Club Obi Wan

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Hey guys. Haven't been around here for a while but getting back into everything slowly. I already have a Wested custom raiders I picked up a few years ago but want something new. I was thinking of keeping the basic pattern of the jacket but modernizing it a bit and changing the collar. What do you g...

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Thanks for the comments guys. I'll get mroe pics as soon as I can. The jacket started off as a raiders. I liked the collar shape the most on the raiders. It's standard cut not 80's. When I was there talking with Peter, we decided on the length of the jacket, the sleeve length and any other details l...

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Finally got my jacket. What an adventure it was. So I get there around 10am or so and put the jacket on to make sure everything is good. Sadly, when they were putting the collar on, it was cut abouth a half inch too short. Good thing I went there nice and early to pick it up (Wested opens at 9:30), ...

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It is a movie guys. There's no way that scene was cold. Studio lighting makes it very warm. It was probably because of the bugs/webs/other stuff that could have gone down his back when filming.

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One more day and I get my jacket. Picking it up tomorrow

Sorry, had to post. I can't contain my excitement.

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Two options I can think of that Peter recommended to me. One, order a different size chest and body. Eg. a 42 chest and 40 body. That way, it fits properly aroudn the waist-not looking to baggy-and you have extra room around the chest area. What I opted for and what Peter recommended for me is an ex...

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Thanks guys. That cleared it up for me.

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I know there are d-rings and the rectangular sliders, but is there another configuration? Does wested also do 2 plain rectangular rings (per side)like the d-rings or are the first two the only two?

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pics?

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I leave next week and as soon as I'm back from London, i'll be posting pics. I'm so excited. Can't wait to put it on and finally have one to call my own.

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Don't go with the aluminum zipper. It'll fall completely apart in a few days. If you want the color, go with nickel. I'm not even sure if Peter would put an alulminum zipper on his jackets.

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Why not not keep it simple. As an example, if you go on Dell's site to customize a computer, there are options which deduct from, add to , or don't change the final price. There are options that Wested should keep at no extra charge. Nothing additional, just things like sliders or D-rings, stitching...

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Cool, thanks guys.

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I remember seeing certificates of authenticity from Wested included with their Indy jackets a while back. Is this still the case?

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I'm surprised Peter doesn't charge extra for the whole list of things some people request. You guys also have to understand that Peter isnt' just waiting by the phone or the net for someone to call in their order then focus all of his time on making the jacket perfect. He has a business to run and h...

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Wested has stopped doing the stiches now if anyone is wondering

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oooo, can't wait to get back there. I'm going to have to have a look at the WOTW jackets. Might have to get me one of those. Did you just ask Peter to pull out all the movie jackets or were they just hangin around like that?

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That's a nicely shaped flap G-mann. Is that a Wested? If they did yours, they should still have that cut pattern on file

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Here you go:

More to come. The scenes where Indy's fighting with the german mechanic also have this type of pocket flap.

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There are two screen accurate jackets. In some scenes they are scalloped, in others, they are like the regular wested pockets. Both are screen accurate and it's just a matter of taste. I thought i'd be going for the scalloped pockets but when I got to wested, I really liked the regular ones. Also, s...

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Thanks Michaelson

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$700 CDN for an indy-esque jacket.

Think I'll stick to the one made by the real guys for less than half the price

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Thanks Michaelson. So really, Letaps would be used a bit more for normal care and once and a while Pecards should be applied as a finishing dressing? Did I get that right?

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I find it very amusing that many people say that people in the UK drive on the wrong side of the road. Might I point out that that was the original way of driving, even in America. It wasn't until Henry Ford wanted to change it and began mass producing those left hand drive t-cars that it changed to...

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What about the shirt makes the quality poor? I love their stuff 'cause it's cheap and fitted and for a student, that's a huge plus. really hard for me to find a decent fitting shirt for a good price. Everyone in north america makes these straight cut shirts that look like i'm wearing a baloon. Waaaa...

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Whenever I'm at home for the summer I use my straight razor. My g/f got me a beutiful DOVO strop shortly after I got it and I love it. My mom still thinks it's still strange. 22 year old shaving with an implement that hasn't really been in use by the public for quite some time. If you're a little he...

