Club Obi Wan

billy3ci

Last Crusader wrote:Which hide is it made of then? And what color is it exactly? A distressed black or more a distressed brown?

it looks like 50/50 predistressed!!! when i am wearing it, it's more brown. in some lighting, it's more black. weird...and cool.

billy3ci

thanks everyone!!! yea, my wife is not into jackets like me and she was really impressed. it's such an amazing hide. i thought it was going to be thick, but it's not. it drapes like butter. i am amazed because it does look like they pulled this jacket out from the basement of an old prop house from ...

billy3ci

agent5 wrote:That's probably the best custom Wested I've ever seen. Can I ask how much it set you back?

right around $400 (total including shipping)

billy3ci

WOW!!! what an amazing jacket. if any of you are looking for a 2nd adventure jacket, this is the one. the predistressed hide is simply beautiful. it feels as soft as my lambskin TOD jacket. this Dr Who/Das Boot jacket, in predistressed hide, looks 100 years old but still retains the look of a jacket...

billy3ci

waist size seems to really vary by maker.

for example (using me)...
Levi 501s 34"
Levi (non-501s) 32-33"
Diesel 33"
Old Navy 33"
American Eagle 32"
Abercrombie and Fitch 32"
Polo 33-34"

all these fit about the same!!!

billy3ci

well, i went ahead and ordered the jacket last night from Wested. i requested predistressed hide and sent them my measurements. i figure with a layer of pecards or such, it will look really cool. it is not an indy jacket, but i already have that. this should be a nice gem from Wested. now i am all e...

billy3ci

thanks for the pic! i think i am gonna go with wested's jacket. the bad wolf site offers their jacket for around $900...but claim it is more realistic and of better quality. all i know is that i have 2 westeds and they're both high quality jackets. i can't imagine their spin on this german WWII jack...

billy3ci

hello, it has been awhile since i have posted. i have a TOD wested as well as a minority report wested. the Dr. Who/Das Boot jacket has caught my eye and i really need it!!! :) i want to get it in pre-distressed hide...Gemma said it was the same hide they use with the indy jacket. has anyone seen th...

billy3ci

thanks

i have a wested TOD but i was thinking of ordering the minority report jacket with 1/4" to 1/2" shorter sleeves. the sleeves are a touch long on my TOD...barely, but i am obsessive!!!

billy3ci

where exactly should the end of the sleeve meet the hand for a traditionally proper fit?

billy3ci

I think that the distressed jackets look great, especially Dale's and Pyro's. -Great Job. But, I am entirely too OCD to do that to mine. I just got my Lambskin Wested, just before Christmas, and I have decided to distress it the old fashioned way: I'm going to wear it as much as possible. (Not poss...

billy3ci

Hey guys, you guys miss my "IMO" which in computer jargon means "in my opinion" Of course it's your opinion, the fact that you write IMO is simply redundant. By coming into an Indiana Jones Jacket forum, and criticizing everyone here by saying our jackets "look 80's, old gu...

billy3ci

my assumption is that peter sent them the authentic lamb and that the film crew distressed the heck out of it and made it look very dark. to me, the dark brown lambskin looks more screen accurate.

billy3ci

i think if you petitioned them for an old style glove that essentially looks the same they would shake their head and think you're strange. they produce millions of gloves for laborers that could care less what the number of their glove is. 99.9% of the people that buy these gloves use them for a re...

billy3ci

i guess if you got a belly, then add more

billy3ci

why would anyone not get a wested? i mean, its authentic and cheaper!!! not to mention the fact that its a custom made jacket. factor all that in and you get one heck of a leather jacket for the price. it makes no sense to me for someone to buy a "wanna be" wested for more money and off th...

billy3ci

the size is marked 38? my wested doesn't have a size marked in it. i would think a custom made jacket wouldn't have a size marked inside of it. hmmm.

billy3ci

i totally agree indiana texas-girl. one should contact wested first and let them adress the issue. that said, one can also voice their concerns over quality. i am by no means in a position to say anything about wested other than their service has been excellent. there were some glitches...no certifi...

billy3ci

i am new here and don't want to start off on the wrong foot, but i think its totally fine to voice your opinions about a product...even if the maker is a member of the forum. its ok as long as one is not abusive. i mean, c'mon, to keep quiet about a legitimate poor quality issue because peter is her...

