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If these are coppable for retail, they will be doubled up. Grail status
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It's waaaay too much imoUsually don't care, but that amount of speckling on the OG's looks far better than the lack of it on the other two.
Yeah and it looks the most like actual cement. Not that the speckles are supposed to be the color, but I always thought they called it cement grey because it looked like cement after the speckles tooUsually don't care, but that amount of speckling on the OG's looks far better than the lack of it on the other two.
I prefer the OG speckles
Banana mold is a deal breaker. That's where I draw the line. And the main reason I haven't bought a new release in many years
What exactly make a banana mold anyway? Is that considered when the shoe curves upward from heel to toe?
Banana mold is a deal breaker. That's where I draw the line. And the main reason I haven't bought a new release in many years
What exactly make a banana mold anyway? Is that considered when the shoe curves upward from heel to toe?
OK, so this gonna be a long post with some big quotes, apologies in advance
The main difference in the shape of the OG shoes, and how the post-1999 molds ruin the look is reflected in the boxy, curled up toe box
There has also been significant pinching around the mid-foot and heel that is causing the overall shape to go Banana up
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In the above picture of the OG, Ive marked how the toe-box is rolled down so it maintains a nice forward angle. In addition, you can see that the side leather forms the correct parallel "wave pattern" with the outsole. Most modern IV's pinch in here. Finally, the heel bump in the back is pronounced because the overall height of the ankle is higher, demonstrated by the larger space between the midsole and the Wing-Tab
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In this picture we can see the difference that all the pinching has caused in the middle of the shoe. Even if the the toe box was properly rolled down, the inching would probably create a banana-toe effect anyway. But of course, the toe-box is also enormous and bulges up instead of following the angle of the shoe downward
Overall, I know that some of these differences are insignificant to many people, and in the normal retro threads I try to keep the ranting to a minimum. But I would think that if JB is gonna bother to remaster at all, then they should do it right.
The IV is meant to have a sloped, almost triangular look to it that gives it a sleek, forward looking esthetic like this OG below
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I'll also include this nice comparison pic that shows how important the "wave pattern" leather is to maintaining the proper shape. The 99's kind of have boxy toes, and yet, because the mid-foot leather is wide and parallel, there is enough space below the wing tab and the esthetic of the shoe is maintained
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Below is my original post on the 2012 BC IV
You can see how little space there was between the wing-tab and the midsole
will ndc cancel these now or day before ?
Thanks for the link; great comparison and explanation!I originally shared my thoughts on the Banana-Toe in the JB Remaster Thread
Hope its useful here. Sorry for the repeat for those who might have read before