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Just wondering if anyone could check it out in person - all the colors of the shirts made here by members and such are already great. But just to check on it in person would be a hoot.

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Holy Geez

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Rockin' find!!! Where is this shirt?

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Rock Hudson too except that he is too old and dead.

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I might have mentioned this before but Jon Hamm of Mad Men could really do an Indy like the Steranko version

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Very cool. We just got in contact and thank you so much for the referral!

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Thanks! Will definitely contact them. I thought they were in NE though?

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Hey, Gang -

I saw a notice somewhere that Midwest Whips has a presence in Los Angeles right now.

Might Midwest Whips or anyone else in the Los Angeles area be qualified enough to work on a higher end whip? Replace the fall, etc?

PM me too if possible.

Thanks!

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Yes. The Raiders hero was a beautiful mess.

If you look at the Adventurebilt Legacy you can see them reproduced to the most humanly possible degree I think.

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That is gorgeous. I just watched a DeLongis video where he looked to be using your new whip. Hard to tell but looked identical on the freeze frame. Beautiful. THAT SAID! - I just ordered your Crystal Skull Indy whip!!!! I have two Morgans here that are in great shape but they are very old. 1984 and ...

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Hey, Lee!

It is basically at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. However, it is separate admission. Are you going to go?!

Will PM you now anyway.

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I'd like to add that in 1990 - 1991 the LFL archives was set up such that not everything was overly categorized. There was a box of IJ hats in the archives dept. with only two hero hats set aside to differentiate themselves from all the others. Another hero hat was on display up at the Skywalker Ran...

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I can draw Darth Vader with my eyes closed.

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Hey, Gang - I went to the exhibit today and dang, wouldn'tcha know it - no pictures allowed!!! The costume info. seemed off. They said Red Wing boots from Los Angeles but they sure looked like our Alden's. Costume was way Last Crusade for sure. Me, I focus on the hat for the most part. That is my th...

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I ordered a gray Raiders in the late 1980's from HJ. It is definitely the right color from what I can tell but over the TOD block I think. A friend of mine has it now and I will try to get a picture.

But same proportions as my HJ brown, ribbon and all.

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Hey, John -

Thanks for chiming in regardless. My advice is to just steer away from threads that you feel are kookie. Me, I love reading what you have to say here on just about anything.

As far as pre-aging goes I'm just glad that you do it!

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Remember too that HJ Poet brim was listed at 3 1/8" untrimmed. Assuming someone went as far to get an HJ.

WAAAY back I got my HJ's untrimmed and trimmed them myself back in 1984 and up through early 90's.

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Wow, that was fun! If you do a search you can find scenes from it on german file sharing sites, etc. About 5 minutes. I always thought that Selleck looked a LOT more like the Steranko paintings of course. He would have been great. The t.v. show doesn't have the camera work of Raiders so a comparison...

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Henry not being made anymore?! Too bad. Great hat.

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What the hooey?! Sorry to hear that. Friction with Bernie sounds unfortunate. I think I remember that kind of. But a CS jacket write up would be fun to read whenever you get to it. I know a little bit about it from the web documentaries n' such but that's about it. I remember some other dude out her...

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Thanks!!!

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Something I was just looking for here but cannot find - what the heck kind of leather is used for the Nowak CS jacket in the dang movie?!!!

Under GEAR there is no write up yet.... Weird.

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I don't have that 1984 hj anymore. I sent it back to Swales for a reblock and, instead of dealing with that, he just sent me a new hat which was total TOD era. I was okay with it but the 1984 hat looked a lot more Raiders to me. And yes, it did have the dark blue crest. Now both of them are gone bec...

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That's still so beautiful, Ron. That is a hat that you have kept more as a collector's item it seems such that it does not suffer from all the shrinking and distortion a worked over HJ succumbs to.

The more time goes by the more I love seeing that hat!

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When I got my first HJ in 1984, a Poet, they put an overly wide ribbon on it then too.

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Great to see this! Over here I have a 10' Morgan from 1984 and a 12' from 1987.

Does anyone know when he changed some of the specs?

These have been uber well cared for but definitely put to use.

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The hat looks amazing. Has anyone seen more pics. of it?

