Club Obi Wan

Leigh

Great video, Leigh. I left a comment for you. :mrgreen: Btw, which part of the UK are you from? Thank you! I really appreciate that. I'm actually from the South West. Devon, to be specific. Awesome! I'm originally from the South West as well, Bristol to be specific. :mrgreen: I'm now in the United ...

Leigh

Great video, Leigh. I left a comment for you. :mrgreen: Btw, which part of the UK are you from? Thank you! I really appreciate that. I'm actually from the South West. Devon, to be specific. In regards to prizing Disney gear as Castor said, I also think there's some mileage in supporting Disney when...

Leigh

The bag was half price in the UK this week, so I picked one up.

I did a video review here if you're all interested at all

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5bBLN-jSpNg&t=102s

Leigh

Aw... what an odd choice to hide the Indy wares. I'd even suggest that the Star Tours gift shop would have made more sense. Thank you though, Leigh. I might need to do a mileage run later this year, and might just revisit WDW... Also, sweet fedora. Is that a HJ? Pure speculation on my part, but I w...

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It does look shockingly well made given the price. Even just comparing it to any $100 pleather jacket it looks like a pretty good bargain. If it were more widely available I'd say we have a new winner in the "I want an Indy jacket and I've got less than $200 to spend" category. I am curio...

Leigh

Little update if it helps. Here's a comparison of this Disney jacket next to my well loved shrunken lamb hero (eight years old, very well worn and naturally distressed). https://i.imgur.com/Yft3bfw.jpg https://i.imgur.com/5GLzf0t.jpg Obviously, the shrunken lamb looks better. It's real leather, and ...

Leigh

Good man :D I only just noticed your Han Solo shirt too- that's a good Harrison combo! Haha, thanks. It was our last day and we spent it at Hollywood Studios, so I wanted to rep Star Wars at Galaxy's Edge, but most of my stuff was packed. So I just settled for a Han t-shirt. The Indy jacket/Han com...

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Thunderspy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 11:11 am Yeah that's not horrible at all, especially for that price; have fun wearing it!

My brain still can't quite compute the zip pull being on the right, but you guys do you!

Oh, I'm British, so the zip thing confuses me too. I was just on holiday in America.

Leigh

Wow, I thought it was $400. :-k It's definitely not the $400 jacket. It's fake leather, with no raw edges. Oh man, how did I miss this? Was in Disneyworld a week before you, and I couldn't find a single Indy related item at Hollywood Studios! The only Indy merchandise I found that week was on a she...

Leigh

It's definitely a decent alternative...and waterproof. Those straps are really darn short, tho. And it's funny that those straps are in the normal configuration. Personally I'd still go with a cotton Wested and wax it myself, not least because it will patina, but that faux leather version honestly ...

Leigh

$99. Which I don't think is too bad by official Disney standards.

Leigh

So, last day of my vacation today and I decided to pick up the Indy jacket. My beloved Wested shrunken lamb has a cat related tear on the arm now, ideal for Raiders cosplay, less ideal for day to day wear, so I thought this would do as a cheap casual replacement. Initial opinion; its obviously not t...

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In Hollywood Studios today, and they have different Indy jackets. No raw edges. Appears to be fake leather (but nicely done). Only $99 which seems much more reasonable. Still shortish straps.

I'm actually tempted.

Quick bad shot I took here:

https://imgur.com/nHroWHo

Leigh

That looks great! I thought I'd share these full gear pics I posted up in the Scrapbook, because I think it could help anybody curious about the Hero. You'll hear often people say the Hero doesn't 'fit like a regular jacket' and 'sits off the shoulders', but I know understanding exactly what that me...

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I own two (four, kind of). As I'm UK, all my jackets come from Wested, it avoids the import charges/postage. The reason I say 'kind of' is that I own two Wested non-leather jackets, one of the old cotton ones that had faded slightly, so Peter allowed me to have for cheap when I visited the store way...

Leigh

Hi all, I've had this whip for a few years, and I have no idea where it's from or who made it. It's clearly a more budget whip, I got it off another Indy costumer on Facebook for £60.00. I needed a whip for the costume and it was affordable. He told me he wasn't sure where it was from, but thought i...

