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Dr. Evil

Definitely a nice looking jacket, and the new, lower price is awesome. I recently bought a custom LC and it was put together very well. The stiching was great. I got it in Novapelle. The grain, in places, has a real nice Raiders look. I'd say it would be a good choice for the Hero jacket. If I was i...

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I have a feeling if you guys all just sit back and stop ordering the same old Raider OTR pattern and, for that matter, any customs, that good old Pete will make the Hero pattern the standard OTR. Why do I say this? I’ll put this delicately. Don’t you people get the feeling that your are being laughe...

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Your jacket, when zipped-up in the photo you posted, looks like the one seen in the Raven’s Bar seen. I really like that. Where can I see the new Wested Hero jacket on the Wested website. I can’t find it. Is it up there yet? I do like that jacket. Honestly, I don’t think this looks like the US Wings...

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They even had all the colors to choose from, including pink. People here were saying that it looked like they stole pictures from the Bellstaff website.

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This is the same exact website I posted a topic about months ago, but now they are using a different name. This company I asked about here in the jacket forum made custom jeans for people and had the same pictures for the jacket. Even the jacket used as an example for the measurements was the same. ...

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Yes, the fake photos are a bit of a giveaway and are also a bit of information I overlooked. Thus, they truly are Bad Guys, becasue they're gonna scam somebody, probably somebody that'll end up being a member here and who will show us this jacket about five years from now in response to a forum that...

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So he can't speak english. How do you know he's a "Bad Guy?" Perhaps it’s a good product. Just because he’s not on the list of accepted Indy jacket vendors on this forum doesn’t mean he should be run out of business. I’m sure his jacket probably *****, but so do a lot of the jackets we see...

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How much would you sepnd on shipping the jacket back and then how much would you have to spend on shipping to get another one sent to you?

How much would it cost to get the sleeves reglued?

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If I was going to use a picture of someone else's jacket, it sure wouldn't be the US Authentic Mfg Co Indy jacket. Not a big fan.

The message from the seller is worded like they are not too great with English.

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It doesn’t matter what water temperature you use. It’ll conform to certain parts of your body. Hot water won’t make it shrink. It’s going to feel like it shrank, but it’ll loosen right up to its original size again after a few days of wear. I’ve got one and I’ve done all sorts of stuff to it. The wa...

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An Aero Leather Halfbelt Deluxe or Long Halfbelt in Horsehide. That's my ideal Indy jacket. I'm kidding, sort of. I think the ideal indy jacket has the demon role, is ultra slim-fitting so when it's unzipped, the edges of the front panel hang close to the sides of your torso, has that bit of a taper...

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I'd like to see a picture of one of the new off the racks you're talking about. I tried on some about a year ago and was really blown away when I looked in the mirror. They were so much better than my OTR Rola I had bought. I'm only talking about the fit, not SA specs or anything, with regard to see...

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The import Legend has plenty of sleeve room and fits me looser in the arms than my Westeds. I also have an A2 from US Authentic MFG Co and it is no where near as ample in the arms as my Legend Import. The back-panel of my cowhide Legend Import is very stretchy and the action pleats are pretty good a...

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My only advice is buy the best right from the start, because if you're like me or any of the other obsessive people here, you'll find yourself nit-picking your purchase in front of the mirror within the first month of owning it and then you'll be wishing you had just gone ahead and bought that one t...

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I've got the cow version. It's hard to photograph, isn't it? There is a lot of grain and character on mine. The pictures of yours make it look like a washed goat, which is pretty far from what it really looks like in real life. I'm not knocking your photos, just singing the praises of the leather. T...

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About the collar stand, Holt are you referring to how it meets the seem where the zipper is on the right side? My import Legend Cowhide is like that. I think they are all like that. That lamb is awesome. I was going to get a US made one, but changed my mind about three or four days ago. I want an A2...

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You mentioned a new project? Is this just the jacket you were talking about getting for yourself, or do we have something new coming out of Wested?

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It all depends on who you talk to. Just remember one thing: the jackets at Wested are made by hand, not some supercomputer or British wizard with a magic wand. All of these jackets are made by regular people. Anything is possible. If an 80 year old woman with shaky hands could make my wife's awesome...

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You might want to look into getting that ROTLA taken in on the sides. I'm sure a good tailor could help you out. Some people make it sound like puting one of these jackets together is rocket science, but it's not. If a tailor could alter a suit, I'm sure one that works with leather could alter your ...

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Every time someone has this same question, I always like to chime in. That “80’s Cut” that the Special offer ROLA OTR is supposed to have isn’t so slim. I bought one about two years ago. It’s baggy in the body and tight in the chest. THE ROLA is not slimmer in the body than the ROTLA. The ROTLA is s...

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Well, Sgt., thanks for making a great jacket. I really like the way this import fits. The back panel hangs nice and flush to my backside and the front doesn’t fly out at all, unless I poke my gut out. The back panel is a bit of elasticity to it, as well, which I think helps with maneuverability. Thi...

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I was one of the people that ordered the import cowhide Legend, so I got it about a week or two ago, right after they started shipping them out. I got a medium. It’s roomy in the chest and a little slim in the waist area, thanks to the narrow pleat and tapered back. I’d say if I wasn’t so chubby the...

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The photos of the new jacket show it with sliders on the left side and the distressed pictures show D-rings on the right side. Did you accidentally show two different jackets or did Wested really put sliders on the left and D-rings on the right? My ROLA OTR had sliders and my ROTLA OTR had D-rings. ...

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When it's frigidly cold and I'm doing one of my winter backpacking trips in knee-deep, dry, powdery snow, or when I'm just someplace cold, like NYC in late-January, my North Face McMurdo parka is the jacket for me. I found a white one online years ago and had to have it. It's the only one I've ever ...

