Club Obi Wan

Abner1925

You should be very proud of yourself for doing such a nice job.

~A

Abner1925

Geeze.....

Abner1925

And the gratuitous amount of taper...

Abner1925

Great looking jacket!

Abner1925

Congrats on a fine choice in headwear!

Abner1925

So there's a long delay on these or? Kind of a bummer. But, yes, very interested to see these. Hope you get that one soon. Well, they have to pass through Steve's shop first, then he sends them, in bulk to Magnoli.... and as we all know, Steve is a bit overwhelmed at the moment. :? Hopefully he wil...

Abner1925

Congrats on your decision. You will be a happy camper for sure.

Abner1925

Although Todd's jackets are gradually looking better, (and G-Mann's is by far the best looking example). To my eyes it still looks like wish list of parts rather than a cohesive jacket. It also suffers from the Elvis collar effect. (no I'm not talking about the collar on Todds jackets) The Elvis co...

Abner1925

You're right. It is my face shape that causes the hat to look slightly larger. And the measurements aren't really off. Went to the local hat store this afternoon and tried on the Stetson Temple (which, I think, is about 1/4 of an inch shorter on the sides) and that looked AWFUL. I like my AB the wa...

Abner1925

I recommend 2-1/2" or 2-5/8" brim widths, and 2-3/4' or 2-7/8" front & back. It depends on your face shape, but a hat with too wide a brim doesn't look like Indy's and defeats the point.

Abner1925

Yep. As long as you have a screen accurate body, you're good to go. A great point and one that is so often overlooked involving most of this gear. Ordering a more snugly fit shirt to match what was used in the movie may not look so good on the average guy with a belly and lack of a chest. However, ...

Abner1925

The Noel Howard shirt is exactly the color it was in the movies and needs no modification whatsoever. It is by far the best choice for accuracy in terms of material, color, and cut.

Abner1925

The NH shirt material is not see through at all.

Abner1925

I was just making sure you didn't copy and take in something other than real indy fedora info, when asking about the beaver felt thing. I also made no comment about the quality of your hat, the felt itself, or even the bash of it. So, count me out of the list fedoraman was jumping on as well. The po...

Abner1925

It said beaver on there as well. It was my fault that the hat wasn't up to par. I never explained to the hatter that i wasn't looking for a hat like indy's that i was looking for indy's hat. The lady just made it a simaler as possiblle and not "SA" . :? Question for you... where on the ge...

Abner1925

The actual Indy hats were rabbit felt. So, if you printed a page from the gear site for them to "copy" specs from, it would be a no brainer that you would receive a rabbit hat. The "X" system really means nothing these days, so forget about that part as being reliable in any way.

Abner1925

If you're after screen accuracy, then it is the best hands down. If you are looking for something else, then no. Yes... that's what I like with my MBA... I do enjoy my Wested too, for different reasons. As I said, depends what you're after. Is there an echo in here? I wasn't disagreeing with you, s...

Abner1925

Scandinavia Jones wrote:Depends on what you're after, IMO.

If you're after screen accuracy, then it is the best hands down. If you are looking for something else, then no.

Abner1925

If you need a good shirt buy the Magnoli. It is not 100% accurate but it is 90% (missing a few details) accurate and MUCH more accurate than any other shirt in the market. It has a PERFECT color which is even better than the one NH shirt has. It's best advantage is that it is custom made, so go for...

Abner1925

I'm glad somebody likes a 6" crown height, that means I won't ever have to buy them. :wink: The Raider's fedora had a 5-1/2" crown, so I'll nevr understand why some people want an even taller hat. I'm not knocking your personal choices, I just don't see the point. These things are tall en...

Abner1925

Too dressy isn't a bad thing if you are looking for a dress shirt. If you want an Indiana Jones shirt, too dressy is a bad thing. This is adventure wear not vintage wear, and the two don't mix well with this particular outfit. If you are looking to be Indy-like" when you go to work or parties o...

Abner1925

Great advice from Jeep, as they are indeed the same shirt. Just wondering, have you ever considered the Wested shirt instead of the Magnoli? It's a softer material with a less dressy cut, IMO.

