Club Obi Wan

One last thing. I tried a tiny bit of Isopropyl Alcohol on an inside part of the jacket. It will knock down the shine a bit BUT the color comes off fairly easily too. Going by that experiment Acetone, will probably completely ruin the finish within seconds. Just sharing.

Cheers,
G-MANN

G-MANN wrote:One last thing. I tried a tiny bit of Isopropyl Alcohol on an inside part of the jacket. It will knock down the shine a bit BUT the color comes off fairly easily too. Going by that experiment Acetone, will probably completely ruin the finish within seconds. Just sharing.

Cheers,
G-MANN

I was wondering what would happen if you tried to distress the jacket. It looks like your jacket around the pocket edge are lighter than the rest. Did you try this in that region?

Congrat Holt!!! I know it's been a long road but it looks as if it was worth it!!!


I hope you enjoy it!!!!


I know I love mine


-TS

Indyzane, No sir. That is from the upper surface wearing off just from normal use.

COOL!


Eric, I'm very, VERY happy for you... Congratulations!

You and that jacket look like you've become fast friends!
May you always wear it in good health.

Holt, that is one GRRRRREAT jacket!

It does look like it was custom made you. Just imagine if it was beat and covered in dust, how would that look?


You wear it well. have a good time with it.

Eric Congratulations ( den e fin den ) !

hehe. takk takk

thanks guys. I could not be happier wit this jacket. I love the fit. love the color and love the details...However, there is very little striations/shrunken grain in this jacket. hopefully it will pop out with wear. either way striations or not. this is the ''imam'' scene jacket

Indiana Holt wrote:hehe. takk takk

thanks guys. I could not be happier wit this jacket. I love the fit. love the color and love the details...However, there is very little striations/shrunken grain in this jacket. hopefully it will pop out with wear. either way striations or not. this is the ''imam'' scene jacket

Oh you need to read the e-mail I just sent you!! No doubt you will be one happy person!!
The grain will start popping out as soon as you wear it!!BTW I am glad the custom agent did not keep your Jacket!!
Enjoy!!

Sarge

Indiana Holt wrote:hehe. takk takk

thanks guys. I could not be happier wit this jacket. I love the fit. love the color and love the details...However, there is very little striations/shrunken grain in this jacket. hopefully it will pop out with wear. either way striations or not. this is the ''imam'' scene jacket

Holt, mine is a lot like yours. Very little striations in comparison to Gman's and others on here. But like Sarge said, they will start to pop out with wear. I've got one panel now that is straited to beat the band, the opposite side...nothing. On my back panel I have vertical striations at the very top and the very bottom with none in the middle (I keep thinking that the striations will meet over time though).

Wear it in good health my friend!

Travis

I think I'd call that one a keeper! I'm looking forward to seeing it as it breaks in. G-MANN's already looks like it's many years old and well traveled. How do you like the weight of that leather?

Weston

Holt, nice jacket! If you don't mind me asking, what are you height and weight? That fit looks good.

The Canada Post was good to me today. First of all, my USW Legend in the Striated Lamb was finally released from Customs and was delivered this morning. I know I sound like everyone else when I say this, but the jacket literally feels like it was custom made for my body. There is even a little room in the chest, so when I wear it with a sweater, it's not too tight. I'm gonna break it in as much as possible over the next couple weeks and will then post pics of it for you all to see. In the meantime, Sarge if you read this, THANK YOU! Shawn in Toronto, Ontario is very happy with his purchase. It's perfect.

In other news, I also got my Alden 405's today from Schmidty! AMAZING! I'm only wearing them inside until August 27, the date of my wedding. Gonna soften and maybe darken them up a bit with some Picards, get 'em nice and broken in before my big day.

So, I know that last paragraph was a bit off topic. But, I just thought it was so cool to have two really awesome pieces of gear delivered from abroad on the same day! =)

I promise to post pics of the jacket in a couple weeks. At this time, I will also post some shots of the boots... But I'll do that in the proper section.

Cheers to everyone else waiting or wearing their Legend.

Best,

s.

Sgt. wrote:

Indiana Holt wrote:hehe. takk takk

thanks guys. I could not be happier wit this jacket. I love the fit. love the color and love the details...However, there is very little striations/shrunken grain in this jacket. hopefully it will pop out with wear. either way striations or not. this is the ''imam'' scene jacket

Oh you need to read the e-mail I just sent you!! No doubt you will be one happy person!!
The grain will start popping out as soon as you wear it!!BTW I am glad the custom agent did not keep your Jacket!!
Enjoy!!

Sarge

I am already a very very happy person. did not mean to sound unhappy if it read like that. I'm REALLY not unhappy, I think I am the most happy person in Norway right now. lol. I love everyhting about this jacket. I just noticed that some other jacket have more of striations and then others. but that is just the nature of the skin I guess. some have more grain and some have less....

Looking forward wearing the begezzes out of this one.

