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Based on a stunt jacket I believe.

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Indiana Holt wrote:haha. I believe THE MOST SA raiders jacket would be a TN would it not. it is a clone from the original Tony had in hand.

I agree about Tony Nowak. He did copy a screen-used hero jacket from Raiders.

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You should be in a padded white room _. Do the voices ever stop?

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It lived through two near fatal car accidents, days on the back of a horse, weeks of constant sandstorms in the Gobi Desert, heavy rain, heavier snow and a temperature variation from +40 to -15 Celsius. Sounds like a great way to break in an Indy jacket! It held up well, and a near fatal car accide...

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looks like early next year... (I was bugging him a few weeks back)

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I was making a joke....

Do you think the stunt jackets made us fans? I don't think so... jmo

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SA= screen accurate. TN copied a SCREEN-USED jacket. That's where I go for SA.

Stunt accurate=StA

HWJJ

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I can only assume some very tough decisions are being made at TNO and I am happy to see the doors stay open for now. I also have enough regards for humanity to respect the family and not accuse them of using this tragedy as a sales pitch.

HWJJ

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http://www.strapworks.com/Metal_Loops_p/ml.htm (1" flat black)

There are other sites on this thread...

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=48385

Cheers, HWJJ

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I suggested you refrain because in YJ's case the mud slinging doesn't stick. He is not here to call you on it.

Nobody is getting slammed 'over there' btw, your name doesn't come up. Let's enjoy this hobby and move on...

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just keep your hands where I can see 'em

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I know I'll never see eye-to-eye with RCSignals or Yojimbo Jones (who has some baggage for a guy who throws rocks) but I think there are others (who we've discussed) who are reasonable. _ I have not missed anything in all your caterwauling discussions with Yojimbo Jones, and I don't remember any gl...

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I was gonna say the nearest source of NH buttons is somewhere in a pile in your backyard, but whipwarrior just spared you that 'duty'...

just kidding. I say sew the gnarled up button back on and call it an adventure scar...

H

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yes thats the one I was thinking of, thanks FFTT.

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someone here found a site with the perfect size, I think it was Dr. J...

I have been wanting to swap mine as well, and flipping the D-rings has never worked to hold the straps for me.

telling someone to google it defeats the purpose of this site, doesn't it?? JMO

H

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Nice jacket, KB... any pics of the back panel?

Cheers, H

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Agreed, but it's been the calfskin that's been the elusive hide, let alone the real Cooper patterns, that many of us have sought after all these years. Regard! Michaelson I am surprised nobody asked Neil Cooper what hide he used until now... and the 'real' patterns weren't sold with his company? Do...

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oops I meant 40...

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I mean order that size. Isn't it a 44? More specs on Sep. 1st it sounds like.

Yes, that is my size and yes, I ordered one!!

(stoked, too)

H

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yeah order that size

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so... Neil Cooper has been sitting on the 'patterns' for THE raiders jacket for 30 years... and this project took until now? There is obviously a lot more to the story. The Cooper name is of value here and not original patterns (which likely don't exist). H All those words just to illustrate you kn...

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so... Neil Cooper has been sitting on the 'patterns' for THE raiders jacket for 30 years... and this project took until now? There is obviously a lot more to the story. The Cooper name is of value here and not original patterns (which likely don't exist). NC likely made the Hero jacket and I want to...

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Yes.

I have never considered hanging my jackets for the same reason... though some gearheads keep their stuff looking pristine.

To each his/her own (the stuff isn't cheap). Mine get tossed on a closet shelf, though I do make sure the collars lay flat.

Cheers, H

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Tex,

its a 44... I am pretty sure I used Agents5's specs but didn't save them.

H

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Thanks guys. Your kind words are much appreciated. I am happy to add some pics after appreciating yours for so long.

Forrest For the Trees wrote: Also, the pockets on the Raiders look great. Did you request those?

Agent5 pocket specs if I remember correctly...

Cheers, H

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I am late to this post with a response for those of you with LINING PROBLEMS... My ToD nylon lining was 'puffing' from everywhere but my collar and I never wore it. It fit like it was stuffed with feathers. (I made a disgruntled post about it back then but I can't find those pics.) Finally I took it...

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When I saw the big side vents I ruled out a ToD and thought it was some old Raiders....

