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Jacket received! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180506/67062ff2b2b43005d3d80cd4af90028c.jpeg haven’t had time to take proper pictures but will today. Short story is... it lives up to the hype. J Sent from my mind Am I seeing this right? The package came from Greece? I see the address from the p...

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Sure is, but its refreshing, now and again, to have a conversaton with someone with so many great stories to tell, and not just about Indygear. Btw, I recieved my holster from Lee within a few days and it exceeded my expectations. Highly rexcomended!

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Just ordered a holster from Lee. After being in the midst of geardom since the indyfan.com days, this is the first time I've had occasion to talk to Lee. Great guy to talk to, with a wealth of knowledge to share, I have some reading I'm going to do as a result. Thanks again everyone. :tup: Cheers, IT

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Thank you for the phone number and the info. Those pictures look great Dalexs, I remember seeing one in person years ago and thinking that everything looked just right. I have the Noel Howard version, and although great to have because of N.H., from the shape to the closure tab, it's not exactly rig...

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His website link on IndyGear is dead. It's been a while for me here, so I dont know if he stopped making them or if there is another point of contact.

Cheers

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While I was not honored to know Sergei as well as many of you I can recall several email exchanges in years past that showed what a great gentleman he was. He was always willing to answer questions honestly and share his candid opinions. I can only imagine how great a friend he was to many of you. T...

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Getting a little off Indy here, but... The Romans did know how to make shoes, although they were more like a boot rather than a shoe as we think of it. Evidence shows that the Roman infantryman milites used hobnailed sandals called caligae as their main footwear until around 100 AD, then slowly swit...

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Wow, this is great...Im interested as well, thanks Doc

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Doing my best to make sure Ive got the day cleared. Looking forward to meeting some of you in person. Cheers!

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I believe Canyon recently recieved some things....Canyon?

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Do get hung up on getting original stuff for authenticity purposes. Remeber that all the orginal makers are not using the exact material or colors they did back in 80. um...it's my understanding that Noel sources his material from examples / swatches of originals that he still retains. Can anyone e...

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Id like to do this as well. I missed out on the last one and would definitely like to get some pointers , maybe learn a few new cracks from the experts.

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Personally, I'm not at all against Peter charging more for custom work...he still has to pay for extra material and work time for it to be cost effective. He's in the business to make money. However, I dont think that going in with a "laundry list" is a bad thing, if you're paying for it a...

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Ok, didn't notice the link up on the site for some reason. Thanks Bink.

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I figured that if these guys don't have them in the store then, at least, they would be a good place to get fitted for them and order...wish the Alden website had a master list you could browse. Cheers,

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Hi, I just recieved a list of the Alden retailers in Chicago and wanted to post it for those in the Tri State area: Chicago Hanig's Footwear 660 N Michigan Ave. 312 642-5330 Geneva Giesche Shoes 21 N 4th St 630 232-2317 Glen Ellyn Giesche Shoes 400 Main St. 630 469 2554 Niles Waxberg's Walk Shoppe 7...

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Can nayone tell me if the back of the gun belt is supposed to be dyed or is it left natural? The back of the gunbelt is natural...watch the making of Raiders 8). Look for a part where Harrison is putting on stomach padding (before being dragged along by the truck). As he puts on the gunbelt you get...

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Hello everyone, and great discussion... I have to admit catching these groove lines is pretty difficult, so I followed up Agent5's earlier post and picked up PowerDvD to watch the film. Wow, big difference, IMO, I could really slow up the movie frames and get a clear look at some of these strap clos...

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That Jacket reminds me a lot of my Wested that I got from Peter back in 1997. Same placement of straps, no leather facing on the collar, even the way the inside pocket and outside flaps are placed. Agent5 has seen my jacket a few years ago, kind of a Raiders / LC hybrid, before all the hard research...

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The Alden is a well made and very tough shoe....6 yrs., 5 continents later, and my Alden's look great and feel great. Im sure others on this forum can attest to that as well. As far as sizing goes, I'm sure it's different for each individual. I can tell you my shoe size hasn't changed since I was 18...

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I tried that link for London Fog and nothing came up. Is that where you snagged the overcoat pics?

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What if you walk into Optimo's shop off the street? Does anyone know if they can set you up on the spot, or do you pick your color and they ship it to you when it's ready? PBG For a fedora, they will take your info and let you choose the color, which is cool because you can see it on other hats in ...

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Laces are another issue that I'm not sure any resolution has come to. Looking at my pan and scan version in slow mo, especially at the truck scenes you can clearly see Indy's lace being round, looking more like brown hiking boot laces than the flat brown ones. I'm wondering if the brown laces were a...

