Club Obi Wan

Does anybody here have a Raiders jacket pattern?

I just remembered there was a great leather shop here in the Philippines that custom makes leather apparel (shoes, boots, jackets, etc...). I've dealt with them before for my custom cowboy boots. They do great work.

I was hoping to get at least a rough pattern for them to base on. Or at least 360-degree pics showing all the minute details of the Raiders jacket.

Although, the price tag doesn't come cheap. It's almost as pricey as a Wested, I think. But at least I don't have to worry about shipping and they can actually measure me in person to get a good fit.

There are plenty of photos around of jackets and screen grabs etc.

I'm sure if you compile a small folder with a couple pages worth of screen-caps and member's jackets, the company would be happy to make exactly what you want.

It's basically a modified A-2 with open leather cuffs and waist, bi-swing, action pleats. Zipper pull is European, meaning that the pull is on the left side. A leather piped breast pocket on the left side, also. There are no real composite leather panels, most are one piece, except that the sleeves are a two piece construction. Zip was originally aluminum, though most are made of brass today. The pocket flap closures (snaps) are the 'ORIGINAL PRYH' variety, some use KENG. I believe some jackets liners were made of rayon, then later, cloth.

With shipping charges, a Wested RoTLA Standard jacket is around $200 US.

Hmmmm... $200? Then that just made the wested cheaper by a hundred bucks... I gotta check if I can manage to fit into off-the-rack sizes. If not, I'll go with the jacket maker here.

That standard ROLA at that price is a made in India version, so you know.

Actually, I'm not really sure if I should buy a jacket. I live in the Philippines, a really hot and humid country, so a leather jacket is almost impossible to coordinate with daily wear... 5 minutes wearing the jacket would probably give you heatstroke! It's just a nice addition to collecting Indy stuff.

To buy or not to buy? That is the question!

Do I blow my money on a leather jacked I probably won't be able to wear? Or do I spend it on a Henry? A whip? A fertility idol & staff of ra headpiece? I'm confused!!!

You could always go for the Wested Indy in brown Denim.......probably better bet for your climate.....

For the money, etc., i might suggest a Todd's standard. These are offered quite frequently here in the Bazzar. It is very light weight, and might be better for your climate?

Yeah, I've actually considered a Todds. I was browsing through his site last night...

I also kinda like Wested's denim version of the jacket, but I think it's too light.

Has anybody here purchased the Denim Indy Jacket from Wested? Is it really that light? The picture seem very light to me.