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I have a Wested custom Raiders from around 2010- it was just before the time the Hero was being developed. It's got a lot of features that the Hero ended up having, but it didn't do the off the shoulder look, and it ended up being too short as a result. I was always trying to stretch it out, sleeves...

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One more for the road

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Thanks Texan Scott!

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Welp, 15 years of searching and collecting, and this is the end of the line for me. \:D/ After having chewed through my last hero jacket, which I modified in the original order to include a longer back and sleeves, I decided to take the plunge and order a standard size 38, with no modifications or a...

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Dangit! NW Hats has just raised the price by $25. The hat that I could previously not afford for reasons is now that much more out of reach

SOOooooOON.... (once I get done paying my back taxes in a couple months)

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DiCatania wrote:You look like a mixture of Magnum PI and Indy. Looks great!!

A little "surf & turf" action if you will

Thanks DiCatania!

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Thanks Ken!

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Hello everybody on COW :TOH: I got a Hawaiian shirt for Christmas. What better way to balance it out than to dawn my favorite hat and jacket. http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/yy33/Ravenswood70/screend_zps6af94c9c.jpg http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/yy33/Ravenswood70/screendd_zps39e492a6.jpg The...

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WooPS! :o Sorry Indiana Jeff! #-o I just plane missed that! Big thanks for the suggestion, I think I will go with a replacement eventually. And Michaelson, I would take your word for it. I was iffy about putting any animal by-products into anything cloth. Down the road, it sounds like things would b...

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I was asking about the ribbon. I felt my hat held its shape well (pun intended)...but the RIBBON. THAt's the weak link in any fedora imo. No takers on the subject? In any case, I read a neat trick in another forum about how one can darken the ribbon using mink oil with lanolin and silicone. Looks go...

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Holy Cazoli, only 500 made? That makes it quite the collectable. They have been showing up on eBay every now and again. I picked up my second one in 2010 from eBay, never worn....and for less than three figures t'boot! $\:D/$

Thanks for getting the info, Michaelson!

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By the by, here's another nifty link. Check out the leather on this puppy. It appears to be the same thickness as my first Lucasfilm Indy jacket. So thick, that coat checkers ALWAYS complained on the way to the hanger, lol. Literally, their arm would drop, thinking they were just receiving a regular...

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I wish I could say something utterly positive about my experience with downpours and my Indy hat. While the felt on my Beaver Brand rabbit fur fedora has held up nicely after thoroughly drying, the same thing cannot be said about the ribbon, which now sports some pretty visible water stains. I suppo...

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This is the Cooper Sportswear jacket. I came across it in an add as part of my Lucasfilm Fanclub membership. I asked for the jacket for Christmas '89, knowing full well that being mail order, my parents were less likely to go for it, especially at that price. As luck would have it, our local Hechts ...

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:shock: WOW :D That's great to hear, about the Keppler association! I mean, this is one robust hat, no question. And upon wearing it day by day, I can't say I've had a better fedora. And Dalexs, here is a shot in more natural light. I think this would just about cover the color spread this hat can a...

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I was in the market for a new Raiders hat, went head over heals into research with all the options (of course, perusing all prior links to the different Indy hat makers) and came up with something a trifle unexpected. I had not heard of Beaver Brand, but upon doing research, found out that they were...

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Thanks guys! :TOH: I actually just balanced the camera on its side on the cobblestone median, making sure it was at ever so slightly an angle, timer on ten seconds. I was prepared to rattle off a couple few shots, but I checked out the results of this one and was like, "Huh...nailed it! \:D/ Wh...

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Managed to capture a shot of myself hustling down Pennsylvania Avenue in DC, returning home from the job. Essentially, this is what I wear to work every day as a legal support specialist/court reporter. You don't really get the full effect of how it all comes together with the power tie and so forth...

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AH! Yes indeed, there is thirty six right there in that sizing block :oops: Thanks for checking. I'm having a moment of selective memory :P I can honestly say that I have never worn a 36, but in this particular pattern, sizing down might just do the trick. HERE's the upside. My 'rents are visiting t...

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Plus which, I don't know how I could get the Hero shoulder width to be any narrower. It's already a size 38, and that's the smallest Wested will go. 36 would definitely be too small, anyways. Those seams do hang mighty low off them shoulders, but I don't mind that one bit. I think the back has been ...

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I'm looking at getting a hero in a 38, but with the regular back length of 23 inches. Just get an inch and a half extra in the sleeves and leave it at that. I don't see the shoulder width getting any narrower, since 38 is the smallest size Wested offers. I am open to suggestion. In all candor, I can...

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It's deceptively baggy. When I zip it up fully, it actually snugs up pretty well. I set out to over size the jacket. Well, originally, I had ordered a size forty regular, and the front panels looked too baggy and didn't sit well. So I exchanged it for a 38 long, if you will. The front panels were va...

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Nothing new to see here, folks. That is to say, no new jacket. This is sort of an update on my Wested Hero that I got last Christmas, in light of a recent comment by KT Templar, referring to adding some inches to the length of the Hero jackets. I have several reasons why I went that route, some of t...

