Ryan Gosling 'K' - Blade Runner 2049!

[Mechanismo]

Big day today! My Soul Revolver coat arrived.. I have to say right out of the packet - YES. The material is worth the cost and I am very glad I decided to keep my order and not cancel it.

Its interesting to put it side by side to the revised Magnoli. Although the Magnoli is a beautiful green, I feel the SR is more accurate and of course doesn't come with that waxy residue as a bonus. We all know the coat varies by the lighting, but the SR fabric just seems closer to the film in most lighting I have looked at it in so far. The Magnoli is just a little vibrant by comparison. Here is what really rubs though.. side by side.. the Magnoli looks like a cos-play coat... sigh.. it just does. The SR looks like a real world Dystopian 'K' coat.

Even though the SR shearling is completely the wrong colour, I actually prefer it to the Magnoli. The Magnoli feels like carpet by comparison. I will be replacing the SR shearling, moving the collar and installing shoulder pads - its going to the tailor next week.

For what its worth, I feel the revised Magnoli is more accurate in the collar, shoulder pads and shearling out of the box, but Id happily trade it for the SR fabric any day. It just looks pretty much exactly like the coat in the film. The Magnoli is going to suit anyone who wants to cos-play just fine, but wandering the winter streets of the noir city at night, I know I will be reaching for my SR.

All of this probably doesn't bode very well for the sale of my Magnoli (yes I am going to sell it), but its just my honest opinion now I have both coats. The SR is going to take a bit more work, but its going to be a better coat in the long run.

Other things I appreciate about the SR over the Magnoli
- Larger lapels more SA.
- The writing on the back is more SA and less in your face. The Magnoli is subtle, the SR is even more so.

Oh.. and here is another inaccuracy that both Magnoli and SR get wrong (not sure about the WSL coat - Mechanismo can you check if you have a blaster?). In the film, K picks up Deckard's blaster and puts it in his right coat pocket in one smooth motion. It doesn't fit in the SR or Magnoli pockets. Not a big deal in terms of SA, but if we are being truly picky; well.... the pockets need to be a little deeper....

The SR is the jacket on the left. Magnoli on the right.
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Hey jholko, sorry I'm just getting back to you on this. So, here's a pic with my blaster in the pocket. Let me just add that WSL's standard pockets are TINY but I had them enlarged post-sale with my tailor and the blaster fits pretty nicely as a result.

 

[jholko]

Hey jholko, sorry I'm just getting back to you on this. So, here's a pic with my blaster in the pocket. Let me just add that WSL's standard pockets are TINY but I had them enlarged post-sale with my tailor and the blaster fits pretty nicely as a result.

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Thanks for this. Yes, looks very similar to the SR and Magnoli in-depth after your modifications. The blaster sits in both to about the same depth. All pockets should be deeper to the point that only the silver but of the gun is visible and a tiny bit of the amber handle. Probably the least important aspect of screen accuracy - but nonetheless, interesting that none of the manufactures currently get this right.

Just as an aside, the Blaster does slide more easily into the SR pocket than the Magnoli.

 

[joberg]

Regarding the discussion concerning the disclosure of details/pics/others that some (in here or elsewhere) have mentioned when reproducing SA props/models/costumes.
If you have detailed info and reproduce exactly the coat, isn't that coat now contains the "not-sharing-info" bits?...maybe it's me

 

[Indy Magnoli]

Sometimes we are given insider images that cannot be publicly shared to protect those who provided them, through the "information" contained therein can be used and often even shared without endangering the source. In this particular case, I'm happy to provide measurements that I've got of any parts (collar height, pocket length, etc)... I just can't post the photos unless specifically told I can do so.

 

[Mechanismo]

Sometimes we are given insider images that cannot be publicly shared to protect those who provided them, through the "information" contained therein can be used and often even shared without endangering the source. In this particular case, I'm happy to provide measurements that I've got of any parts (collar height, pocket length, etc)... I just can't post the photos unless specifically told I can do so.

What we would love to see is an actual coat with those would-be accurate specs you purport to be privy to...
I'm not sure why it's taking you so long to simply construct one and let us have a look...
Again, your current offering is still a long way from being screen accurate.

 

[jholko]

Sometimes we are given insider images that cannot be publicly shared to protect those who provided them, through the "information" contained therein can be used and often even shared without endangering the source. In this particular case, I'm happy to provide measurements that I've got of any parts (collar height, pocket length, etc)... I just can't post the photos unless specifically told I can do so.

What we would love to see is an actual coat with those would-be accurate specs you purport to be privy to...
I'm not sure why it's taking you so long to simply construct one and let us have a look...
Again, your current offering is still a long way from being screen accurate.

Absolutely Mechanismo, totally agree. Indy Magnoli - why didn't you talk about this in any of our correspondence when I was ordering my coat only weeks ago? I'm more than happy to ship the coat back to you and have it modified to the SA dimensions you are continually hinting at. I'll even pay for the shipping both ways. What I won't do, is order another coat (or product) from you until you demonstrably demonstrate the SA of your revisions. What say you Indy? Where do we go from here?