Weston wrote:I think I'd call that one a keeper! I'm looking forward to seeing it as it breaks in. G-MANN's already looks like it's many years old and well traveled. How do you like the weight of that leather?

Weston

oh, yeah, count on it.. there is no way this one will EVER leave my house. I really like the weight.

bobcatmvp1 wrote:Holt, nice jacket! If you don't mind me asking, what are you height and weight? That fit looks good.

thanks.

I'm 6.2' I weigh 200p pounds. 45 chest, 35 waist... and for Tundra.. broad shoulders..

Hollowpond wrote:

Indiana Holt wrote:hehe. takk takk

thanks guys. I could not be happier wit this jacket. I love the fit. love the color and love the details...However, there is very little striations/shrunken grain in this jacket. hopefully it will pop out with wear. either way striations or not. this is the ''imam'' scene jacket

Holt, mine is a lot like yours. Very little striations in comparison to Gman's and others on here. But like Sarge said, they will start to pop out with wear. I've got one panel now that is straited to beat the band, the opposite side...nothing. On my back panel I have vertical striations at the very top and the very bottom with none in the middle (I keep thinking that the striations will meet over time though).

Wear it in good health my friend!

Travis

thanks bud. yeah, I noticed yours is identical to mine only mine is an XL...



G-mann.. did your cooper wings start out smoother in the begining? I love the grain on your cooper. it is the same skin as the legends right?

Tennessee Smith wrote:


Congrat Holt!!! I know it's been a long road but it looks as if it was worth it!!!


I hope you enjoy it!!!!


I know I love mine


-TS

Thanks my good good friend. yeah, I really know you love yours.. have not seen it yet tho...

Mitch LaRue wrote:
COOL!


Eric, I'm very, VERY happy for you... Congratulations!

You and that jacket look like you've become fast friends!
May you always wear it in good health.

Thanks my friend.. and you yours

whipcracker wrote:Holt, that is one GRRRRREAT jacket!

It does look like it was custom made you. Just imagine if it was beat and covered in dust, how would that look?


You wear it well. have a good time with it.

I think it would look amazing but that will NEVER happen. this one is just for normal wear and tear

Tundrarider wrote:Looks great, Eric! Have you ever received a jacket that didn't look perfect on you?

Michael

well, trust me, I have. but non of those jackets did ever get famous.

Thanks my good friend.

Indiana Holt wrote: G-mann.. did your cooper wings start out smoother in the begining? I love the grain on your cooper. it is the same skin as the legends right?

I got that jacket as a gift so it was used when I recieved it.

Here is what the gentleman told me about the jacket: I bought that jacket about a year ago and wore it almost everyday, even in the rain. the texture on the jacket wasn't so pronounced when I first bought it. I threw it in the dryer one day after It got drenched. when I took it out of the dryer the texture was what you see today. What I always loved about the jacket was how it distressed and the color. well thats the history of the jacket as I know it.

I am sure this is the same type of Lambskin as the Legends though.

Cheers,
G-MANN

thanks that's what I wanted to hear. how old is btw?

I snapped a couple new pics of the jacket. I have been wearing it non stop for the last 11 hours. man it breaks in fast.

2 minutes and they are up

Well after seeing Holt's pics, I'm not sure I should have bought MY legend. I haven't received it yet, but I bought a US made large long in antique Cow. I'm not sure now if I should have got a long, a large, or cowhide! I'm about 6'2" 185-190lbs. Jeez...

Indiana Holt wrote:thanks that's what I wanted to hear. how old is btw?

He purchased it new in Mid 2006.

Beautiful jackets guys! I'm very envious.
Mike

Thanks John

here are the new ones. man! this jacket screams raiders to me. I will be taking down the old pictures down now.

I have been bunching up the sleeves and shaping the collar with my hands all day. zipped it up and sat down with enough times to get it broken in by the gut.



I think the 9''x7'' pockets look really good on my XL. it looks proportioned to rest of the jacket.

EDIT
look at this huge wide backpanel and think of Indy's when you see him turn arund after he swinges back the whip to stupido.

Nice, I'm digging the pockets too.

Holt, any chance you could give a chest measurement for that XL? I'm trying to determine my size, either an XL or a 2XL.
Thanks,
Mike

sure, I think it's 25.5'' pit to pit. I dont have my tape here now but I think I got that earlier.

you know, this skin is just awesome. the way it ages is so cool. I have no doubt in my mind it will look 7 years old in one year of normal wear. but I also think it will age and distress to a certain point and then stop. the parts that will age very fast I think are all the seams, the bottom backpanel and elbows etc. the big panels itself will take long while before it will get aged and distressed.

cool skin.

Thanks Holt, just what I needed to know. Ian was kind enough to supply some measurements from his 2XL. Now to decide which to go with. The leather and the cut of the jacket really looks outstanding.
Mike

I'd say go original. Striated Lamb. you really want what the movie leather was. the skin is so awesome you won't regret it I think. I know you have had goatsksin and cowhides (me too) but spoil yourself with something that is more like original. it just feels raiders. and the smell? OMG!

