Nike Air Jordan 4 Retro "White/Cement" - The Aftermath - NO BUYING/SELLING/TRADING

 
What a massive let down. When they first talked about this release I was very excited, now it's an easy pass. The curly toe Aladdin shoe shape is terrible and the gray isn't even close. For $220 it should look like the '99's not the '12's. JB is dead to me. Even Nike figured out how to get the OG cement color right 2 years ago. JB just refuses to make them "OG" again even if they keep telling us they're remastered. And here's proof that they can get the gray coloring right but just refuse.
And Honestly... here's PROOF that they can do a Regular, NON-BANANA TOE BOX if they wanted to.

How can you get it right on a Clearance Sneak and can't on something you want to upcharge More than 100% of the OG Price?
And you excuse makers... we heard all the BS before. SAVE IT, bruh.
 
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The leather will make or break my interest in purchasing. I've gotten over the mesh thing and the Nike Air is nice to have but if the leather is the same as 2012, I'm good.
 
i dont really care about the leather. its that buff *** curly *** toe box 
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Reverse engineering is indeed, not that simple. However, "reverse engineering" a pair of 1999 WC 4's is SUPER simple :rofl:

Absolutely not. Materials and standards have changed since then, it's not a simple build to print task.

Back to the shoes, it seems like they're aiming for a retro of the 1999 version not the original 1989 version. The gray looks closer to that 99 shade. Either way, I like it. Already told the wife to be prepared to lineup at our local house of hoops come February
 
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Back to the shoes, it seems like they're aiming for a retro of the 1999 version not the original 1989 version. The gray looks closer to that 99 shade. Either way, I like it. Already told the wife to be prepared to lineup at our local house of hoops come February

I thought the 89. The over saturation of speckle and they grey is virtually identical to the 1989s.
 
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This "No One's Forcing you to buy so don't complain mindset is so poisonous. Its obvious there is no gun pointed at anyone's head. Its also true that if 500 people dont buy, 500 more people will buy in their place. So if thats all true, whats the point in caring if someone complains about the shoe. many people have been waiting since 1999 for a version of this shoe that fit its original look. Many were displeased in 2012 and were hoping for the 2016 to come through. 

Stop commenting on whether someone can complain or not. Its that "No Ones Forcing You to Buy" mentality that causes people to buy no matter what issues they have, resulting in Nike to continue put out whatever. If people on a mass scale only realized that a major drop in jordan sales from customers not paying would def change things. The folks at Nike are not Gods. 
 
 
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Thank you for posting these pics. I mean it's embarrassing how much the bottom two are completely different than the '99's. And if people can't see that then I don't know what to tell you. Those '99's are simply gorgeous.And let's not forget they were able to do that 10 years after the OGs. So why could't they do that 13 years after the '99's.
 
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My friends I doubt that is an official picture, going by that picture is setting yourself up for disappointment.  Wait until Nike releases their pictures.
 
My friends I doubt that is an official picture, going by that picture is setting yourself up for disappointment.  Wait until Nike releases their pictures.

I hope you're right man bc those pics are just terrible.

Was hoping to replace my sole swapped 99s for these but I'd rather restore or swap another 99 pair than get these if they turn out like the leaked ones.
 
My friends I doubt that is an official picture, going by that picture is setting yourself up for disappointment.  Wait until Nike releases their pictures.
the real product will look no different shape wise. This is constant with the 2015 4s shape and the Alternate 89 shape.
 
 I really doubt Jordan would put that crappy leather on these again, especially since the remastered gimmick and the NA on the heel. Those are most likely fake pictures. Can't wait to see the official pics.
 
I would not be surprised if JB hits us with this pre-existing mold for the upcoming IV's. Even if the pics are of fakes, JB is KNOWN for cutting corners as long as the money keeps rollin' in. Gotta believe that where there's smoke, there is usually fire.

With that being said, I am not expecting stellar quality or mold shape, but I'll be very happy the closer they get to the OG's, or at least the 99's.
 
I would not be surprised if JB hits us with this pre-existing mold for the upcoming IV's. Even if the pics are of fakes, JB is KNOWN for cutting corners as long as the money keeps rollin' in. Gotta believe that where there's smoke, there is usually fire.

With that being said, I am not expecting stellar quality or mold shape, but I'll be very happy the closer they get to the OG's, or at least the 99's.
Yeah I don't doubt JB will give us a crappy mold on the 2016 pairs. I just don't think they will give us that terrible plastic leather. I think i'm in the minority but I don't buy the shoes for the mold, I buy the shoes because of memories and the way they look. That being said I would prefer the mold to be as close as possible to the OG's, but once they're on foot the newer 4's don't look bad to me. 

 I was more concerned about the quality of the leather, because that plastic garbage hurts my pinky toes.
 
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