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by Loneken
Wed Oct 16, 2024 11:52 am
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: KotCS Backpack (UPDATED thread on Germany Army Rucksack!)
Replies: 777
Views: 79284

Re: KotCS Backpack (UPDATED thread on Germany Army Rucksack!)

I’m truly sorry it was very late when I saw your post Loneken. The label threw me off since it looked so different from what I’ve been doing for years. The same with the straps. I’m embarrassed. Upon looking at all the eBay photos close up and the description posted, I went back and looked at my ph...
by Loneken
Wed Oct 16, 2024 3:52 am
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: KotCS Backpack (UPDATED thread on Germany Army Rucksack!)
Replies: 777
Views: 79284

Re: KotCS Backpack (UPDATED thread on Germany Army Rucksack!)

lantzn wrote:Those are not long straps nor is it one of my labels.
These are long straps and one of my labels.
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Thanks!

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by Loneken
Wed Oct 16, 2024 1:11 am
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: KotCS Backpack (UPDATED thread on Germany Army Rucksack!)
Replies: 777
Views: 79284

Re: KotCS Backpack (UPDATED thread on Germany Army Rucksack!)

Indiana Jeff wrote:It looks good to me. The straps seem longer than standard so it may be one lantzn added longer SA straps to.

Regards,

Indiana Jeff
Thanks! That's what I thought too.

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by Loneken
Tue Oct 15, 2024 8:05 pm
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: KotCS Backpack (UPDATED thread on Germany Army Rucksack!)
Replies: 777
Views: 79284

Re: KotCS Backpack (UPDATED thread on Germany Army Rucksack!)

To all the CS backpack experts on here: how screen accurate does this backpack look? The owner doesn't remember the brand, but said he purchased it somewhere on Indygear or the RPF. https://www.ebay.com/itm/276683781597?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=2NcMtHUvSO-&sssrc...
by Loneken
Wed Oct 09, 2024 8:21 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Terry Jacka CS whip specs?
Replies: 37
Views: 704

Re: Terry Jacka CS whip specs?

PM me your email I'll send you some pics with measurements I had taken for somebody else on my Jacka

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by Loneken
Sat Oct 05, 2024 10:39 am
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Herbert Johnson DoD
Replies: 129
Views: 90034

Re: Herbert Johnson DoD

IJJTM wrote:It already sold out. It was essentially destiny poets, that were distressed the same way as they were in the film by the same artisans that did it for the film.
Cool thanks. I guess I didn't miss much if it's just a distressed DoD.

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by Loneken
Sat Oct 05, 2024 12:27 am
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Herbert Johnson DoD
Replies: 129
Views: 90034

Re: Herbert Johnson DoD

What's the deal with the Destiny Poet Joanna.Johnston limited edition? Is this something new or has it already been discussed and I missed it? It seems fairly new. I've inquired with HJ but not sure how long it takes to hear back.

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by Loneken
Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:28 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: The Dial of Destiny whip prop is interesting...
Replies: 6
Views: 629

Re: The Dial of Destiny whip prop is interesting...

I found the original FB post courtesy of Daniel Borton:

https://m.facebook.com/groups/426494562 ... tid=Nif5oz

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by Loneken
Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:43 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: The Dial of Destiny whip prop is interesting...
Replies: 6
Views: 629

Re: The Dial of Destiny whip prop is interesting...

Were you looking at the stunt version? I saw some pics of a stunt version that was displayed there and I can't remember exactly but somebody mentioned it was a rubber cast of a hero whip for the stunt scenes. I can dry and dig up the pictures that were posted at the time of the release. The hero ver...
by Loneken
Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:29 pm
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Post your Adventurebilts here!
Replies: 2758
Views: 336844

Re: Post your Adventurebilts here!

Question for the group: if one were looking for a CS Adventurebilt made on the original block used for the film hats, what range of hat sizes would that imply? I know this is a very specific question [emoji4]

Thanks all!

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by Loneken
Tue Jul 18, 2023 12:36 am
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: 1984 Morgan maybe for sale - advice?
Replies: 4
Views: 2070

Re: 1984 Morgan maybe for sale - advice?

Beautiful whip! I know of a couple of 80' vintage Morgans that sold last year, one through Midwest whip for something like $1800 and another one through a private sale, it looked kinda like yours and sold for around $1500 maybe a little more even. But they didn't have any broken strands so I don't k...
by Loneken
Fri Dec 09, 2022 1:47 am
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: KotCS Backpack (UPDATED thread on Germany Army Rucksack!)
Replies: 777
Views: 79284

Re: KotCS Backpack (UPDATED thread on Germany Army Rucksack!)

