Club Obi Wan

PETER

Well this the first quick photo just to get an idea This is made from Lightweight waterproof microfibre which is breathable and has no weight to it often used in golf wear. A few adjustments to be made but the Raiders Ultralight weighs in at just over 1 pound at 580 gram http://i482.photobucket.com/...

PETER

OK
Lightweight cotton washable in dark brown
On the case
Price to follow
Peter

PETER

OK Folks i am back
Got the message
BRING BACK THE COTTON RAIDERS!!
The question is do we want in lighweight cotton or the heavier denin type cotton.
or both
Cheers
Peter

PETER

The Temple of doom jacket I do not like I make it if asked but the pockets are to small to put the hands in and the cut only suits small people. [mod edit] Last crusade is a different story and if you want the big collar 'Hero' model it is possible but I am not keen. When I went to Western costumes ...

PETER

In reply to the question? I supplied the jackets for the films and my Indiana Jones and Magneto jackets are ALL made in the UK in MY factory using high quality leather. The RockSeventy jackets are made in Pakistan and are unauthorised rip offs not the same quality. I have never done business with Ro...

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Holt, not a problem making the sleeves wider. Although you may have mentioned it you forgot to put that on the order form or back up email So don't blame Gemma , she is not the cutter and he only goes by the order requests. Send it back to be done. Cheers Peter PS I am off to Mexico Sunday for 12 da...

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KrYpToNiAn1, A small tack stitch of the lining to the lower part of the armpit leather inside the jacket will keep the lining in place.
Just popped in and saw this.
Off to Mexico Sunday

Cheers
Peter

PETER

The original was all cotton, but as you know the sleeves grip if you have sweatshirt or the like.
I will put all cotton unless requested otherswise.
In fact I will make it an option.
I am on vacation in Corfu for the next week or so.
Dont expect any replies from me.
Cheers Peter

PETER

That jacket is too big and need to be reduced on the shoulder and sleeves and a tad in the body.
I can see from the pics what is wrong. Return it for adjustments or replacement no problem.
Cheers Peter

PETER

Kevin, Maybe you can understand why as now i have only offered the 'Hero' in sizes 36' to 44'. That is two sizes up and two sizes down of the 40+ pattern within which the look can be spot on or as near as. I can make bigger but it may lose the look and I find myself under the cosh again. It seems I ...

PETER

No that's not exactly what I mean. What I mean is that the original base pattern or block, has positioning for various apendagies such as pockets,collar etc When you make the pattern bigger for say a size 44, these items have to change and may be repositioned slightly to retain the look or balance. ...

PETER

_ sorry to contradict you but with respect 'The worst case of pirating was when USW, Todd, TN, Magnoli and others copied my originals in the first place without permission' Over the years I have been given most of these copies for appraisal and I dont deny taking on board the difference in construct...

PETER

Basically similar but a slight shade darker and more durable.
Called lambskin as that is the terminology but really full grown sheep so a little tougher.
Cheers
Peter

PETER

Hi Folks Sorry for the confusion As you may have noticed I am no longer doing the photos. Is it that obvious? However my Grandaughter Rebecca may be good but knows didly xxxx about Raiders. So that jpeg IS 'Crispe' lambskin and should be in the Special Hero Jacket Jpegs of the hero in Standard skins...

PETER

I feel I have to reply. The jacket is made from the EXACT skin he personally chose which I bought as soft horsehide which I was told it was and had no reason to dispute. I was more interested in the drape and handle of the skin than its origins, when softened horse and cow are very similar. I even h...

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We are always sending out samples and sometimes 2 or 3 times to people who say they have never received them. On investigation it appears that in the case of USA as there is no documentation i.e. customs declaration in the envelopes they are not allowed in the country and are often destroyed. Not li...

PETER

Well thank you Michealson
You are always there in support and I apreciate that.
You know where I am coming from
Cheers

PETER

Gentlemen The 'Hero' price would be extra because the skin would be a stone washed veg tanned sheep which is expensive because the washing shrinks an 8ft skin to a 5ft skin so skin cost is about 50pc more to produce. The result is that the current batch of skin is not big enought for the back panel....

PETER

What is your problem?
I can make you a jacket
why are you so anti?

PETER

Well Tekors, just heard about this.
I think you deserve a replacement at a 'Hero' price.
Contact me through Peter@Wested.Com to sort it.
Funny I am following the events worried also as I am due vacation at Taba, Egypt Red Sea end of Feb/early March.
Cheers
Peter

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News to me, Jessica Rabbit.
What order?
Peter

PETER

Reprimand accepted
Now!To him what asked.
I CONFIRM THAT ALL 'WESTED' JACKETS NOW MADE 'IN HOUSE'
The few remaining imported jackets will go on clearance.
New choice of leathers coming plus long awaited vegtanned washed lamb 'ORIGINAL' hero jacket.
Regards
Peter

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Hi Michaelson
Yes it IS me back again along as it remains civil.
Answer: None really. More like a layer cake with extra zips. Nice but nothing to rave about.

PETER

I can confirm that Xmen in particular is not like an Indy jacket see attached film list
two jackets for Xmen included.

