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The original was calf skin? I thought I read in here that it was roo...

Good stuff, by that way! Hadn't seen that one before.

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My to-do is very simple: crack a whip. That's it. I've had my whip since halloween and haven't cracked it yet, or any other whip for that matter.

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I'm in for a Raiders as well!

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Be my guest.

It's only an inch more than mine, apparently. I'll definitely get that done if I buy another one.

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Agreed, I do see that the collar should be longer. It's added to my list of things to have done differently if I buy another jacket.

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Thanks for sharing, Steve. It's always great with some insight.

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Haha, sorry, couldn't resist. I imagine you get that a lot.

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Wow, didn't know we had Ronan Keating on the site.

Your jacket looks very good! I see what you mean about the collar. I think the collar on the close-up looks a little too long, though. How long is it? Is it on a 44 jacket?

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Does look great, but it's better if you can get someone to take the shots for you at a distance. The close-ups distort the proportions of the hat. :TOH: Ian Yea, I know. It'll come. ;) great hat and i love your eyes!! :P Aw, thanks. :) :oops: Steve just reblocked my Henry and he did a great job! Ma...

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yes, the agent5 specs are good for making a good raiders jacket IF wested follows. In my opinion the agent5 specs lacks some details. he did do a great job. dont get me wrong. but we all have our own idea of how the raiders jacket should be. it looks like wested followed the agent5 specs. good! I j...

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Cool. A little strange he didn't do the collar "right". I gave them a bunch of specs that "agent5" from filmjackets compiled. Supposedly he really knows his stuff. He was also involved in making the SA gun holster for adventurebilt, as I understand. I'll give your thread a look. ...

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"holt collar"? Well, if I'm measuring the right place, depending on how much I pull it to make it flat, it's somewhere between 18.9 and 19.7 inches. I like the lamb. It's very light, and moves well. Go on, show the world! I'd like to see it, anyway. I had a real hard time deciding between ...

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Okay, I think I got it. Yes, your numbers are correct, they are 5 and 4 inches. Out of curiosity, why do you want to know?

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Thanks Noah!

No problem, Holt. But uhm... Could you be more specific...? I have no idea what the yoke is...

Also, I'm not sure exactly where to measure from when you say bottom of collar stand. (but i'm guessing center means right behind my neck)

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Hmm, I may be remembering wrong. I just checked a few pics. I see what you mean. although, here it looks pretty worn, but not an "adventure" distressing, I'll give you that. Here it looks almost brand new. Raiders and ToD are definitely my favorite jackets, for something I can wear on a da...

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Thanks again!

I think I'm done with the distressing, Holt. I've gotten the worn look that I wanted. I was aiming for a raiders distressing, obviously. I ended up a little more ToD-ish, I think. But I didn't want it looking as worn as LC or CS.

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Thanks guys! It's been worn proudly all day.

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Cool that you still have the first one, although it's torn apart. That's commitment! I havn't experienced goatskin myself, so I just went for what I believed was used in the movie. In other news, I wore my newly distressed jacket to school today. It's a little cold for it, but it managed just fine. ...

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Thanks guys! I showered with the jacket this morning. That was... an experience...! :| I've now returned home, and am now wearing the damp jacket, sleeves rolled up. It's taking forever to completely dry off. Don't worry Holt, I've looked a lot at the raiders jacket, and it's actually not that distr...

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Okay, I started the distressing process. I've now tried both household alcohol and isopropyl alcohol. Neither took the shine off. I probably just didn't rub long enough, I'm not sure. So I decided to go ahead and gently work it with sand paper. Some parts of the jacket took to it a lot faster than o...

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Awesome

Both of the stories.

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No harm done. I'll wait for _'s final word before I do anything.

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_ wrote:Vinegar is vinegar. Use white as it's "just" vinegar.

And vinegar is not a "distressing" agent - it's to get odors out. BO? Tobacco?

So... It won't take the shine off the jacket? Will it do anything at all? I hear you're the go-to guy on this subject.

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Thanks tekors! I'm not really sure natural distressing is quick enough for me. I don't think I'll distress it to heavily, though. I've tried using house hold alcohol on it to take the shine off, but it didn't work... It wasn't isopropylalcohol, i didn't have that stuff lying around. I think I'll try...

