Japan - May 2012

[Giles]

@hajduk:

we will know more tomorrow maybe.
hope to get pics of the denim storm rider.
the next step will be to know what is endangered or extand

Old 7526J from about 4-5 years ago
No pics os storm rider available yet, sample not made
Extant v Endangered - no idea atm

[madmonday]

M65 is a problem

[MikeC]

^ U got that right!

[Giles]

ERM, WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO….

[madmonday]

go to sleep G, that is so the hotel folks aren't liable when an unstable person does something crazy . . . or put up more pictures 

[Giles]

In the lobby of the hotel.  Off to The Flat Head meeting now…..

[madmonday]

ah, yeah a few hours ahead. this world wide forum thing is insane

[Giles]

Wabash work - hard washed…..

[madmonday]

not convinced that i'm into it.

feed me Iron Heart or I'll starve.

top button is awfully shiny  :-\

[Giles]

For this iteration we are using stock buttons.  Haraki likes the idea of metal buttons so much, he has commissioned some bespoke iron buttons for the future…..

[madmonday]

does it have the little red bits like the 07 & 35?  with that rich Navy color it would be a great touch to consider

[hajduk]

nice!!@Giles:

Wabash work - hard washed…..

[Giles]

@madmonday:

does it have the little red bits like the 07 & 35?  with that rich Navy color it would be a great touch to consider

It has red chain stitch run off, but not the red bar tacks.  I refine with Haraki tomorrow…

[ALEX1976]

@Giles:

need definitely….epic!

[Giles]

A quiet evening stroll in Shibuya…..(this is seriously deserted)...

[Giles]

Hard at work @ The Works….

[MikeC]

Those devil ducks look sick!!!

[Giles]

Tony, Ollies son, giving me the omg wtf look on the Tokyo Metro…

Ollie, same train.  As Daniel says, "probably the best photo of Ollie I have ever seen"…

Flat Head. Kobayashi-san presents Daniel with a gift for the new DC4 store…

Never tried them before, "harf" noodles.  They were good, give them a try….

Capochino, Shibuya styley…

Kiya and Johan at dinner…

And then, guess who turned up.  Our favourite ex-translator - the one and only Ayumi….

[LandoCal126 0]

Great images G. Thanks for sharing with those of us who cannot be there. Cheers

[Chris]

Ex-translator?  Does that mean she's moving on to other things?

I sorta took it for granted that she'd be at the meet-up in NYC in October, is that an incorrect assumption?  She's been part of the Iron Heart family for a long time, it would be a shame if she's not there.