Club Obi Wan

Chris_King

Thanks Michaelson. :TOH: I did have to let my costume display mannequin go a few months ago, but I'm still very much into this and am happy to add this SOC HJ to my collection. Looking forward to receiving one of Bernardo's "Raiders 2" bullwhips soon to complete my little wall display. Reg...

Chris_King

I recently received my SOC hat from Jason. Without doubt it is THE best Indy Fedora I have ever owned. It is so accurately styled and distressed - I just couldn't fault anything about it. The brim styling is superb and all of the peculiarities only seen on Ford's Raiders hat are included in this hat...

Chris_King

I was lucky enough to see FP's SOC Fedora on the day that it arrived. There's really nothing else I can say that hasn't already been said. Just look at the photos if you want to know what this hat is like. In all the years I have collected Indy gear, I can honestly say that I've NEVER seen a Fedora ...

Chris_King

1.25" is too far away based on my observations. That's why I asked for it to be 1 inch away instead. The snaps were not positioned correctly on my first jacket - they were too close to the tip of the pocket flap. 2 inches to the centre line (measured from the top of the flap to the centre of th...

Chris_King

Hi everyone, I recently received jacket number 81 from Tony. I fell in love with the smoother shrunken lamb that was used for Yojimbo Jones' jacket and Tony delivered yet more first class customer service with the creation of this jacket. This is the same size as Ford's jacket that Tony measured. I ...

Chris_King

Glad to see you made it over here Tony. Welcome aboard!
Thanks again for jacket #81. It's superb!

Chris

Chris_King

Regarding the collar on Todd's jackets - my Todd's custom has a collar EXACTLY the same length and detail as my Nowak jacket. I thought it was interesting to see that both collars were the same. Wested confirmed that the collar on my Todd's is 1 inch longer than what they would have put on one of th...

Chris_King

Platon, I urge you to apply these techniques to photos of a jacket that you own before you start trying to rationalise proportions on screen grabs. I've been through this process that you're attempting and the results are totally and utterly inconclusive. As I mentioned in another thread, I tried ap...

Chris_King

It seems I've caused some confusion here. Just to clarify - I can confirm with 100% accuracy that my Nowak jacket pockets were exactly 6.5 inches wide x 8 inches tall. The pocket flap measured 3 inches (from the top of the "piping" to the very bottom edge of the tip). All these measurement...

Chris_King

Just to let you know about a very important lesson I learned. It's really not possible to get accurate measurements from scaling photos. How do I know this? Well, I took a photo of my TN jacket #27 and attempted to apply these scaling techniques to my photo. Remember, I had the actual jacket in hand...

Chris_King

Yojimbo confirmed that the Front length and Back length are the same. They are both 23 inches. This fact adds a lot of weight to the argument that the perceived length of the jacket is purely dependent on the posture of the wearer and also the way the jacket is draped on the body. Chris Great jacket...

Chris_King

That looks awesome!
Great choices that you made for the requested changes.
Looks like you got the smoother shrunken lamb. Is that correct or is the "dino hide" texture just getting lost in your pics?

I sent you a PM!

Cheers,

Chris

Chris_King

Thanks Kevin. My jacket now belongs to a fellow fan in Australia so I can't claim to be its owner any longer. I'm wondering if Tony sourced some slightly smoother leather because of all the early "negative" comments about the dino-hide appearance of the shrunken lamb that he was using. I'v...

Chris_King

This would explain the differences we're seeing. To me, PSBIndy's jacket is definitely a different kind of leather. It's a little annoying to be honest because at the time, Tony was very vocal in telling me that the shrunken lamb used on my jacket was "IT". Nothing comes closer according t...

Chris_King

This is mine:

Chris_King

I disagree about the "dino hide" effect being the result of the photography. The front panels of my jacket were EXTREMELY "dino-hide" when looking at them in person too. MUCH more textured than any part of PSBIndy's new jacket appears. Looks like Tony's made this one with a much ...

Chris_King

Very nice!
That looks COMPLETELY different to the shrunken lambskin that Tony used on my jacket.

