I agree with maton's idea about leaving a small indent for a logo sticker to be placed. Another member on here could make and sell them. Or even just a file be made for people to make them themselves.
BTTF Marty Sunglasses
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I agree with maton's idea about leaving a small indent for a logo sticker to be placed. Another member on here could make and sell them. Or even just a file be made for people to make them themselves.
I'm playing around with some ideas... we'll figure this out, one way or another. 
formula388
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I'm playing around with some ideas... we'll figure this out, one way or another.
How about Ziess?
J EM
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I think it is still too close.
Why not MCFLY? That one seemed to go over everyone's head. Or maybe just leave a block or 5 there.
formula388
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I see it all the time at stores that sell cheap products trying to pass it off as another. Being that this is a reproduction, I think not using the name but using a close one isnt a bad thing. Weiss or seiss would also work for me.
HyperShadow
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Would be pretty cool to make it say "OUTATIME" in the Zeiss logo style (probably too long though) or even just BTTF. MCFLY would be pretty rad.
For measurements contact TheRealMcFly. He has the correct pair of Zeiss glasses.
For measurements contact TheRealMcFly. He has the correct pair of Zeiss glasses.
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The shape of the guard on the Zeiss glasses is totally different from what you find on Ray Ban's aviators and other similar knock-offs, although they do appear similar at a distance. A true replica of these shades are not just an off-the-shelf generic aviator painted black with a similarly shaped guard.
But would it be a true replica, or just some black aviators with a similar guard on top? There are many nuances of the correct frame that diverge from a typical aviator style. As an example, observe how the metal over the nose is uniquely shaped/placed. Also, the nosepads use a bayonet style mount that is exclusively Zeiss. These are just a few things I think a replica should 'get.' I am happy to provide the correct dimensions.
We expect the lenses to be mirrored, but are they really? They look mirrored in the 1955 exterior promo shots but in the movie itself I see a plain dark lens reflecting studio lights. A shame we never see them in 1955, could be a West Germany joke on a deleted science reel.
But would it be a true replica, or just some black aviators with a similar guard on top? There are many nuances of the correct frame that diverge from a typical aviator style. As an example, observe how the metal over the nose is uniquely shaped/placed. Also, the nosepads use a bayonet style mount that is exclusively Zeiss. These are just a few things I think a replica should 'get.' I am happy to provide the correct dimensions.
We expect the lenses to be mirrored, but are they really? They look mirrored in the 1955 exterior promo shots but in the movie itself I see a plain dark lens reflecting studio lights. A shame we never see them in 1955, could be a West Germany joke on a deleted science reel.
maton
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Rather than leaving the bridge bar blank, which I really wouldn't mind as you can always add a logo if you wanted, I don't mind the MCFLY idea! I think that's pretty neat actually! Also instead of West Germany, it could be replaced by HILL VALLEY. Could be a fun little detail. 
Almost forgot. They do exist, I found them a little over a year ago.
Magnoli, don't forget the detail on the arm. Feel free to reach out to me for details if you are serious about a replica.
Magnoli, don't forget the detail on the arm. Feel free to reach out to me for details if you are serious about a replica.
Now that you mention it, I do think that they had plain black lenses instead of mirrored.
I want them! They look beautiful!
I really like the MCFLY Hill Valley idea for the logo. These would be true replicas as close as we can get, except for the logo. Also, we'll really have to nail down the lens type. This may be one of those cases where truly screen accurate is not what people have in their minds for these. They might be expecting mirror lenses regardless of what the originals had.
If they are truly black lenses, then you could add in the description stating evidence and facts to assure what they are getting is screen accurate.
formula388
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I don't think they are black...
What do you guys think of this logo:
I like it. How convenient that West Germany and Hill Valley both end in a lowercase y.
Would it be possible to keep ZEISS West Germany by simply eliminating a few of the vertical lines? That was the compromise on some replica on Han Solo Hero scopes.
Would it be possible to keep ZEISS West Germany by simply eliminating a few of the vertical lines? That was the compromise on some replica on Han Solo Hero scopes.
The problem is that it would still say "ZEISS" but in what would basically be a modified font. If you wanted it to look the same, but not say ZEISS, we could change it to something like 83188 in the same font. That would immediately look like ZEISS, but be a completely different text.
For example:
HyperShadow
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I think that looks interesting and really like how the "MCFLY Hill Valley" logo looks too. If there's the dedication there to working with TheRealMcFly on getting a replica of these done right, then I wouldn't mind getting a pair.
