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Like Wested Horsehide (well maybe I should say premium leathers and not just expensive leathers), Horween Chromexcel horsehide etc. With the Wested standard Raiders jacket in lambskin, it was super, super smooth-soft when running my fingers across it. No texture at all really. It's also really soft ...

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:anxious: this may be a mistake. I don't know the cut of the jackets, maybe one has dropped shoulders and the shoulder line is lower than true shoulder line and the sleeves are shorter then. I'd contact Weed to be sure. On the one with 23.5” they did concfirm it’s quite short. Hard to be confident ...

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The price is fair indeed. And color options too! As for the sleeves I think that any seamstress should be able to shorten the sleeves. What about the sheepskin shearling cuffs though? Can they add just that somehow? But this is what really doesn't make sense, check out the size chart on this jacket...

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To make this Indy related I would have to say it's crazy to think he'd just be wearing a thin lambskin jacket in the snow. I think he'd have worn a B3. With that being said, Wested has some good prices on B3s and I've always wanted one. But their sizing charts for sleeves and other measurements are ...

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Lambskin is thin ... but pretty durable. i've only had one (Wested) tear on me and i've had about 7 or 8 and only then because i washed it TWICE in the wasing machine. If you want that drape and the flapping in the wind accuracy its lamb only. I've had horsehide and it can feel a little A - Heavy o...

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I’m rewatching Raiders for the 1000th time and the jacket leather looks REALLY thing. I’m really concerned about the legacy leather though it looks great but is it thin?

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Such as horse hide? Or was lambskin used in the 30s too?

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It’s one of my deciding factors. So to be clear I’m not talking about softness like pliability or fold ability of the leather because I assume are both soft. I mean how smooth are they to the touch on the surface. The standard Raiders Wested in default dark brown lambskin was super smooth and butter...

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I own the Legacy Raiders jacket and while it's a well-made jacket with a lot of screen accurate specifications, their leather choice is questionable. It's far too dark and too heavy in my opinion to be an accurate Raiders jacket. Ironically, I kind of like how thick the lamb is and think of this as...

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It's here! It had to be done! ...unless there's another thread on this topic, in which case, I apologize! But I'd love to see what everyone thinks of Indy's jacket in the Great Circle! (Hopefully this is fair game, since this is the first Indy game to capture all his gear to such an astonishing, al...

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I'm happy to buy more jackets from Wested, but it appears me asking if they had a lighter brown has given them offense. The "new" regime at Wested taking offence to a simple comment/request? Gosh, that never happens... :whip: It sure isn't the Peter B days any more. Now that the work is f...

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Well I'm pretty frustrated. I'm happy to buy more jackets from Wested, but it appears me asking if they had a lighter brown has given them offense. I emailed them asking if they had any leathers in a lighter brown. More like a medium brown or a brown like on the Disney jacket they sold recently. I s...

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NorthernRaider wrote: ↑Thu Oct 10, 2024 11:49 am Thanks guys! Appreciate the feedback. It’s been a lot of fun actually working on this jacket.
I’ll try to get a pic suited up on Halloween

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I really like that Destiny jacket too. Is it naturally that brown out of the box? I really want a new jacket that's more on the brown side.

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You know, the very most basic, common Wested Raiders jacket? "Raiders of Lost Ark Leather Jacket in Brown Lambskin Indiana Jones" the one that they had before all the Hero and Legacy jackets etc? Except the color of the jacket itself. I can see it is brown for sure, but it's got sort of th...

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indy89 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 11:47 am
SFGiant wrote: ↑Tue Jun 20, 2023 10:38 pm Sorry to the beaver owners, but the beaver hat never looked right.

Would deep sable still be accurate for the earlier movies?
What didn't look "right" to you about the CS hat?

I believe it was the beaver felt

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Sorry to the beaver owners, but the beaver hat never looked right.

Would deep sable still be accurate for the earlier movies?

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Michaelson wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 10:45 pm Reading the responses, it’s caused a stir in both believers and non/believers, hasn’t it?

Regards! Michaelson

It does seem a bit pristine but they probably had a lot of copies of the shirt.

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https://www.facebook.com/10006449956766 ... 7S9Ucbxw6v

As in screen used.

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I'm just going to return them.

I'm sorry I'm just really frustrated, can anyone please tell me where to just get a prebuilt strap with the correct buckle that's not overly priced? For both Raiders and LC. Thank you

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I guess I can't win. I received my WPG straps today and they're 7/8" wide and have two lines going down the sides like you see in Dial of Destiny. Those weren't shown on the website.

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So I know Magnoli sells them but they’re quite pricy after shipping. Before I go the route of trying to make my own, any advice?

Does anyone know where to get roller buckles?

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You can use to pliers to drive the rivet heads apart and then a wire cutter to cut their stems. Second option is to drill through the middle of the rivet. Third option is still to cut the strap. My personal favourite as I am a bit lazy. I think Wested has a strap, but it does not look too great, bu...

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I received mine today. The bag itself seems pretty nice authentic color, authentic gribblies, but I have a feeling it’s too thick/wide in the narrow side sections and not the right proportions. On the inside of the flap, there’s a neat logo, which I believe is oh! Just realized it’s the staff of ra....

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The bag itself looks quite nice, I like it. The strap can be replaced, I don't think the PVC one has a long life. And I am not a fan of plastic-leather-immitation. :rolling: Cheers, Bear @#$% me either I wish I had seen that before ordering two....but I really like the buckle. The bag looks really ...