Chris

Chris_King

Asiana Jones, I'm sure I'm not the only member who would be interested in seeing a photo comparison showing the colour difference between the shrunken lamb that Tony is using for Terry's jacket and the darker shrunken lamb that he's used on the majority of jackets to date. If you're able to take som...

Chris_King

6 inches? Mine are 8 x 6.5 inches. Is there any chance you could double check the measurement? Looks great on you. Thanks! Chris The pockets are 8 inches by 6 inches. Isn't that comparable to the others? It might be because I'm a robust youth (6' 1"; 240 lbs) and they appear a little smaller.

Chris_King

These are Holts's interpretation of how he sees the Raiders jacket when it's designed to fit his specific body size / proportions. They're not supposed to be a copy of the Nowak jacket. Chris hey Holt, Wested 44R back length is 25.50. So if your's is 25 means that you only cut the 0.5 inch, i.e. you...

Chris_King

Good point!

Castor Dioscuri wrote: Or maybe an even smaller number of us able to fit into that size jacket!

Chris_King

Well, looks like this will be going to ebay. Even at $800, nobody wants it.
I guess there's only a small number of us "mad" enough to pay this sort of price for a leather Indy jacket!

Chris

Chris_King

Hi Satipo, I intentionally didn't have my name included in the inscription because I knew that if I decided to sell the jacket, it would be much harder if my name was in it. My jacket inscription reads as follows: INDY'S First Jacket Limited Edition L.E. #27 / 888 California, USA By Tony Nowak Chris...

Chris_King

Quite simply, I can't get used to the shrunken lamb that Tony has selected. Sure, it may be 100% accurate but in this case, I have to admit that I think I prefer my jacket to look "in person" the way it looks on screen. Everything else on the jacket is superb - I just can't get used to the...

Chris_King

Hi everyone,

This jacket is now for sale in the Cairo Bazaar.
$800 plus shipping.

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Thanks.

Chris

Chris_King

Tony told me that Slydini's jacket was NOT the first Indy 1 jacket to be made. It just happened to be the first one that we SAW here and Slydini just happened to pick LE # 001. Tony said that he'd actually made quite a few Indy 1 jackets before Slydini's, but they were sold to people who don't post ...

Chris_King

Here's some food for thought.
The collar on my TN jacket is EXACTLY the same length as the collar from my Todd's custom (which was the result of measurements supplied by _ from the Terry Leonard jacket).

Chris

Chris_King

Very nicely made. However, what's with the 0.25 inch stitching going all around the pocket flaps, pockets and collar? Only the top edge of the pocket flap should have that much distance between the edge of the leather and the stitching line. Everywhere else should have the stitching very close to th...

Chris_King

Hello Michael, Welcome to COW and thanks for passing on Tony's message. I'd be interested to see the lighter colored shrunken lamb that Terry Leonard has selected for his Indy 1 jacket. Is it possible to see a photo of this (preferably shown next to a piece of the darker shrunken lamb) ? I'd also li...

Chris_King

I'm still trying to get used to mine. Here's the issue (and this applies to most screen accurate vs accurate in person) observations. The jacket looks PERFECT in photos. Definitely the best looking jacket I've seen photographed. However, in person, the leather really does take some getting used to. ...

Chris_King

I've decided not to take the photo because it will just result in another few pages of discussion that has no conclusion.

Chris

Chris_King

Didn't _ report that the Terry Leonard had "X" stitches on the straps? (Way back when he originally posted about the opportunity he had to examine the Terry Leonard jacket).

I wonder why Todd changed them if that's the case?

Chris

Chris_King

This is the reason why I have packages delivered to my office address.
I had too many frustrating delays over the years! I feel your pain.

Chris

Chris_King

Just to muddy the waters still further (it's driving me insane too Eric), I spoke to Tony again on the phone last night. He categorically stated that the details I got on my strap (the "K" stitch etc) WAS the same as the original jacket. He was VERY vocal about this. He also went on to say...

Chris_King

I'll take it later when I get home. What's with the 0.25 inch stitching going all around the edges of the pocket flap? That doesn't look like a very accurate pocket to me. Where's it from? Also, if you're intending to use my pic of the TN pocket in a comparison with this pocket you've shown in your ...

