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Rusty Jones

also bear in mind that depending on how you use it, it may shrink a tad with wear... my akubura (regular, not delux) has been through a lot (very hot/cold/wet/dry conditions) and has tightened a bit though i prefer a tight fit (it can sit loosly on your head or be pulled down for windy conditions) t...

Rusty Jones

always bugs me when people confuse me for him... Indy was great and All but I'm a lot better looking ;c)

Rusty Jones

yeah I recomend instead of soaking, wearing it in rain or using a spray bottle, or just soaking parts of the hat... Thats what I've done with my akubera

Rusty Jones

you can really see the Raiders like "angularity" of the AB and the tall, LC crown of the Fed... (I had to fiddle with the brightness contrast... of course I accidently went too much on the last one, but it looked cool pretty cool so I left it that way :wink: The AB is 2 years old and Fed i...

Rusty Jones

For what its worth, I thought it made my fed closer to stove pipe look when I deepened the crown dents and extended them a bit back....

Rusty Jones

raiders fit the most naturally.. i felt everything else was a costumy raiders version (I prefer shorter jackets anyway) though i much prefer his professor outfits in ToD and LC

Rusty Jones

I just put yes because I wear my hat most during excavations and if it werent for indy I'd probably wear a slightly bigger hat with a chin strap (more practicle) but the indy look is associated with more adverousity so i go with it instead.... i guess it might be no if im wearing it with a more form...

Rusty Jones

Not to sound mean, but if a random person ever told me that my hat was stupid, you bet they would get one big punch in the face. Who's with me?! :wink: I broke up with a girlfriend cuz she said my dorfman was better than my AB... while excavating in poland a guy from a polish newspaper came to the ...

Rusty Jones

a fantastic looking first hat, lets get a pic of it on a head when you've got all the shape you can get out of it!

these guys know some handy tricks...

Rusty Jones

this is very tricky, but i used the dryer... wrapped it in a pillow case and threw it in for little increments of time

Rusty Jones

fantastic looking fedora you have there... I'm very pleased with what I've seen of the new hat and yours looks great, only problem is now I want one! :c)

Rusty Jones

I can echo the previous wisdom... my AB is brand new looking at two years, and admittedly my one year old akubura has seen MUCH more wear, 30 days of rediculous rain for random amounts of time between beating sun during 12 hour excavation shifts in harder winds than I've ever been able to wear a hat...

Rusty Jones

I got decent brim swoop out of my unturned akubura, but I still admit my best hat is the turned AB... my AB was shaped 98% by fedora, and 2% by my own peferences (I broght the edges of the brim on the sides up just a hair more)... my akubura is shaped entirely by me... if you want a hat that looks g...

Rusty Jones

looks great! I'd love to see your fan film too!

Personally I agree that the pants are a little tight but I still like the gear... and i wouldnt have noticed the pants if they hadnt mentioned them...

I also think your whip's a lot better than mine, what kind is it?

Rusty Jones

I've got a motorcycle jacket that I wear often with my indy gear and it seems to fit me just right for its size, however I'm a smaller guy so it may just be me EDIT: Just read Rick's comment.. true about the low quality of many jackets made nowadays especially carried in stores, however, I dont real...

Rusty Jones

looks great! is it bashed for a particular scene?

Rusty Jones

Its worth the wait. When you get it you'll see the time put into the hat, and why they are in such demand. And dont forget to post pics ;c)

Rusty Jones

If you look at the picture, his pinky in not in the pocket. I think he was forcing it there so that he had something to do with his hand and not just have his arm hanging there. Makes sense to me... I actually wear mine to the front usually, weighed with the pistol so that it tips forward with the ...

Rusty Jones

Great story! Pics would be fine even without other indy gear... if you think you look like indy now just wait till you get your fedora (and you will :c) Best feeling in the world...

Rusty Jones

I have a goat and only that so far, but from the pictures I've seen it appears that the drape of the goat is very similar to that of the lamb... the color will likely be the bigger debate... it all comes down to lighting and preference... to me I see indy's jacket as a darker brown and I have collec...

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Michaelson wrote:Ford's Swiss Army knife AND a wire brush....

That poor lambskin Wested.....

Regards! Michaelson

Poor? That jacket had the best looking distress job I've seen ;c)

Rusty Jones

He says right in the movie, "One hat: black." #-o I can't believe I forgot that. Dont forget again... I may have to bust out my elwood gear :c) (am I the only one with a blues bros outfit here in addition to indy?) On topic: Anyway, has there ever been a discussion of the sequence of film...

Rusty Jones

Of course a great shape... I like the colour as well (I'm a sucker for grey fedoras... second only to brown in my opinion ;c) but I'd love to see a couple pics in different lighting just to see the color range... maybe with jacket in the background or on a head to see the fit...

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Sorry if someone brought this up already, (I skimmed :c/ its late but I just got internet back so I wanted to hop on the forums a bit :c) If it still has the hat pin I'd wager it was something they threw on him or he grabbed for himself just before shooting and isnt something that he wears in everyd...

Rusty Jones

The jacket does look like it has aged great, but I'll wager its also a case of "not the years, but the milage" as well ;c) eitherway, its got a great genuine and well-loved look to it

Rusty Jones

OOooo I like that shirt, I may have to pick one up, I'd like to find one in stores so I can see how it fits first though... dont wanna have to deal with another "balooning" shirt because it may end up being for "Small" guys vertically but "One size fits all" horizontall...

