an exact match and it only comes in one size range so I'm assuming it'll fit no problem

 
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