Chris_King

Honestly, I get nothing usable from that comparison pic whatsoever. Different angles, different camera, different lens, different focal length. All those factors make it impossible for it to be used as a direct comparison. Nowak pockets are 8 x 6.5 inches but the pocket flap is slightly wider than t...

Chris_King

Maybe I'm just being blind but the rectangle you've drawn over the Nowak looks longer than the rectangle you've drawn over the original pic. Also, I want to mention that you really can't rely on photos for scaling reference. I believe that your "PLATON" pocket template was created after sc...

Chris_King

Just take another look at my pics. We're not making it up just to fool you. Why can't you believe it when you're told that the front and back measurements are the same??? The front is the same length as the back BUT it looks plenty long enough. It completely covers the rear pocket flaps of the pants...

Chris_King

I was agreeing with you Castor. Sorry if that wasn't clear from my post - it's early morning here in the UK. :P Chris I don't know if you're agreeing with me or if you thought I was supporting the "1-2 inches" theory (which I'm not), but I did argue against the point at length a while ago ...

Chris_King

Just to confuse matters still further. Here's Tony's reply regarding the straps: HELLO CHRIS ! YOURS IS AS THE ONE IN THE FILM , EXCEPT THE CHANGE THAT YOU HAVE REQUESTED , WE HAVE MADE OTHER INDY ONE JACKETS WAY BEFORE MR FRANCISCO. ALSO I NOTICED THAT MANY JACKETS THAT WE HAVE MADE DO NOT GET POST...

Chris_King

1- 2inches below the belt AT THE FRONT is too short in my opinion. The length we're talking about here is at the rear. The Nowak Ford sized jacket falls correctly at 3-4 inches at the front. Chris Is it just me, or does anyone else find the irony in that a year or two ago, the consensus at CoW was t...

Chris_King

This does concern me because I already told Tony what my heart desired and he assured me that my jacket was going to be an EXACT copy of the jacket he measured (with the excepction of the small list that I asked him to change). I did not give him any details about the straps so I assumed what I got ...

Chris_King

Confusing and annoying to be honest. I've just sent a comparison photo to Tony and asked him to confirm which style is accurate. I also asked why it got changed on mine even though I didn't ask for it. Chris the same reason you got the pocketflaps like Binks and G and not forget castor. But slydini ...

Chris_King

Hmmm. I didn't ask Tony to give mine the "K" stitch so I wonder why I got them? Chris yes that is how Todd does it.I believe Indiana G had Tony make the jacket with the ''K''stitch and the empty box on the pulling strap. G? the jacket slydini has,the Indy jacket .the jacket that is suppose...

Chris_King

Eric, When did he confirm the hero had the Xbox? My jacket does NOT have the xbox. On the front part of the strap which attaches to the side panel, it's just two vertical lines of stitching spaced apart. On the rear part of the strap attached to the back panel, it's a "K" stitch. Chris Pla...

Chris_King

How exactly can you confirm that statement by looking at that blurred, fuzzy and almost silhouetted pic? I can't make anything useful or definitive out of that pic. As I said, my Nowak jacket actually covers the rear pockets on my NH pants completely and in my opinion, it looks plenty long enough. I...

Chris_King

Good point RCSignals.
I incorrectly used the term piping but as Whiskyman corrected stated, it's just folded over and the stitched line is apporx 0.25 inches down from the top of the folded piece.

Chris

Chris_King

Yes, I'm presuming that slydini got the exact copy. However, that concerns me a bit because the pockets on his jacket were clearly not the same as the jacket in the screengrab I've shown earlier. Previously I thought that screengrab was from the Elstree set, but it appears Ford IS wearing the Hawaii...

Chris_King

Looks excellent Gil. Tony really pulls out all the stops when it comes to his customer service etc.

Chris

Chris_King

Thanks for all your comments guys. I'm glad that seeing the jacket with the rest of the gear has made people see that this really does have a direct lineage to one of the original jackets. It certainly opened my eyes up to this fact. Regarding the specifics of what I got. I only asked for four thing...

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