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I was never on the set for any of the filming of any of the Indy movies, and I have never had the privilege of being in the same room as one or more of the screen used jackets, so I'm just going by what other people said/are saying.

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Key is the size. 42? 40? Yup, that would help! :lol: I got a size 38. Tried doing the size 40, but the front panels were way too droopy, so I narrowed the shoulders to my usual size 38, and put an extra couple of inches in the overall length of the jacket. Basically, I was trying to finagle a somew...

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Here are my measurements from my Wested Lambskin Hero jacket. It should be noted that I extended the back length by two inches. It's a long, effectively.

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I'm a Wested fan, and I absolutely adore my authentic brown lambskin Hero. I'm with Whiskyman in that the pattern is generally so "off" that I can't really seem to get the "look". It's a wonky jacket for sure, and it almost takes an "Indy Build" to make it look right. I...

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OH! And thanks Gorak! I really do like the side-vents, the way they are now.
And the thing about how low the jacket goes over the back, well.....I get compliments on that too!

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The yoke on yours does appear to be a bit more set back, but, had you not pointed it out I would not have noticed it. Seriously, that jacket absolutely rocks on you. :tup: A belated THANKS Kwad! I'm really impressed with this particular jacket. I think I successfully "oversized" it, if on...

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Quick question....What is a "yoke dip" The "yoke dip" refers to the yoke being pushed further down the back, such that the top seams fall off the shoulders, as demonstrated in my picture. I surmise this is to facilitate a longer back, as opposed to just making a longer back panel.

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Gorak, you took the words right out of my mouth. I got the yoke dip thing happening as well. But I'm so enthused with the rest of the jacket (I too, modified it with extra length in the body) that I just wrote that off, in a sense. The back ends up looking a bit "off" for want of a better ...

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It. Looks. AWESOME!

And I would venture that it already has the distressed look

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Here's a link to the album. The first page of it is the new Hero. OH! I forgot to mention (to bring us up to speed ;) ) that it's a seal tanned, authentic brown lamb, size 38 with a long back (25 inches). The sleeves were originally 27 inches, and got them trimmed to the prescription length (stoppin...

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Thank you so much, guys. I am slightly beside myself \:D/ I am especially happy with the way I was able to mold the collar. It was big enough to start off with, but didn't have the spreading effect, straight out of the bag. So I took a chance and molded it with hot water, steam and hot air (in that ...

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The full effect! I am SO happy with how this turned out. :D http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/yy33/Ravenswood70/P1010493.jpg http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/yy33/Ravenswood70/P1010483.jpg http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/yy33/Ravenswood70/P1010481-1.jpg http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/yy33/...

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I'm not one of those people that can identify where and when a jacket came from by a single glance. I hear ya there! There are some of us on the board who could probably spot an Expedition a mile away, and alternatively those who can spot an Indy jacket, and the buck stops there ;) It's nice to get...

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Did it look like this one? http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/yy33/Ravenswood70/Indy%20Jacket%20Cooper%20Sportswear/DSCN3914-1.jpg http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/yy33/Ravenswood70/Indy%20Jacket%20Cooper%20Sportswear/DSCN3917.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; http://i77...

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Hmmm, sounds like the Cooper Sportswear's Indiana Jones jacket that came out in the late eighties. I have two of those. One of which is my very first Raiders style jacket, and another is a "direct" replacement that I picked up on a steal from an online auction. VERY thick leather, water ge...

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I'll convert the "Easy Rider" pic to a link.

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Sorry! Got carried away. Should I convert this last one to a link?
THanks for the reminder!

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Thanks guys! Annnd, lol....couldn't stop myself. I went that distance. In keeping with the spirit of this thread, and again with the aid of phototrickery, I present to you the "SA length" torso (or at least, closer to it): http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/yy33/Ravenswood70/photoshopshort...

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I did the water treatment, and then sat in front of the space-heater to let it dry while it was on me. Heat, hot water and steam played major factors. Basically sprayed the jacket down in the bathroom, while running hot water all the while to get a good steam going. While doing this, I decided I mig...

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THAT's fanTAStic!

And I love that her boyfriend dug the jacket!

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Ta-Daa!!

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:rolling: :rolling: :rolling: :rolling: you GOT me. No joke, I got that feeling in the pit of my chest cavity when I read that line! I was all like :o OKAyyy HERE we go again! :lol: you got me GOOD Holt :H: And also thanks! :D High praise coming from one of the most devoted in this field! :TOH: More...

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MAn, that's harsh...My eyes watered up a bit when you quoted the big man himself....BEST of luck in getting it back. I'm hoping for you!!!

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Thanks Ian! Yea I noticed that about the hand warmers! I don't have to scrunch my arms up to use em! Plus, I can tell the side-straps are about an inch lower than where they "should" be...but that's cool, cause my elbow/fore-arms don't brush up against them. Plus, the straps are set furthe...

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Here's the first picture out of the shoot

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I measured the storm flap with the collar stand....the back, I measured from the bottom of the collar stand to the bottom of the back panel...In retrospect, I might should have included the collar stand with the back length measurement just to be fair. One reason I went for the longer body length wa...

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