ROY X CONE contest, 1.1.11 - 2.1.12

[dr.house]

Doc - those are looking amazing! Make me wish I still had the dirt bike with studded tires!

Great pic dr. house ! That Barbour is sweet!

Man, stuff was pretty unreliable in the old days....

Thanks riff...and: WHAT'S THAT THING?

[ranonranonarat]

its a scaled up hamster wheel attached to skis. a real human child is supposed to fit inside, running along the thread of the inside wheel so that the belt pushes the ski along. since there wasnt said child, riff had to improvise and think out of the box (cage).

in all honesty, i have no idea what is that?!?!

[Paul T]

Well, there's an engine driving that big wheel at the back... it's kind of a land-based paddle steamer, no?

[crownzip]

Riff, Nice looking D-1 you're wearing.

[riff]

Ahaha! Thanks guys!

Well, it's a home-made snowmobile, of course! Powered by a Yamaha engine, and sadly, not mine! But Ranon has given me an idea for a build!

Crownzip, thanks! 3 years old & showing no signs of breaking in...

[Happy Hooligan]

Who made that D-1... I don't remember the seams on the forearms on mine when I had one.

[Joseph Hill]

I think we may have witnessed the new (if temporary) champion of cool things to do whilst wearing ROYs. And I mean no disrespect by calling it temporary. I only acknowledge that the magic that lies within these shared weaves and seams, brings out something special in all of us. Yea, we may all become, not supermen (or women), but super DUPER men (and women). And I should not wish to tether our future accomlishments with present superlatives.

Robbie, be thankful that you are not forced to endure unending hipster coffeedom. I haven't been to Frisco since the early eighties, but if it's worse than here in Seattle, then they could use another earthquake, quick. My somewhat well-off friend bought a couple of houses in rural Kansas (I mean rural by degrees compared to the rest of it). Heck he should have bought three, they're cheap. Anyhow, he decides to open a hip coffee joint in town (town being two streets and one stop light, no tricolor signal here, just a red flasher). Even if the residents could wrap their heads around the concept (they couldn't), there weren't enough around to pay to keep the lights on (so not long after, he didn't).

[zissou]

That snowmobile is amazing, riff! I can't wait to retire and build crazy shit like that.

Your jeans and belt are coming along so well, DocBlue.

Life has been pretty monotonous on this end. Lots of sitting in the office and painting at home. I am getting some nice fading on the lap and elsewhere.

It will be interesting to see what these jeans look like in a year. I'm already getting a little fraying on the inseam.

Oh, and I picked up a new beer to try. I've been enjoying another beer with coriander (New Belgium Trippel), so I thought I'd give it a shot. I also found out that the liquor store carries my favorite dark beer, but they were out

[Joseph Hill]

There is really one firearm that has to be a standout as complementary to a pair of ROYs. The steel blue denim, the walnut brown duck, the vintage class with the nod towards modern functionality, and of course the unabashed manliness is reflected beautifully in the .45 caliber Thompson!

That's right, I said it.

Just one more...

[roy6]

Nicely done, Joseph Hill.

I believe you promised some macros of the suspender buttons? Maybe you'll have time after you finish this run for the Chicago Outfit.

[lostinthesupermarket]

Now that's a gun!!

[rnrswitch]

This is beautiful, cuz it leads into the next contest. The next ROYxRisingSun contest will include a tommy gun instead of chambray chonies.

It does require that you knock over a brinks truck with it though or maybe at least liberate some political prisoners, a la The Panthers.

[djconcarne]

This contest is going nicely...Some crazy pics, great fits on everyone! Still jealous!

And lemme in on that ROYxRisingSun!!!!!! haha

[jaspar]

Man, stuff was pretty unreliable in the old days....

X-posted from Steampunk sex apparatus thread.

I honestly read these posts just to seethe with jealousy.

[mikecch]

Off to my psychiatry rotation - today was pretty relaxed, some cross-cultural/indigenous sensitivity training in the morning and learning about art therapy for mental health patients in the afternoon.

The Cunningham Dax Gallery, showcasing art work by sufferers of mental illness.

Located next to the very beautiful Royal Park.

Managed to snap a pic of the gallery's inside:

The theme was maternity - there were very provoking, and some quite disturbing, works.

[Sansome1877]

Anyone going to the Inspiration show, might want to stop over to the Long beach Aquarium... if you can find the time. Joseph, I think the Tommy gun goes well with the Roy's! Time to break out the Stermgavier rnr?

[SLAB]

great pictures Joseph

and if this Roy x Rising Sun ever materiales I want in!

[Joseph Hill]

That Cunningham Dax gallery looks up my alley. They might even let me contribute some works...

I really dig the train station. and yours is still operational. We've got a couple around, but have been defunct for ages.

ROY x Rising Sun/Deadgrass (Mikes contributive influence in the world is unavoidable) would be hot! An A.B. Elfelt-ish jacket maybe, so I wouldn't have to relinquish the ROY x Cones. Doublin' up the ROYs, doublin' up the gats, I'd be Two Fisted Tommy.

TOP OF THE WORLD, MA!

[CharlesBronson]

great pictures Joseph

and if this Roy x Rising Sun ever materiales I want in!

me too! bummed i missed the boat on this one but i'm really enjoying following it..could a denim jacket contest be in order?

[fardin]

i think your roys looks incredible mike. and i think the fit is beautiful

[ThisSunday]

This from a couple of weeks ago but it still looks like this. There's a car under this.

More blues & hairs

[morse9443]

What were you using to shoot these Mike? Great shots.

[eltopo]

Agreed awesome photos Mike!!!

What were you using to shoot these Mike? Great shots.

[dkatz]

Dang, looks like I may need to do some ROY x Cone accessory-shopping. Given that every day I'm fairly well surrounded by AK-47s, rusting shotguns and what appear to be WWII-era bolt action rifles. Pretty sure about 50% of these are non-functioning, but it'll still look good and that's what's important, right?

[cash]

Dang, looks like I may need to do some ROY x Cone accessory-shopping. Given that every day I'm fairly well surrounded by AK-47s, rusting shotguns and what appear to be WWII-era bolt action rifles. Pretty sure about 50% of these are non-functioning, but it'll still look good and that's what's important, right?

As for the Kalashnikov, assume that MoFo is working. Those guns are particularly difficult to break. The barrel and chamber are chromed, the gun is very, very simple in it's design. There are 100 million in the world -- replacement parts are cheap and easy to come by. All of this means it can kick around the bush with very little maintenance for a long time before the thing fails. A very, very deadly weapon at close range (almost impossible to hit what you aim for down range, though, due to the short barrel and mid-powered round). If you want to nerd out on the AK, read The Gunby CJ Chivers.

[Paul T]

Hi foiks,

HAd a chat with Cone last night, they're delighted with how this all going.

I'm sending over a bunch of production photos, and the Q&As, for them to use in their blog.

In a week or so I'll be sending over a bunch of photos of the jeans in action, maybe just a half dozen to start with.

We've all agreed to do this, it's in the opening page of the comp, but if you have anything you don't want me to send, or else a fave you'd like me to send, please email me (everyone should have my email from the first updates).

They'll just be used on their blog, nothing too commercial, apart from rnrswtich, whose photo will be retouched so it looks like he has "this location for rent" embroidered on his ass.

[robbie]

some macros

noticed the shell stitching starting to cause some abrasion near the right pocket

[mikecch]

Early morning breakfast...

Looks like my progress is a little behind

[roy6]

Download a pdf HERE.

[rnrswitch]

Too cool. Would rep but i am all outta it right now.