Club Obi Wan

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Yeh. Watch out. Big Brother is monitoring you. Libel. Give me a break. As we're currently in the midst of another supposed possible law suit at this very moment, I suggest you drop the attitude and condescension NOW or find yourself on a little vacation. Supposed? What does that mean? What would I ...

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Minnesota Jones wrote:Oh, that comment wasn't directly towards anyone. Just a reminder so this thread can stay on topic without getting anyone in trouble, that's all.

Yeh. Watch out. Big Brother is monitoring you. Libel. Give me a break.

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Smurf, it would help to see a picture of it on. It makes sense that you might need an XXL for a Todd's. The jackets are not cut to fit like the modern, extra roomy jackets. They're cut to fit like the Raiders jacket in the film. They may feel a bit (Sorry guys but I have to) "costumey" to...

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I've never used this Pecards. I don't really think it's necessary, but maybe I'm wrong. Does it leave a oily residue? Any residue at all? I can't stand residue on my jackets. I think it would repulse me from wearing it. I used Lexol on riding tack all the time though. Is it similar?

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That Coyle's standard leather isn't stiff. It's like tropical weight wool cloth it's so thin. I'm 6'2 and I'd say the xxl sleeve length is great but the torso is pretty short. I'm waiting to see how it goes down after I lose this winter weight. After all, it's not the jacket's fault that I ate too m...

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I have a Flight Suits cowhide Navy G-1 that I got in 2000, and it's absolutely fantastic leather. Soft, drapes nicely, stays flexible in below zero temperatures, is tough as nails and is reasonably light weight. Easily as light as the leather they use in their chrome goat. Sometimes I wish I'd gotte...

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How come the actual jacket Indiana Jones wears doesn't last? He's had four movies, and four different, albeit similar jackets? Why aren't the movie makers so obsessed with the SA of the jacket from Raiders that they wouldn't even attempt to duplicate it other than the general idea of the jacket? Eh?...

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I measured my full chest to be 42inches so I ordered a 42R. A 40R would have fitted snugly. A 42 gives me LOTS of room to add a simple sweater. My suggestion. The size suit jacket that you wear will have the same fit as the expedition. Just my 2 cents. Good Luck! Gee. The poor guy asked for an armp...

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I've been reading this forum on and off for almost 8 years and there is a constant uninterrupted thread of complaints just like this about Wested. Sure there are happy stories too, but man, why should this be any kind of surprise? It's all documented. History repeats and repeats and repeats and repe...

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You guys don't like the way it smells? Man I do! It reminds me of my Wested lambskin when it was new, only not as strong. But hey, I like the smell of gasoline, and the kids play-dough. Indakin, let's see it! Weston That's it! I couldn't figure out what it smelled like. It smells like diesel fuel. ...

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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW Just got my new XXXL todds stanard and its sooooo nice. The hide see,s slightly different but thats good, almsot slightly thicker and i loveeee it. Cant remember if the front pockets had cotton in them before but this one does just like the Wested cotton linning. AMAZING fits ...

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The jacket in the display was not ever used during production. In fact, when the donation was made, they pulled the jacket from the archives and it had not even been distressed. Somebody from the property room did it with sandpaper and they shipped it off to Washington... That's like if Archy Bunke...

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[quote="You must have called in very early 2000 or maybe 1999. This jacket does have the G&B label, but I remember that some prototypes had the Flightsuits label. My original personal prototype was in deerskin and had the Gibson & Barnes label. No handwarmers in this jacket. The pocket ...

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Purchased in 2000 you say? What's the timeline with this jacket exactly? When I called to order mine in 2001, it was only offered in lambskin and wasn't in their online catalog yet. I had to custom order mine in goatskin. Kathy Falcon tried to talk me out of it. And weren't they still putting Flight...

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As far as natural distressing goes, it has a lot to do with the leather you start out with. Behold, the 1984 LL BEAN goatskin that will not age, will not distress, and still squeaks like the day it was born, despite being worn for over 20 years in the soaking rain, the flying snow, the baking sun, a...

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Any clue yet what kind of "leather" it is?

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Mine should be arriving tomorrow. Is this thing even water resistant or does it absorb water? I have a G&B veg goatskin A-2 that absorbs water. All my other leathers shed it.

I guess I'll find out tomorrow. First thing I'm going to do is take an ice cold dip in the Niagara River with it on.

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Yeh, that's way too small for an XL. I suspected his XL was on the small side by the measurements he gives on the website so I ordered an XXL. I'm 6'2 - 200lbs. Now I'm worried an XXL will be too small. It's supposed to get here Thursday, but I'll miss the UPS guy for the signature so probably won't...

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afrayedknot wrote:Can someone post pics of naturally distressed goatskin or horsehide jackets, please?

