Category: News
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Rest Well Robert
With heavy heart, we report the passing of Robert Watts who passed peacefully at his home in England. Beginning a career in the movie business in 1960, he’s probably best known for his work on various James Bond movies, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Star Wars. But we’re most grateful for his with the original…
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Adventure Coming to the House of Mouse!
JUST ANNOUNCED! A new Indiana Jones attraction is coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World! This new Indy adventure will be different from any other Indiana Jones experience around the world.
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Don’t try to pick that pocket
Something had been nagging at me ever since Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny premiered in late June of 2023. Mainly, during the 1944 prolog, where does Indy stash the newly acquired half of Archimedes’s dial as he’s working to escape the train? At the end of the sequence he hands it off to…
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The Man with the Brush is Back…
Tony Stella has done it again. As with his previous releases of Temple of Doom and Raiders prints, Tony has offered a limited run of Last Crusade art as an extremely limited edition collection piece. Congrats to fans who may have picked up all three prints. The Last Crusade print sold out in its first…
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Celebrating Our Favorite Doom
Time to break out your torn up gear, grab your machete and get in ToD shape! Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom premiered in theaters today in 1984. Pop in your favorite DVD, Blu-ray, digital download, or head to your favorite Indy streamer and enjoy as Willie screams through our favorite Doom adventure!
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Adventurous Art
As the creator of the only non-photoshopped Dial of Destiny poster, Tony Stella also worked up character studies of our favorite adventurer. First shown was his Temple of Doom portrait followed by a Raiders version, a print of which sold out in under an hour, joining the Temple of Doom art now as a collection…
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If art has a name…
It is with great pride that we share news that our buddy, Mark Raats has created another Indy masterpiece. In what Mark claims will be his last studio-based piece, he decided to finish out his series of Indy paintings inspired by each film. From the mood, to his heroic portrayal of an aging Indy—prominently instead…
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When you don’t need to draw your weapon…
It seems the “Timeless Heroes” documentary has given us another Gear tidbit to ponder. Possibly since Indy wasn’t meant to use his whip much in the movie, it was more an identifying costume piece as opposed to a necessary side arm, and the whip holder used was non-functional. It’s attached with a snap behind the…
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Documentary solves 42-year old mystery
It’s something that gear heads have puzzled over since Raiders debuted has been the Browning Hi-Power that Indy uses in the Raven bar, switching between it and his revolver. Where did he get it? Was it a continuity error? Was it picked up from a felled henchmen? A stagehand? Thanks to the new Disney+ documentary,…
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Timeless Heroes:
Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford – is available to stream now on Disney+.
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IndyGear loses a maverick of our own
October 4, 2023 We are sad to report that we’ve lost another friend of our IndyGear community. From being a gearhead back in the old IndyFan days, to the hatter of the fourth Indiana Jones installment, Steve Delk passed on October 4, 2023. Steve took his skillset from woodworking and switched over to hat making.…
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That’s some fancy headwear…
A rumor no more, Herbert Johnson has been confirmed and has announced that they are back as the hatter for our favorite hero! After a break for Crystal Skull, the “HJ” has been updated for 1969 and is in a new color: Nutmeg Brown with a Sable ribbon.
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The Time is here…
Ever since the Dial of Destiny “boat” promo pic, gearheads have been investigating the wrist watch Indy is wearing. The correct guess was made, but it’s now confirmed officially. Indy is sporting a Hamilton “American Classic Boulton” watch! Read more about it in our forum.
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Jacket weather is coming…
We are happy to announce that Sgt. David Hack and our friends over at US WIngs are once again the officially licensed Indiana Jones jacket maker! US Wings will offer various styles of jackets through their site and through Disney.
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Adventure Is On The Horizon…
With the release of Empire Magazine’s first official images from the upcoming movie and a promise by James Mangold of a soon-to-be-released trailer, Indy 5 promotion is starting to ramp up!
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If Adventure Toys Have a First Name, It Must Be…
After almost 15 years, Hasbro has announced the first wave of figures and collectibles for their new Indiana Jones line! With future action figure lines to be revealed and released next year, Hasbro showcased a first wave of products based on Raiders of the Lost Ark during its Hasbro Pulse Con. The first five figure…
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Indy 5 First Look!
At Lucasfilm’s Studio Spotlight Showcase panel during the Star Wars Celebration, Harrison Ford made a surprise appearance to announce Indiana Jones 5 is now scheduled to hit theaters on June 30, 2023! Ford said, “We have almost completed the next Indiana Jones film featuring the music of John Williams. I had a wonderful experience working with…
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Gear up for the Toy Hunt!
In a January 26th press release, Hasbro, Inc. announced an extended relationship with Lucasfilm, renewing its longstanding licensing deal for Star Wars, and announcing a new agreement to develop products based on the Indiana Jones franchise. As a global master toy licensee for both franchises, Hasbro will continue to create toys and games designed to appeal…
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Happy Anniversary
June 12, 2021 This year marks the 40th Anniversary of the best birthday present I ever got! How do you plan on celebrating it? Me?…I’m going to watch the one that started it all on our birthday in glorious 4K!! — Mike
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Time For Celebration
May 1, 2019 Thought we’d go a little bit old school with this graphic as it was on this (adopted) date way back in 1999 that IndyGear broke off from its parent site of Indyfan to become the Original Indiana Jones Equipment Resource. Tracking down the various bits of Gear and those involved in making…