HWDC2 - FINAL SUBMISSIONS THREAD
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HC-SF-109
HEAVYWEIGHT
Samurai JIN 170z
s0110xj****Part 1: FIT EvoI've had my Jin_s for about a year prior to the contest. 'Future-sized to a W34 [SU1]. 'LUVed the unique texture/weave of the denim_ the mid-rise & relaxed straight cut were a plus. However, the [rider] back pocket placement was not really to my liking, so i put them away after a week's wear.
'Been procrastinating on a plan to re-do the pockets until HWDC2 got me to finally follow through.
Re-positioning the back pockets similar to my Yamato 001__ w/c meant moving each pocket a tad lower & closer to the center =the back seam [ie, about an inch, diagonally] has made a world of difference, IMO … apologies, if i offended the LeePro & WranglerPro lovers out there
Part 2: Jeans Evo
2y/o= 12mos effective wear= 5 washes + a final double cold wash for the "finals" evo shots__ the double wash amazingly bumped up the fade contrast.
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Here's mine for the final time in this comp but these will be continuing in the DWC
It's been a pretty up and down 2 years for me while wearing these jeans. Here's hoping the next 2 are bit more stable.
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HC-IH-06
Iron Heart MBB size 35
SuperheavyFinal pics… for this contest at least. I look forward to more wear in the DWC last man standing.
Some of my favorite moments in my trusty MBB's
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hc-sf-04 final submissions. super heavyweight category. PBJ-007 24oz.
Start:
Final shots:
Details:
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Some show of color changes along the way:
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And finally my progress on this jeans has seen my from the army to the workforce and back to school. They've been to multiple countries and even see my start a family.
To kick it off, the denim associated trips:
Hachioji
Thailand, Pronto Denim Carnival 2013
Take 5 Taiwan. Got asked for a photoshoot of the jeans for their blog.
Then Holidaying in taiwan with the fam,
The wife and boy visiting in perth,
The boy's first birthday!
And some fun times at sea
That's all for now guys! Till the next DWC…. Lastly, The passing of the baton:
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Ok, here's some of my favourite pics from the last 2 years in these amazing pants.
Day 1
First fit pics
original cuffs
first challenge
pre first wash
my youngest daughter turned 10 months old this day
snowstorm update pic, around one year in.
family vacation to the interior of Vancouver Island
^ attempting to take pics of these guys buzzing around, I failed, but got one when they stopped moving
my oldest daughter on a boat heading into the Pacific ocean on the windiest day ever
pulled this out of the lake that she was standing on the edge of ^
Anniversary in the woods
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The crotch area is the only place that had any work done to it over the two years. The bright yellow thread is some hand stitching I did to reenforce that area. You can see a could thin areas that need to be taken care of but this area and a couple where my pants swish is the only real damage
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Wow two years has been a long time, here is my favorite pictures/moments through the last couple years. I've done so much more, but I take so few pictures, I really should do more
April 13 - It all started here: Cape Cod, MA
July 13 - That didn't last long, moved to: Baltimore, MD
Nov 13 - On vacation somewhere out west in the middle of no where
First time in Seattle, WA
2nd largest bonzi garden just south of Seattle, WA
Seattle coast, big drift wood, my dog and faithful companion through it all
Hoh Rainforest, one of the few temperate rainforests in the world
Dec 13 - My friends beach house in Cali
Fire in MN in December at my friends cabin
View of the vally from my friends cabin in MN
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Dec 13 - Christmas eve, it's snowing
More snow
Last vikings game in the Metrodome with my father
Jan 14 - More snow in MN
Sunset in Montanna on Vacation
Bridgerbowl Ski Resort in Montanna parking lot
Bridgerbowl Ski Resort
April 14 - Back at it in Baltimore, MD (I was taking the picture, not me in it)
Airplanes fly
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Oct 14 - My sister was pregant with her first child, I decided to make him a quilt
Nov 14 - There is a reason little old ladies make quilts, they have nothing but time.
I think the only concert I saw in those two years - Trevor Hall (I went to the syphony once, no pics though)
Dec 14 - Quilt done, wow they take a lot of time. I hand stitched the entire thing, hand pieced, hand quilted, hand everything, it never touched a machine, turned out pretty good.
Jan/Feb 15 - Vacation - Friends house in Cali
Friends place in Mexico
A place to buy tequila in Mexico, the place was 95%+ tequila, it was probably the single greatest store I've visted in my life (I love tequila, I got away with only buying 8 bottles, which I thought was good)
April 15 - The kid and the quilt
And we are done, been a great two years.
