Feedback received on my Infamous submittal. Once approved, I'll be the CRL model. Really, the feedback isn't that bad and almost all things I can correct rather easily.
First, the collar needs some Velcro at the back to keep it down.
20180803_133421 by
Michael Halstead, on Flickr
Sewing onto leather is tough and I don't suggest it unless you have a pair of needle nose pliers handy, which I do!
Now the collar will lay flat as it should:
20180803_133443 by
Michael Halstead, on Flickr
Then, the trim around the sleeves, where I needed to round it off, was a bit jagged. So I was tasked to clean that up.
20180803_134417 by
Michael Halstead, on Flickr
20180803_134424 by
Michael Halstead, on Flickr
The gloves needed weathering on the back leather panel, so I weathered all the light brown leather to match reference images:
20180803_141130 by
Michael Halstead, on Flickr
20180803_154456 by
Michael Halstead, on Flickr
This is the tough part. The metal plate on the hat needed to be a slightly different shape. The options here are to change what I have, cutting up my third, and best hat, or building a whole new hat. I'm out of leather for now so I'm going with option one to see if that can pass muster before I spend more money on this build. But the thought that the last tiny bit of expenses would discourage me is a bit comical. So, I cut up what I had and painted it. Doesn't look like I changed it much...
20180803_154446 by
Michael Halstead, on Flickr
The last item is to make sure my kick plates are flush against my feet while I'm wearing the boots. I figure for that I'll put the boots on and then hit them with the heat gun since the kick plates are Worbla. That can be done when I kit up again. So, I'll submit these changes and see what they think! Fingers crossed!
