Club Obi Wan

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I was using a table saw to cut an aluminum panel for a prop project. I finish the cut, turn off the saw and wait for the blade to stop spinning before trying to remove the piece. It moved on its own. The blade caught it a microsecond after I cut power and threw it into my abdomen at great force. Her...

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I could not get bleach to work on a WPG shirt. I ended up using six packets of Rit dye remover at once, and stirred it for a really long time.

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Have you tried RIT color remover? It worked wonders on my old Noel Howard. I had the same bleach problem with a WPG shirt whose original color I didn't like for some reason. RIT did the trick, but only after several applications. The first application turned the shirt a BRIGHT yellow--nothing like ...

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ProfessorHenryWJonesJr wrote:Harrison wore the jacket when he and the leading ladies from "ROTLA" Karen Allen, "TOD" Kate Capshaw and "LC" Alison Doody reunited for an event which I am not sure of.

It was a promotional event for the trilogy coming out on DVD, held October 14, 2003.

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1989. I was making an Indy spoof as a sort of self-imposed college senior project, and for months was on the hunt for close-enough gear. Finally settled on a jacket at Burlington Coat Factory. I was aware of the cuffs issue, but could not find a jacket without them. 1989: http://i77.photobucket.com/...

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Lol! Your comment was lame, and I called it. Don't compound it with even more "lameness." Silence was your best choice of strategy - really.. As to my state of being wound? Man, that comment just solidifies a lack of observaton ability. I'm always like this. It's part of my charm. :TOH: I...

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I'm not alluding to anything. There are 2 jackets in those scenes. One with heavily wrinkled arms one with smoother arms. Ford wears the smoother one more in the first sequence when they are talking about the stones, and he wears the wrinkled one more in the end sequence. The smoother one was the N...

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I'm not alluding to anything. There are 2 jackets in those scenes. One with heavily wrinkled arms one with smoother arms. Ford wears the smoother one more in the first sequence when they are talking about the stones, and he wears the wrinkled one more in the end sequence. The smoother one was the N...

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okay, we've identified the use of the forward compartments, what about the pockets along the back panel?

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You know...that's funny...I also get a lot more comments (usually of the type that Fedora is talking about) when I wear my Aero A-2..it's got the 14th Photo Recon squadron insignia on it, and when I wear it, people ask me why I'm wearing a "Bugs Bunny jacket." Squadron insignia never got ...

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Fully agreed about Todd's, but no one has actually answered Mojo Turbo's question. Does anyone indeed know what the costumebase holster is like?

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Someone complimented my AB the other day, and described it as "Indiana Jones, Texas style". I just thanked her, but wondered exactly what combination of her perceptions of "Indiana Jones" and "Texas" resulted in the observation.

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I took the plunge myself. Not with Pecards, though, since there isn't any available locally. I used Lexol. http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j54/Treadwell_Jay/misc/TN1.jpg http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j54/Treadwell_Jay/misc/TN2.jpg Hard to see a difference due to lighting variance, but here are...

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AGH! Don't tempt me! I have four jackets already!

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Here's mine, which I got second-hand recently from ReturningSon: http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j54/Treadwell_Jay/misc/TN1.jpg http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j54/Treadwell_Jay/misc/TN2.jpg It was a bit big on me so I did what I've done to two other jackets: washing machine on hot, dryer on hot...

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Another thing I just noticed in the map room. Indy has a tape measure while he's taking notes in his book! Never noticed it before, but it makes sense. Wasn't there when he went down so it must have been in the bag. As I recall the tape measure was already there when he arrived. The Nazis left it i...

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Thanks for the screengrabs! Although anyone analyzing them should realize that the grabs are not at the proper aspect ratio, so the hat looks taller than it really is.

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I once posted something similar but it was removed because not indy related :lol: Well anyway I can agree with you, the bash on that hat is very Indy-like (Last Crusade if anything). Although I'm pretty certain the film was shot in the States so the costumes must be American, no? Most of the interi...

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The prop department. The main prop guy says so in the DVD extra.

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[geek]
Saavik said that.

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With all these tales of people wearing these shoes every day and going through heels and soles, I offer that maybe, just maybe, these are meant for costuming and not everyday use.

I have a pair and love them, but I reserve them for when I'm geared up. They should last me years.

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If someone refers to it as a purse, invite them to check its contents. If it doesn't contain tampons or makeup, it isn't a purse.

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That's why some versions of the jacket have press studs.

I think it's because the part of the zipper, the unseen part where it is stitched to the jacket, proceeds lower than the bottom of the metal portion. That extra bit below it helps secure the zipper and keeps it from tearing free.

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Met a fellow COWer DR Ulloa at MegaCon and we compared my AB with his Penman. We couldn't detect a difference in the ribbon. He posted about it in the Penman thread and will probably post a pic he took.

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I love that texture. Beautiful jacket!

Raider S wrote:These jackets are all unique and I don't think this one's an exception.

Thinking too long about that statement is not recommended for the logical minded. :lol

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Of all the clothing items I've got the whip is the worst item. Everything else is top of the line stuff, but since I'm really not a whip guy, I couldn't justify spending big money on something that I wasn't going to use. Anyhow it's a cheap, piece of *&*R% and in all the years I've had it, not ...