Thanks! Are those screen accurate/ the ones used in the movie or replicas?
by Loneken
Thu May 26, 2022 1:32 am
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Advintagebilt DLX? A Potential Utopian Future for Indy Hats
Replies: 79
Views: 14148

Re: Advintagebilt DLX? A Potential Utopian Future for Indy Hats

Just noticed Thomas stopped taking orders as of 2 days ago until at least Q3 this year. Hope he clears his backlog quickly so that I can get in on this amazing piece! Thanks for pointing that out. I’m highly considering buying a Raider from him now, so looks like I have some time to decide. I email...
by Loneken
Wed May 25, 2022 7:06 pm
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Advintagebilt DLX? A Potential Utopian Future for Indy Hats
Replies: 79
Views: 14148

Re: Advintagebilt DLX? A Potential Utopian Future for Indy Hats

Just noticed Thomas stopped taking orders as of 2 days ago until at least Q3 this year. Hope he clears his backlog quickly so that I can get in on this amazing piece!
by Loneken
Wed May 25, 2022 2:02 pm
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Advintagebilt DLX? A Potential Utopian Future for Indy Hats
Replies: 79
Views: 14148

Re: Advintagebilt DLX? A Potential Utopian Future for Indy Hats

Looks fantastic really! Was Harrison a size 58 exactly for KOTCS? Does anyone know what size to get to be fully SA ?
by Loneken
Tue May 24, 2022 10:51 pm
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Advintagebilt DLX? A Potential Utopian Future for Indy Hats
Replies: 79
Views: 14148

Re: Advintagebilt DLX? A Potential Utopian Future for Indy Hats

Looks perfect! Very jealous right now [emoji6]
by Loneken
Mon Mar 21, 2022 10:45 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Anyone heard from Paul Nolan of MidWest Whips recently?
Replies: 35
Views: 5291

Re: Anyone heard from Paul Nolan of MidWest Whips recently?

Are you getting any updates on your order at least? The consignment section of the website has been updated so somebody is still running the business.
by Loneken
Mon Dec 06, 2021 11:30 pm
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: Penitent Man Leather Bag Strap Review
Replies: 27
Views: 1722

Re: Penitent Man Leather Bag Strap Review

Great review and very nice acquisition thanks for posting! What's the best way to get in touch with him?
by Loneken
Wed Nov 24, 2021 12:02 am
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Trilogy Whip Usage
Replies: 2
Views: 674

Re: Trilogy Whip Usage

Interesting question - following with interest!
by Loneken
Wed Nov 17, 2021 2:15 pm
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Advintagebilt DLX? A Potential Utopian Future for Indy Hats
Replies: 79
Views: 14148

Re: Advintagebilt DLX? A Potential Utopian Future for Indy H

Sorry about my ignorance when it gets to fedoras, but were Marc's blocks used to make any of the screen used hats?
by Loneken
Tue Oct 26, 2021 3:00 pm
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Advintagebilt DLX? A Potential Utopian Future for Indy Hats
Replies: 79
Views: 14148

Re: Advintagebilt DLX? A Potential Utopian Future for Indy H

Saw it as well on his FB page and had the same thought. The "more to come" was such a tease [emoji2]
by Loneken
Sun Oct 03, 2021 2:47 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Indy whips archive
Replies: 1
Views: 195

Re: Indy whips archive

This is awesome. Thanks for sharing this!
by Loneken
Fri Sep 10, 2021 8:07 pm
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Is Herbert Johnson the holy grail of indy fedoras now?
Replies: 591
Views: 140503

Re: Is Herbert Johnson the holy grail of indy fedoras now?

I'm not really an expert in Indy fedoras but this one looks spot on. Makes me want to get one actually! Now I have to decide between this version and a Crusader. [emoji848]
by Loneken
Sun Aug 08, 2021 2:57 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: My David Morgan Last Crusade whip (edit, necropost)
Replies: 32
Views: 1695

Re: My David Morgan Last Crusade whip (edit, necropost)

IJJTM wrote:Yeah, how come short handle LC is the norm?
DM changed his whips slightly over the years. The handles got thicker and shorter for example. I have a DM from late 90's, the handle on it is 4.5" between the knots so 0.5" shorter than a LC.
by Loneken
Wed Jun 23, 2021 1:23 am
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Is Herbert Johnson the holy grail of indy fedoras now?
Replies: 591
Views: 140503

Re: Is Herbert Johnson the holy grail of indy fedoras now?

My pleasure! They will work with any scene specific look that you’re after, but they won’t do any weathering. Michelle is really fantastic to work with. I must have sent her a dozen different photos from a dozen different angles to capture the right look. She compared those to her own photos that s...
by Loneken
Wed Jun 23, 2021 12:18 am
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Is Herbert Johnson the holy grail of indy fedoras now?
Replies: 591
Views: 140503

Re: Is Herbert Johnson the holy grail of indy fedoras now?