Cheers
Peter

PETER

Good News! I checked USPS track no with Parcelforce and they had the jacket and were about to return it (hold 30 days) for non payment of customs charges. I have paid the £19 import charge and they are delivering the parcel today. They have advised me to mark parcels 'RETURN FOR REFUND' regardless o...

PETER

This has been brought to my attention and I think I should clarify the postage situation. We do NOT have any problem in receiving returns as we have deliveries and collections daily. The only time we do not get the delivery is when there is duty or fees to pay. That is when a jacket is sent to us wi...

PETER

I know its not good, and of course had this over stitching under the collar been noticed at QC it would not have gone out. Bearing in mind the size of the picture to the actual stitch it is not easily noticed when packing. That said the man concerned first complaint to us was that he did not like th...

PETER

In reply to a message I have received
This is a man who tried to get a full refund from PayPal before contacting us with his problem. Unforntunately for him he was out of date.
I will help anyone who has a problem providing they contact me first and give me a chance to correct.
I rest my case
Peter

PETER

Whilst technically we call the leather used on the jacket lambskin in fact the skin used was old Australian sheep thick and full of stretch marks, tick and damage as seen on screen. Lots of bomber jacket were made from this at the time usually in distressed form. Unfortunately this not being availab...

PETER

Thank you for your kind welcome back. I appreciate your concern. But what is being suggested is ridiculous and does not hold water.

PETER

I was there, Noel Howard and Fred were there plus a costume person who I thought at the time to be debera.
Who else was there?

PETER

I dont know what involvement Cooper had but when I got involved we started with a clean sheet
and worked forward, I was only told what they did not like on other samples made not what they liked.

PETER

Other people were involved and made samples which were all rejected on styling and skin type I know that.
The unique part is the full length action pleat, a major feature of the jacket, made by me so any other jacket made would have to have this feature which cannot be pre dated.

PETER

Only problem is he never made the actual 'Hero' jacket. Also it was made from lambskin.

PETER

I have watched with some amusement at certain US citizens attempting to make the original 'Hero' jacket a product of USA but I must tell you it was designed and made in England. Who is or what is Neil Cooper, i do not know, he certainly had nothing to do with the jacket I produced. Chronology: Georg...

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I did make a fresh batch of dark goatskin of which this is part and there is more available.
It would not have a bone mark in the back as the skin is not washed and that is
the only skin we had problems with.
Cheers
Peter

PETER

Well that's a first. Never seen that before.
We are so busy checking measurements and details we miss what is staring us in the face a missing seam.
If you want to send it back I will turn it straight round and pay the postage.
Apologies
Peter

PETER

I stick by what I said. I have never had or copied a Flightsuit Jacket.
The first I knew of Flightsuits was when a I think you and some others took one of MY originals to
them to get it copied.
I have no wish to get into a slanging match
Please lets have some mutual respect.

PETER

[quoteOnly Tony has ever had access to a production jacket from Raiders][/quote] Not quite true, I had access to all of them when I made them. Unfortunately I must confirm that all films jacket had Bermans & Nathan labels in them even the first prototype, susequent production had Leather Concess...

PETER

This is indeed a clone of the Flight Suits jacket Lee developed and which Peter Botwright later confirmed he copied as he had no documentation of the original Raiders jacket. That is a complete fabrication. It is well documented that I used to supply Lee with Raiders jackets. It is only when I stop...

PETER

A big 'Thank You' for your postings. Yes 65 today. Shall I sell up and retire gracefully or carry on making those jackets until I drop? I thought about it hard and long (about 1 minute) actually and decided to carry on. Its not the money as I am comfy financially but I still get a buzz when travelle...

PETER

The answer to this is NO. I have in stock several thousand feet of Goatskin in Authentic and a small amount of Dark Brown Goat which is not soft. Goatskin is not the most popular skin and to have another 2000ft tanned (minimum quantity) in dark brown would not be commercially viable. The only way I ...

PETER

Please answer why your jacket do not and have not been what they've been represented to be.

I though they were Indiana Jones jackets but maybe I was wrong, maybe they were from another film, sorry

PETER

I have no intention of entering a Peter V Nowak Gang situation and I cannot answer without referral.
So best I don't answer

PETER

I have been specifically warned not to comment on other vendors or their products so I cannot answer your post.
End of story.
Peter

PETER

Just to make things clear any reference to HERO patterns is that which my daughter put on it
so as not to confuse it with existing Raiders working patterns.

PETER

Let me first take on board firstly the comments of Yojimbo Jones. You all must realize that Harrison Ford in 1980 was a size 40+. Not a size 36" to 54". These sizes had to be all graded down/up from the original pattern+ short, tall, fat and thin combo's. Therefore it goes without saying t...

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I am not saying anything about the TN jacket only the skin I have which is known as crispe and as the skin is 8.2 square foot in size is hardly shrunken. I am also saying that the films jackets were made from aust/nz sheep purchased by me from Hume and Thompson in Scotland in wet blue raw state and ...

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I say 'Proper stuff' as CK's TN was made from crispe a different item. No offence was meant or implied.
The pictures are of crispe skin I have and the TN jacket

PETER

Having received the most disgusting vile and abusive email from a certain unchecked member I vowed not to return to this venue, but I have been emailed to post and clarify. Firstly, let me state that Raiders jacket was made to his size specs using features from the 'Hero' pattern but not the finishe...

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