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/194/4415 ... c54c_o.jpg

Here's my goat Gibson Barnes - purchased in March 2001

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The way I see it, is that Indiana Jones is a fictional character, and the distressed look of his jacket, is in fact a fictional background created for this character. Since I'm not a fictional character, I want my jacket to get it's patina the natural way, through being worn by me as I live my life ...

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I got a reply through pay-pal and then a pdf copy of my receipt from Todd's Costumes on the same day, thanking me for my order.

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It's like when I went to a restaurant in Tijuana and the menu said "meat" on it. It's nice to know what animal we're talking about. Sometimes.

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What kind of "leather" is it?

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Cassidy wrote:Mikes Jones was onto this a while ago. Seems he was right.

http://indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?t=27173

Poor Mike Jones. He really got shot down there didn't he? How did _ not know about this? He knows everything.

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...........Didnt it shrink the C RAP out of it ? Does it still fit ? Actually, I think it fits better. I did it because my upper arms out grew the 20-21 inches that were available in the standard 48. While it was still about 5% wet, I put it on, zipped it up and stretched and flexed (right after a ...

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Your English is certainly excellent. I used to work in linguistics and it occurred to me that maybe there are some subtle nuances that are being misinterpreted in your posts. Unintended meaning. That sort of thing. It would explain some things I think.
No disrespect intended
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You believe everyone agrees? What are you talking about? Even the quote from Wested from 2003 doesn't agree. He says some did and some didn't. Not clear. I can't even be bothered to point out the bountiful flaws in your logic. "What have I ever done to make you treat me so disrespectfully?&quo...

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Uh oh. I used Paint to draw in the little red gusset outline. I guess that's not good either.

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You can't see the gusset from that picture. It's a tiny lip-shaped patch under the arm. Where you'd put deoderant. Maybe you're confusing the gusset with the back yoke or whatever?

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The above statement makes it clear that there were jackets made for Harrison Ford that didn't have gussets. So if a vendor sells a jacket without gussets nobody can complain that it's not screen accurate. The genral notion is that the jackets worn by HF didn't have gussets and that those with gusse...

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You believe everyone agrees? What are you talking about? Even the quote from Wested from 2003 doesn't agree. He says some did and some didn't.

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I was going to say the split in the side strap looks terrible, but I see from the photo above that he believes that's SA. Never mind.

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Yeh, the collar is half way, but the storm flap looks way too wide and the collar stand jutts out past the flap way too far. What a mess! And that fake distressed look. Ick.

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Period accurate? Well the majority of A1's were made from cape leather, also known as lambskin. Handwarmers were non-existent. Zippers were a new-fangled invention, primarily used for women's undergarments until - well about 1931. Jackets were secured by buttons before that. Press-studs were largel...

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I disagree. Hand Made doesn't mean poor quality. It can. Depends on the skill. Jones' jacket seems to have been incredibily well made. Look at all the stuff it stood up to. That's a high quality super jacket if you ask me. Also, from Flight Suits website: 13. Hand matching. You want all the leather ...

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They way I’ve tried to look at it, is that the jacket or jackets in Raiders were costumes and weren’t actually the jacket Indiana Jones wore. Just like Harrison Ford wasn’t really Indiana Jones. The movie, the fiction, transforms through suspension of disbelief. What I tried to buy years ago was a r...

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Excellent really.

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Lee Keppler used to buy his jackets from me before Flighsuits but I have no knowledge of him sending one of his jackets to me and why would he? It is not logical, I certainly would not have bought one from him and why would I. The leather surround on the inside pocket was to make the pocket stronge...

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Thanks for the explanation. And I didn't mean to imply any illegitimacy. Merely equal legitimacy, thinking the importance of the Keppler jacket was that it was based on measurements of a screen used jacket just as the Expedition was. Not really important though. Now I understand that it is the histo...

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I'm very curious what the significance of the Keppler jacket is. I've seen it referred to for years but never knew what the deal was. The early posts from this string helped some, but it seems to me that the jacket is no more legitimate then the Expedition. Is it that it was created so early? That i...

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I see the word s*cks got edited out. Yikes. That's a little high strung isn't it?

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Yeh well, this isn't a matter of repelling anything. Like I said, it absorbs. ***** up the water. Somehow having a leather jacket you can't wear in the rain seems wrong to me. That jacket looks great though. Later-

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Hi Rundquist.

I have a GB A-2 in russet veg-tanned goatskin and that leather absorbs water like a sponge. Does the leather in your Expedition do that too?

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The black looks great. That's worth a thought. But when would I wear it?

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Oh yeh. For sure. Since mine is a "prototype" anyhow.

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PLATON wrote:These photos are OK but we need more to make safe coclusions.

What would you need to see?

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Thanks to everyone for their comments. Couple of things. First of all, the sleeves are equal in length. I must have had the jacket on a little scued to one side. The side photo shows the sleeve length with the jacket zippered. And the location of the side strap is actully smack dab in the middle of ...

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Love that GB inside pocket

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Maybe. And maybe it's sunglasses.

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