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If you can make a more comfortable, better-fitting jacket that still has the slim look you see in the bar scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark, I'd say go for it. I personally think your custom jackets are the best looking. Gorak's new jacket is pretty much what I'm looking for and I don't care if my st...

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Yeah, wives really do clamp down on jacket purchases. My wife has started calling this HH I'm messing with "The Other." Luckily, she has set a date in the future, after which point in time I will be allowed to make another purchase. But don't ever try to stand in their way when they're buy...

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Thanks for the input and if I were in the mood to buy a jacket, I would certainly heed your advice. To be honest, I have already been disapointed once or twice by certain credible vendors and that gets to be pretty lame, so if I were to buy another jacket, I'd want it to be a sure thing as far as qu...

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What I found interesting is that they also make custom fit jeans for people. If you look at their website, they even tell who they're a subsidiary of, which I thought was pretty straightforward. But, then again, there are plenty of companies out there that tell you the same thing and both they and t...

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Well, you may think it's immoral, and that's an okay opinion to have, but I don't think it's illegal. I've been to quite a few developing nations, European nations, South American nations, and even to a few nations of the Middle East that are pretty well off. In those places, there are no trademark ...

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Really? I thought they also did custom orders. Are the measurements just e-mailed to the factory or something? I'm still imagining the cheap buckles and bad leather of those knock-off jackets. Rick5150, have you ever seen anybody with one of those jackets? I bet they weren't too satisfied. I wonder ...

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There are even two companies that have really nice jackets made by factories overseas: US Wings and Wested.

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Isn't that what people are already doing here? Ranting, I mean chanting uncontrollably and spending lots of money?

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Do you think they just slap their label on a jacket they get from some other factory, located in some other country, continent, or... subcontinent?

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Wow. I wonder what their jacket really looks like. Perhaps a Halloween costume or something.

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I came across this company today. Here is a link to their Indy Jacket: http://www.leathercult.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=165&products_id=1358 It looks similar to the 80's Wested we saw some pictures of recently. Check out the pocket flaps and side straps. Does anybody know wh...

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I recently described the leather of my horsehide jacket as seeming to have grain pressed in to the finish on its surface. From my description, another member was led to believe that I might just have what is referred to as embossed leather. After reading my post several times, it’s easy to see how a...

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I think a lot of people, including myself, would agree. Those leathers from US Wings look pretty nice. I'm like you. I just want a jacket that will look great and last forever. I've seen jackets made with similar leather, but there's no way I'd be dropping the kind of money they're going for, not no...

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The US Wings Horse Hide looks much nicer than the Wested. The Wested HH is a lot heavier than the other leathers they use and I've read that it's thinner than some of the HH's made by other companies, so I'm sure the US wings HH will be pretty rugged and heavy. Somebody else mentioned threads. I'm s...

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You might be on to something there, _, because the back-panel I described also has a finish that is harder to get off than the rest of my jacket. The back panel is the only piece with the fake grain. I would say that "embossed" certainly is an appropriate term for the process, because it a...

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Maybe something else to consider is the look of the leather. I have a Wested horsehide. I like the jacket alot because of the way it fits and looks, but it doesn't really break-in. The finish is really thick, and shiny. When you touch the surface of the hide, you're not touching the leather or feeli...

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That collar seems a little bigger, too. I like it. My OTR ROTLA has a smaller collar. That goat from Wested does feel nice, too, and the finish on it is awesome. I almost got one in LC the last time I went, but they didn't have one in my size. Nice looking jacket.

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From my own personal experience, I'd say call ahead of time. I went there once and they were just about wiped out in my size. At the time, there were about three to choose from. No kidding. I lived about an hour away, so I wasn't too torn up about it. Besides, I left with a jacket of my choice, in a...

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As far as the sleeves go, perhaps that look was acheived by wetting the sleeves, pushing them up, and twisting them inward at the same time. The reason I'm saying that is because of the way the creases spiral downward at the bicep. That action might cause some creasing, due to the tension created by...

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I just used some of my wife's nail polish remover on my Wested horse hide. Big mistake. All I got was this tacky, sticky mess that would barley come off. The leather in that area feels a little dry, too, but I don't think that's gonna be much of a problem too soon. My wife says the dryness is just m...

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As far as shrinkage goes, the washed goat has not shrunk at all. I actually tried to get my jacket to shrink about four months after I bought it by blasting it with hot water and molten-hot air from my wife's hair dryer. I was sadly disappointed in my efforts. It tightened up a few mm's, but then wa...

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Thanks for the compliments. I like the end result, myself. I think the heat of the dryer singes some of the fibers on the top of the washed goat, leaving a nice antiqued finish, or patina. That's one theory. Another theory is the heat of the dryer baked in the remaining Pekards. As far as the water ...

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Are you aware that they charge a re-stocking fee if there is something you don't like about the jacket? That kept me from buying one.

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Sorry for the big tease. The wife and I left our nice Nikon in the back seat of a taxi in Trujillo, Peru. True to Indy fashion, we forgot the camera, but managed to grab our Moche pottery replicas as we exited the cab. I've borrowed a 10 mega pixel Kodak point and shoot camera. It's extremely overca...

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I wore my Wested washed goat for a year. I then bought some Peckards leather dressing, with which I saturated my washed goat jacket by slapping the Peckards onto the surface of the jacket and then melted it into the leather with hair dryer on low-heat setting. The liquid dressing just soaked right i...

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Wested has two different horsehides. The reason I know this is because my horsehide has a soft body, and tough sleeves. The soft leather of the body is very nice to the touch. The sleeves are just sort of plastic-like. You wouldn't notice a difference by sight, unless you got close to a jacket and s...

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