Club Obi Wan

Kittlemeier

We've actually had similar experiences with the Corcorans (except I got mine before they hiked up their prices 50% in one go). Fortunately for me, the separation between the uppers and the sole, at the arch just like yours, occurred when I needed new soles anyway, and I don't think the cobbler char...

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All my boots, with one exception, look the same after a year or two of wear. The exception, my brown Corcoran paratrooper boots, have a horrible painted on finish that prevents the leather from really soaking up the best qualities of the shoe polish. This seemingly irremovable finish (I've tried se...

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You'd be fine putting around town, but the jacket isn't suited for more than a few miles at low to medium speeds. I've never had a problem with the collar, but the sleeves ride up a lot and with the barrel cuffs it just doesn't work.

Nice choice of bike. Mine is a 2000 Triumph Thunderbird.

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Yes, they're interchangeable. Here's a link to my thread with comparison pics. http://indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=48363" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Neither of the covers matched the chestnut front. The BC covers were somewhat mottled, but the SR covers are ...

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Just wanted to put it out there that both the Savile Row and the Berkshire Chase versions are available with half covered cables, but they do have to be ordered that way. My last pair of SR "accidentally" came with BC half covered cables. I noticed the difference in thickness right off the...

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I have a '42 W&G and an old WPG(that never had the disk) that I swap out an old Kepler strap, but everyone has seen those. My real daily use bag is a RRL reproduction of an old postal mailbag. Looked for years for the perfect leather bag and finally Jack Bauer shows up with it in season 8. I'll ...

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Mine look like the bottom of the two lie flat pictures, and like the set in the 3/4 view picture at the bottom. I have no issues with them, they're perfect. (well other than my head is really too fat for them) Well, makes me feel better that I'm getting what others are getting, rather than a faulty...

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And BTW I was sent an extra pair of arms with the correct chestnut on them. All is well. Could you post a pic of the newer arm? I have a pair of Savile Row glasses from Berkshire Chase(made by Algha) in chestnut with rhodium. When they originally sent them they had the thinner non-rolled gold templ...

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Man I looked for those things for fifteen years. Thought they were some high end modern steampunk style thing like Linda Hamilton's T2 Matsudas or Charlie Sheen's The Arrival Vogues. Even saw a somewhat similar pair from JPGaultier. A friend did some bluray screen caps for me and I pinned them down ...

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Might as well show a couple of mine that would be period appropriate. First one is totally custom. Completely satisfied with the outside shape but the lens shape needs a little more tweaking. May also go with an even more yellow tortoise. The lenses are vintage mid century smoke green glass. http://...

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Apologies in advance for my rough condition. Fighting a staph infection right now and I think the lortab is showing around the eyes. =P~ I figured I could take a couple with different sizes in the Savile Row glasses as well as the most "hipster-ish" frame I have, which I don't really think...

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All of them are based on the Belstaff Trailmaster's of the 1920's. This design even made it's way into the US Army field uniforms of WWII. One of my favorites is the M42 Jump Jacket: Actually the Belstaff Trialmaster wasn't produced until '47( http://www.belstaff.com/index.php?option=com_content&am...

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How can the Surrogates jacket be in question as well. My god if people wanted to say he didn't make the T3 or Surrogates why not say it when he was alive so he could set it straight. Why discredit peoples work after they are dead. I would have more respect for people if they just said he was one of...

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Man, I agree with you both. It's a hideous jacket. Worse than the Hein Gericke it's based on. Hard to believe but there's a pic of Hugh Jackman in a similar styled jacket out there. Not even Wolverine can make that jacket work. http://www.reelcollectibles.co.nz/images/hall/wolverine/hugh_jackman_wol...

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... Uh, actually I sorta felt like you and BO were on my side here? Maybe I need to proof this stuff better... $2,800 represents 2 jackets in the pipeline. The X2 and a T1. That was a preliminary estimate. It's actually only $2,400. The T1 was less than I thought it would be even with the competiti...

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Not sure if you're saying there's any innuendo by me, but there's definitely not. I'll say what I mean, every time. That's why I don't post very much. I know Bates could have done this jacket and done it better than pretty much anyone. That's not at issue in the least. And the X2 jacket is truly one...

