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[/quote] I got their truck jacket about a year ago and can confirm, Diego might be the most patient man alive :rolling: I waterboarded him for months with questions and emails and he was always very businesslike and helpful. 10/10 would recommend... the jacket is good too :D :whip:[/quote] I quite l...

Thanks for the kind comments. I've been wearing the jacket almost literally non-stop since it arrived last week and it is beginning to loosen up. This is just how horse is, it needs work :) Although I must stress that compared to "normal" thickness horsehide this stuff IS soft and IS thin...

http://www.23hq.com/23666/83116318_501f6604936a962c190c8f408f4c6f78_standard.jpg The distressing of the jacket in LC was a bit ham-handed and can look like a belt-sander was used along the seams. You can see it on the sleaves here but its along body seams too. Steele and Jones do their distressing ...

My LC "tank" jacket has arrived, in the regular horsehide ... Some photos below. It was ordered without distressing as I'm not a fan of the LC "stripes" that I personally think look unnatural. I've tried to take some of the shine out of the leather with fine sandpaper, accidenta...

Suddenly, my decision to go with S & J instead of the Legacy Hero seems like a really sound decision.... Sorry you had that experience. Wested has the opportunity to be a real partner with their clientele as there are few cosplay fanbases as loyal/dedicated as this one. Instead, they make poor d...

I'll be joining the fraternity of '38 owners in March! I can't wait!

Bloody ####, you guys are killing me with these jackets.

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Photos courtesy Steele & Jones

I need one of these in my life.

I did a quick (but not exhaustive) search and didn't see this listed anywhere, so apologies if someone else brought it up. I was looking for an alternative to the Linder pocketknife. This one looks pretty close and is about half the cost- https://www.mercurycut.it/en/product/506/hunting_knife_-_1_bl...

I don't think so. I live about 30 minutes from the US Wings store and I was in there about three weeks ago trying on their jackets. The jackets seem really well made and the cape buffalo one is so nice that I ended up buying one. I knew it was longer and not screen accurate, but I thought I'd see ho...

Thanks, everyone, for taking the time to respond. All great answer which were very helpful.

Hey everyone! I bought a Raiders goat from them probably 15 years ago and I love it. At the time when I bought it, the general consensus was that they were a great company to buy from. I stepped away from the hobby for a while and now that I am back, it seems they have fallen out of favor somewhat. ...

I recently bought a pair of 403s. The color appealed to me more than the 405s. These boots are built like tanks so my recommendation is to go with whichever one is more appealing to you and don't worry about whether one is more durable than the other. I imagine any difference in durability is margin...

He bought it where all the cool kids pick up their MK VII reproductions, from Todd's Costumes. He liked the price and the screen accuracy.

fenris wrote:Congratulations! Post some pics in the Fed IV thread when you get the chance!

I will, assuming I can get it looking half way decent.

Whoa, Hatsdirect ships crazy fast! I received the hat within 7 days of ordering. Now to pour over the forums to find out how to shape it. Pics will posted once I get it somewhat shaped. I will say that the felt is really nice and I only ordered the Fed regular. I can only imagine how the deluxe feels.

Thanks everyone for the support and encouragement. This really seems to be a great community.

So I ordered a Federation regular yesterday. I know it isn't a top of the line AB or a custom made Penman, but it is a huge deal for me. I've wanted a fedora for 29 years, since seeing Raiders when I was six. I figure if I have a good experience with it, I will order a custom hat down the line. I am...

Ok guys, thanks for the replies. I didn't go into Bendingoaks page because it said videos and I am researching while at work, I can't watch videos here. I honestly did search, though not what Nebraska did. Sometimes as a newbie, it is hard to work through the volume of information on the site, it ca...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4749847252_1069769db0_o.gif I know I am new here, but I did search. Did you read my post? And Holt, since you are a moderator, is it possible to update the links in the Fedora faqs? Or at least remove them since they no longer work? Thank you for the link, Ian.

I was looking in the fedora links in order to educate myself on what type of hat I should get and whatnot. There are links there that I assume used to take you to pages which offered instruction on how to give a hat the Raiders look. The pages seem to be gone now. I tried multiple items in the searc...

Lol, I was super excited about the possibilities that were presented here for a Fed IV, but man, it looks so daunting to get it to look like that. It's intimidating.

They all look fantastic though. Great job everyone!

I was looking at both of these hats. Thanks a lot for the reviews, it helps to see them on someone.

That's a smart looking hat and it sounds like you got a great deal on it. Nice!

My god man, this is a great tutorial. Thank you so much, sir.

Luckily, my wife is fully supportive and even encouraging of me being into the gear. She digs the look big time.