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I absolutely love this show. Always one of the highlights when I go. But like any member here, I couldn't resist examining the gear and noticing the inaccuracies. I actually got some pretty clear snaps of it when I was there in 2014 I thought I'd share. Certainly shows the gear inaccuracies! (Althou...

Leigh

Thanks! Unfortunately, I'm not sure on the weight. I've never weighed it. You definitely know your wearing it, but to be honest, I got used to the weight pretty quickly.

The lining is in shreds though around the pockets. That held up much worse than the outside!

Leigh

Yes! I 'distressed' mine by simply using it solidly as a work bag for about five years straight. I don't even work outside much, mostly in offices doing IT, but all that carrying it around, throwing it around, having it overstuffed with bits, it's ended up so battered I actually had an old vet excit...

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My first Indy jacket was horsehide for my 21st birthday (for reference, I'm 29 now). I wore it pretty much solidly for seven years in the winter, before I got a shrunken lamb hero for my 28th birthday which I wear mostly now instead, finding I can wear it all year round. Here's a picture of it when ...

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It probably doesn't help much, but my only Indy hat is a Fed 3 and I love it. I bought it second hand back in 2008, no idea how old it actually is. I do feel the crown is slightly too tall on me, but that's probably because I only really wear it in costume, not for daily wear. I actually love the co...

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Here's mine, not quite as great as Jens. Brand new (seven and a half years ago!): http://i1296.photobucket.com/albums/ag8/Valentales/HH%20Jacket%20New_zpsj3qv7id2.png My latest picture of it I could find, in my unfinished Indy costume (from back in November time): http://i1296.photobucket.com/albums...

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I also once had somebody come up to me asking if I was wearing a 'rolla'. Took me a while of conversation to figure out he meant 'ROLA', the abbreviation used on Wested's site for Raiders jackets. Turned out he was planning to order one. We chatted for a while. This was about seven years ago and I w...

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Ironically, today I walked straight past somebody wearing an Indy and Mark VII. It was at a convention but he wasn't in costume. Just wearing it.

Unfortunately it was pretty crowded and I lost him before I could say hi.

Leigh

The back of Ford's jacket was 23" by all the accounts I've read. His height though seems to be debated. I've seen people claim he's anything from 5"10 to 6"1. I have to admit, I'm sceptical he's 6"1 with a 23 inch jacket, as I'm 5"10.5 and have a 23 inch jacket and it's pret...

Leigh

Personally, I find how you wear the jacket impacts the fit a fair bit. Back on the previous page, I posted a few images of me wearing it 'in costume', and I find it sits like the Hero jacket is meant to, you can see the seams of the arms are a fair bit lower than they would be on a regular jacket, a...

Leigh

Wow, both those jackets look amazing, but that second one looks spot on!

I've actually always had a bit of a soft spot for the ragged Temple of Doom look, and that second jacket looks fantastic!

Leigh

I hadn't really noticed any issue with the strap length. Mine are perhaps a tad long, but that's because I tightened the back a little, but it never struck me as being particularly overlong. Maybe I'm not a stickler for screen accuracy, but they looked fairly accurate to me. (Of course, mine now sti...

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Thanks

. Some really good advice on that link.

I think some people might feel I overdid the distressing, but my logic is that this is the holster Indy wore when he got dragged behind a truck, so I use that as an excuse for how thrashed it is!

Leigh

Here's some images for those interested. Here's the holster on arrival: http://i1296.photobucket.com/albums/ag8/Valentales/20150219_161718_resized_zps033293a4.jpg (Sadly, the flash didn't go off, but it gives a good indication of its natural colour). Here it is after my distressing (just getting it ...

Leigh

That makes sense, although this was nearly a month and a half. I'm certainly not inpatient, and had they answered my messages, I would never have contacted eBay for a refund. Unfortunately, because they didn't, I had no way of knowing what was going on. But as I said, I will happily pay them :). Hop...

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To add to complications, after eBay ruled in my favour, the WPG holster arrived today! I have no intention of keeping the refund (the holster itself is actually very nice, and the colour is much better than I thought) so I've contacted the seller again, offering to pay in full. I particularly don't ...

