Bit too obsessional for me, this stuff about removing the hood and buttons.
Come on, lads, it makes the coat way LESS useful....
You know, just 'cos the prod designer/director had DC's hood removed so he didn't look like a trainspotter/Brit on a family camping holiday, doesn't mean you have to follow suit...
Bit too obsessional for me, this stuff about removing the hood and buttons.
Come on, lads, it makes the coat way LESS useful....
You know, just 'cos the prod designer/director had DC's hood removed so he didn't look like a trainspotter/Brit on a family camping holiday, doesn't mean you have to follow suit...
Well said, I think you sold me from making these alterations.
I am surprised they removed the zipper when the hood is all ready so removable. However, my thoughts are, I wouldn't have spent $700 on a coat unless it was featured in Skyfall, and if that's why I'm getting it, I'm going to make it look like the movie one.
I've got plenty of hooded jackets, raincoats, hats, and umbrellas to keep me warm and dry.
I am surprised they removed the zipper when the hood is all ready so removable. However, my thoughts are, I wouldn't have spent $700 on a coat unless it was featured in Skyfall, and if that's why I'm getting it, I'm going to make it look like the movie one.
I've got plenty of hooded jackets, raincoats, hats, and umbrellas to keep me warm and dry.
Okay, but will you put it in a room of museum-piece screen accurate James Bond kit?
Or will you wear it and try and make maximum use out of it?
Without hood and buttons, will it really make you feel or look more like JB or DC ?
I might display it, but that wont stop me from ever grabbing it if I want to wear it.
I do understand that I am lessening the max use per se, by removing the hood, but I got a snug fit anyway (because it issimilar to bond), so I've already limited myself to shirts and thin sweaters underneath.
As far as looking more like JB, yes, I believe it will, because that is what his looks like But no, I'm not going to cosplay as bond or anything.
Just to clarify, my tone in this response isn't aggressive so I hope it doesn't come off this way. I've collected movie props and costumes from tons of genres, but there's something that has been so unique to Bond collecting and I think it stems with Bond essentially being a style as well, so it goes beyond just buying and displaying. With that, I say "to each his own" and I'd love to hear more people's opinions on this.
I use JB as a guide for kit and wouldn't buy anything I couldn't use. Don't have the replica credit cards, Golden Guns, Jaws teeth, or anything in the way of replica props.
And I can really work the 40+ greying, knackered look totallly naturally ;% B-)
Just so happened the weather turned nasty today and it was spitting all day and very cold for once. Cold enough to make your hands freeze. Fall has arrived in Canada. I have never been this excited about Fall before. )
Wore the jacket today, turning in the inside flap is pretty simple and can't be noticed once you do so that's a keeper. Haven't decided about the hood. I wore a thicker undershirt with a collared shirt and a thin V-Net sweater + the jacket. It was still very roomy as a Large so I will have to bring it in later and shorten the sleeves. As far as cold goes I felt nothing in fact it was very cozy despite the bitter cold.
Come on Guys , show some initiative here !! ) I've had my jacket for 3 weeks , and I had it screen accurate within an hour of getting it . You don't need to send it to Barbour , and wait weeks for it to be returned . The buttons come off easily , and if you rub the material with a rough cloth , the wax will spread over the holes .
The collar zip ?? ............Take some scissors to it !! The material that holds the zip on (that attaches the zip to the collar) is as soft as tissue paper . You can cut right through it , without unpicking any stitching at all !! Don't be afraid
Great pictures! How much were the modifications, Seamast, and how long did they take?
The cost was 0. I did the modifications myself in one day in the afternoon. The modifications are easy. The most difficult was sew the chest flap, but with patience you can do it yourself. I repeat the wax is very important if you want a perfect result, although the result without wax is OK.
I repeat the wax is very important if you want a perfect result, although the result without wax is OK.
I've had a Barbour for about ten years and every year or two it needs re-waxing (depending on how wet it has become in the preceeding year). As someone mentioned earlier, you can send it to Barbour and they'll re-wax it for you, but it's pretty straightforward - if a little tedious - to do it yourself. Buy the tin of Barbour wax and all you need is a bowl of boiling water, a hairdryer and an hour or two. It's not much fun, but your jacket looks as good as new afterwards and will last forever if you do it whenever it needs doing. The same would apply to re-applying wax after any alterations.
Come on Guys , show some initiative here !! ) I've had my jacket for 3 weeks , and I had it screen accurate within an hour of getting it . You don't need to send it to Barbour , and wait weeks for it to be returned . The buttons come off easily , and if you rub the material with a rough cloth , the wax will spread over the holes .
