so, who has the most 'distressed' indy jacket?

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Holt, that jacket looks great, looks just like the raiders jacket to my eyes, it certainly looks like it was dragged under a truck.
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thanks.that was actually the idea of this distressing.

wanted it to look like it could be used in the film

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As far as natural distressing goes, it has a lot to do with the leather you start out with. Behold, the 1984 LL BEAN goatskin that will not age, will not distress, and still squeaks like the day it was born, despite being worn for over 20 years in the soaking rain, the flying snow, the baking sun, and a fight with not one but two angry rhinos.

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Seeing those fine jackets makes me want to show my lastest (out of contest :wink: )

I´ve added a link to my way of distressing at the buttom.

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my wings lamb jacket has gotten a few small rips in it (caught on a nail or whatever), am i the only one that experiences that (as i always see more worn then torn)?
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ortiz344 wrote:my wings lamb jacket has gotten a few small rips in it (caught on a nail or whatever), am i the only one that experiences that (as i always see more worn then torn)?
That’s actually what happens in real life with lambskin. What world are you living in anyway? This is the fantasy Indiana Jones world you’ve popped in on, where lambskin “distresses” and loses color without being ripped to shreds. :wink:
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Here's a Gibson & Barnes goatskin prototype that was purchased in 2000, (and subsequently distressed) by COW member Koreana Jones. He sold me the jacket two years ago. Cheers

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Purchased in 2000 you say? What's the timeline with this jacket exactly? When I called to order mine in 2001, it was only offered in lambskin and wasn't in their online catalog yet. I had to custom order mine in goatskin. Kathy Falcon tried to talk me out of it. And weren't they still putting Flightsuits labels on their jackets in 2000? I may be wrong. I probably am wrong.

Is that jacket missing handwarmer slots?
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Chewing Wax wrote:Purchased in 2000 you say? What's the timeline with this jacket exactly? When I called to order mine in 2001, it was only offered in lambskin and wasn't in their online catalog yet. I had to custom order mine in goatskin. Kathy Falcon tried to talk me out of it. And weren't they still putting Flightsuits labels on their jackets in 2000? I may be wrong. I probably am wrong.

Is that jacket missing handwarmer slots?
You must have called in very early 2000 or maybe 1999. This jacket does have the G&B label, but I remember that some prototypes had the Flightsuits label. My original personal prototype was in deerskin and had the Gibson & Barnes label. No handwarmers in this jacket. The pocket flaps weren't right on this one either. I still like the jacket though. Cheers
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[quote="You must have called in very early 2000 or maybe 1999. This jacket does have the G&B label, but I remember that some prototypes had the Flightsuits label. My original personal prototype was in deerskin and had the Gibson & Barnes label. No handwarmers in this jacket. The pocket flaps weren't right on this one either. I still like the jacket though. Cheers[/quote]

Thanks.

I just looked up the invoice. I ordered it on January 10, 2001. It was delivered in early March 2001. Sometime during that period it appeared on their online catalog. The reason I wondered about the label is that I have a Flight Suits G-1 from October 2000 with the Flight Suits label.

Mine looks almost exactly like that one but it does have the handwarmer pockets.



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Here's my jacket:

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd31 ... rs/2-1.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd31 ... rs/1-1.jpg

100% natural.

No fake distressing for me.

5 years of daily wearing.

Look at how the formed creases in the sleeves have distressed during those years.

That's called 'character'.

You can't achieve that with a piece of sandpaper.

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Here ya go...

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Roll on the 2lb of Brown Pecard Leather Dressing I have on the way...
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Michaelson wrote:I haven't seen anything yet that a real good coat of Pecards won't fix. :-k :lol: :wink:

Regards! Michaelson
Really? Is Pecards that good? Should the brown I orded fix some of the distressing?

Anyone have a before and after Brown Pecard shot?
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Look at how the formed creases in the sleeves have distressed during those years.
Yeah, same thing happened to mine. I began to notice distressing in the folds of the leather that weren't there originally. It adds a nice touch to the overall effect, I think.
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Here's my jacket.

Wested authentic lamb distressed a bit with sandpaper. The rest is done with kitty litter natural clay.

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http://www.kronsells.dk/gear/jacket1.jpg

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LOL

Love the spiders.

Brilliant.

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MAN! After seeing these pictures, I feel like I haven't even *touched* my jacket!

Here're some old pictures.... :oops:

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Maybe I'll take some more outside this week like WW? Probably won't be as washed out that way.

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Yeah, I've been meaning to get on that. Busy with work and Indy stuff. At least it stopped raining.
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Rom Hunter wrote:Here's my jacket:

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd31 ... rs/2-1.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd31 ... rs/1-1.jpg

100% natural.

No fake distressing for me.

5 years of daily wearing.

Look at how the formed creases in the sleeves have distressed during those years.

That's called 'character'.

You can't achieve that with a piece of sandpaper.

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What hide is that?
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that's a Lamb..I am very sure

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whipwarrior wrote:Artificially distressed!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2204/226 ... 2600_o.jpg
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My hair looks really weird in those pics. I should have worn my fedora. Not only is it a functional and stylish hat, but it covers those embarrassing bad hair days! :D
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hehe.no.it aint that bad...you got something of that clark kent thing going on there. :D

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Clark Kent? I was actually going for more of a Harrison Ford look. :D
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Ace wrote:
The rest is done with kitty litter natural clay.
Kitty litter, minus the kitty's litter. :)
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bigrex wrote:
Ace wrote:
The rest is done with kitty litter natural clay.
Kitty litter, minus the kitty's litter. :)
Exactly. :D Although im sure Indiana Jones would'nt mind a little on his jacket, please. We hava a lot of gearheads who is affraid they get a scratch in their new shiny jacket and get their hat wet and dirty. The Indy "costume" is supposed to be like that. What is all that bullwhip training an the right gear gonna do if you aint ready to get yourself and your gear dirty like Indy.
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agent5 wrote:I think Dale wins, hands down for most distressed jacket.

