I was wondering where they were on this- I received the update below from AbbyShot and I thought the Blade Runner crowd would be interested.
>Hi Paul,
>
>Thanks so much for your e-mail, and we especially thank you for your
>patience. We truly appreciate it. We are working very hard on the
>Deckard Version 2 coat, and we apologize that it is taking longer than
>we had planned. We really want this coat to turn out perfectly for
>Blade Runner fans like yourself, we really want to make sure that
>you're 100% satisfied with the final results.
>
>We've got the brown RDF fabric now to make the coat itself (as you
>know), but we're waiting for our shipment of the ribbed collar fabric
>to come in. We got some different collar fabric for the Version 2 to
>better match the new main fabric we're using. This collar fabric has
>to be dyed to match the coat however, so it is unfortunately taking
>longer than we had hoped.
>
>We're really being picky about the design for the collar of the coat
>too. As you know, this is definitely not your normal trench coat
>collar. It's a long collar that we made a bit too short and narrow for
>our version 1, so we want to make sure it looks perfect in version 2.
>I saw the latest prototype from our designer two days ago, and it's
>looking great now. Once we get the collar fabric in I think it should
>be ready for production.
>
>Early March will mostly likely be the release for the Deckard Version
>2, to allow time for the proper collar fabric to come in and to allow
>us to finalize the design to account for the full collar.
>
>We're very sorry about these delays, but we really want this coat to
>turn out perfectly for fans like yourself. If you have any additional
>questions or comments for us, please let us know.
>
>Thanks again for your patience,
>
>Mark
>AbbyShot Clothiers Limited
>Hi Paul,
>
>Thanks so much for your e-mail, and we especially thank you for your
>patience. We truly appreciate it. We are working very hard on the
>Deckard Version 2 coat, and we apologize that it is taking longer than
>we had planned. We really want this coat to turn out perfectly for
>Blade Runner fans like yourself, we really want to make sure that
>you're 100% satisfied with the final results.
>
>We've got the brown RDF fabric now to make the coat itself (as you
>know), but we're waiting for our shipment of the ribbed collar fabric
>to come in. We got some different collar fabric for the Version 2 to
>better match the new main fabric we're using. This collar fabric has
>to be dyed to match the coat however, so it is unfortunately taking
>longer than we had hoped.
>
>We're really being picky about the design for the collar of the coat
>too. As you know, this is definitely not your normal trench coat
>collar. It's a long collar that we made a bit too short and narrow for
>our version 1, so we want to make sure it looks perfect in version 2.
>I saw the latest prototype from our designer two days ago, and it's
>looking great now. Once we get the collar fabric in I think it should
>be ready for production.
>
>Early March will mostly likely be the release for the Deckard Version
>2, to allow time for the proper collar fabric to come in and to allow
>us to finalize the design to account for the full collar.
>
>We're very sorry about these delays, but we really want this coat to
>turn out perfectly for fans like yourself. If you have any additional
>questions or comments for us, please let us know.
>
>Thanks again for your patience,
>
>Mark
>AbbyShot Clothiers Limited
