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Is it the hides or mixing Coffee with Tequila that's doin' that to ya, NB?

neutronbomb wrote:Hey Mitch,
If you're interested I have some pictures in my photobucket of Tony's new shiny vintage goat and naked vintage goat about halfway to 3/4 way down...

Hey neutronbomb,
Thank you.
Sorry it took me a little while to say it, but I really appreciate the very helpful info (not only in showing those photos, but also the pricing info you relayed further up this page, too.)
Really useful in helping me organize where I intend to go with my next jacket purchase.
Cheers,

Mitch

(And good luck with that bad case of that Jacket Malaria you're dealin' with, man.)

It ain't stealin' when I tell you it's yours to use as you see fit, my friend...
I just hope you don't suffer from the symptoms for too long.

Here's to a "speedy recovery"...

I also have to thank you for the great conversation the other night NB - and for sending me the link to the photos...those leathers are a tough call.

Ok, guys. Here you have some more pictures I took today (I hope you like them, Tibor):

http://s584.photobucket.com/albums/ss28 ... 010428.jpg
http://s584.photobucket.com/albums/ss28 ... 010431.jpg
http://s584.photobucket.com/albums/ss28 ... 010442.jpg
http://s584.photobucket.com/albums/ss28 ... 010443.jpg
http://s584.photobucket.com/albums/ss28 ... 010438.jpg
http://s584.photobucket.com/albums/ss28 ... 010439.jpg

And here you can see, more or less, how it drapes:

http://s584.photobucket.com/albums/ss28 ... 010449.jpg

The 'holy goat' behaves very much like Neutron has described the vintage goat, but now I find it considerably softer and drapier than when I first wore it.

Regards,
Rask

Raskolnikov wrote:
The 'holy goat' behaves very much like Neutron has described the vintage goat, but now I find it considerably softer and drapier than when I first wore it.

Beautiful! Tony said the vintage goat is based off of the holy goat, so they should share similar characteristics.

Yeah, maybe they do. The vintage seems to be quite distressed too, and that gives it lots of character.

The vintage is a nicer color. I have samples of the goats and the "vintage/son of" are closer to the 35 year old goat Han Jones and I have. Less of the eggplant undertones.

Yeah. The 'holy goat' does have a redish hue/undertone that doesn't appear in the pictures, I don't know why. Maybe this is not very much SA, although I think the same happened to the shrunken lamb. Anyway, great new find by Tony .

If I could, I'd have a jacket in each of Tony's goats (and Cow's, too) as all are unique. Don't get too used to any of these though, Tony will most likely come up with new ones that will blow people out of the water!

I have never posted anything negative on these pages, please forgive me but IMO those pocket flaps don't look right. Is it me?
JTW.

The flaps look perfect IMO

Raskolnikov wrote:Ok, guys. Here you have some more pictures I took today (I hope you like them, Tibor):

http://s584.photobucket.com/albums/ss28 ... 010428.jpg
http://s584.photobucket.com/albums/ss28 ... 010431.jpg
http://s584.photobucket.com/albums/ss28 ... 010442.jpg
http://s584.photobucket.com/albums/ss28 ... 010443.jpg
http://s584.photobucket.com/albums/ss28 ... 010438.jpg
http://s584.photobucket.com/albums/ss28 ... 010439.jpg

And here you can see, more or less, how it drapes:

http://s584.photobucket.com/albums/ss28 ... 010449.jpg

The 'holy goat' behaves very much like Neutron has described the vintage goat, but now I find it considerably softer and drapier than when I first wore it.

Regards,
Rask

The goat is still one of my favorites.... I really need to compare weight because I really like the look of the goat!

Indiana Holt wrote:The flaps look perfect IMO

Actually, I believe I've made a misjudgement, my apologies .
Probebly thinking of another thread.
JTW.

JTW, they look really Raiders to me, too scalloped to be a LC. Of course, this is just my opinion which has been shown time again to be worthless.

On other topics, the jacket looks fantastic R., even better than when you first got it. I'm loving the sleeve creases on that baby!

I'm sure you're correct.
I've been looking at so many different jacket pockets recently, as well as my own Wested - not to mention scalloped trouser pockets, I think I'm losing it .
JTW.

Many thanks again, folks.
Jones, I know what you mean and there was a recent debate about the TN Raiders pocket flaps. Many thought that they where to scalloped and others believed they were perfectly accurate. In any case their shape seems to be a peculiarity of the Nowak style and, leaving the old SA debate aside, not everybody has to like them. So, when it comes to my jacket, please, you are welcome to write as many 'negative' things as you want. Having said that I have to recognise that, boy, I do like those flaps a lot
And, hey, thank you very much for your comment too

Zen, my jacket weights exactly 3.3 Lbs. This hide is a little bit thicker than my Wested authentic lamb.

Rask that keeps looking better and better. Interesting about the weight. I was going to ask if it seemed thicker or about the same as lamb. My guess is it may be thinner than Tony's lamb, but denser, so it weighs the same or more.

The grain and natural bends in the arms are looking terrific.

What a perfect pair of jackets - brown distressed CS and dark Raiders goat. Each with it's own personality. Nice.

Raskolnikov wrote:Many thanks again, folks.
Jones, I know what you mean and there was a recent debate about the TN Raiders pocket flaps. Many thought that they where to scalloped and others believed they were perfectly accurate. In any case their shape seems to be a peculiarity of the Nowak style and, leaving the old SA debate aside, not everybody has to like them. So, when it comes to my jacket, please, you are welcome to write as many 'negative' things as you want. Having said that I have to recognise that, boy, I do like those flaps a lot
And, hey, thank you very much for your comment too

Thanks Buddy,
I spent an hour with a tailor this morning going over specs for some trousers I'm having made and I still have the image of those scalloped pocket flaps seared across my brain.
If I never see another pocket flap again.............
JTW.

You should try with this one:

Well, you can't say it doesn't have character.

Wow, now that's what I call vintage gear!!
Brings a whole new meaning to "Officer's Pinks".
JTW.

Tibor wrote:Rask that keeps looking better and better. Interesting about the weight. I was going to ask if it seemed thicker or about the same as lamb. My guess is it may be thinner than Tony's lamb, but denser, so it weighs the same or more.

I'm happy you liked it. I can't tell you about Tony's shrunken lamb because I haven't seen or touched it. Maybe someone else could help us with this question. What I can assure you is that Tony's goat is way thicker than Wested’s authentic lamb.

Regards,
Rask