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Looking really great!

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(I am 100% kidding, no offense intended to the fine land of Australia or the aforementioned optical chains :[ ) Ha! None taken! I am absolutely the wrong age for Bluey, and have no kids, but I see how much of a roaring success it is around the world. It's quite incredible to see. Any Bluey derived ...

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Yes indeed, I think back to my psych days at uni and looking at research into the placebo effect. The power of the mind is incredible. Absolutely wild. Even stuff like witchcraft, voodoo, all of that has 'worked' in the past, often due to how much people believe in what's been done to them. Fascinat...

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Are blue light glasses popular in the US? Down here in Australia, our big optical chains generally hold the position that there's no evidence they do anything?

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Charybdis wrote: ↑Fri Sep 20, 2024 10:34 amBefore I even got to the mower, the heel of the left boot fell off! I may to glue it back on or take it to the cobbler. The heel is nailed on...

Oh no! What a strange thing to happen, especially with a nailed heel!

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When I bought a Wested Raiders, very recently, I used the OTR measurements for everything according to my chest size (even though I was getting a custom jacket with cotton sleeves and buckles - which they failed to fit, but that's another story), and the jacket turned out OK. Probably the 'worst' as...

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Novelisations are almost always based off scripts, so I would suggest it's what was scripted, but somewhere in the filming and edit, it changed :whip: That's certainly possible! I'll have to look through the different versions of the script to see if the scene was written differently originally. It...

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Amazing what a little rain can do. Nice jacket!

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Novelisations are almost always based off scripts, so I would suggest it's what was scripted, but somewhere in the filming and edit, it changed

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Illinois_Jones wrote: ↑Sun Aug 18, 2024 1:43 am The best way I've found to blacken buckles is to gun blue them. Steel bluing is the best known but you can do it to brass as well. Several simple at-home concoctions exist to produce a nice black oxide finish.

That sounds like a new project for me coming on. Cheers!

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To round this tale out, for now, I acquired some gunmetal buckles, and fitted them last night :whip: I know they're not screen accurate, but for a Raiders jacket I like the look a whole lot more than the D-Rings. And they work GREAT. Even with lamb. Thanks again to MakeItJones for the guide, which h...

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Looks good! The more you use them the softer the leather gets. Unfortunately the inner sole is still hard and in time will ply to the grid of the rubber sole. It makes for some uncomfortable ridges. But it only happens after some hundred kilometers into the shoe...uh...mileage. I wondered about tha...

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Hit the boots with some Leather Honey. They drank down three applications before I sensed the leather was conditioned.

Should be a bit nicer to walk around in, too

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After doing my boots with Leather Honey, I hit the jacket. One layer, and it wasn't too interested in even drinking that. Good leather

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It's certainly not photo worthy - yet - but my conversion to lambskin continues :whip: Already, with just normal wear a few times a week, the jacket is molding to me and starting to take on character. No colour changes, or scuffing, obviously - but it's starting to look like a jacket that's been wor...

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OK folks, down one size to XXL and I'm happy with this. Body feels good, with a little room to move. Arms are almost spot on. For the price, this is a good looking shirt, that feels fine to wear. Certainly a light, summer-weight sort of shirt. As an occasional piece, costing only in the 20s for you ...

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That's a really nice hat, congrats

I have a desire to re-watch all of the YIJC one day, too. I know I'll watch all the documentaries as well, however, so a long-ish watchthrough will become an absolutely epic endeavour!

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makeitjones wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 3:47 pm Here's a picture guide:
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Amazing guide! Slightly different to how I worked it out, and actually easier!

Cheers for dropping past the thread, mate.

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Thanks again all. Today I got out some pointy nosed pliers and bent the sliders. They're stronger than they look and will bend back well. I also took some pieces of paper and worked out how to attach the buckle to a loop. I'm always better with a practical model in front of me. At this stage, though...

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Stolen off Reddit... this is the WPG cowhide jacket for $175. The owner says they hit it with brown Kiwi shoe polish. Without the shoe polish, it's reckoned to be a good enough DoD looking jacket. But with the shoe polish, I think it looks incredible. Again, comes back to what I was saying earlier a...

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This is all very encouraging, thanks guys!

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bearbeast wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 8:48 am Good choice, I love my Wested boots. Good quality and they will age nicely.

Hope they serve you well!

Thanks! I'm wearing them at work today with navy dress pants and a button down shirt (and the Wested).

I love that I'm wearing Indy gear but it's totally flying under the radar

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It could also be that way. I think so. On one side, they aren't going to reinvent the wheel. They're going to be aware of the A-2 - which had been successful for almost a decade at that point - and it's going to be in their thinking. On the other side, a flight jacket needs to be a certain length, ...

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Well the strap has to attach to the middle bar. I can't remember with the Westeds if that bar is held onto the rest of the buckle by a loop that's soldered or braised closed or it's just pressed as a type of butt connection. But either way that's your target. If the ends of that middle bar are just...

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Yes, I will have to give this some thought. Only have one shot with what's in front of me

I've seen retrofit buckles like the ones below. Did Make It Jones do this style once upon a time? They'd be so much easier!

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We are on the same page. However, looking at the picture of the buckle on the jacket, you don’t need to create a gap where the square comes together. The slider in the middle of the buckle is what slips through the loop on the jacket. It looks like you’ll have to pry the slider off one side of the ...

