Direwolves 3.0 Hockey Jerseys Are Done!
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These bad boys are finito and will be shipped out on Monday. Looks like Rinkgear went off-spec by embroidering the back patch and adding some striping to the collar. Those evil guys. It’s hard to be upset with them for being late when they go the extra mile like this. OR are they always late because they go the extra mile?? Hmmmm
Great work by Rinkgear! The Direwolves jerseys are a modern classic, though I am heavily biased. That lace-up collar is sweet. Thanks to the good folks at Rinkgear who work hard putting these together.
Speaking of Rinkgear, I just got my Browncoats jersey today and I am pleased to report that they are indeed BROWN! They looked reddish in the pictures, our bad. A beautiful work of art – the main crest is amazing.
Some Updates
1. Some sad news: due to lack of interest, the Star Fox and General Lee-inspired jerseys will not proceed to production. Those few who ordered will be issued refunds in the next few days from Rinkgear. For those who don’t know, we need a minimum of 10 jerseys ordered to proceed.
This is the first time I’ve had to cancel some designs, so my deepest apologies to those who had their hearts set on getting one. I was really pumped about getting both myself.
The offer got a lot more word-of-mouth and promotion than the previous two offers combined, and had a longer order window, so I was optimistic these would stick the landing. I hoped the Star Fox jersey would be a nice follow-up to the Zelda jersey, and the General Lee design felt like a homerun. Again sorry to those who ordered one. Maybe in the future I’ll test the waters with these designs again (or a variant of them), so please stay tuned.
2. The Game Of Thrones poll has concluded. The three designs will be the Stark Direwolves 4.0, Targaryen Dragons 2.0, and the Night’s Watch. In light of the recent cancellations I will be putting a bit more polish into the designs, so I’ll need a few more days before I can post them and get an offer up and running.
3. Sequels! I get many requests for Tardis, Browncoats, and Zelda jerseys. They will get a 2.0 coat of paint and will be available in the coming weeks. I am just debating whether to lump them altogether with the new Thrones offer. SIX designs at once – makes me nervous. Worst-case scenario I hold off until June to drop them.
4. Delays. The recent delays for the Browncoats, Targaryen, and Direwolves were caused by a bunch of emergency orders that had to jump the queue (including some Voltron jerseys needed for C2E2). Rinkgear assures me that going forward they will be honoring a 6-8 week completion estimate. Apologies for any inconvenience the delays may have caused you. For the recent Star Fox/Potter/Dukes offer a good amount of pre-production was done to speed things up, which I will do for all offers going forward.
Targaryen Hockey Jerseys Are Done!
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These will ship out later this week. I will post a preview of the Direwolves 3.0 jerseys when it is completed in the next few days. Both were from this order.
Excellent work by Rinkgear! I can’t wait to see this one in person.
Hunger Games Hockey Jersey Design
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Here is another design that has been frequently requested: The Hunger Games. I decided to do a non-infringing hockey-themed logo just for fun (can easily be changed to official logo down the road). The jersey is based on the uniform seen in the recent film.
I was a bit torn about having the gold flames in there, so I included that version as an alternate look. Some teams in the NHL used to sport gold in the front logo only (the 90′s Sharks and Ducks), so it didn’t look too bizarre. But I prefer a simple palette whenever possible.
Like this:
Batman Hockey Jersey Design
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Some of you might complain how simple this design is, and y’know that’s cool. Took me a few minutes to make this in all honesty. But this is what appeals to me: simple-looking geek jerseys that would look like normal team jerseys at a glance. Some people like jerseys that are drowning in tribal tattoo or air-brushed art, I just prefer original six simplicity.
For this Batman design (I imagine there will be many more down the road), I employed the main crest from The New Batman Adventures, and used a color scheme from the Adam West era. The result is a Detroit Red Wings-inspired number. Read the rest of this entry
The Flash Hockey Jersey Design
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Initially this design was pretty fancy, similar to the current Harry Potter, er Pawter, offering. Sometimes less is more. I imagine once the logo is embroidered it would look like a million bucks.
The back lightning waist stripe also continued to arch upwards just like the actual Flash uniform, but it looked weird.
Browncoats Hockey Jerseys Are Done!
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These will be shipping out Monday. Another work of art by the folks at Rinkgear! *Sniff!* It’s beautiful.
For those asking, Browncoats 2.0 will be available over the next few weeks, though I am currently debating if I should just wait until Fall or Winter. Can’t imagine hockey jerseys are in demand when the weather is so nice outside.
Green Lantern Hockey Jersey Design
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I don’t have anything to add except to say “Green Lantern Corps” would be an awesome name for a hockey team. Just saying.
Official Voltron Jerseys Now Available
The great people from WEP loved the Voltron hockey jersey design so much they adopted it as an official product. You can head to their official store website by clicking the image above or here.
They are selling for $130 each before shipping. Obviously that is $50 more than what Rinkgear and I were offering them for, but please remember: we were doing these non-profit. The price is also in line with the NHL and other geeky hockey jerseys, but those don’t come with name and numbers. So you’re getting a lot of bang for your buck. This jersey also features several embroidered crests.
The design you see above is the current offering. The name and letters are VOLTRON and 84. I hope to do more designs for Voltron hockey jerseys in the near future.
Game Of Thrones Hockey Jerseys Poll
I’ll unveil 3 Game of Thrones jerseys next month. This time it will be a democracy and the fans will choose which 3 jerseys will be available. I’ll close the poll on April 30th and unveil the designs on May 1st.
Sorry if some houses aren’t listed (like Martell or Tyrell) but these are the most popular requests I have received.
This is a multiple choice vote, select all the ones you actually want. Share on Facebook and Twitter to help bolster support for your choices. Come back on May 1st to see the designs.
