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They're not officially named "remastered" but they're the best shape we've ever got on retros.
Jordan 1 85 OG shape
Jordan 2 recent shape on the collabs
Jordan 3 shape since 2019
Air Jordan IV “Black/Cement” - May 4th 2019
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Jordan 1 85 OG shape
Jordan 2 recent shape on the collabs
Jordan 3 shape since 2019
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Yes, that's what I was saying, the 1,2, and 3 have been perfected recently but not the 4s.
- Jul 1, 2008
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3s perfect? Long way to go with that Elephant print.
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Yeah, I think we are reaching a bit here. It's pretty obvious some of these are as good as we have seen lately (but also think back to 1994 how good those were which sadly was nearly 30 years ago) - but these versions are not really close yet to 1:1. We can say "that's too much to expect." But we are talking on paper here.
The regular 1's highs, if you think about it, are so off that they had to offshoot them to a separate bonus version (i.e. 85s) just to get close to the original. They release 50 regular 1's for every one High 85 1. That to me means JB does not get credit here, where i come from that's trolling.
The 2 still has essentially the wrong height, ankle cut, and toes. But yes they are better recently.
The 3 is clearly getting better but when you view the original 1988 model you go "OK this still is off in a lot of ways."
Either way, improvements are a good thing and JB is listening there is no doubt. The bar was SO LOW with these that even major improvements (which are alluded to in here) means we still got a bit of a ways though.
The regular 1's highs, if you think about it, are so off that they had to offshoot them to a separate bonus version (i.e. 85s) just to get close to the original. They release 50 regular 1's for every one High 85 1. That to me means JB does not get credit here, where i come from that's trolling.
The 2 still has essentially the wrong height, ankle cut, and toes. But yes they are better recently.
The 3 is clearly getting better but when you view the original 1988 model you go "OK this still is off in a lot of ways."
Either way, improvements are a good thing and JB is listening there is no doubt. The bar was SO LOW with these that even major improvements (which are alluded to in here) means we still got a bit of a ways though.
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Read a little better, I was talking about the shape.
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Tbh the 94 3s were way off too. The actual elephant print material was good but the height on the toe was way too high. The back tabs were also off (painted vs molded in different color plastic). We can complain all day about little details but I’ll give credit where credit is due. The biggest issue with current 3s is we haven’t gotten an og colorway with the updated mold.
85 1s are also the closest we’ve gotten to og. The new 2 mold is also pretty damn good.
85 1s are also the closest we’ve gotten to og. The new 2 mold is also pretty damn good.
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No one is saying that they are 1:1, just saying that they're the best shapes we've seen on a retro of that model.
Also remastering just means going back and fixing. It doesn't mean that it's going to be a 1:1 copy of the original just that it's going to get improved overall.
And yes, we all want 1:1 copies not anything else.
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What he's saying is if you look at 99/2000 Fire Red V's, both the netting and soles get piss yellow.
On the OG's, only the sole gets piss yellow, not the netting. Netting gets a yellow hue but not the horrid piss yellow.
In most cases.
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So why not just roll in the revised 85 mold for all 1s; why this separate product fork of 85s?
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The ‘15 Aqua 8 were pretty 1:1 to the 93 OG’s.
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The last shadow 10 retro is the closest retro I've seen ever. Disclaimer, born in 93 so I was a kid during the late 90s/Early 00s retro run
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Finally sold my ‘19 IV’s on the bay for $300. Had some good wear on them, but still looked very clean. Having at least the ‘99 pair, the ‘19 pair was just awful. Whitening the edges definitely helped though.
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The later model retros are almost identical. 15s, 16s, 17+, 18s, 19s, 20s…
Out of 1-14 the most accurate retros currently IMO are 85 1s, 3s, 5, 6, 8,10,11,14.. 6s would be nearly 1:1 if they added some tongue height and added the layered ankle bulge.. The new 2s might be decent, we‘ll have to see how these chicagos turn out. The ones that need the most significant changes are the 4s and 9s for sure.
One thing I really wish they could replicate is the OG black durabuck, how it had that slightly oily/shiny look to it.. The duller material on black infrareds and black metallics just doesn’t quite cut it.
Out of 1-14 the most accurate retros currently IMO are 85 1s, 3s, 5, 6, 8,10,11,14.. 6s would be nearly 1:1 if they added some tongue height and added the layered ankle bulge.. The new 2s might be decent, we‘ll have to see how these chicagos turn out. The ones that need the most significant changes are the 4s and 9s for sure.
One thing I really wish they could replicate is the OG black durabuck, how it had that slightly oily/shiny look to it.. The duller material on black infrareds and black metallics just doesn’t quite cut it.
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I would say 3's have been better since 2020 (Red Cements) and I also think IV's are waaay better than they used to be but still have a ways to go. But Lightning IV's are REALLY good compared to anything that came before.
The only one I really disagree with on
wizards23brown
's list is the XIV. Those and the XIII quietly fell off like JB took all the good guys from those models to work on the III and IV 
The only one I really disagree with on
wizards23brown
's list is the XIV. Those and the XIII quietly fell off like JB took all the good guys from those models to work on the III and IV - Nov 7, 2014
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I would say 3's have been better since 2020 (Red Cements) and I also think IV's are waaay better than they used to be but still have a ways to go. But Lightning IV's are REALLY good compared to anything that came before.
The only one I really disagree with on
You mean the 3's, man. Just the 3's....
Good riddance man.
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If I needed the money id sell my pair too, they look worse every time I see them. Guess I’ll just hold and see if someone offers me something good for them
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If I needed the money id sell my pair too, they look worse every time I see them. Guess I’ll just hold and see if someone offers me something good for them
Ya man, when I was taking pics of them to post, couldn’t help but just shake my head.
rainking
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Ya man, when I was taking pics of them to post, couldn’t help but just shake my head.
Ironing the toes is a must on these.
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It's only gonna help SLIGHTLY. The ankle collars are STILL too low, and it's throws them COMPLETELY off.
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This absolutely does wonders on 11s.
rainking
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It's only gonna help SLIGHTLY. The ankle collars are STILL too low, and it's throws them COMPLETELY off.
It doesn't help with the low cut and all the other things wrong with these, that's for sure LOL. But at least it gets rid of the square-toe look when seen in profile view. I did the same to my Fire Red IVs and it was a big help on those as well.
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This is ALL true. However, while these had a SLIGHT height improvement... Look at the BS, they went RIGHT BACK to, after THIS release.
I swear, this brand treats us ALL like PURE D ISH. This **** is just completely UNACCEPTABLE, and I haven't bought a AJ 4 since. We ALL gotta STOP being SIMPS to this brand. It's the ONLY way that **** is gonna change. I'm just tired of the BS, man. The curves, swerves, and ALL the EXTRA ****.
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The REAL question is, if some IGer makes handcrafted pairs that looks like the OG, you going for it??
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marztharealist
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They charge too much, I think like a 1,000 a piece.The REAL question is, if some IGer makes handcrafted pairs that looks like the OG, you going for it?? M marztharealist
I understand all the crap about how much time it takes but charge 5-6-700 that's more reasonable.
