Hi. First off, amazing work. While absolutely not being a fan of a 'full-size' replicas, i truly value work you've done on clothes. I'm currently in progress in creating my own 'Reo / Mod' shirt - and, of course, 'punkish' M65 jacket. Will you allow a few questions of so?
1: The shirt. Your replica is an exact copy, how did you managed to get that far, i wonder? I'm recreating pattern via 'Adobe Illustrator' / 'Photoshop', but my version much more 'heavier' (i have 'traced' some Hot Toys shirt from 'Tech Noir' Terminator, then did much of work with precise colour scheme).
2: The jacket. Once again, stunning job on everything. I had no problem with the leather and studs, but that's just a biggest part of the whole picture. First off, where did you get *gray* M65? As i know, they are no longer produced even by Ultra Force. I grabbed mine on ebay just by some lucky accident...
I assume you've used 'Lock Link' chain, right? Sadly, it is impossible to find those babies here in Russia... Anyways, could you spare me the details on epaulette carbine? What's the exact model, have you got some close photos of it? Plus, if that's not hard, could you please tell me more about lacing; did you used nylon or leather?
Thank you so much for respond. I should once again state, that your replica is just beyond this world!