Rusty Jones

I have an old motorcycle jacket that I expect I look upon in a way indy looks on his jacket... I thought as soon as I got my Wested I would ditch that 3 year friend for the closet (and I may as I go off to college and get a second wested) but pretty soon I realized just how "at home" I fel...

Rusty Jones

Looks great! I've always been of the opinion that the Raiders jacket sleeves looked best a little short... (look at the "Snakes... why did it have to be snakes..." shot)

Rusty Jones

Yeah I have an old suitcase like that, I prefer the ones with buckles because I think they look cooler although I'm not sure if they're exactly accurate or not... if you get one you should try and slap on some suitcase stickers from peru venice and such (each indy location you can) and see if you ev...

Rusty Jones

I've experimented with a lot of hairstyles... in highschool I went with a brylcreemed 50's rockabilly look that really does not lend itself to hat wearing simply because I didnt wanna get brylcreem in my fedora Note: If you use brylcreem, and you put something on your head. It will be greesy feeling...

Rusty Jones

Looks great... unfortunatly I've had fewer opertunities to visit the forum lately (busy senior year), I'd like to know if this is the first jacket with a 'tapered back' or if I just missed the development... thanks guys, again the jacket looks great, especially in the outdoor shots.

Rusty Jones

These look great, once I get some cash flow going I'm gonna order an Akubera backup hat... thanks for sharing the pics guys!

Rusty Jones

I always assumed it was a throw back to the original concept painting that they decided to keep for that scene for continuity but axed for the rest because they liked the collar down look better.

Rusty Jones

Its close enough for my taste, if I were to guess as to screen accuracy I'd go with non-satin, but I think the satin would look very cool with a satin white bowtie I have (and white pants and an eye patch... if only one of my eyes didn't work... :c)

Rusty Jones

Hey, I just wondered how many people ever wear their collar up like in the Idol Grab scene... (I started with a motorcycle jacket so I kinda dig the popped collar look...) anyone else? I've just never seen anyone post pics with their collar that way...

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Michaelson wrote:...which is a left over Last Crusade Wested. I'm missing the comparison regarding 'accuracy' here.

Regards! michaelson

Heh yeah so I guess I shouldnt feel bad after initially thinking: "Hey that jacket doesnt look half bad!" :c)

Rusty Jones

Looks good, I think I may add a grip to TAG Holder to keep the whip in place... looks pretty handy

Rusty Jones

Sorry I caught this thread late so I dont have any new imput but the hat looks great... I'm gonna be getting a job after I graduate and I'll probably get one of these Akube's to "distress" then again I've been say that for awhile :c)

Rusty Jones

That's great news! got any pics? :c)

Rusty Jones

I would like to see one thing. A pic of Ford with his AB on his head! 8) I think at that point we couldn say that Indy Gear has come full circle. :tup: Heh what a testimonial it would make for the AB site as well ;c) I can see him putting on the hat: "whoa this is way nicer than the ones for t...

Rusty Jones

That strap looks fantastic. I'd love to see a complete set with the bag and buckle once you get it assembled... so far so good, I just need shirt first :c)

Rusty Jones

Rusty, you need to checkout the "Indy shirt" that some of us found at Old Navy. It was only $25.00 and you can buy it online too. http://www.indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?t=17051 That Express shirt looks nice but $50 is a little bit steep for a "close enough". :shock: The Old N...

Rusty Jones

goodfriends, walking by EXPRESS (for men) today I noticed that they had an interesting shirt. Upon closer inspection I decided to get it... it was fifty dollars and seems like a very nice close enough: it is lightweight fabric which comes "pre-wrinkled." It has epaulets (these are bit thic...

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Hey its great to hear we've got such insteresting members :c) I've only been able to catch part of one episode, but I remembered thinking "Cool show and cool hat!" (for me, Indy's bash is the way to go, but I've always had a fondness for teardrop crowns... my first fedora was a teardrop ba...

Rusty Jones

Very cool hat :cD I've wanted to get one to bash myself sometime, have not gotten around to it though... I love the mask too, Remember Remember the fifth of November.... :c)

Rusty Jones

Also the drying thing will probably be okay with the leather, it may cause the jacket to shrink a bit... I think it did take a bit of shine out of my Wested, but it wasnt shiny enough to bother me to begin with and I may even be imagining it because it's not the factor I paid attention to when doing...

Rusty Jones

First off... thanks alot Rusty! Sorry, I forgot to out that in that last post... #-o SUPER HERO AD: Don't thank me, citizen... ...thank the COW Forums! (your welcome, the idea was from someone else here, but it worked for me and I'm happy to hear/see that it worked for you too!) just let the jacket...

Rusty Jones

Ken, your jacket looks great! Dre, I can say that with what I did the leather grain changed just a HAIR on the goat, I personally liked it becuase it was a little tighter and more 'lived in' looking without being at all distressed or damaged, however it looked evident that If I overdid the drier met...

Rusty Jones

I might do the same but there are no real nice parks around here, (I most of them here have a lot of kiddy areas and I wouldnt wanna crack around 'em)... cracking with a buddy is probably a lot more fun too, but I dont know of any other whip crackers in the area... EDIT: Also wanted to mention that ...

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Well also, I crack in my back yard, but others who have to go to parks and places where people ocasionally mistake whipartists for loons, the earplugs would probably make the whip user appear to be more of a hobbiest and less of a crackpot...

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