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ReturningSon

Hi All, Hopefully everyone I recall chatting with or doing business with on these forums (and the RPF) is ok especially with everything going on currently in the world. My last post was May 2009. Ive visited a couple of times since then but haven't really posted. Ive kept track of Bill Kelso's progr...

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Stay away from south beach. You will be dissapointed 10 times outta 10.

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Hahaha, sorry, meant to say TOD. Gets kinda confusing with all these letter abbriviations.

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I agree with Dan. Nowak made the best TOD

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Tony's attitude towards jackets also applied to everything else in life; beat the &:(@$;-! Outta the jacket and wear it proudly. To him, i think he felt he was living the dream. Only in America, as he always said.

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nice...really nice!!!

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It was there marcus. I had the cone in my hands!

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two crappy gear shots..for now anyway

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Yes, i have to say after photographing many jackets, this leather was one of the hardest to capture. Depending on lighting, it can have so many variances. Smooth in one light, grainy with pebbling in other. Definitely matches the on screen jacket in several scenes!

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Thanks guys!!!!

Now that Riley has stated that there is light at the end of jacket tunnel, hopefully we will see more of this leather, maybe even with some striations

but, for now, this will do! $\:D/$

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Here is some stuff I have on HF sizing (but it is a little weird). Those are the standard HF ford measurements Sizings: A->B Front Wind Flap 23.5 inches (59.5cm) with Collarstand (1:1 Original HF) C->D Chest Across 22.0 inches (56cm) (1:1 Original HF) E->F Bottom Across 21.0 inches (53cm) (1:1 Origi...

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BTW, I just LOVE the color of those pants. They look extremely SA.

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Agree though that the jacket itself is really quite nice. Im always a sucker for grain, subtle or otherwise!

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Like I stated, I came in after this was done and had no knowledge about this until way after I had originally purchased it. Just verifying its pedigree in relation to the Kelso model. Without condoning or condemning, I am just showing how their pattern originated.

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http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/i365/Travmax11/DSC05415.jpg This is a bad pic because it doesnt show the whole cert but this is the only one I have on hand at this moment. Tony Nowak made #517. This was 1:1 Ford sized. Mr. Kummer was the original owner, the one who lent the jacket out to Bill K...

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Would you be so kind as to share these "wrongs"?...

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well, lets hope not!

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some info on this jacket which has slowly been revealed on another forums: This is a 1:1 copy of my Nowak Striated Lamb Jacket (#517) jacket. The original owner of the jacket lent this jacket to the people over at Bill kelso shortly before he sold it to me. All the details are copied exactly. A stit...

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crystal clear quality! If one Raiders screengrabs were like this. We could really use em in the jacket section!

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A couple of members have asked about my shirt and I have been meaning to do a posting on this. A couple of months ago, while browsing the clearence rack at my local Target, I found this shirt. On sale for $5.49. Yes, $5.49. It had metal buttons which I had to replace (you can still see them on the c...

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The trick is, like many have said before, is just letting the jacket sit in the open air (preferably facing in full view of the sun) and to fabreeze it. I had one that the smell real bad. Took a solid 6 months of hanging it in the backyard everyday and fabreezing it. Now, the smell has COMPLETELY di...

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these look so sweet. Rugged functionality welded with crasftmenship! Congrats to everyone and anyone who got one!

(oh yeah, Good job too Wade

)

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"bleach solution" sounds a little extreme. Im certainly no expert but would that damage the patina of the whip?

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I never understood why they replaced the originals with D rings in Raiders. Does anyone know if there was a particular reason?

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i totally agree Mitch...i guess I just kinda lucked out with the measurements! $\:D/$

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Mountaineer wrote:For ANY firearm need, Numrich.

Direct link for all your S&W 1917 needs: http://www.gunpartscorp.com/catalog/Pro ... catid=8042

Ordered many things from them; great company, great stuff.

I have also ordered from them a lanyard ring...No complaints whatsoever!

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like that hue...I also like the name....the little raider....

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LOVE the color on the first shirt. Noel made great gear. I wore his Irish poplin tie to my first job interview way back in the day.

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color looks dead on for a CS shirt. The raiders hand a hint of tan/creme/beige mixed in i think. The details look great though!

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That is an amazing Nowak leather CRB!!

I always liked the 747. I thought it would have made a better choice than the cowhide that Tony used in CS. Looks amazing. Now break her in'!!!!

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I've never been an 'over-the-top' con or geek-y person...but the first time I met a slave leia....well...lets just say I didnt go home alone.

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thats actually a really cool bag Fenris! Although, those ancient ruins do add to the character!

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A thicker leather may be more SA (yes, there is a whole debate going on right now in other threads) but I do think Todds did revise their pattern (although I am not entirely sure). I LOVE my 08 Tods. I think after the water treatment, the texture is amazingly similiar to Nowak's MRK 2 Smoother shrun...

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NOWAK RAIDERS IN SHRUNKEN LAMB. All the way. Stone Cold. Forever!!!

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no, i just meant the look and texture of the leather...

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yes, please do!

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Ok, so...is Nowak Originals done? I've sent Riley emails to both of his addresses. Tried calling the phone number (some british sounding guy always wants me to leave a message) and nothing. The arnold classic is over. I wonder if Nowak Originals are just going to quietly step into the shadows?

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[quote="whiskyman"]Glad you're enjoying your whip! But don't get the SL on my account - it's perhaps an acquired taste. Plus I think the difficulty in finding large enough pieces of hide for the back panels is what led to my jacket having a lower yoke seam. I could care less about that now...

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really LOVE that surrogates style halfbelt

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Yeah. glad you shortened those sleeves but HOW DID YOU DISTRESS THAT JACKET? I love the way it looks. Distressed, but subtle and not over the top.

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it would seem to me that the yoke width would be proportional to the sizing/length of the jacket, just as _ states. The only way to verify the differences would be if we used HF size for each and every jacket compared...or, at the very least, the same size of every jacket compared.

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my Nowak Hero is SL (Ford's exact size) has a yoke 4.85 inches (also using tailors tape).

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another shining example of Wested's fantastic customer service.

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I would imagine so... Its like the armholes are cut higher and foreword. Thats what makes the jacket shrug backwards..

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Thanks Havershaw! I really wouldnt call it a "distressing job" as no chemical (alchohol, acetone or otherwise) touched the jacket besides the pecards. Just water. Tony told me all sorts of "tricks" to transform as well as care for leathers. He told me that there are natural oils ...

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Ok, didnt really pose it right and dont know if it adds anything but in this pic http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/i365/Travmax11/DSC05519_edited.jpg I see this ( Nowak striated , pretty substantial lamb) http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/i365/Travmax11/DSC05516_edited.jpg vs Tods Standard (supe...

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Well, my 2008 Todds is a Medium and I wear a solid 38R. Remember, in my pics, the tabs are cinched all the way. The fit seems tighter in the shoulder/bicep area and looser towards the waist. (Btw, Im 5'10, 165) so, if Modern Todds are sized anything like mine, you may want a large. Just depends on h...

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yes, Marq. Out of all the jackets i've handled, this (second to the Nowak) is one of the best Raven's Bar jackets. The Nowak takes the cake because the leather is denser.

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Several Nowaks have changed hands in private "collector to collector" sales. These are probably the ones he means. No brand new nowaks have appeared. I sent Riley an email weeks ago and like others, I have recieved no response..

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