my Raiders distressed Indy jacket

Post by **Holt** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:06 pm

hi.i went hard down on this.I am expecting a new jacket so this one is for my mannequin

it doesnt fit as well as I tought it did.

what do you think?

Holt

JC1972 · Post by **JC1972** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:10 pm

Looks nice, just like that scene in Raiders. What did you do?

Bazza · Post by **Bazza** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:16 pm

Looks great, what distressing techniques did you use?

Post by **Holt** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:17 pm

just good old sandpaper and a swiss army knife

Holt

McFly · Post by **McFly** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:45 pm

Looks fantastic, Holt!!

That's the feeling I went for on my jacket - not that look, but definitely that feeling: realistic, not overdone, and blended and smooth. I just didn't make mine look as old as yours, because I don't think my jacket could "wear" that much distressing and still look realistic. It's not actually old enough yet. Anyway, great job!

Shane

Post by **Holt** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:48 pm

thanks shane.I have dressedit up with a bit of mink oil,just like the original jacket.

now it looks even better.off course you have to see it in person to understand.but it has more of a darker duller distressed color and surface to it.

I'll take some pictures.maby you will see it

Holt

Post by **Holt** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:02 am

EDIT

Holt

Bogie1943 · Post by **Bogie1943** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:17 am

Is that a Wested??

McFly · Post by **McFly** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:37 am

Todd's maybe? The first pics look look like a Wested, but this new pic reminds me of a Todd's. Weird!

Lookin good with that mink oil, bro!

Shane

Post by **Holt** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:35 am

yep thats a wested.

my special rotla jacket.it reminds much more of todds because it lighter in weight and the pockets are more sa then the regular ested

thanks by the way guys

Holt

Adey · Post by **Adey** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:50 am

Mr Holt, that looks great. I would be too scared to take a knife to a jacket.

allthough i do have a dremmell multitool.

Post by **Holt** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:10 am

yeah.it's a choice to make.but I did not worry about it because this is not gonna be a everyday jacket.it's a mannequin jacket.

so after distressing two of my jacket's I wont fake distress them anymore.this was just a project

in my opinion now,it's not they way to go with a jacket anymore,naturell distressing is the best way for a everyday jacket.it will last longer and you cant beat the look of and beautiful naturell aged jacket

I am sure Michealson will be proud of me.hehe

Holt

Cassidy · Post by **Cassidy** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:42 am

Looks great - reminds me of the ToD jacket that Noel Howard has.

Post by **Holt** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:46 am

thanks
i did not know that he has a jacket?? is there any pictures of it somewere??

thansk
Holt

Cassidy · Post by **Cassidy** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:59 am

Yeah, there are some awesome photos of the original gear but there's a lot of searching to be done. It'll turn up soon. Hang on...

EDIT - here's Noel's gear.

http://www.jones-jr.com/noel_howard.html

EDIT II - your jacket actually looks better than Noel's lol.

Indiana Max · Post by **Indiana Max** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:20 am

Holt

you´re one-of-a-kind Indy fan

Always open up new vistas for me, I think I should whet my swiss army knife

Great work man, great work :!:

Post by **Holt** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:36 am

Cassidy wrote:Yeah, there are some awesome photos of the original gear but there's a lot of searching to be done. It'll turn up soon. Hang on...

EDIT - here's Noel's gear.

http://www.jones-jr.com/noel_howard.html

EDIT II - your jacket actually looks better than Noel's lol.

thanks

never seen that

yep that is the TOD jacket.I reconize the heavy aged collar

wow.I like it!!

thanks again

Indakin · Post by **Indakin** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:27 am

awesome eric, i want to distress my new todds XXL like this when it comes in. My wested goat really only takes so much abuse, it cant get too much more fake distress it just wont happen, it looks new still!

Chevalier Krak · Post by **Chevalier Krak** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:33 am

That's pretty impressive weathering. The only thing that seems odd is that the edges of the wear on the sleeve and pocket are too straight. Is that just an artifact of the photo?

Post by **Holt** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:33 pm

Chevalier Krak wrote: The only thing that seems odd is that the edges of the wear on the sleeve and pocket are too straight.

dragged behind a truck distressing

I wanted this jacket to look like it ''could'' be used as a stand in jacket or a stunt jacket for stuntman terry who was dragged behind the truck

so that's why

bests
Holt

whiskyman · Post by **whiskyman** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:40 pm

Indiana Holt wrote:
Cassidy wrote:Yeah, there are some awesome photos of the original gear but there's a lot of searching to be done. It'll turn up soon. Hang on...

EDIT - here's Noel's gear.

http://www.jones-jr.com/noel_howard.html

EDIT II - your jacket actually looks better than Noel's lol.
thanks never seen that

yep that is the TOD jacket.I reconize the heavy aged collar wow.I like it!!

I've got some pics of me wearing that jacket. That was when MBA was still in business.
thanks again

Rundquist · Post by **Rundquist** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:45 pm

Great job. It really looks like it came off the screen.

ortiz344 · Post by **ortiz344** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:56 pm

ouch , i just couldnt do that to a wested, i think the seems maybe a bit overdone(looks kinda artificial to me)

Post by **Holt** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:00 pm

ortiz344 wrote:ouch , i just couldnt do that to a wested, i think the seems maybe a bit overdone(looks kinda artificial to me)

thats the point.I wanted it to look like a articial film jacket.

I dont care about this jacekt cause it was a little to tight for me around the shoulder and chest.

so I made a ''stunt jacket'' out of it

Eric

ortiz344 · Post by **ortiz344** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:14 pm

thats cool , i wasnt tying to trash it, i just dont like the lines around the seems(maybe if they blended in more and looked less stripe-ish)

HardBop Jones · Post by **HardBop Jones** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:14 pm

Forget the mannequin, you have to wear this jacket. It looks great. You didn't go too far with the distressing. The back of your jacket is perfect.

HardBop

Post by **Holt** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:16 pm

thanks

I could wear it but it's a hair too thight for me in the chest.I can only have a t shirt under it.

but thanks anyway

Holt

Post by **Holt** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:20 pm

hey Nick.you have had that jacket on??do you have some pictures of it?

and what do you mean MBA was still in buisness??arent they anymore?

I was thinking of getting a NH shirt....is this is impossible now??

thanks
Eric

Post by **Holt** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:16 pm

better pictures

Holt