Full Count 2009 Contest Redux

[mr.invincible]

good point there

[salaami]

i just hope ya'll get your jawns soon. then this contest will really take off. something tells me this will be the best contest yet...i can already see cats complaining about the thread strength. word to the wise: go to a hair store, and get one of those curved needles girls use to sew in 'tracks'. its thick, and its curved so you dont need a thimble. e-mail gordon now, and ask him for some thread. the thread he'll send you is stronger than FC thread imho. your'e gonna need it within the first 60-90 days. 4 sho. the denim, however is quite tougher than its softness immediately implies...

[mr.invincible]

damn i think i am going to hop on this jeans.

so tempting, waiting for his Gordon's reponse on the arcs and the littler perks. I want to see what the arcs and how we are going to do it.

I hope these will be the best contest ever yet.

[Denim Phenom]

any updates DP?

I haven't heard anything from Gordon in a few days. I'm sure he's busy with other e-mails, the end of the Warehouse contest, and other BiG stuff.

I'm sure that the jeans are being reproduced and close to being done. FC seems like they can produce jeans fairly quick so I imagine we'll have these by the end of the month.

That's just hope talking though.

[mofonyx]

Looking forward to having you in the mix mr invincible.

Fingers crossed here too. Late January would be a good time to start. I've waited very much longer for things (15 months and still it hasn't shown up).

[Denim Phenom]

What are you waiting on mofo?

Gordon e-mailed 11 pictures of the jeans which I'll put up when I get to work. They look like site pictures so he's probably loading them there as well.

Over the weekend he heard from the last guys and sent those numbers to FC. He should get a timeline from them soon.

[H.Bosch]

That's good news!

In the spirit of fairness, as Gordon wrote in the email to all participants, maybe he could ship the jeans that has to travel to us here in europe a few days earlier?...Just a thought.

[mofonyx]

What are you waiting on mofo?

Gordon e-mailed 11 pictures of the jeans which I'll put up when I get to work. They look like site pictures so he's probably loading them there as well.

Over the weekend he heard from the last guys and sent those numbers to FC. He should get a timeline from them soon.

It's an audio amplifier that never made it in the post, got returned to sender. The sender then moved out of his address and subsequently changed his mobile number. I can only contact him by email, which he replies sporadically. There's absolutely no way of retrieving this and I think the time and effort in finding out where exactly my $550 went isn't worth it.

On the other hand, that sounds like awesome news on the jeans. This thread always excites me.

[SLAB]

That's good news!

In the spirit of fairness, as Gordon wrote in the email to all participants, maybe he could ship the jeans that has to travel to us here in europe a few days earlier?...Just a thought.

yeah, not only do they take longer to arrive but they might be stopped by customs causing an extra delay...

[Denim Phenom]

That's good news!

In the spirit of fairness, as Gordon wrote in the email to all participants, maybe he could ship the jeans that has to travel to us here in europe a few days earlier?...Just a thought.

I just sent him an e-mail and asked the question, we'll see what he says.

[Knugget]

It doesn't really matter when people actually receive the jeans. Assuming everyone participating in this contest has a little bit of honor and integrity, we should be able to start at the same time.

[Denim Phenom]

aren't we just going to do the newspaper method, so people will get a year no matter what?

Yes, we will be doing that.

Although, it doesn't hurt to ask Gordon is he can send them a little earlier so they start around the same time. Not a big deal.

[mr.invincible]

are we having trouble with the arcs?

i ask this because I can possibly make the cardstocks so it can be used.

[Denim Phenom]

are we having trouble with the arcs?

i ask this because I can possibly make the cardstocks so it can be used.

I don't think we are. I think Gordon is waiting on word from FC.

[Denim Phenom]

I just sent him an e-mail and asked the question, we'll see what he says.

Gordon said they planned on sending the Euro pairs earlier so we should all start around the same time.

[driftingdunk]

did he happen to have an expected ship date? or any info on when BiG expects to recieve them?

[Denim Phenom]

did he happen to have an expected ship date? or any info on when BiG expects to recieve them?

He didn't include any of that in the e-mail. I don't think he knows yet.

[salaami]

i went outside on lunch-break today around sunset, and when i looked @my jeans, it was like 'wow!' i didn't realize how much the dye had been affected until i saw it in a certain spectrum of light. it was like putting on a 'clean' black shirt, and going to a black light party. i won't soak these for a while....

[driftingdunk]

thanks for the update DP, and salaami, why must you tease, man..

[Denim Phenom]

The 39" inseam contest models are being sewn as we speak. They should arrive in NYC in about two weeks. I imagine we'll all have them around the 1st week of February, maybe 2nd week.

[mr.invincible]

So I had my sammies hemmed recently and I asked my sis to send it back down from norcal since it was hemmed from self edge and she didn't put a tracking number and now I have been waiting for almost a week and half for it. If my jeans are lost, I don't think I should be part of it since I lost a lot of money on those jeans....

but i should replace it...

[locallau]

i feel like i did in the middle of december waiting for the 1st of january. those two weeks were not pleasant in terms of being patient. i really do hope nothing else goes wrong with these jeans.

[frostanubis]

same here, but i still have hope =D

[salaami]

i'm just trying to give you all lil tidbits to know what to expect in the near:rolleyes:future. im painting arcs and tab tonight. maybe pics in morn. front pocket thread is now broken on both sides. must've occured while @work. i'll fix it tommorow when im off.

[mofonyx]

show us pictures

[JayFourEyes]

A link to a blog post about Miki and Fullcount.

[salaami]

painted my own arcs&tab last night. i would advise you dudes use acrylic paint, and mix in a good amount (2:1) ratio approx. of fabric medium. it makes the paint more flexy. i painted a layer, and then baked(yes, baked) them to cure @ 285 degrees farenheit for like 2 minutes per layer. so ive baked these bitches like 8 times. trust denim needs @least 500 degress for a time to burn. baking sets the paint like a mofo. i got the paint from ben franklin. a buck a bottle. i can tell they are going to take a while to dissapear, if ever. i'll post pics this weekend.

[mofonyx]

painted my own arcs&tab last night. i would advise you dudes use acrylic paint, and mix in a good amount (2:1) ratio approx. of fabric medium. it makes the paint more flexy. i painted a layer, and then baked(yes, baked) them to cure @ 285 degrees farenheit for like 2 minutes per layer. so ive baked these bitches like 8 times. trust denim needs @least 500 degress for a time to burn. baking sets the paint like a mofo. i got the paint from ben franklin. a buck a bottle. i can tell they are going to take a while to dissapear, if ever. i'll post pics this weekend.

wouldn't it be a better idea to iron them to set the paint?

thanks for the tips, am looking forward to the pictures.

[Knugget]

I think I may sound like an idiot when I say this since I don't know jack about paint, but wouldn't ironing actually get paint on your iron?

[mofonyx]

mmm, you're supposed to wait for it to dry, and then place a smooth cloth on top of the paint and iron it down.

That's the instructions on Dylon fabric paint. I found it quite interesting that salaami baked his jeans. I feel like eating roast potatoes now.