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I don’t have direct experience working with these buckles, but I think the best way to create a gap is to twist the buckle rather than try to create a gap by pulling the sides apart. Thanks! I think we're in the same ballpark here. I wasn't thinking of lifting them apart, but twisting more like you...

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Folks, my replacement buckles are here from Wested (long story short, they made my Raiders jacket with D-Rings despite my order to the contrary). I note the split in the side, but the material (brass?) is very strong and I can't move it with fingers alone. I popped Wested a line, including: Is there...

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Picked up a pair of the Wested boots. Wore them during my lunch hour. Already put some light creases onto them. Awww, my first weathering, how sweet :whip: First thoughts - sizing feels true. I wear a UK Size 12 in Doc Martens and these feel basically the same. Top of the boot dug slightly into the ...

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What we know... - The A-2 started appearing in the early 1930s - The M-421A started appearing in the late 1930s - The M-421A thus has the DNA of the A-2 in it; the A-2 being established for almost a decade prior - Peter Botwright was absolutely thinking A-2 and working with A-2 designs when he made ...

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I've ordered Chinee sizing from FB ads a few times, and after proper research (what are the commments saying) I found I was a 4xl in the heated vest in bought. That's precisely why I didn't trust this sizing chart! Still, a first time for everything! They're so cheap, I'm not worried, though. I've ...

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The shirt's care label says 100% polyester, but it feels nice on (even straight out of the bag), and is very light. I know that sport t-shirts are made of polyester but not shirts. I'm sweating already just reading this :CR: Let us know how it's after being washed and dry. It's a temperature depend...

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I noticed Indy shirts on AliExpress for a ridiculously low price and thought I'd experiment with buying one, so you don't have to :whip: aliexpress.com/item/1005005310327939.html - 30-something Aussie dollarydoos. That'd be in the twenties for you US folks. Cheap as chips. Having experienced Chinese...

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The jacket looks good on you Rob, congratulations! I really like how well thought out your whole ordering process was. The ratio of sleeve and body length is great. Thanks! The whole time I was waiting for it to arrive I was sweating bullets that if the 1" margin of error came into play, and I...

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'Twiggy' Forrest is a legendary Australian businessman down here. Very passionate about the country. And uber-rich.

If anyone's going to run Akubra well - and keep it local - it's him

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Your (or anyone's) reasons/choices for what jacket company you go with are yours and no one should fault another fan for that choice. You did your due diligence and went with your gut and I think the results speak for themselves. Looks great! Now go and tuck in that shirt! :P ;) :TOH: Hahahaha, I w...

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Does horsehide make it a fairly stiff jacket? My jacket is very stiff. Even re-winding 20 years to when it was brand-new, it's always had a particular 'feel' to it, like I'm wearing body armour. Vitally, the hides Wested gets in change over time - sometimes many times, depending on the hide - so wh...

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So the day has come. I promised I'd say more when the jacket actually arrived but, to prolong the suspense a little bit longer, let's start with an FAQ because, haunting this place for over a couple of decades now, I know the kind of things that some of you will want to ask or will just flat out say...

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Great find!

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Looking forward to it! And as someone with stuffed shoulders as well, I hope you are getting some relief now

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Announced at SDCC, and coming soon from the folks at Regal Robot

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Certainly worthy of more research. At the very least the parka in the game could be inspired by the real life piece, but adds a different chest section, and a drawstring waist.

But who knows? We may be yet to find the real thing?

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I had a WPG, but it was 20 years ago, and I'm sure they have changed over that time, so I won't comment on that. Something I'm experimenting with as we speak is an order of a knock-off shirt from AliExpress; my belief being one of the factories that makes the shirts for one, or more, of the well-kno...

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Looking great! My new Wested is about a day off arriving, if the DHL site is accurate!

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bearbeast wrote: ↑Tue Jul 23, 2024 10:01 am First they steal our hoodies, now our JACKETS? WHAT NEXT?

It's an outrage

More seriously, I don't think the "this doesn't fit me" look is very good at all.

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Possibly the strangest Indy jacket photoshoot I've ever seen: https://inmyelementclo.com/products/untitled-sep27_22-38?variant=42754776957100 Anyone recognise the jacket? No action pleats and the buckles on the side straps seem to be the most unique features. Distressing surprisingly not too bad! :w...

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Does anyone have experience with https://pecard.com/products/classic-leather-care-products/leather-cream/ ? When I hit my old horsehide jacket with Pecard recently, I was (of course) happy with the result, but I find the thick gel a bit of a chore to work with; especially to work with evenly on larg...

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bearbeast wrote: ↑Sun Jul 21, 2024 4:23 amThey are made for being abused on adventures! But the conditioning will help them stand up to loads of of adventuring.

One thing I had forgotten about them over the past decade is how heavy they are.

They weigh a ton. Like, a stupid, stupid amount for simple, ankle boots.

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From time to time there have been threads about the wait time at Wested. I caught such a thread recently, while digging around, which mentioned that wait times had blown out a little leading up to Dial of Destiny's release a year back. It even included the note that all jacket orders were being made...

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A year on... guys, don't leave us hanging. What happened?

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