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bearbeast wrote: ↑Fri Jun 02, 2023 1:23 am The bag itself looks quite nice, I like it. The strap can be replaced, I don't think the PVC one has a long life. And I am not a fan of plastic-leather-immitation.

Cheers,
Bear

@#$% me either I wish I had seen that before ordering two....but I really like the buckle.

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https://www.shopdisney.com/indiana-jone ... 21866.html

It looks pretty good, based off accurate details it seems. What do you all think?

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fifthchamber wrote: ↑Wed May 17, 2023 9:30 pm

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Nice!

Yours looks very thick and heavy and heavy duty, is it? Like sturdy/resilient to damage?

Did it come weathered basically?

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Lmao I started reading this thread without remembering I started it

I was going to reply to OP and everything. I love my standard Raiders so much though.

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AFAIK Wested's Destiny jacket is identical to their standard Raiders but with slightly different pockets and that bigger collar and the reversed straps. I believe others inquired about the same thing and Wested's response was just that; the fit of the Destiny is the same as the Raiders standard. Gr...

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In Raiders the scene in the classroom with him talking to Marcus clearly shows he’s 6 feet tall. Anyway the hat size should be listed as 7 1/4 European (size 59, 7 3/8 American). I’m not sure the source on that 7 1/4 for Raiders but that’s the conversion to other sizes For Temple you can see the tag...

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How should I translate my measurements from other jackets? I have a Raiders standard and I did a century’s worth of research on the Legacy Raiders so I know my size with that.

One of these will be my next jacket. The Destiny looks great.

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sapper36 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 7:28 pm Can anyone explain the box stitching and gusset options on these jackets?

The guessers are little football shape patches they put in the underarms to add range of movement.

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Picked up an extra for $30. My wife likes me better in blue. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/j80oPNZB51OzBHCZjOodf83QK6QNhaFdFXChVlPh3CB4ehWkhKz_PqNfM2hP-2oqMsAyxfnnEsA3PR0Z_BMmz1ybA8QBzCfI2ZrXasRe5NPd0ccD1hbEh6GFjLooeoglsH-i8rn41g=w400 How did you get it for $30 was it on sale? Should I wait for...

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So did the movie jacket have that zipper facing thing that the Raiders’ jacket lacked?

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So I love the look of the leather but why did they make the collar flaps SO big? I saw them on Trent Ryan’s videos and they look huge

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For S&J there is a BIG price increase for lambskin, I’d have a hard time not getting lambskin though. Is the difference huge?

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You must be reading my mind this is exactly what I’m looking for info on to. From my research, shrunken is lighter brown but can vary greatly.

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IJJTM wrote: ↑Mon Jan 16, 2023 3:16 am
SFGiant wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 6:54 am I used some Rit tan tonight. It gave it a pinkish hue :/
Did you use pre-dye beforehand?

Sorry for the late reply. No pre-dye. Just had to give it a couple of different baths with different mixtures.

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I don't know how thin it actually is, but I know it's been prepared/tanned especially by Wested for their Destiny jacket. It does have striations like the original Raiders jacket did, I've seen other pictures that aren't on the site. I would quite like to order (prefer) to order their Hero Raiders ...

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How thin is this leather? Is it just standard lambskin?

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I'm 7" shorter than you and ordered 23.5" in sleeve length and it's perfect.

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bearbeast wrote: ↑Mon Nov 14, 2022 10:35 am Looks a bit darker than the shrunken lamb and lighter than the goat...

Hmm perhaps shrunken lamb would be my best bet then? I worry shrunken lamb wouldn't have a smooth or glossiness to it though?

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I saw this jacket and it has a color I would like in an Indiana Jones jacket (ONE of the ones I buy of course, out of a hundred). Have you seen this color in any Indiana Jones jackets, particularly from Wested? https://www.kohls.com/product/prd-2178150/vintage-leather-distressed-leather-jacket-men.j...

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It’s interesting I can always recognize a ToD jacket but have no clue why or what makes it different.

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The ribbons are technically slightly different but it doesn't really matter. The major question is, why would you order a Raiders and have them give it an LC bash? The dimensions are different, especially in the brim. Yes I want the dimensions to be exactly like Raiders, but the bash to look like L...

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@sfGiant Okay so I took so time to scour the forums for pictures of the jacket. Looks like most jacket sleeves start in the middle of their deltoid maybe a little bit above. So when I measured from there to the start of my thumb was 24 inches. Thank you for the tip @xmasters!! Do you have wide shou...

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This is a helpful video for baseline measurements

https://youtu.be/w4Kf0WpYfJc

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I don’t mind it hanging to my knuckles. I would prefer to be closer to the wrist but I agree it would better to be a little longer than shorter lol. How do you alter or shrink the jacket if needed? Local tailor who can work with leather. Ok so you kind of have a feel for where you want them to end....

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IJJTM wrote: ↑Thu Oct 20, 2022 1:05 am So you sort of want a CS?

Well not exactly. There was something about that hat I didn’t like. And I wouldn’t want it in beaver. But conceptually the same thing. Start out with exactly the same as a Raiders hat and shape it in a more as new condition. Not weathered.

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You could just ask for a non grail temple look with no cowboy curl. Sorry what do you mean? If you want an LC with a specific brim, then why not just ask for a standard LC? The shorter brim is usually associated with Indy in the Grail temple, as long as you don’t ask for the grail temple version yo...

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