If you're going for a Raiders style of distressing then you have to be subtle
about it. Mine has had many alcohol rubs followed by acetone and different
grits of sandpaper. Oh...and Fullers Earth goes a long way.
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Without Fullers.
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Great jacket! What color is it?
EDIT: i found out in an old thread.
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Dr. Jones Jr. wrote:Holt, that jacket looks great, looks just like the raiders jacket to my eyes, it certainly looks like it was dragged under a truck.
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Yeah, that's the best distressing job I've seen. Looks like it could have come straight from Temple of Doom!
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thank you :D that was the look I was going for.TOD/raiders style :D

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Indiana Holt wrote:I wanna join in :D
Me too. :P

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Canyon, that looks great! Very natural and credible, IMO.
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my first "Indy Jacket"
same as Davy Jones and Tredwell's. Got it at a Wilsons outlet store when i was a wee lad, before the idea of SA gear had even crossed my brain
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i've had this thing for many years, and the only damage is a small tear on the back.
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Unfortunately, this jacket no longer appears to be available. i've looked all over, and can't find it anywhere.


This jacket has been quite abused, and is still in remarkably good condition. Then about two years ago i got a black lambskin jacket for nicer occasions, and the first day i wore it, it got caught on a bathroom door handle. my old jacket has been with me on some true adventures, but that door handle ripped a huge hole in the sleeve of that lambskin. I thought i must have gotten a defective product. Imagine my surprise when i was told that all lambskin is delicate like that. I vowed i would never buy lambskin again.
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Sorry to tell whipwarrior, one cannot be always nice, your jacket seam more runnied than distress. For me, it looks more artificaly spoiled than naturaly used.

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well, i kinda agree here, i respect the idea you had, but its just kinda fubar at this point, i think even indy would get another jacket ;)
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ortiz344 wrote:well, i kinda agree here, i respect the idea you had, but its just kinda fubar at this point, i think even indy would get another jacket ;)
Why? It still has a little dye left on it. :)

Rom Hunter, I have to ask. What are you doing with your jacket to naturally distress the inside of the action pleats? :shock:

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Sorry to tell whipwarrior, one cannot be always nice, your jacket seam more runnied than distress. For me, it looks more artificaly spoiled than naturaly used.
That jacket died last month, and I burned it. Thanks for the sentiment.
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I liked your jacket, looked like it had been on many adventures.
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It has the LC touch, definitely :!:
But also too much for me :wink:
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Thanks for the kind words, guys. At least someone appreciates it. :(
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i think why people are reacting on this distressing is because of the big contrast between the dark and the light spots.

I like it.it has the LC look.but if it was maby dressed up with brown pecards after distressing it would give it that flow between the ruff light spots and the darker areas

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rick5150 wrote:Rom Hunter, I have to ask. What are you doing with your jacket to naturally distress the inside of the action pleats? :shock:
maybe rubbing one side rubbing on the other?
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I always enjoy seing well worn jackets, but in this thread one could get the impression that distressed is always "over-done" or unnatural.
I dont like the look of the LC-jacket because it IMO was too obvious in some scenes that the distressing was intended and not natural. But I still prefer distressing some of the hides, especially the lamb, since I find the non-distressed/new jacket very un-Indy.

Distressing the authentic brown lamb slightly means a world of difference in appearrance. When removing the new plastic-like coating with mild sandpaper You get a mat-darkbrown jacket that looks exactly Raiders. Distressing the cow in the same way ended up looking like a damaged hide instead when I tried, and the goat, though being a fine hide, turned into a totally different look than expected, maybe because of the grain of the leather being different.

The new CS novapelle is the first jacket I've been totally happy with right out of the famous Wested-bag. It needs NO distressing to be SA, and I guess it will also be the first jacket I will actually take care of (Pecards...) instead of the opposite.

So to the matter of distressing vs natural wear I will say, that it depends 100% on the amount and quality of the distressing.

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rick5150 wrote:Rom Hunter, I have to ask. What are you doing with your jacket to naturally distress the inside of the action pleats?
Actually, it's not the inside of the action pleat that's distressed, but the leather that's aside from it.

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Whipwarrior, I liked your LC jacket! Those 2 pics didn't show it to it's best. You had other shots where you'd blended the distressing in and it looked JUST like the screen jacket.

I'm still sad that it's no longer with us.


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Photoss wrote:I liked your jacket, looked like it had been on many adventures.
Really?

My first thought while watching that jacket was this:
http://www.fynda.se/bilder/londa_slipmaskin_ld1211.jpg

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Here's mine (artificially distressed for a ROTLA/ToD hybrid look:

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I gotta hand it to you bro; You really nailed it on that one. :notworthy:

That looks 'real'.

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they're two different locations at the University of Florida.
Hey Treadwell---That's really funny. I was another HUGE Indyfan at UF from '89-'92. When I stayed on campus I was at Rawlings.....You still in Florida?
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Rom Hunter wrote:
Photoss wrote:I liked your jacket, looked like it had been on many adventures.
Really?

My first thought while watching that jacket was this:
http://www.fynda.se/bilder/londa_slipmaskin_ld1211.jpg

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That's hilarious... I have to admit that I find most distressed jackets very unconvincing and kind of sad. Why sand the #### out of them? "Gee, I wanna look just like my hero only I haven't been anywhere and don't really know how to make it look real..."
The jackets look fantastic new. Part of the fun is wearing them and watching them age - kinda like a good marriage.


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