"They're just all too damn good and that's the problem." LMAO best quote and so true. This is part of why 12s are my favorite model- the OG colors were perfect. You know I was long awaiting this, hounding you about it in other video's comments, thanks for spending the time pulling it all out for us to view. I'm blown away at how well preserved you keep all the memorabilia. The Taxi, which was the first Jordan I ever owned,, is also my personal favorite, although you said you go back and forth. I completely get that. Lol. Any of the 3 he wore during the regular season were amazing and the Playoffs are sick also. Agree with you in that I also don't see a bad angle on this model- it's beautifully simplistic and the quality is phenomenal. I find it interesting that I noticed only the Playoffs had the tan shoe paper we receive in retros nowadays while all the others had the black plastic wrap. As far as a quick glance at the China vs Taiwan pairs, the China seemed to have more rounded edges and curves of materials and shape, while the Taiwan looked good to have been made a little sharper in these areas. Maybe they worked the materials tighter around the last? Never seen these Air Rise up close like this, definitely a cool addition to the content. That's a great looking basketball shoe. Gives me Air Max 95 vibes with the uppers. This video was almost 22 minutes and I could have watched more. Lol. Appreciate you, bro. #219forLife
Thanks for watching man! I know you've been waiting for this one lol.. it was a fun one to do. So exciting still to dig up all the items besides the kicks that I collected in 1997. So much more but figured save it for another day.. lol video would push 30 if not haha. Nothing like that OG 12, the retros don't suffice. Maybe a og factory comparison some day..
@@ogorbust1697 Factory comparion would be pretty cool too. I feel like no other OG model had as much leather as the 12 utilized. Would you agree? And the quality of it is insane!
Amazing collection man and your 12s look newer than the latest retroes. 97 flu games were my first pair of Js, my pops bout em for me in 97. Wish he saved em like he did others but I got to pick up a rare '97 bulls t in Chicago earlier this year and an original '95 45 t.
Thanks man! Love the 12s.. ogs are so good and still wearable. I have a few I wear with original glue still and a few that need reglue. Best comfort and shape, no retro needed. Happy to have this ds set as well, thank you for watching!
Just Recently Got The OG Obsidian XII 2 Days Ago Came With 2 Foot Locker Bags And OG Box The Shape On Them Perfect As Preserved The Panel Tabs So It Won't Come Off 2 More OG XII Left To Complete The Set Black/White & Black/Varsity Red Now That I Got Obsidian Taxi & White/Varsity Red From 1996-1997
97-98 I wanted the flu game 12s as a kid but ended up with the 98 flint 13s which is my 1st and favorite j’s of all time but later as a late teen I bought the 96 taxi 12 OG with Original Nike Box still have them to this day
I just started collecting the set just need cherrys and obsidians restoring them with new tabs a good reglue and straight to feet I’m in love with the OG shape
Cherry is just untouchable in my top 5 Jordan Shoes PERIOD . " This shoe really doesn't have a bad angle anyway you look at it " your god damn right . Love your reviews
Got all of em, half china and half of em are taiwan made, it's not too different, but i will say the leather mudguard print is slightly different. Still wanting to restore em and wear them.
Man I Like The 1997 Bulls Championship Hat & Everything..I Got The OG White/Varsity Red (No Cherry) & OG Taxi XII And Wearable The Difference It Is My Tabs On The Right White/Red Already Been Cracked & Gone But The Left One Still Got Plenty Of Life While My OG Taxi Doesn't Crack At All......I Need Black/Red Black/White & Obsidian XII's From 1997 To Complete The Set No Retro Can Touch The OG XII's No Matter What
Binging on your videos recently. Great content. I had a question regarding the smell on the og 12s. I bought a deadstock pair of og flu games made in taiwan. Everything (but the strong chemical smell) seems to check out as authentic. Do any of yours have that smell? Do they even make fake og jordans?
Amazing collection! Back in 97 tho, I opted for the Pippen 1’s, black white playoffs…over any AJ12’s. Aaron cooper’s design trumped Tinker’s that year IMO. Any OG pips?
Best original colorway IMO out of all the 12s, is the white/red (Japan 12s). Just the way the red pops off the shoe. Looks like the Japanese flag. I was wonder if you were going to do a comparison between the 2022 playoff 12s and the originals. Is the pull tab on the originals stiff or soft? I notice on the 2022 version, the pull tab has a wider opening and feels stiffer.
@@ogorbust1697 Is the pull tab stiff or soft on the originals? I know previous retro 12s before the 2022 version all had soft pull tabs. Just wondering.
@@ogorbust1697 I see, thanks for the reply....The 2022 pull tab is velcro stiff. A lot of differences if you stare hard at them. Jordan Brand/Nike cutting corners and it makes them look different. The grade school retro 12s looks even closer to what the originals look like, the entire shape of the shoe and lizard rand. After a chance of having them and wearing them, very disappointed in the 2022 version. A lot of quality control issues. That's why I'm glad I didn't double up on them. It's a shame, my second favorite 12 colorway.