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Glad everything's mostly figured out. Now how can we get the whole story of why Nowak was used rather than Bates, since the "couldn't make it work" line just isn't that likely(and again, nothing against Nowak, he could have been told that)? What's crazy is that Rick said three years ago th...

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It was Dana I talked to in '03. $0.00 ago. I was trying to ID the X2 jacket at the time for someone on the RPF. They described it down to the shotgun pads on one shoulder.

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If Bates was never contacted, then how did they describe the jacket perfectly to me months before the first screen shots were seen by the public? I have no idea why they weren't used, but highly doubt it's because they couldn't get it right. As far as Vanson, I was talking to Dan about this just a f...

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I've never seen Vanson claim any credit for the T3 personally, but admittedly, I haven't seen everything in the world. Per Dan they produced the officially licensed replicas, based on the screen used jacket, for another company that's now out of business. Even the Vanson T3 that Dan sells is called ...

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Really, why are you guys getting so offended by an honest question? It's silly. Listen, I spoke to Tony one time and he seemed like the greatest of guys. Wanted to get a jacket made of the shiny vintage goat but unfortunately time ran out. But presenting this as factual proof just doesn't cut it. I'...

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Maybe I wasn't clear the first two times. I said it was a guess. I'm not sure who you're trying to convince. But since you're eager to prove it, was it absolutely a fact that Bates couldn't make the jacket work? Where does this information come from? I'm not trying to start anything, I'm really curi...

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Exactly why I said I didn't know and immediately asked if anyone knew for sure. :lol: Had he done many movie jackets prior to that though? Most of what was on his site were really loud promotional jackets. Either way, I'm sure it didn't hurt that he was personal friends with and had made multiple ja...

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Correct. Bates designed the T3, Nowak produced the screen jackets, and Vanson copied a bullet ridden screen used Nowak later on. The overall look was based on an old Hein Gericke jacket from the eighties, per Dana back in 2003 before the movie was even near completion. It was a surprise when Nowak w...

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Alright, finally. I know it's not screen accurate but I really love this color combo. The new ones are silver/chestnut in size 45 and the older are gold/blonde in size 47. Love them both. Strangely I have no desire for the screen accurate gold/chestnut. :-s One strange thing I noticed on these is th...

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Well BC received my glasses on Monday and shipped them yesterday, so hopefully in a day or two I'll be able to report some good news...a month later. I went ahead and sent the frames with the new prescription lenses just in case anything crazy happens like the frame exploding or something. I asked i...

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Michaelson wrote:
Anyway, recently I had an old guy who passed by me in town when I was carrying the bag to my car, and asked me why I was carrying a parachute around.

Regards! Michaelson

Tell him the Plymouth's brakes are unpredictable.

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Sure there is, to me at least. I'm a big fan of making the gear your own with small alternate preferences. I just got a pair of Berkshire Chase glasses in silver/chestnut because I like it better than the gold. I also have a pair of blonde/gold so neither are screen accurate. Just don't care for the...

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Oh, and here's the bag it's based on. It says US MAIL where mine says RRL. http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/images/exhibits/2b1b2_1_mailbag2.jpg The J boys, Peterman and Crew, also have a version of the bag. In thinking this all over, sorry for the thread derail. I look forward to seeing the leather M...

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Where do I find one of these RRL bags? Ralph Lauren? Thanks, Jake Yep. Here's a link to the RRL thread at Style Forum. It's much better than the RRL store list at the RL site, as the RL site only lists the RRL exclusive stores, of which there are only five or so. http://www.styleforum.net/showthrea...

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Love the look of the buckle. I think you should make the bag. It could definitely work now that these bags are more of a "normal" thing. Here's my daily carry bag. It's the RRL Leather Mailbag, all leather, copper, and brass. Jack Bauer carried it in season eight of 24. I had been looking ...

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Also, I get shifter peg mark on my Alden's. Cured that problem. I'm not worried about bike specific boots but I ride everyday and sometimes I want to wear something a little nicer. There are a couple of different versions of these now, but this was the only one when I bought it. http://cgi.ebay.com...

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Forgive me but by your wording in the original post I'm not sure if you are looking for the perfect "Last Crusade" style jacket, or is it your "Last Crusade" to find the perfect for Indydawg all around Indy jacket which would pick and choose from the four styles and possibly othe...