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LOL, #### it, I was right beside it and didn't even know. Oh well, no problem. Luckily i chose to go back and pick up my jacket rather than having it posted. I'll have to pick some up then. so you guys prefer this over the Pecards if it was available in the states? What's the cost of it and roughly ...

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Thanks for the comments guys. I love sharing pics. I'll take a bunch more when I go back there. I can't wait to get my jacket, i'll finalyl be part of the wested club. I remember a good few years ago coming across indygear and was hooked getting thist stuff. I started ou with a noel howard gunbelt, ...

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Thanks guys. The choice of hides is great. It really does allow us to get exactly what we want. There's always going tbe someone who prefers lamb, goat, cow, or horse. Wander and discover is the only way for me to truely see and enjoy a city. If someone tells me something is right beside (blank), i'...

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Can you scratch up the lamb a bit and if you have some goat can we see that too?

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Just what the title says

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Go with a regualr cut and witout sleeve taper. Peter can acutlaly do a different chest size and different body. For instance, 42 chest, 40 body. It'll give you a more fitted look without any chage in the look of the jacket

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Sooo, where do I begin. Hopped on a flight to London for a day to go to Wested and get fitted for my jacket. After a nice little train ride and a walk from the station, I was lost. I knew rougly where Wested was and knew that it was east, so I started walking east. Because Swanley isn't that large, ...

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I'm pretty sure the jacket worn during the Temple exterior shots was the exact same jacket worn in the pics above in Imam's house. You can tell by the odd way the top of the storm flap is connected to the collar. They look identical to me, but not like any of the other jackets produced for Raiders ...

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I know the cracks are permanent. My phrasing wasnt' correct. The samples I recieved felt extremely abrasive and -for lack of a better word-flakey. Has the pecard softened everything and has kept everything together?

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Has the cracking gone away with the treatment?

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That looks great. When you do the whole jacket, can you post those pics too?

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Sure thing TFrosst. I'm about to move, so if you can wait a little that shouldn't be problem! I live close to Bremen... how about you? Shot me an e-mail, if you'd like to get my phone number! Marc I'm in school right now and exams are just over the horizon so it won't be for a bit. I just wanted to...

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Hey Marc, where in Germany are you? I'd love to come by some time and check out the Fedoras if that'd be alright.

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Just bought a pair of J. Crew ruggeds but I'm having money issues. I really wanted these boots and got lucky on the site one day. Too bad

Check out the For sale section. The shipping box isnt' even opened.

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lol, already at the top of the list. I'm gonna try to get a few details from him. You guys think the production will order the jackets from him again?

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I wanted to start this thread early so everyone would have a chance to see it.
I'm gonna be going to Wested in about a month. Would anyone like me to ask Peter any particular questions or take and specific pictures?
Just post the requests here and I'll let you know how it went when I get back.

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I live in Toronto and my swatches got to me in less than a week. The nice people at wested never even asked me to pay for anything. Just shoot them an email and they'll get back to you. I'd send you mine but i'm in Europe for a while.

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Jsut for those curious. That pic of the pocket is form Raiders. It's at the beginning before he goes and gets the idol

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Not to rain on anyones parade but every single pocket flap I've seen in this forum is off. None of them have this much of a nice shape to them. To add to that, in this pic, the pocket seems like the ones Wested changed to. It doesn't have round corners as the jacket posted above and that many people...

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Excellent. Thanks for the info. I'm looking forward to seeing how your jacket will look after the treatment.

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Sounds great. I'd really like to see before and after pics. i'm going to Wested in april to get measured and order my jacket. I relaly want to see and feel the differnet materials on an entire jacket, not jsut some little sample pieces. If someone knows anyhting about _'s jacket and if there was som...

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Can someone post a link to where I can buy some of the regular pecards and specifically which type was used to make that jacket look so nice? Are there any more pics of that jacket? i'd relaly like to see how the rest of it looks. Does the pecards smooth out the predistressed cow hide? The sample I ...

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Well, I had a good morning. Went online to check if the boots were in stock and got a pair of 10 1/2's. Really happy and what a great price too. Thanks for letting me know about these boots guys.

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For the Ruggeds, if they're sold out, does that mean they're gone for days, weeks, months, or for good? Anyone have any experience with how often they re-stock?

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