Given the title of this thread I thought I would ask here before creating a new post. Is HJ the holy grail when it gets to Last Crusade fedoras from a screen accuracy standpoint? I understand that they still have the original LC block but it's also not always a guarantee of perfect screen accuracy ...
by Loneken
Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:47 pm
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Is Herbert Johnson the holy grail of indy fedoras now?
Replies: 591
Views: 140503

Re: Is Herbert Johnson the holy grail of indy fedoras now?

Given the title of this thread I thought I would ask here before creating a new post. Is HJ the holy grail when it gets to Last Crusade fedoras from a screen accuracy standpoint? I understand that they still have the original LC block but it's also not always a guarantee of perfect screen accuracy ...
by Loneken
Sun Jun 20, 2021 1:43 pm
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Is Herbert Johnson the holy grail of indy fedoras now?
Replies: 591
Views: 140503

Re: Is Herbert Johnson the holy grail of indy fedoras now?

Given the title of this thread I thought I would ask here before creating a new post. Is HJ the holy grail when it gets to Last Crusade fedoras from a screen accuracy standpoint? I understand that they still have the original LC block but it's also not always a guarantee of perfect screen accuracy i...
by Loneken
Fri Jun 18, 2021 12:38 am
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Del Carpio or Paul Nolan?
Replies: 25
Views: 1220

Re: Del Carpio or Paul Nolan?

I’m continuing to pine away for a screen accurate, high-quality 10-foot Raiders bullwhip. This is something that’s been on my bucket list for well over a decade. I always thought I’d go with a Del Carpio when the time came to pull the trigger on a whip, but after seeing and hearing about Paul Nolan...
by Loneken
Thu Jun 17, 2021 9:54 am
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Del Carpio or Paul Nolan?
Replies: 25
Views: 1220

Re: Del Carpio or Paul Nolan?

I’m continuing to pine away for a screen accurate, high-quality 10-foot Raiders bullwhip. This is something that’s been on my bucket list for well over a decade. I always thought I’d go with a Del Carpio when the time came to pull the trigger on a whip, but after seeing and hearing about Paul Nolan...
by Loneken
Thu Jun 17, 2021 3:23 am
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Del Carpio or Paul Nolan?
Replies: 25
Views: 1220

Re: Del Carpio or Paul Nolan?

Yep that's a good shot thanks! Now that I know that Nolan makes his whip on the thinner side, makes me wonder if the Indy 5 whip as we've seen on the recent pics is a Nolan as it does seem very thin.. anyway this is off topic [emoji846] I'm happy with my Del Carpio and sounds like owners of Nolans a...
by Loneken
Thu Jun 17, 2021 2:11 am
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Del Carpio or Paul Nolan?
Replies: 25
Views: 1220

Re: Del Carpio or Paul Nolan?

Interesting conversation! Comparing my DM and my Del Carpio they're really almost exactly the same thickness and dimensions (other than the handle on my DM is less screen accurate). So I'm wondering, does Paul Nolan make thinner whips on purpose, or does it feel lighter and thinner but that's just ...
by Loneken
Wed Jun 16, 2021 5:29 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Del Carpio or Paul Nolan?
Replies: 25
Views: 1220

Re: Del Carpio or Paul Nolan?

Interesting conversation! Comparing my DM and my Del Carpio they're really almost exactly the same thickness and dimensions (other than the handle on my DM is less screen accurate). So I'm wondering, does Paul Nolan make thinner whips on purpose, or does it feel lighter and thinner but that's just t...
by Loneken
Tue Jun 15, 2021 12:58 am
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Del Carpio or Paul Nolan?
Replies: 25
Views: 1220

Re: Del Carpio or Paul Nolan?

I second that. I don't own a Paul Nolan so can't say anything about his whips, but I own a Del Carpio and a DM and I love my Del Carpio. He's the go to for screen accuracy. He knows every single detail of how the DMs were made and will tell you all about it if you ask him... Also depending on what y...
by Loneken
Sat May 15, 2021 5:05 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: LOOKING INTO A NEW WHIP
Replies: 80
Views: 4111

Re: LOOKING INTO A NEW WHIP

Come on dude. Stop trashing this guys work. This is way better than cow hide close enough. Just sayin, your raining on my parade. As the saying goes, if don’t have any thing nice to say, don’t say anything Croft :mrgreen: Glad you said it. Been watching this thread and I'm not sure what the intent ...
by Loneken
Sun May 09, 2021 8:30 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: This Week's Whip - May 9
Replies: 5
Views: 238

Re: This Week's Whip

Very nice! Well done!