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Well it is s cool looking jacket - but I have to say I see too much of the M42 Jump Jacket to give design credit to Belstaff or Barbour Intl. The length, pockets and belt are pretty much straight from the GI issued jacket. JMO... It is similar but the Barbour predates the jump jacket by several yea...

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Little tidbit, it's Trialmaster, not Trailmaster. :TOH: It was "inspired" by the earlier Barbour International, but the Trialmaster is a better looking jacket in my opinion. Light reading. Plenty more if you want to look. http://sportinglifemag.blogspot.com/2009/02/style-barbour-internatio...

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Michaelson wrote: one can only wonder if they're trying to cut corners in order to keep the price under control, as if they had to factor in the price of gold, it would jack up the price a great deal.

That's what I'd put my money one...I guess I already have.

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I would love to go straight to Peter but I use my FSA mastercard for this kind of stuff, so it's (ideally) easier to go through a US company. I doubt I could even get reimbursed if it was purchased through a British company. Judging by what several retailers have said, Berkshire just seems like a pa...

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You gotta take the fish off the grill to smell it! ](*,) :lol: So the retailer contacted me and were none too happy with Berkshire's sending out a half premium frame. They were very apologetic and gave me the option of them handling the problem or me handling it myself without the middle man. They s...

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Got a response from Berkshire that they don't stock the thicker cables in rhodium/chestnut. They're special ordering them and should be here at the end of this month. Good enough result I guess, but if I hadn't noticed...

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I just received a pair of Savile Row glasses in chestnut/rhodium which I've been thinking about for three years after I had issues with my blonde/gold pair. Just had to have them anyway as I love dark wood furniture with silver hardware. :D Anyway, what I'm wondering is if they've drastically change...

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Oh - as to the wait? Yeah - I've been "waiting" for my Bates X2 for 4 years... It'll ship between 8/17 and 8/31. Major snafu... I've heard they were slow but four years? You gotta post pics when you get it. Be far the best looking Logan jacket in my opinion. Did they offer to darken the b...

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Sorry I can not answer that question.. Neil Cooper will send out a form Sept. 1,2010 We will not supply any information about how the Collector Neil Cooper Raiders jacket is made until they have been released due to the fact there are some people out and about that would love to pass on Information...

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My old Cooper from the nineties was a great fit in the body, but the sleeve length could have been an inch or two longer. Will we have to order a long to get longer sleeves as I wouldn't want the longer body? My shirt sleeves are about 35-36, but I'm 5'10" so that's where I'm coming from. How m...

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My younger son used a great looking IJ backpack I picked up on ebay through kindergarten, used a GI Joe backpack for a couple of weeks in first grade, then went back to the IJ for the rest of first grade because he loved it so much. Don't know what we're gonna do for second grade short of lining the...

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Sorry, a little late, but you can darken the brass by exposing it to vinegar vapor.

I have a great leather mail bag repro on which the strap buckles were just slightly more aged than the bag buckle and rings. Tried it and it works great.

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The Willabee and Ward jacket was a Cooper. I ordered my old one from W&W and it had the Cooper hang tag and the plane on the neck label. Here's an ad for a Cooper A2 sold by W&W. I don't recall any of the IJ order forms mentioning it, but like I said, the hang tag said Cooper. http://i755.ph...

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Found a couple of "behind the scenes" images that may help. http://www.theraider.net/films/indy4/gallery/makingof/vid_29.jpg http://www.theraider.net/films/indy4/gallery/makingof/vid_21.jpg The frame appears to be about a 38mm to 40mm size. The saddle bridge sure does appear to resemble t...

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Do they weather well? Despite (or in spite of) the fact that they don't make them anymore, they're almost exactly what I want :lol: Since you asked, they've worn in nicely. Kinda like a decent dress shoe would. The heel cup(or whatever it's called, the piece of sole that comes up and surrounds the ...

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Don't mean to keep heaping on boots that aren't available but I've got two pairs of Timberland "Limited Collection" Chelsea boots. One in dark brown and one in black. They're a little dressier than most but I love 'em. They have a neat stamped design on the back(not for everyone) and a car...

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I got an email back the next day just a few days ago on their Layer Cake jacket.

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