Canuck Panda
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It's suppose to be this Hercules, I think, the steerhide version:
And from all the fit photos and sizing info I am quite certain it could be built on the same pattern block as my Rainbow Country one:
The RMC Freeman may or may not have the ") (" at the waist, like the RC, I am not sure. The S&S model messed up by cinching the bottom, if he just un cinched it should look better.
The biggest thing that stopped me from buying the RMC Freeman was its 262000 yen price tag. If it were under 180000 yen I'd already bought it. My reasoning behind this is because I could get a Horween steerhide one with the repro labels and all the period details from GW for $1600 something, unless he increased his prices recently. I would have to wait a while but he is also one of the only makers who went as far as to reproduce the label and all.
The GW fit is very similar to the RC, just a bit shorter a the back, and a little more room at the armpits, making his jackets more "Y" shaped. Below is my GW HB fit, I would imagine his Hercules will be built using this as a base but with all the Hercules details.
Buying repro jackets is like fishing. I can go to an expensive aquarium and buy the most expensive fish, or I can take my time, enjoying the sun and have a drink and wait for the right fish to swim onto my hook.
Those with the means and no time to waste, why not, life is too short. Please buy this Freeman jacket so we can live through your experience.
But if you sit around long enough, there are better deals. The current Mobster is 242000 yen, I lucked into one BNWT for 160000 yen on the used market. Patience has its own rewards... RMC is upsizing their entire line, and their Japanese customers will end up with a jacket that's one size or two too big, and these BNWT jackets will show up on the used market sooner or later...
And from all the fit photos and sizing info I am quite certain it could be built on the same pattern block as my Rainbow Country one:
The RMC Freeman may or may not have the ") (" at the waist, like the RC, I am not sure. The S&S model messed up by cinching the bottom, if he just un cinched it should look better.
The biggest thing that stopped me from buying the RMC Freeman was its 262000 yen price tag. If it were under 180000 yen I'd already bought it. My reasoning behind this is because I could get a Horween steerhide one with the repro labels and all the period details from GW for $1600 something, unless he increased his prices recently. I would have to wait a while but he is also one of the only makers who went as far as to reproduce the label and all.
The GW fit is very similar to the RC, just a bit shorter a the back, and a little more room at the armpits, making his jackets more "Y" shaped. Below is my GW HB fit, I would imagine his Hercules will be built using this as a base but with all the Hercules details.
Buying repro jackets is like fishing. I can go to an expensive aquarium and buy the most expensive fish, or I can take my time, enjoying the sun and have a drink and wait for the right fish to swim onto my hook.
Those with the means and no time to waste, why not, life is too short. Please buy this Freeman jacket so we can live through your experience.
But if you sit around long enough, there are better deals. The current Mobster is 242000 yen, I lucked into one BNWT for 160000 yen on the used market. Patience has its own rewards... RMC is upsizing their entire line, and their Japanese customers will end up with a jacket that's one size or two too big, and these BNWT jackets will show up on the used market sooner or later...