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by Loneken
Thu Apr 08, 2021 2:03 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Chronicles of a First Indy Whip: Chose Wisely or Poorly?
Replies: 64
Views: 8601

Re: Chronicles of a First Indy Whip: Chose Wisely or Poorly?

Exciting! Where did you purchase it from?

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by Loneken
Sun Mar 28, 2021 3:22 pm
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: The big 3; a short review of Herbert Johnson, Advintange and
Replies: 61
Views: 7860

Re: The big 3; a short review of Herbert Johnson, Advintange

Very cool review thanks for taking the time. And congrats on 3 beautiful hats.

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by Loneken
Thu Mar 25, 2021 10:30 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Young Indy Whip
Replies: 10
Views: 207

Re: Young Indy Whip

Del Carpio without a doubt!

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by Loneken
Sat Mar 20, 2021 3:26 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Anybody purchased a roo whip from Leather Bond via eBay?
Replies: 24
Views: 1289

Re: Anybody purchased a roo whip from Leather Bond via eBay?

bearbeast wrote:That's the way to go, I think. The price might be slightly higher, but definitely worth it as the quality would be in another league!
I'm personally also a fan of Del Carpio's but that's also another price jump...

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by Loneken
Thu Mar 18, 2021 7:55 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: LOOKING INTO A NEW WHIP
Replies: 80
Views: 4111

Re: LOOKING INTO A NEW WHIP

Well I’ve order my whip. He typically doesn’t use white falls, but I think it mentioned he’s going to source them out for me (and maybe future customers) His final response, or one of them was he’s handled many a DM and Stones for repair work and has been making whips for the past 44 years. Was he’...
by Loneken
Mon Mar 15, 2021 12:41 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: budget kangaroo whip? better believe it.
Replies: 29
Views: 1448

Re: budget kangaroo whip? better believe it.

tomek9210 wrote:I can confirm that Lelec makes superb whips, especially from kiphide. Look here: https://www.facebook.com/lelecwhips/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Drop him a message and work out details!
Also happens to be a super nice guy!

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by Loneken
Wed Mar 03, 2021 8:56 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Whip Holders
Replies: 12
Views: 404

Re: Whip Holders

The best holders I know of double wrap around the whip. Totally eliminated the whip slipping. Well, what if I don't want a double wrap? I bought mine from SpadeArcherLeather on Etsy and love it. Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk Me too.... and I feel like I got ripped off. Well then nothing I ca...
by Loneken
Wed Mar 03, 2021 3:44 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Whip Holders
Replies: 12
Views: 404

Re: Whip Holders

Indiana Jeff wrote:The best holders I know of double wrap around the whip. Totally eliminated the whip slipping.

Regards,

Indiana Jeff
Agreed - double wrap is the way to go if you don't want your whip to slip. I bought mine from SpadeArcherLeather on Etsy and love it.

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by Loneken
Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:01 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: My quest bullwhip
Replies: 58
Views: 6243

Re: My quest bullwhip

Man that's really cool! Congrats they look great!
by Loneken
Sun Dec 27, 2020 3:05 pm
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: New Indy pants
Replies: 14
Views: 691

Re: New Indy pants

Well you know the o'l saying, you can't judge the color based on your screen. Might look off on your monitor, but look different on mine. What you have to ask your self is how close to SA do you want and most people won't judge the color/shade of your pants to the character in question. What they'l...
by Loneken
Sun Dec 27, 2020 10:39 am
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: New Indy pants
Replies: 14
Views: 691

Re: New Indy pants

I think to buy a new indy pants. I have the Wested pants the first generation and the color isn't accurate is very light. I find the most accurate Raiders pants. Currently which would be more accurate in color and design, Wested or WPG. I saw the Magnoli pants and I don't spend a lot of money. I do...
by Loneken
Mon Dec 21, 2020 1:56 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Need Your Observations
Replies: 33
Views: 1083

Re: Need Your Observations

Dang, that’s super close. Only thing is that the heel knot is too circular, but I’m assuming that he would make it more squared off if he was asked to. Yeah I can see that. Pretty sure he would adjust it on the next one if asked. Overall I would say though I've seen a bunch of KOTCS replicas and I ...
by Loneken
Mon Dec 21, 2020 11:24 am
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Need Your Observations
Replies: 33
Views: 1083

Re: Need Your Observations

There you go. I think the Jacka is on the right and Bernardo's on the left. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201221/13f2e40fd9f0d0d3d9f837c722e84da4.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201221/bedb3ca617696c446747a523b01a3a1f.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201221/d98f7411724eaed089108d06...
by Loneken
Sun Dec 20, 2020 10:53 pm
Forum: Guns & Holsters
Topic: Todds raiders revolver arrived. Looks excellent!
Replies: 25
Views: 2641

Re: Todds raiders revolver arrived. Looks excellent!

Thanks ! Very nice replica.