Sorry it took me so long, but GREAT jacket Eric. Fits perfect.

I've been on a quest to find this jacket for so long and it feels that much better on my back. The long wait was well worth it. Tip o' the cap to Sarge...

I wonder how it would react if you took some pecards oil and rubbed it once a year with it? I wonder if it would slow down the aging prosess as the skin gets more oily. not that I want this but i was just wondering about it...

all my oher lambksins that are rubbed with the same pecard oil makes the aged parts harder to see. it just looks dark and oily.

I think I'm just going to allow mine to age naturally for a year or two, then hit it with the good stuff.

Really digging the striations. I was concerned they would be overpowering, but they're just right. Actually, the whole dang jacket is just right! The wife's wondering when I'm going to take it off...

Hey Holt can you do me a huge favor? What is the length on the back panel? I'm now thinking I should go with a XL not a XL long. I'm basically your height and weight and I'm afraid the Long will be to Long for the Raiders look.

Zane

I think you want an XL reg. the back is 26.5''

it's perfect.

Wow Holt that was like 6 posts in a row w/no breaks, too much coffee my friemd

Jacket even after a few days is looking mighty fine, hope mine turns out as good, speaking of that, my jacket is on a truck headed my way some time today.

Croft

you bet. I got this coffee machine from my wife for X-mas and it makes the best coffee ever. it's starbucks all the time man...

congrats!! post pics when you have it.

Indyzane wrote:Hey Holt can you do me a huge favor? What is the length on the back panel? I'm now thinking I should go with a XL not a XL long. I'm basically your height and weight and I'm afraid the Long will be to Long for the Raiders look.

Zane

Good Point Zane.. Holts Legend is not a long ! He had given me his measurements and I gave them to Roz Schott and Roz said that with the Neil Cooper Pattern and the Raiders Jacket Neil gave to me Holt would take a XL not a Long in the Legend ! FYI The Legend Jacket Holt received was hand cut and hand made by Roz as a favor to Me and Michaelson !

Sarge

Roz did it as a favor to me? Well, that was awfully nice of her. Please tell her thanks for me, David!

Regards! Michaelson

Any idea how many inches the xl long adds compared to a regular? I would need a back of around 27.5". I have a long on order.

So now I really can't decide what to do. I talked with Rita this morning at Wings and asked her to measure a XL regular. The back length on a regular she measured was 25.5 and Holt your jacket is 26.5. I'm wanting between 26.5-27.0 so I guess I'll wait for my long to get in. 

@Indy1936 
I would wait for a Long maybe and see how it fits. Then you could always order a XL regular after to compare.  

Zane

that's funny because Tennessee smith's jacket measures around the same as mine and that is to an XL. trust me bud. you want a XL regular.

Indiana Holt wrote:that's funny because Tennessee smith's jacket measures around the same as mine and that is to an XL. trust me bud. you want a XL regular.

I agree a 100%, now I'm afraid to get a XL Reg sent then I'll have to pay and have it sent back if it's 25.5. Maybe Sarge can help me out with return shipping if it doesn't have back length of 26.5 or so? I don't know. My Birthday is 2/12/11 this would make my day if I had this jacket to wear!

What is the sleeve length? Shoulder to cuff?

Thanks Holt!

Zane

Just to toss this in, with the post that Sgt. made above, all of Holt's specs are specific to his jacket, and his jacket alone as it's custom made, so don't use his as a yardstick to what is currently coming out of Wings and what YOU'LL get.

Ask someone who has one of the OTR's to gauge what you will receive.

Regards! Michaelson

When I called uswings I was also told that the back length of an xl regular is 25.5. It would be helpful to know the sleeve length though!

G-MANN wrote:

Indiana Holt wrote:oh, btw.. this skin?...feels like a lambskin on steroids. it feels bulletproof.

As I stated in the other thread, don't let the leather fool you. Some of the panels are prone to tearing.



Cheers,
G-MANN

Just wanted to add...I'm not complaining I snagged it on a twig. So my fault. I am no stranger to this type of leather as I have had 2 other jackets made from the same Lambskin over the years.

Thanks for this! I snag my TN goat ALL the time. Sometimes, rather forcefully, so despite how much I kinda want a striated lamb, it's just not the right leather for a clumsy fool for me.

Nature will not change because WE want it to.

Lambskin is still lambskin.

Regards! Michaelson

here she is is her most accurate color. you can't really see the grain but it's there...I love this jacket. It IS the ''Imam'' scene jacket. everytime I slip her on I feel like slipping on that particular jacket.


Thanks again Sarge for this wonderfull present.

It defiantly looks good! Very nice pictures Holt as usual!  Did the pecards darken the jacket a little?