billy3ci

i have seen leather jackets that run well over $400 and i am sure that the quality of a wested is equal to that or much better...i'll know in 4 days when i get my jacket. :D also, when i looked at a bunch of leather coats at the malls while Christmas shopping, most looked so cheap. i do have a nice ...

billy3ci

all i can say is that i ordered my jacket i think 11/30/03 or 12/1/03 (forgot and i am at work and the info is at home) and i got my wested a few days ago!!! moreover, gerry or peter both returned my emails within 24 hours. i didn't get my certificate and they quickly replied to my email and sent on...

billy3ci

gerry returned my email and said they are sending one out today...excellent service and prompt reply. i don't know why people are saying wested never returns their email. all my emails have been replied to within 24 hours. i think the people that complain bombard them with emails and that would anno...

billy3ci

Indiana Ken wrote:Maybe the certificate only comes with the Raiders style?

Ken

i doubt it since peter made the jackets for all 3 films.

billy3ci

my TOD jacket arrived with no certificate. is a TOD jacket supposed to come with one or just the raiders jacket?

billy3ci

no certificate for me either!!!

billy3ci

everyone has their own unique opinion. some people can go outside in 20 degree weather in a sweater alone and are warm. others need a fleece, gloves, and a north face jacket and are still kind of cold!!! everybody is different and has their own view on what truly constitutes cold or wear and tear. ....

billy3ci

Cassidy wrote:Sorry if I offended you Billy.

huh? why would you say that? i'm not offended.

billy3ci

i just watched it and i see what you're talking about...my guess is its just a prop flaw. they probably were toying with both ideas and forgot to take the jacket off of the rack by the front door. good eye you got there!!!

billy3ci

Isn't that always the way. A 'friend of a friend' always does the most interesting things :roll: i would usually agree but in this case i really don't think the guy lied...he has no reason to. heck, its a BMW forum and the statement was so random. i just mentioned that i ordered an indy jacket and ...

billy3ci

hey, i am just reporting what i read!!!

although, i wouldn't doubt the use of vinyl and i would like to know if a vinyl jacket was indeed used at all.

billy3ci

here is the guy's post... "I went to high school with a guy that once broke into the prop trailer and liberated a real Indiana Jones jacket when they were filming the motorcycle chase scenes in Indiana Jones III (which were filmed near our school in Marin, CA). The jacket has the prop master's ...

billy3ci

i don't doubt the validity of the story. i'll go find the post and PM the guy for more info...i just don't want him to think i am trying to turn the guy in or anything. i would like more info. this forum is about BMWs and it was a casual statement and not like he was bragging. i am quite sure there ...

billy3ci

thanks!!!

i will be happy either way...plus, its already ordered and likely almost made. i just get interested in this kind of stuff and like to learn as much as i can. i am sure i will buy another wested...either another indy jacket or the minority report jacket.

billy3ci

now, i am not saying i condone this, i am just passing on some info. from another forum i go to about a totally different subject, one of the guys there has a friend that broke into the prop truck when they were filming in california and stole a jacket...but it was a vinyl indy jacket. hmmm, i wonde...

billy3ci

so in the movie it looked like brass, but was nickel? i ordered brass zipper and D rings. is my zipper gonna be all brass or nickel painted brass? what do most people here order?

billy3ci

i was reading through some posts and people here say that the zipper was nickel in the movie yet per an email from wested they told me it was brass. can someone explain? thanks!!!

billy3ci

i was a bit concerned about lambskin being too thin but i want this to be a 4 season jacket and its easier to add layers in the winter than wear a coat that is too warm in the summer. i think lambskin is more dressy and wears in well.

...plus, it was all lambskin in the films if i am correct

billy3ci

thanks for the welcome. i am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my TOD jacket. i still can't get over how inexpensive these jackets are. it makes little sense to me. i mean, high quality lambskin leather jackets are pricey enough let alone a jacket that has so much movie history (not to mention one s...

billy3ci

oh well, i guess i'll say hello to myself.

billy3ci

i started out simply looking for a brown leather jacket... i ended up looking at A-2 flight jackets (i was a student pilot before i was basically grounded due to a deviated septum). the us wings indy jacket caught my eye and somehow i found out about wested leather. then i clicked a link and ended u...

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I got my Dr. Who/Das Boot jacket!!!

Dr. Who/Das Boot Wested Jacket (can anyone help me?)

sleeve question...

how the heck can wested charge under $250?

no certificate?

interesting tidbit about an indy jacket...

zipper - brass or nickel?

new guy here...