 

[Mechanismo]

Guys if you are going to purchase the uniqlo coat - something very important to watch out for. don't make my mistake. special thanks again here to Mechanismo and his sharp eye for catching these issues. The Uniqlo provides great material material but it is double-sided in a lot of parts and using the double-sided parts might make it look nice and bulky but it creates all sorts of tailoring issues. I strongly recommend using the one sided part at least for the lapels. We jare ust now noticing these. It will take awhile to fix this. So stay tuned this coat s going to get improved and look even better fairly soon.

Further to my earlier post above, just a heads-up, for anyone thinking of replacing your coat's shearling, make sure it's one-sided as shown here:

Although I haven't tried this myself yet, to give the collar a bit more rigidness, ask your tailor about also adding an inner layer of buckram. The next time I replace my shearling (probably next fall) I'm going to give this a try. It's a good solution to solve any floppiness issues and I suspect this was possibly used in the movie coat also.

 

[mtortori65]

For me, it would be a no brainer to buy the SR coat if the short side of the collar was shifted. To me it is a distinct feature and one of my favorite design choices. I just want a coat that will look good aesthetically.

 

[Mechanismo]

Hi guys,

Since I’ve gotten a few PMs about this, I thought I’d put together a quick PDF guide for anyone who is interested in updating their Soul Revolver coat with the re-positioned collar and the new shearling.

Essentially, it’s a quick ‘tip sheet’/guide to provide a tailor. Here are the screen shots, but I’ve included the PDF itself if anyone is interested in printing it out.

Hope it helps!

 

[mtortori65]

Hi guys,

Since I’ve gotten a few PM about this, I thought I’d put together a quick PDF guide for anyone who is interested in updating their Soul Revolver coat with the re-positioned collar and the new shearling.

Essentially, it’s a quick ‘tip sheet’/guide to provide a tailor. Here are the screen shots, but I’ve included the PDF itself if anyone is interested in printing it out.

Hope it helps!

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Wow! Excellent guide, thank you for this.

 

[joberg]

Very well explained Mechanismo

 

[ChiefSmackahoe]

I'm still selling my Medium Soul Revolver jacket if anyone is interested.

 

[Jameel Ur]

Really impressed with the vastly improved shoulder panel structuring/padding. Looks terrific!
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Hey could you let me know which brand 'is this coat?

 

[Mechanismo]

Hey could you let me know which brand 'is this coat?

Soul Revolver.

 

[Jameel Ur]

Oh I thought SR using waxed canvas fabric as shown in movie.
I'm sorry but they constructed shoulder panel wrongly.
Shoulder panel looks like a cap that fit on shoulder.

 

[Jameel Ur]

Here is another image with the revised Magnoli collar pulled into the 'Ryan' position. As you can see - its pretty much identical in terms of size. The photo angle is not quite the same.. but its so close in terms of size I don't think it matters.
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The collar looks great.

 

[Shahrooz]

It would be great if new members could at least attempt to familiarize themselves with this thread so that we dont have to rehash issues/open points that we've already discussed ad nauseam.

 

[Jameel Ur]

Hello guys,

I'm watching this thread since couple of month and saw some odds messages about coat construction.
interesting thing is that, there are different coats used in movie according to scene but, here people are asking same details in one.

 

[Mechanismo]

Hello guys,

I'm watching this thread since couple of month and saw some odds messages about coat construction.
interesting thing is that, there are different coats used in movie according to scene but, here people are asking same details in one.

Not too sure what you mean by “odds messages”… I can’t speak for everyone, but one of the principle aims here is discussing/addressing the pros and cons of the currently available retail coats while suggesting specific and practical ways to improve their screen accuracy.

Practically, that also means trying to bring together as many of those main SA specs into one coat. In other words, I’m not sure anyone is interested in owning a series of nearly identical coats to match a given scene from the movie… But those different details you refer to are nevertheless interesting. If you have some fresh insight you’d like to share, terrific.

 

[Jameel Ur]

Not too sure what you mean by “odds messages”… I can’t speak for everyone, but one of the principle aims here is discussing/addressing the pros and cons of the currently available retail coats while suggesting specific and practical ways to improve their screen accuracy.

Practically, that also means trying to bring together as many of those main SA specs into one coat. In other words, I’m not sure anyone is interested in owning a series of nearly identical coats to match a given scene from the movie… But those different details you refer to are nevertheless interesting. If you have some fresh insight you’d like to share, terrific.

Thanks for reply.
I have seen these 3 coat images with different size of lapel, and all of right and functional.
If any manufacturer adopt any size from those images so he would be right I think.
Besides collar height would be vary person to person I read somewhere about collar height.
As jholko said, his collar height was 6.5", his collar looks good but perhaps 6.5" collar doesn't fit to others.
So, I think who wants screen accurate coats they should place custom order if they can measures surely.

BTW, which brand's coat is good so far in your opinions?

Thank you,