Leigh

I'm no expert by any means, I only own two jackets, ordered seven years apart, but I think your sleeves may still be a little long there. The Hero jacket's sleeves run a bit longer, as I understand, because the shoulder seam is lower. So if 25 is already too long for you, 24.5 in Hero cut will proba...

Leigh

Well, I've been fully refunded, so dropped Make It Jones an e-mail!

I guess the lesson here is always pay for the extra quality the first time around

Leigh

The Hero jackets run a bit longer as I understand it than standard. I'm your height, and I ordered 23" both in sleeves and the back. You can see the results up thread a few posts.

Personally, for a day to day jacket, I wish I'd ordered 24", but 23" seems screen accurate.

Leigh

Thank you! That certainly sounds to be good advice :). WPG still haven't replied to my Ebay messages or my e-mails, so sadly I will have to ask Ebay for a refund if they do not respond today. There may be a good explanation for it but unfortunately without communication it's not something I can risk...

Leigh

You certainly raise a good point. I have very little experience with Ebay, usually buying most of my purchases through websites, but it is true that a lack of communication is disappointing. And thank you for providing the e-mail address! I may give that a shot tonight, just to see if they respond. ...

Leigh

Thanks Whipwarrior. I've never had any doubts that Make-It-Jones provides serious quality, it's just always been a little too expensive for me (and that's also not a knock against his prices! I totally understand and agree with why he charges what he does, it's just more than I can comfortably affor...

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That looks great! I might actually be in touch, as WPG has actually let me down. Despite ordering from their Ebay seller, the item not only never arrived, but they haven't responded to any of my messages either. Official Ebay rules say I have to wait until the 17th February before they issue a refun...

Leigh

I recently got a Hero with a 23" back, and I have to say, while I love my jacket, it does feel a tiny bit short for day to day wear. And I'm 5"10ish. (Although I know that depending on who you ask Harrison Ford's height is often either given as 5"10 or 6"1 so I'm not sure how tal...

Leigh

That jacket is amazing! It really does look spot on!

Leigh

I tend to wear my horsehide over a hoodie when it's cold too, and that's usually fine. I guess the extra weight pins the other layers to me for warmth. I certainly notice the difference when I wear my shrunken lamb now.

Leigh

I believe Magnoli does a fur lined 'Adventure Jacket', which is essentially an Indy jacket with a flying jacket style furry collar and sleeves (I think).

Leigh

Oh, I think I get what you mean. I guess with any leather jacket the leather might stretch slightly. Honestly, with my Horsehide, I didn't notice anything significant (although I did usually have something in the pockets), but I recently got a lambskin and I expect to see some more deformation there...

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I've worn my horsehide Wested pretty heavily for seven years, and the lining where the pockets are has now completely worn through. The handwarmer pocket lining has survived, so you can still use them, but from seven years of carrying things in the pocket, they've rubbed their way through. That said...

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Thank you both :). Yeah, the colour is great. It's a bit lighter than my Horsehide jacket, which took a bit of getting used to, but it's one of those colours that looks very different in different lights. Sometimes, it's quite a rich, lighter brown, and often it's more like in the images here (which...

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Thank you :). I do have the trousers hitched up quite high, which is pretty accurate to the films (I think, at least, that's how I always imagine it, I didn't really go back to images to check), but helps compensate for the shortness. In day to day wear, it comes to just about level with my belt at ...

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Thank you all for the kind words regarding my situation, and the jacket advice. I can now finally share some images! Sorry it's been a while, but I've obviously had a lot on. Having had the jacket for a while now, I love the cut and the leather, to me it really does have that 'lived in' Indy look, e...

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My jacket arrived today! Looks great and fits great, there's a real noticeable difference between the cut on this and my seven year old horsehide. It hangs much looser and scruffier, but really looks the part. The shrunken lamb has a fantastic texture, although it's a little lighter in colour than I...

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I thought I'd share this link, if you're UK based: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000BQT6ZI?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Just an Amazon pair of gloves, but they're the 1133's without the palm patch that seems...

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