Peter,
Good to hear both you and the wife had a great time here in the states. So much here to do.
Just wanted to touch on what you'd posted above.
I do admire the fact that you first listen to us here and second, are concerned with the speed at which you put the jackets out. However, I am so very much more concerned that the jacket will have all the mods requested in place before it ships rather than the speed at which it will get here. I have no problem waiting for my jacket so long as it has all the mods requested.
I know in the past there have been fairly consistant posts about a jacket modification or two not making it onto an order. For instance, forgot the sliders or no XBox stitch or forgot to lessen the collar width, etc. It is then up to us to decide whether to send it back and wait longer, just keep it and settle for it as is or try to sell it here or on Ebay. Now, I know that Wested has probably the best customer service offered here on this board but it is still harder for us here in the states to have to deal with sending the jackets back and in the end it is Wested who pays for it if the customs form are correctly filled out.
My suggestion is (and I hope you don't think me out of line here) to do a thorogh checklist of each and every jacket before it goes out. I think it could only make for happier gearheads who would be sure to get the jacket and all the silly mods correct the first time and also make for a happier Wested who would not be paying for return after return.
You know entirely well that we are an overly picky bunch here and I have to say I do honestly and from my heart appreciate that you do these custom mods. Even though I have no interest whatsoever in any of the other jacket vendors, it's my understanding that Wested is the only one that will do custom orders anymore. Thank God for that!
I imagine it could be a hastle to keep up with every order with all the different mods coming in on different orders. I'm now on my 5th Wested jacket and hope to do more business with Wested in the future, especially on a custom jacket so I'm sure you can understand why I have these concerns.
I hope you can take this into consideration and keep on making the best and only Indy jacket out there in my opinion.
I ordered the ToD style in horsehide, although I think Wested may have used kevlar 
. Seriously, this leather is tough and substantially heavier that the Raiders goat I own. I plan on wearing it as much as possible to try and break it in some and I am hoping it will relax and conform to my body as others have said this hide is prone to do. The fit is spot on with a 42 R, although Wested did not put a size tag in the jacket. I was also obcessing over the sleeve length, but they come down slightly past my first thumb knuckle which satisfies me. Should anyone be looking for a tough jacket that can stand up to punishment I would definitely recommend this hide. If you are more concerned with jacket weight/drape then I would probably steer you toward one of the other leathers. I plan on distessing this jacket naturally, if thats possible 
. I will post picks when I can borrow my Brother-in-laws digital camera. I'm still rubbing two sticks together here with my old film one.
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