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Enjoy the photo shoot! Seriously.

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I don't get it - looks nice but if real why is John not announcing the piece through his emails, etc. and here himself?

Is this an advance/ preview hat?

Wherza da muy muy Jedi demself?!

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Yes, that is WEIRD. How is it at all possible that anyone could think the Indy hats to be made of leather? I have even had folks hold/ touch my HJ and Adbilt hats and say, "is that leather?"

WTF?!!!

I mean, in all these years did they think that Bogart's hat was leather?!

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Nice teaser shot on your facebook!! Rabbit Legacy Raiders looks dazzling.

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I've read here on COW, many times for many years, that the LC jacket was made out of a very heavy/thick lambskin. That statement came from members who supposedly saw/handled the actual LC Hero jacket. In fact many had ordered their LC jackets in heavy skins (even thick cowhide, CS kind), based on t...

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In person it seemed that all of the weathering was very topical. Jackets had been sandpapered here and there. Hats had been creased and done up in fullers earth. Pants looked pretty clean and shirts were just wrinkled. A lot of it was fullers earth I think. Some burnt umber acrylic paint or extra s...

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I HAVE hiked in my Indy boots but the modern hiking boots I think are still much more supportive and comfortable. The Indys work for sure but my Asolo gortex boots are amazing. I've had these Indy shoes since about 1990. I've retired them as shoes but still use them for the Indy Halloween costume an...

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BendingOak wrote:keep a eye on this thread

Dang it!! Now you got me checkin' this thread every 2 hours!!!!!!!!

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I'm at just about 24" too so I very much sympathize! However, take John Penman up on his offer. Either PM him here or contact him through his site and he will send you what is basically a simple, paper measuring tape and instructions on how to use it and mark it (instructions may be posted to h...

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Nice! Thanks!

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Beautiful little promo. Really. Wow. And something that is well known out here but I forget - is your CS block the Steve movie block or your interpretation?

It's all gorgeous. Me, I'm with 3 Penman hats now and only one head.

I might grow another head though when that Raiders rabbit comes out...

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Oh yes, the Raiders whip was kangaroo for sure. I have a 10' Morgan Indy whip from 1984 and spent a good long time with Morgan on the phone at the time (as have many of you) hearing about whip history. It was a LOT of fun. He's the one who told me about C. Henderson and Douglas Fairbanks, etc. etc. ...

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I have Raiders at 2 7/8 x 2 5/8. Hard to know since the brim break is kinda sorta gone but just 1/8" larger than CS.

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Oh there's no way I would try this! It happened quite by accident. You can't see the area at all when the hat is either dry or wet but, in the process of drying, the torched out area stays dark/ wet a little longer.

A rookie move but such will be with hats.

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I saw some video demonstration here a ways back in which someone flash-burned a hat to get rid of all the excess "hair" on the surface of a hat when finished. Me, I accidentally burned a hat somewhat a ways back while steaming it (like an idiot) but the resulting area on the surface of the...

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In person it seemed that all of the weathering was very topical. Jackets had been sandpapered here and there. Hats had been creased and done up in fullers earth. Pants looked pretty clean and shirts were just wrinkled. A lot of it was fullers earth I think. Some burnt umber acrylic paint or extra sh...

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Yes, I have seen the real deal costumes from LC. Even wore some of it.

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This "bang" link says "content unavailable." Could be intentional but just reporting.

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Best Wishes to his family.

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Glad to hear that you are so pleased with the results, Lord Penman. Makes us even more eager to see, knowing that it meets with your approval!!!

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Si. At least at last check. Go to Marc's site at Adventurebilt deluxe. You need to get them out of Germany.

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I'll try to get on it. Me, I come out here to wind down and kick it. Once I have to actually do something like take pictures I start to panic.

What a wuss, huh?!

But if I don't come up with it soon feel free to PM me with some kind of inappropriate assault to ignite my hair.

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An interesting question because of what I own here. Not looking to sell really - maybe when I get older and grizzled - but I have one Morgan whip at 10' from 1984 and one at 12' from 1987. Kept quite nice. Falls replaced twice on each. More "collectors" pieces now. If I crack something I u...

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