MJD7 Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 Soaring in with the 'Stros! Before I get into this, I have to mention that I couldn't help but be inspired by @Carolingian Steamroller's Astros set he did in his MLB series, which I thought was pretty fantastic. I tried to stick a little bit more to what the Astros currently wear, but put my own spin on it. Anyways, here it goes! Logos -Primary logo stays virtually the same, just with some slight color adjustments. -Two hats-all navy and all orange-with a star of the opposite color. -The wordmarks stay the same other than the navy background, in which the colors are reversed. I like it because if feels more space-like (and it matches the other wordmarks.) -The shooting star from the original Astros set has been added back, with the updated bevel star. -The streak on each of the alternates is white, with the star being the opposite color of the background. Uniforms -The tequila sunrise side panel, similar to the one on their current alternate, is now present across the board. -The pattern though gets lighter-shaded as you go down, giving the illusion that everything is going upwards, inspired by the exhaust flames on a rocket. -The pattern is also present on the pants, creating a unique horizontal striping pattern that no other team uses. -The same five stripe pattern is present on the socks as well, completing the whole package. -Although I really like the lack of an outline in the set that I was inspired by, I decided to keep them just because of the history behind them. -I absolutely loved @mmejia's thought process in the earlier-mentioned thread that compared the navy to outer space, and the orange/tequila sunrise to fire/propulsion, so I tried to revolve the entire set around that idea and for the most part be more navy-heavy. -The orange cap and accessories would be used for a home friday alternate, I guess you could market it as "Fire Fridays" or something like that, I don't know haha. -As a side note, I'm not sure why but the navy alternate is one of the favorites I've made, I just love the contrast of the sunrise to the navy, as well as the white wordmark. That's what I've got for now, all C+C welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Lucas Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Good work! I like the idea. Unfortunately, I think the D-Backs turned me off to side panels. ? Though, I think they could work for the alternates. The navy one is beautiful! And I get the whole space thing. Plus, I like the idea of "Fire Friday's"lol. Also, I'm not sure how the piping would be executed in real life. Full disclosure: I think I'm still stuck on Carolingian-steamroller's set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokiefan99 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 I love the use of yellow in the uniforms, I wish more teams would bring out their secondary colors more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJD7 Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 19 minutes ago, Paul Lucas said: Good work! I like the idea. Unfortunately, I think the D-Backs turned me off to side panels. ? Though, I think they could work for the alternates. The navy one is beautiful! And I get the whole space thing. Plus, I like the idea of "Fire Friday's"lol. Also, I'm not sure how the piping would be executed in real life. Full disclosure: I think I'm still stuck on Carolingian-steamroller's set. Thanks! I know side panels are a little unconventional, but I think it works better with the Astros than with Arizona. 20 minutes ago, hokiefan99 said: I love the use of yellow in the uniforms, I wish more teams would bring out their secondary colors more Thanks, yea I think it's a good way to further differentiate each team from each other without changing their identities. Anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco1997 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Amazing work on the Astros! The sunrise pattern on the pants piping is inspired. My only suggestion would be to put something other than the "Astros" wordmark on either alternate 1 or the Friday alternate. It gets a little boring when every option in the set has "Astros" or "Houston" on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJD7 Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 2 hours ago, coco1997 said: Amazing work on the Astros! The sunrise pattern on the pants piping is inspired. My only suggestion would be to put something other than the "Astros" wordmark on either alternate 1 or the Friday alternate. It gets a little boring when every option in the set has "Astros" or "Houston" on it. I'm not as much of a fan, but are you saying something like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco1997 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 27 minutes ago, MJD7 said: I'm not as much of a fan, but are you saying something like this? Yeah, that's pretty much what I was getting at. My only complaint seeing it now is that it's VERY orange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJD7 Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 12 minutes ago, coco1997 said: Yeah, that's pretty much what I was getting at. My only complaint seeing it now is that it's VERY orange. Yea. It doesn't really help much, but I added a front number in the post above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco1997 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 1 minute ago, MJD7 said: Yea. It doesn't really help much, but I added a front number in the post above. It breaks things up a little better, but you're right, not a huge difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Lucas Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 How about having the orange one say 'HOUSTON?' You know, to balance things out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco1997 Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 6 minutes ago, Paul Lucas said: How about having the orange one say 'HOUSTON?' You know, to balance things out. I had suggested he use a different design or logo since all the other jerseys in the set say either "Astros" or "Houston." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Lucas Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 13 minutes ago, coco1997 said: I had suggested he use a different design or logo since all the other jerseys in the set say either "Astros" or "Houston." Yeah, I know. And I thought it was a good idea. But the 'H' didn't work out. So why not switch things up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJD7 Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 28 minutes ago, Paul Lucas said: How about having the orange one say 'HOUSTON?' You know, to balance things out. 21 minutes ago, coco1997 said: I had suggested he use a different design or logo since all the other jerseys in the set say either "Astros" or "Houston." 19 minutes ago, Paul Lucas said: Yeah, I know. And I thought it was a good idea. But the 'H' didn't work out. So why not switch things up? To me, I don't know if switching the wordmark to 'Houston' wouldn't really make enough of a difference.. I might just take out the orange jersey altogether or leave it as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco1997 Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 4 minutes ago, MJD7 said: To me, I don't know if switching the wordmark to 'Houston' wouldn't really make enough of a difference.. I might just take out the orange jersey altogether or leave it as is. The only other idea would be to add navy headspoon piping, but then that would make it the only one in the set that has it. Failing that, I'd just go back to the original version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Lucas Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 30 minutes ago, MJD7 said: To me, I don't know if switching the wordmark to 'Houston' wouldn't really make enough of a difference.. I might just take out the orange jersey altogether or leave it as is. Keep it. Especially since you got rid of the Tigers' orange one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJD7 Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 26 minutes ago, coco1997 said: The only other idea would be to add navy headspoon piping, but then that would make it the only one in the set that has it. Failing that, I'd just go back to the original version. 1 minute ago, Paul Lucas said: Keep it. Especially since you got rid of the Tigers' orange one. I had the idea of putting the star streak that is on the other jerseys on it, streaking across the jersey to the H-star, a very basketball jersey type element. However, the H-star is too big relative to the rest of the jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Lucas Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 I like what you've got! KC next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJD7 Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 1 minute ago, Paul Lucas said: I like what you've got! KC next? You betcha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJD7 Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 Alright so as of right now the Astros remain the same as their original post.. I can upload the Royals whenever you all are ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco1997 Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Just now, MJD7 said: Alright so as of right now the Astros remain the same as their original post.. I can upload the Royals whenever you all are ready. I'm ready for KC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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