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It's probably the 1944 jacket or an OTR wested.

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makeitjones wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:22 pm Not the classiest picture for their post though. Sure that'll have any female fans queuing up to buy one?

She's a cosplayer and Indiana Jones fan.

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Hey that medium is a much better fit Croft! Nice one.

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I like the quality of the jacket Croft! I'm tempted to get the OIl Driller jacket myself. I'm a size 40" which going by their charts I should probably get size medium. It is longer in the body,but that's part of the oildriller jacket pattern isn't it.

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When I needed to paint in some undertones I used Fiebings 'Dark Brown' leather dye, which didn't look dark brown at all, but a lighter orangey brown. Maybe I got a dud bottle of that, but it turned out useful for lighter undertones. So anyway the point being you may need to buy some leather dye. Buy...

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Nice find! It could be the '36 numbering, mine's #375

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So they were given a screen accurate hat to begin with and completely ruined it before filming.

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Yes the drape is similar to thin lamb, but the thin cowhide is thinner than westeds authentic lamb, but because it's cowhide it's more durable. Which is also the beauty of it.

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Really cool film.

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Thanks! I'd say a little less heavy in weight. The drape is very similar.

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It looks a very good fit, over long sleeve length notwithstanding.

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It seems that half the sites reporting this are missing the point of what the real core issue is. The 'without permission' stuff is just extra window dressing on FRs part. Disney used their product in a movie (not credited them) and awarded a promotional licence to a different company. Obviously tha...

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Indiana Croft wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2023 6:42 pm

Now, the Vintage Roughneck Oil driller jacket in goat skin grabs my eye for a very close match to the jacket Gibbs wears in NCIS, later in the last season and couple times earlier.
So will keep looking at it.

It is that very jacket. Cockpit USA confirmed it on their social media a while ago.

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Not a jacket for a cosplayer or an Indy fan wanting the highest accuracy. However it looks very cool and it does look like an Indy jacket. It's obviously aimed the casual real adventurer who flys planes and rides motorcyles, gets in the occasional bar brawls and also has a big wallet. I'm sure its a...

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Seems a shame to ruin the jacket like that. There's only so much you can achieve with shrinking.

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What's the differenc ebetween Hero and legacy, just hardware and leather choice. The cut and fit of the jacket is the same.

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I remember that, but since Disney has its own in-house costume facility, I doubt that sale would factor into the equation, especially since Disney has to the entire LFL archives and racks of screen used pieces to work from. Why purchase something from the outside? :-k Regards! Michaelson Well they ...

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I remember somebody on this forum two years ago said they'd sold their old Wested on Ebay to someone from Pinewood studios.

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Yes it fits like the standard Raiders more or less. The collar is a bit different though. Here's my Destiny jacket:

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I've ordered one, based on what I would order a standard Raiders at. Although the jacket description says it has a shorter backlength as a feature (which I don't believe is especially a feature of the standard Raiders), so we'll see how that translates.

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Jacket looks awesome! Spot on.

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You should order based on your Sons sizing (that's what I'd do), but off the rack might be be a bit too short in the sleeves (for him, not you), so you'll have to go custom and order his measurments and add a half inch to the sleeve measurment to be safe. However the sleeves will be too long for you...

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Underarm gussett is correct for Raiders.

Box stitching is a choice, but what comes as default, K-box stitch, is correct too, and standard.

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Order your chest measurement 38, or go up in size for a more relaxed fit. Backklength should be 23-24"

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Fords height was just under 6'1" On the first Star Wars. During the 80s and 90s he maintained about 6 feet. He's had back injuries and surgeries, but he's a fit man who stays in shape. Connery was 6'2 in his prime and you can see the inch and bit difference between them in the LC movie. It's al...

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BossThreads wrote: ↑Tue Apr 25, 2023 8:50 am Bill Kelso or Steele & Jones

This basically.

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I wonder how it compares to the washed in person? (As that can look lighter or darker depending on the pics as well). Very different in color and weight. Washed lamb is heavier, almost medium weight, like the pre-distressed lamb weight. It's darker in color. Shrunken lamb is thinner and much lighte...

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The grain is so fine it doesn't pick up in phone cameras very well. viewtopic.php?p=949215#p949215

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I just got a brand new shrunken lamb Hero jacket today. It's great. The skin is very different to the shrunken lamb I got 8 years ago. Very different. Not the same at all, in many ways better, I'll explain. Firstly it's consistant, in color and texture. It has a very subtle fine grain, and the color...

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Thats great!

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Wear it out in a couple of light rain showers. Nice and natural then.

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Yes it looks very good actually. I can't quite make out the zip colour, what is it?

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I feel your frustration. I started adding 1/2" more than I want on backlength for recent orders. With the anticipation it might come under the length ordered, of course there have been one or two occasions when it came in over the length asked for. So then you have a too long back. I'm thinking...

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I disagree, screen shots are nearly useless for color, especially since all the shots were seeing are from old SD tv images…. Even Holts stuff is off and can’t be verified for same reason Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I think that might apply in some rare cases, where we don't know the correct...

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Close enough needs to be the right colour at least in my opinion. You'll have to dye those.

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So waist isn't greater than the chest. Just getting the backlength you want is the thing. If you're 5'9 though a 27" back is quite a long length for an Indy jacket. The movie jackets weren't longer than 25" and Ford was 6ft tall.

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When you're not a standard size it's very hard to gauge and advise this sort of thing. Like how tall are you, and what is your waist measurement? If your waist is greater than your chest measurment that throws things off. I mean you're probably wearing your pants at crotch height, in which case you'...

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Sizing up on a standard jacket can be a good thing.

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About 4 weeks I heard. Generally, Destiny jackets could be a bit longer.

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Based on what I've seen of peoples distressed Destiny jackets, I might still get one of these.

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Yeah I've since seen a couple of distressed jacket pics that look a lot closer to the screen jacket. It's almost as if they had to selectively darken areas of the jacket rather than lighten them.

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Very impressive.

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Yes the legacy jacket for the most accurate hardware, they offer.

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My legacy last crusade was all smooth leather and I didn't need to ask for it. The legacy jacket leather is very consistant.

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Yeah I got a 5star jacket too. As you say the pattern is very generic and screen accurate details aren't there. It's built like a tank and comfortable fit though. You can ask them to change a few bits, I asked for a brass YKK gauge 5 zipper on mine and correct colour threading. With distresssed Goat...

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Frederick wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 1:29 pm Only other leather drape that compares is the wested shrunken lamb which I don’t think is made anymore.

It is.

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It doesn't look too bad, just wear it and let nature take its course.

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I wear it for two months before I consider wetting the leather.

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I looks good, I wouldn't bother with pecard. Overrated stuff. If you really want it darker I would use eco-flow leather dye in dark brown.

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The picture at the top of this thread, second down, shows a darker leather with more subtle texture. Definitely not the same as the brown dino hides I've seen being sent out so far. Almost as if they changed their mind on the leather at the last minute.

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