I forgot about his LC jacket because this one looks drapier and darker to me. and I know nothing about the LC

thanks,

H

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I haven't seen this footage until now...and what Raiders jacket is HF wearing at 3:41...?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdgchLvOqIA

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YJ

Just want to say thanks for all the time and WORK it took to do this.

I am sure I speak for a lot of folks who waste a lot of time reading these threads...

great stuff

H

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Well I hope this helps: I faded my Todd's by leaving it overnight in my bathroom sink full of water and a few cups of bleach. The color was right on and it is much softer now. It was too stiff before and now it looks wrinkled and distressed. The fabric looks far less durable and easier to tear howev...

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How about a thread of favorite screengrabs (and rare behind the scenes pics) of the jackets(s)(s)(s) from any of the films?

Cheers, H

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Han Jones wrote:Even after all this plus the other problems they have people still buy those jackets.

My Wested Raiders in DB lamb is a work of art. It looks and fits like a dream... the leather, the lining, the construction... nirvana.

IMO, that's why you roll the dice with Wested.

H

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"...then you begin to make it better."

Brilliant. The 'Heyjude Config' looks great on my ToD and those long straps never looked right until now.

Thanks for tinkering, H

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Paviana, welcome to COW. I just got my Todd's knife and I am very happy with it. I have been using it at work and it is good quality. It looks almost exactly like the one in Raiders.

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I am emotionally unharmed Holt. I think. I remember the warnings about the glued hem... It seemed worth the gamble for the prongs and the original hardware... I got only the glued hem, which failed. The leather is a spongy, paper-thin maroon. The nylon causes it to slip off my shoulders when unzippe...

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well I'm glad someone's happy

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Hellow COW, I have had my ToD in the closet because the lining comes out of the back and the sides more and more. The (glued) hem in the back has come open and nylon hangs 2+ inches past the bottom of the jacket. I don't want to send it back just because Wested is like the Bermuda Triangle of Jacket...

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I got my jacket back a month later and it looks great. Glue seems to be the way to go. http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr359/jasonrpaquin/Picture037.jpg I have been wearing my ToD for a month and couldn't wait to get this one back. Putting it on a month later, it feels like a JACKET. The ToD is a...

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I found a quality leather repair shop and I am SURE I will get compensated for at least the repairs... Most likely they will pay for my new jacket, but I am just playing it cool for now. They get back in 5 days and they will hear about my jacket TRUST ME. More importantly, I still got the girl. My j...

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YKK indeed... its a 46 with 30" back and 26.25" sleeves.

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I asked for 5 gauge aluminum zipper unless the original hardware was available. I am glad to get it because those 8 gauge zip pulls are like dog-tags. I soaked it today and it is starting to come to life... yesterday http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr359/jasonrpaquin/IM001176.jpg today http://i49...

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Most likely when Indy returns from an adventure he washes his clothes like a bachelor: no separating the colors...

or one of his doe-eyed female students is already there waiting for an assignment!

H

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I don't remember my Raiders lambskin feeling this cheap when it was new. I ordered dark lambskin. It is closer to authentic brown in color, is paper thin, and the skin looks like speaker 'pleather'. My Raiders is easily twice as heavy and looks like a tank in comparison. Maybe its the NH pattern but...

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Hilarious... yes the girlfriend is VERY new and an amazing one too. AND what I didn't add the dog isn't hers! She has been caring for this sleeve nipper for 6 months while house-sitting for some very rich older friends of hers... a CEO of a huge corporation in fact... Maybe my ToD should be free-90-...

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Thanks Mac,

The first thing to pop into my mind was my ToD en route!!

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OK, it is a $300 jacket after all so I will take it to a good leather shop... My good friend: http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr359/jasonrpaquin/IM001163.jpg http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr359/jasonrpaquin/IM001160.jpg I will try and find some labrador leather to bring in to the shop

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It is lambskin... and WOW when it tears you can see how THIN it is. I am beginning to understand the 'goat cult' around here... speaking of which LOL Thank you Holt, but that is a serious repair you suggest-- I am hesitant to cut into the (silk!) sleeve because it will likely begin to unravel and sn...

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I met my new girlfriend's black lab last night and within 2 seconds of petting he nipped into the sleeve of my FAVORITE jacket and ripped a big 4-inch tear... I smiled and said no big deal but------ IT IS. I love animals but... that is one LUCKY dog considering... What can I do? I have no clue.... D...

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HOT HOT SHOWER

QUICK DRY

WEAR IT and push up the sleeves

repeat...

or battle the Wested demon...

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