Agent Smith's Matrix 1 Glasses

[YinKoi]

Greetings! I'm new to the forums thing, so apologies if my formatting is incorrect. But here is something I'd like to share!

I'm definitely on the younger side, being born a 2000s kid, but I have been a matrix fan for years. The first film was a major influence on my mindset and approach to life growing up. And it absolutely was one of the biggest influences on my fashion sense and music taste. (the whole thing of all black clothes and leather/wool coats paired with skinny sunglasses while listening to rock, metal, and grungy electronic) One of the things I have always wanted was my own pair of matrix glasses. Most of the eyewear in the series are iconic in their own way, but the ones that stuck with me the most were the glasses that the agents wore. Particularly the one's from the first film.

Early on, I'd look for dark rectangular glasses in my local mall. They were pretty alright, but it didn't exactly capture the look of the agents' glasses.
(I still use these years later haha)

After a while, I tried to look online if there were any close matches, but unfortunately, I couldn't find any good ones. But then I saw the post on this forum about the Matrix 1 Neo glasses, so then I decided to try making them myself. I first started with cheap rimless glasses frames and some cheap thin lenses and these were the results;

Prototype 1:

Prototype 2:

Despite the price of the frames, the quality was actually pretty sturdy. The lenses however, weren't that great. The visual clarity was pretty bad and the shape wasn't quite right. So I tried again with better lenses. Fortunately, I had plenty of references to use. Using screenshots from the 4k release, Andrew Neis Stunts' collection video, and the prop auction photos, I was able to get a lens shape that was much closer to the one in the film.

Photo for comparison:

I also tried it with thicker frames to make it look like the Blinde "Cube" that the agents' eyewear were based on.

And for probably the most accurate one I could make, I decided to shape and customize the frames myself, as well as redo the lens shape.

Finally, here are the results:

For comparison:

Thoughts, comments, and reactions are welcomed!

 

[stussy]

Nice job mate,they look great.

 

[RKodak]

Sorry i used to have an older account on here, but it was inactive for over a year. Way too long. Just to be up front. Last time i was on here i was talking witha gentleman who was refining his 3D models for Small Soldiers toy replicas? 3d printing and all, then the guy decided to charge $800 a toy! EpicaReplicasdotcom, fully painted of course. Of course I found turboman after that through Etsy as well so all worked out and it’s licensed.
Apologies you are more 2000s lol, you sir have touched on something I bought from here, a seller who documented his journey to replicate the interrogation scene, the File Agent Smith pulls out for Thomas Anderson? Did the photos in it and the badge for work, the social security card. Tons of stuff. It’s still on here I’m sure under that tag line I highly recommend!
But the GLASSES. Wow, have thought having Agent smiths glasses to complete doing a re enact of Agent Smiths scenes in the movie would be a fun experience of a lifetime!
Like you found all the cheaper versions over the past 5 years, before I got the file replica from the artisan on here.
And your Smith Glasses are the best! No lie

 

[RKodak]

I’m sorry for blubbering on. By any chance is there a fraction of a way these bad boys could come in a larger size? For a man with a bigger noggin’? That is of course if you were willing to make another pair or two if I may ask? Could the size be altered. I mean this isn’t a listing for glasses that are for sale, I’m sorry. But I hope it’s ok to inquire a bit. I couldn’t believe it. I saw your post but figured I’d just missed from all the times before and this was four years old lol. But again just asking. And no matter what they are magnificent likenesses! Craft the 2nd movie glasses and you’ll have people blowing up your email! I know that. But you must too.
Sorry that was unintentionally condescending.
Bravo! And thank you for putting in the work! True artists post here. I love it!