teddykrueger
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The Terminator 1984- Kyle Reese Trench Coats, Shoes, and more
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KyleReese2015
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Go to the first page of this thread, and you'll see a clear shot of the size label of the first coat he takes from the rack. I think its a size 34 regular. But go amd double check
Also this is to anyone on here. Does anyone know if the black coat Kyle gets after his arrest/escape from the Police Station shootout is a Vietnam trench coat? It looks oddly small on him, and looks to be more of a civilian type of trench coat. I could be wrong, but I will search eBay and compare the images that Nick posted on the first page
MattBlack
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The guys on Filmjackets had some info about the black coat a while back - about two thirds down this thread:
The Terminator 1984- Kyle Reese Trench Coat(s) - FILMJACKETS.COM
KyleReese2015
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It more or less is the same information as it was presented on here. Funny enough, I searched up eBay and black army coats exist. However the cuff strap is different. It has a pointed end rather than the square end like his first green Vietnam coat. Also, there might not be a button to hold down that storm flap on the left side. As well as it being a small size on Kyle. I did find a 38S, however I don't know how to acquire a small fitting army trench coat as those tend to run larger than normal
Ha! I started that thread as well!
KyleReese2015
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You are one dedicated Kyle Reese fan. Glad to meet others like myself that take a liking to Kyle.
Has anyone had any luck with alts to the Vandals? Maybe a Nike shoe that looks close enough to the Vandals?
KyleReese2015
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OK I just visited an army surplus store. They had a bunch of trench coats. And from what the shop owner said they make them in a Short, Regular, or Long version. Also a 34-38 is a small, whereas the 38-40 is a small/medium.
I did find an xs on eBay. It's black, and a size 38XS. If anyone here has any military knowledge on trench coat sizes you can chime in. I would think the XS would be a tiny tiny fit, but I'm not so sure
I did find an xs on eBay. It's black, and a size 38XS. If anyone here has any military knowledge on trench coat sizes you can chime in. I would think the XS would be a tiny tiny fit, but I'm not so sure
BTTFSpencer
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I think Michael was/is about 5'11-6'0, pretty muscular... yet lean in some places in the film. Those jackets run big though. I'm a bigger dude, about the same height as Michael Biehn and I could fit into the jacket that Data wore from the Goonies, so could my 6'3 brother. It's an anomaly. My opinion only, when it doubt... maybe size down a touch.
Thanks for the information my good fellow.
Thanks for the information my good fellow.
teddykrueger
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Yesterday it happened, got my 1984 nike vandals signed by Michael Biehn! SUCH a nice guy, very talkative, humble and cool as hell!
teddykrueger
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teddykrueger
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Great! He really is cool!
BTTFSpencer
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It pleases me to see him enthusiastic about the shoes!! I always wanted to meet him but I never thought he would be that interested, really makes me smile. Congratulations!
In other news...
Does anybody have an opinion on what size coat Reese wears?
In other news...
Does anybody have an opinion on what size coat Reese wears?
BTTFSpencer
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I would like to begin putting together a costume of my own. I am the same height as Michael and I'm working on getting in shape and being able to cosplay is a great incentive.
As far as I can tell (which isn't extremely far) my best guess is that he is wearing a 38L. I've had some experience with military raincoats and I managed to have my brother model a 36L, he is 6'4 and slim. Michael is 6'0 (although people do tend to "round up", even world class athletes) and he was something in between slim, much like a marathon runner, with some muscle put on... without being body builder style toned. I think a 38L is in the ballpark.
I tried my best to figure it out simply based on reading the tag in screenshots but it isn't quite legible.
As far as I can tell (which isn't extremely far) my best guess is that he is wearing a 38L. I've had some experience with military raincoats and I managed to have my brother model a 36L, he is 6'4 and slim. Michael is 6'0 (although people do tend to "round up", even world class athletes) and he was something in between slim, much like a marathon runner, with some muscle put on... without being body builder style toned. I think a 38L is in the ballpark.
I tried my best to figure it out simply based on reading the tag in screenshots but it isn't quite legible.
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mattycsi
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A friend and I are doing Reese and Tech Noir T-800 cosplay next year.
I'm Reese.
Looking around for vandals and most are way out of my price range. So I had to get crafty. I got some Vandal high supremes quite cheap.
I went for these as all the components are there. They are black suede so have that matt black look which I find is closer to the orignals than the re release leather versions.
I cut the plastic loop off the strap and sprayed it white. Also took the leather tab/logo off the end. I got some white polypropalene strap and velcro and remade the straps white. I had a lucky find of some small rubber logos, so they got glued onto the tongues.
All other logos and soles got sprayed white with RubberComp paint. Its a competitor to plastidip but they do a metallic silver. Which went over the swooshes, rear strap loop and tab on the strap. The results are pretty decent and I'm well happy with them.
I got hold of some grey rugby pants and procured an Ag274 coat. I have yet to weather the pants, I found quite a nice fabric for the shirt so thats on the backburner.
So this is where I'm up to.
I'm Reese.
Looking around for vandals and most are way out of my price range. So I had to get crafty. I got some Vandal high supremes quite cheap.
I went for these as all the components are there. They are black suede so have that matt black look which I find is closer to the orignals than the re release leather versions.
I cut the plastic loop off the strap and sprayed it white. Also took the leather tab/logo off the end. I got some white polypropalene strap and velcro and remade the straps white. I had a lucky find of some small rubber logos, so they got glued onto the tongues.
All other logos and soles got sprayed white with RubberComp paint. Its a competitor to plastidip but they do a metallic silver. Which went over the swooshes, rear strap loop and tab on the strap. The results are pretty decent and I'm well happy with them.
I got hold of some grey rugby pants and procured an Ag274 coat. I have yet to weather the pants, I found quite a nice fabric for the shirt so thats on the backburner.
So this is where I'm up to.
mattycsi
Master Member
Because the paint is basically a rubber film it is near impossible to mask it without the tape peeling it off. This made it hard to get the underneath swoosh on the sides white. Then I discovered tyre pens. I coloured in the edge of the tick and the stamped loge on the straps. They look a lot nicer now.
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