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Much obliged.

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Indiana Holt wrote:yeah, Max, if you want a jacket to destroy then I'll send you one and you send me that one and I'll wear it.

That sounds like a plan, oh wait, maybe not.

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tekors wrote:Nice pics MaXer...
Try asking someone to take some pics of you... it gives a better idea of the hat...also from the sides

It was just a spur of the moment thing.

I'll get someone else to take pictures at some point.

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Just snapped a few of me in my hat while taking pics of my jacket.

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Here the current state of my hat, outside.

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Marc wrote:

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If you supply the Aldens, I'm game for trying.

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Thanks, I'll give that a try!

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Cool, thanks!

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Since this has moved toward the distressing end of the discussion, I'll move this to that section now. Regards! Michaelson Alright, if you think that's better. I didn't mean it to be a distressing thread, though, I just wanted people looking for what a Wested Lambskin looks like to find it. I'm sur...

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It took a lot of talking-myself-into-doing-it, but I did sit on it a couple of times. Should I just do that some more, or do you have a better way?

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Argh, I thought you were called pagey in here too...! Sorry.

They all look very good! I wouldn't trade either with mine, though.

Your last whip did look extremely good though. Almost jealous.

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I'll definitely soak it. I'm glad you mentioned that I can let it dry off mostly on a hanger, I thought I was supposed to wear it the whole time...! The jacket doesn't exactly fit my normal wardrobe, so it'll be tough to have it age naturally, without it taking several years. But I will try to wear ...

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Hmm, google says 4 3/4 inch is 12.065 cm, so my front should actually be okay. Depending on if you follow the curvature of the hat or not. 4 1/4 inch is 10.795 cm, so I should actually raise it a little? When you do those measurements, do you follow the curvature or measure straight up and align by ...

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Mitch LaRue, don't worry, I'll be sure to post distressing pics in here. :) Hahaha, now I totally get what your previous avatar was about, Michaelson! :rolling: Thanks Ravenswood! Sounds like you have a beautiful jacket. ;) I had a whole list of alterations, so they did charge extra for it. Eg. I sp...

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_, a dynamic bend, I'll have to look for that.

Thanks beaverlid!

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"Conservative" will come automatically due to my fear of breaking things.

Although I might get carried away when I get to it. Hmm, I should be careful...

About full gear pics, where do they belong? I can't find any forum that fits.

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Thanks guys. Yeah, I was lucky he was willing to part with it.

One can only hope he returns to making Indy whips. It didn't sound like it last I talked to him, though.

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I do have some of me wearing all the gear, I just wasn't sure where to put it, so I didn't put them up at all... The legs are straight up and down, so they get baggier towards the ground.

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Thanks all! I certainly don't regret ordering from Wade. About the grooves, I ordered grooveless because I hadn't seen the grooves in the movie with my own eyes. After ordering I've seen the grooves on the holster and I've gotten to know k on the run, who says that the manufacturer of the original s...

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Well, I kinda figured there had to be some difference between the ribbons. Or whatever they're called. :D Todd advertises it as "ribbon". What's the difference? Thanks for enlightening me, though. And don't worry, I'd never use it on my Henry! I bought it for my licensed fedora and my flea...

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Thanks Noah!

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Thanks everyone! Didn't mean to start-up the distressed / not distressed war. :D I've been back and forth on it a lot myself. My goal has always been to have an outfit that looks as I remember/know Indy to be. In the end, this means a distressed jacket, no matter how much it pains me to mess up a ne...

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Thanks all! BendingOak, I've worked with it since then, but the measurements now are (measured from the bottom of ribbon): not following the bend of the felt: To the front crease: 12 cm To the back crease: 10 cm To top of hump: 13 cm Following the bend: Front crease: 12.5 Back crease: 10 To where th...

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Thanks all!

It was ordered on september 3rd. At least that's when payment went through. I received the jacket 6 weeks after.

I'm both looking forward to and dreading distressing it. Can't believe I'm gonna destroy such an expensive jacket...!

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Well, so much for making thread names that explain what you're about to see. :D This is just to show my impulse purchases and random acquisitions. WEB BELT from Todd's. One solid brass, one gold colored. I defy you to tell them apart! ;D I found one place (not counting the "solid brass" ed...

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