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Looks like you're doing pretty well there! Just need to age that bag.

I'd go without a whip rather than carry that one, though. Indy doesn't always have his whip, so you'd still be accurate. That one just isn't nearly close enough, IMO.

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Just depends on whether you tend to use side pockets or not. The one time in my life when I had a jacket without pockets, it drove me insane. Gotta have the pockets.

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I saw a program on Animal pPanet over the break, and they showed where New Orleans police SWAT teams were tasked to go out late at night with 22 rifles and shoot these animals on sight I don't remember if it was New Orleans, but I saw an episode of Insomniac with Dave Attell a few years ago on Come...

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Are those even the same jacket? Look at the wear on the shoulder seam, look at the pointy collar.

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Mine arrived Friday and I love 'em. I normally wear a 9.5 wide so I ordered size 10. They still might be a little too tight, but I fear 11s might be too far in the other direction. I'm going to wear these all week and for Halloween to see how they fare, and if they kill my feet I'll Bazaar them and...

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So you're suggesting that the storytelling decisions should have been based upon making sure Indy always wears his gunbelt?

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Um, he doesn't have it because he's been captured by the bad guys and has been disarmed. By the time he escapes he's part of a multi-vehicle convoy. How was he supposed to reacquire his gunbelt? Who knows which vehicle it was in. There might be many good arguments to support the theory that Spielber...

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Mine arrived Friday and I love 'em. I normally wear a 9.5 wide so I ordered size 10. They still might be a little too tight, but I fear 11s might be too far in the other direction. I'm going to wear these all week and for Halloween to see how they fare, and if they kill my feet I'll Bazaar them and ...

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Post 'em if you got 'em. Noticed in the "Iconic Props" segment, that the propmaster said that LFL had sent over certain items from the prior films, including a couple of Indy's "haversacks". And that they made five or six replicas (but used one of the originals as the hero). ...e...

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I got this second-hand a while back so it might not be representative of the current product, but here's my Wested goat: http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j54/Treadwell_Jay/misc/DSCN1803.jpg http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j54/Treadwell_Jay/misc/DSCN1800.jpg http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j54/T...

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Kevin Anderson wrote:Someone buy this off the man and WEAR it!

I tried, but I learned that even though he did try to sell it in the past, he's holding onto it now.

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What's that behind the MK VII?

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Nice jacket, thanks for the pics!

Rob wrote:I hardly wear the jacket these days as it's too small for me... I even tried selling it once.

Hmm, what size is it?

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Thanks, guys!

I was kinda hoping that's the case. I'm hoping to get the funds together to order one, and I'm gonna join the ranks of crazies who will be "ruining" the screen accuracy by getting it unweathered and treating it.

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Reposting this questin for Kaplan.

Treadwell wrote: What did you treatment do to how the leather feels to the touch? Is it still "fuzzy"?

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Kaplan, I think what you did looks great. Not necessarily better or worse, just different. And good.

What did you treatment do to how the leather feels to the touch? Is it still "fuzzy"?

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Oh yeah, the Wested shirt does not wrinkle either. It's a 80/20 cotton/poly fabric. I've washed that shirt at least 10 times in hot water and put it in the dryer for hours on end. Nothing. To make my WPG look wrinkled, I wash it in the machine and hang it up to drip dry. No dryer. Comes out nice an...

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it took reading the thread to figure out "close enough WHAT?"

BTW the pictures aren't loading for me..

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Wait...the Nowak jacket is "fuzzy" and "velvety"? It doesn't have a comparable smoothness to the touch as, say, a Wested lamb or goat? The descriptions are sounding more like suede. Please clarify!

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Indiana Holt wrote:because.......it is a batch of Pre-D leather, several hundered if not thousend feet long.

Cow hide doesn't come in long bolts, does it? Cuz, you know, there are no cows several hundred feet long.

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...which is a ripoff of Sansuke/Ninja Warrior.

These copies just don't get it. NW doesn't use dorky music, added sound effects (yes, all that thumping and splashing is sweetened), and snarky commentary scripted and recorded after the fact, ridiculing the contestants.

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DR Ulloa wrote:I would think that Indy would like to keep most if not all of his possessions American made.

Tell that to his Australian whip and his British-made hat, jacket, bag and handgun.

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Does "FS Expo" mean "Flightsuits Expedition"?

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A guy on my airsoft team has an ACU top that is decidedly pink compared to his pants. Someone pointed that out and he claimed that's just how they "fade". His wife having washed it along with bright red clothing apparently hasn't occurred to him.

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Re: WPG shirt and bleach?

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Re: How did you find your first Indy Jacket?

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Re: Somebody convince me...

Re: CostumeBase Holster and Belt

Re: just had my first, "that's not Indiana Jones' hat" moment

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Re: Nowak Jacket Owners Thread

Re: Indy's Mark VII Usage...Ironic?

Re: Roger Rabbit: very indy-like fedora

Re: Roger Rabbit: very indy-like fedora

Re: Could it be the same bag?

Re: Coyle's "Outdoorsman's" Boots

Re: A Tale of Todd’s Boots

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Re: Zippers & Jacket Bottoms

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General Gear revelations from KOTCS DVD/Blu-Ray

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