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You know, this turned fedora thing is really on the mark. I recently picked up a new vcr with a great slow mo resolution and I've been picking up on the same idea. When I try to imitate this by turning my Optimo on my head I get the results I see in the movie. Just a little off to the right or left ...

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Thanks for the heads up guys.

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Those Berkshire glasses give the option of Chestnut, Blond, Shiny gold, or Rhodium. Which one do you choose to get the accurate glasses???

Thanks

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Awesome! Reminds me of Toht w/ the hat next to it...

"Shoot zem... Shoot zem, both..."

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Sorry, guys, but no matter what pic or screen I look at I still see black... The brown type are the exact shade of the Alden shoelaces, and match perfectly. Dale's comment demonstrates a great way to figure this out. Try to compare it with the dark brown of the gunbelt or in TOD the black bag strap....

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Hey, when you get that stuff together we need to have a Chicago summit!!!

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Found the LC reference...enjoy!

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This is also evident iin Temple of Doom

You know I never thought to look, check this out...

Thanks for pointing this out Conceited Ape, now I have to look for one from Crusade...

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Definitely tough. I've had mine soaked in some seroius downpours, and the inside as always stayed dry, no scotchgaurd or any sealant, it seems that the canvas tightens up after the first soak, much like a canvas tent would. They are pretty resilient.

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I believe there are Canadian-made gas mask bags out there too.

Yeah, but they're just copies of the English pattern bag, essentially making them English in my eyes. Interesting to note that the Canadians used (I'm not sure about now) the Mk designation for gear as the British use.

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I think its also interesting to note that the stuntmen playing Indy also wore black socks for their shots and I concur with Agent5, I've only noticed one pic of Indy wearing white socks. The pic agent5 metioned was of Indy relaxing in a lawn chair on the Tanis dig site in map room gear... sorry guys...

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I don't care where Indy wore his hat... I stick to traditional hat etiquette.

I agree with you on that. The one movie personality that I always thought wore a hat well and had great hat etiquitte is Cary Grant.

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"Nazi lakeys", those were the nazi's pratrolling around the lakes, you know...yeah, yeah that's it

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Hmmm Indiana Jones with a guitar case SMG taking down all those nazi LACKEY'S

, now thats a picture for you...

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Ahhh! I had always wondered about that.

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The only problem is that she was behind the bar...I would opt to clear the room with a Thomspon SMG with a drum clip or a BAR this way you could penetrate the tables those diry nazi lakeys were hiding behind, but then I might take out Toht and ruin the end of the movie, but I digress... I agree thou...

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What if I think like a dentist?

Dentists think?

...and now back to your regular fedora program....

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Both Kevin and Graham discussed this with me at length no too long ago. The ribbon they get also has an interesting backround. It is vintage ribbon mostly from the 50's and 60's that was spooled and stored in European factory warehouses. Optimo gets the ribbon and when these factories run out they h...

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I can only assume he is buying Panama hats, eh? That's exactly what he's doing. Around this time every year he goes down and handpicks the panamas they sell in the coming year. Its interesting that Optimo has a club, the name escapes me right now, which is on a 2 year waiting list right now. The me...

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The way we measure crown heights really puzzled him for some reason. On the other hand, Joe knew exactly what I was talking about, so did Ron. Hmmm. Must be a Midwestern thing. I wonder how Gary White measures a crown? Herbert Johnson? 71/4, I was wondering if we had the same hat size. Mine is 7 5/...

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You just don't have to work at getting it there with the Optimo, it just does it naturally. No kidding, that's one of the things I love about this hat. I haven't had to apply a tight pinch or really flatten the brim down to get the look right. I allowed the hat to 'distress', if you can really use ...

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I only wear a bowtie with my dinner dress uniform or my tuxedo. As for which method of wear I use, I have been tying my own bowties for years. It was, and still is, a skill that I felt all gentlemen should learn to do. Just my thoughts. Agreed, I only wear one with my tux, a very spiffy, black 6 ov...

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Yeah, there are couple farm and fleet in Illinois, but what is most prevalent here is 'RURAL KING'.

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You're killing me Kyle. These whips are great looking.

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agreed on that point Agent5. I think the tan is just a modicum of Tunisian dust.

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B/c there was no other option like tan.[/
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Why do the gloves in Raiders appear to have that tan color? In some scenes you can see the tan hues?

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Both, but I gravitate more in the direction of the tan color.

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Crystal Clear, Doc! Thanks.

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