The collar zip ?? ............Take some scissors to it !! The material that holds the zip on (that attaches the zip to the collar) is as soft as tissue paper . You can cut right through it , without unpicking any stitching at all !! Don't be afraid
I repeat the wax is very important if you want a perfect result, although the result without wax is OK.
I've had a Barbour for about ten years and every year or two it needs re-waxing (depending on how wet it has become in the preceeding year). As someone mentioned earlier, you can send it to Barbour and they'll re-wax it for you, but it's pretty straightforward - if a little tedious - to do it yourself. Buy the tin of Barbour wax and all you need is a bowl of boiling water, a hairdryer and an hour or two. It's not much fun, but your jacket looks as good as new afterwards and will last forever if you do it whenever it needs doing. The same would apply to re-applying wax after any alterations.
Come on Guys , show some initiative here !! ) I've had my jacket for 3 weeks , and I had it screen accurate within an hour of getting it . You don't need to send it to Barbour , and wait weeks for it to be returned . The buttons come off easily , and if you rub the material with a rough cloth , the wax will spread over the holes .
The collar zip ?? ............Take some scissors to it !! The material that holds the zip on (that attaches the zip to the collar) is as soft as tissue paper . You can cut right through it , without unpicking any stitching at all !! Don't be afraid
Kind of wishing you hadn't posted that...it's the sort of thing that will make me try, and I'll just mess it up! I need the sleeves taken up anyway, maybe I'll see what my tailor can do about the zipper after I see the Barbour quote.
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Would love to see pics when it comes back of the alterations.
Did they quote you for that? And you had to send where? Be great to see it when you get it back
Come on, lads, it makes the coat way LESS useful....
You know, just 'cos the prod designer/director had DC's hood removed so he didn't look like a trainspotter/Brit on a family camping holiday, doesn't mean you have to follow suit...
Well said, I think you sold me from making these alterations.
I've got plenty of hooded jackets, raincoats, hats, and umbrellas to keep me warm and dry.
Okay, but will you put it in a room of museum-piece screen accurate James Bond kit?
Or will you wear it and try and make maximum use out of it?
Without hood and buttons, will it really make you feel or look more like JB or DC ?
I do understand that I am lessening the max use per se, by removing the hood, but I got a snug fit anyway (because it issimilar to bond), so I've already limited myself to shirts and thin sweaters underneath.
As far as looking more like JB, yes, I believe it will, because that is what his looks like
Just to clarify, my tone in this response isn't aggressive so I hope it doesn't come off this way. I've collected movie props and costumes from tons of genres, but there's something that has been so unique to Bond collecting and I think it stems with Bond essentially being a style as well, so it goes beyond just buying and displaying. With that, I say "to each his own" and I'd love to hear more people's opinions on this.
I use JB as a guide for kit and wouldn't buy anything I couldn't use. Don't have the replica credit cards, Golden Guns, Jaws teeth, or anything in the way of replica props.
And I can really work the 40+ greying, knackered look totallly naturally ;% B-)
Thoughts on that?
Wore the jacket today, turning in the inside flap is pretty simple and can't be noticed once you do so that's a keeper. Haven't decided about the hood. I wore a thicker undershirt with a collared shirt and a thin V-Net sweater + the jacket. It was still very roomy as a Large so I will have to bring it in later and shorten the sleeves. As far as cold goes I felt nothing in fact it was very cozy despite the bitter cold.
I LOVE this jacket!
I took the pictures trying to capture the defects, but it was very difficult for my. The holes are impossible to see.
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The collar zip ?? ............Take some scissors to it !! The material that holds the zip on (that attaches the zip to the collar) is as soft as tissue paper . You can cut right through it , without unpicking any stitching at all !! Don't be afraid
The cost was 0. I did the modifications myself in one day in the afternoon. The modifications are easy. The most difficult was sew the chest flap, but with patience you can do it yourself. I repeat the wax is very important if you want a perfect result, although the result without wax is OK.
I've had a Barbour for about ten years and every year or two it needs re-waxing (depending on how wet it has become in the preceeding year). As someone mentioned earlier, you can send it to Barbour and they'll re-wax it for you, but it's pretty straightforward - if a little tedious - to do it yourself. Buy the tin of Barbour wax and all you need is a bowl of boiling water, a hairdryer and an hour or two. It's not much fun, but your jacket looks as good as new afterwards and will last forever if you do it whenever it needs doing. The same would apply to re-applying wax after any alterations.
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Excellent advice thanks
Well, I've got the coat - but would rather take a blunt instrument to my eyeballs than even touch it to make it 100% SA!
But then, it rains a lot where I live.
Kind of wishing you hadn't posted that...it's the sort of thing that will make me try, and I'll just mess it up! I need the sleeves taken up anyway, maybe I'll see what my tailor can do about the zipper after I see the Barbour quote.