Abner1925

I'm glad somebody likes a 6" crown height, that means I won't ever have to buy them. :wink: The Raider's fedora had a 5-1/2" crown, so I'll nevr understand why some people want an even taller hat. I'm not knocking your personal choices, I just don't see the point. These things are tall eno...

Abner1925

Awesome shape, bash, and color!

Abner1925

Thanks guys! I'm soaking more ink in today, and it's not not so spotty looking now, but it's darker. Something that's different from the Fed is the brim. It's much flatter then curls by the edge. I don't know if it's a plus or a minus. Yeah Abner, the brim needs a little more trimming. Didn't mean ...

Abner1925

I thought this would make a great Raider's hat when Tone first posted it a while back. I think you did a nice job on it 3Thou, though I think the brim is a good bit too wide for my tastes or screen accuracy. I'm guessing the brown sharpie was about the only way to darken it without soaking the felt ...

Abner1925

Thats makes sense to me. Thanks much for the scoop.

Abner1925

This hat looks very different than the first one in the main Magnoli/HJ thread. Different blocks this time? Also, Todd's HJ's look much, much better than those tapered SAB ones.

Abner1925

Great looking hat, no matter where you post it!

Abner1925

Yeah, I have to agree that purposely soaking two of your hats to test a theory about tapering would not be the best way to spend you money. :lol: Beaver or rabbit felt, it's not a great plan of action just to be able to say it does or doesn't hold up under those conditions. Nice comparisons too, as ...

Abner1925

Noel Howard - best shirt (but you already knew that) It is expensive though, so on to the most for the money categories. Wested - softer than Magnoli Magnoli - a little too dressy looking for my tastes Forever 21 - Custom Dye the creme color and you have an inexpensive winner LL Bean - Nice shirt, c...

Abner1925

Glad to hear about this, as these new products will certainly benefit the hobby.

Abner1925

I mean you are trying to constantly re-invent the wheel!! Keep up the sillie topics Thanks for the irony. You find that amusing? My research managed to show that some of the old assumptions were wrong. You sit at your couch while I spent time and effort in doing all the research so you can have it ...

Abner1925

If you want to to toot your own horn to sell pants, go for it. I have no need of them myself, and reserve the right to bestow the term "ultimate pants" to a pair made by Noel Howard, not you. That's why Noel Howard will charge you with his ultimate price. As to how ultimate is to ve perce...

Abner1925

Here are the leathers currently listed as available, though there may be more not online: http://www.flightsuits.com/leather_leathers.html They list online, that jackets can be customized for an extra $150: http://www.flightsuits.com/leather_specialsize.html Regardless, I would call them to ask Amy ...

Abner1925

This is the culprit VP speaks of -
http://www.stardust-records.com/partners/todnh1red.JPG

If you want to to toot your own horn to sell pants, go for it. I have no need of them myself, and reserve the right to bestow the term "ultimate pants" to a pair made by Noel Howard, not you.

Abner1925

I'm picking on you man, but you have to admit, it's still not your configuration is it? It was done by someone else 26 years ago. My only point behind this is, you seem to want credit for everything and there is nothing to gain from it anyway. Just do your research and enjoy the findings, but don't ...

Abner1925

It just needs an application of the mink oil they used then, to help out all the super dry areas. That would bring it back alot closer to what is seen on screen. That is Chris King wearing the jacket in the photos posted by Indyblues. The pockets of this jacket do look an awful lot like the ones Ter...

Abner1925

Nice looking whip you received. It should darken to a very Indy color in time too.

Abner1925

Yeah, or I could have responded as I saw fit, which I did. You are welcome to your opinion of Platon's theories if you like. I have been around the hobby long enough to have heard them a few times by now. So, pardon me if I'm not that refreshed.

Abner1925

The guy who is trying the jacket is someone who has met NH. I think that after 23 years the wrinkles have every right to have come out. Since now we know for a fact that the jacket NH owns is a film used jacket, why don't we ask him to show us how the straps are fixed (with what kind of buckle) cau...

Abner1925

I don't know what to tell you man. G-mann bought a medium and his medium jacket fits him. If you haven't experienced any sleeve shrinkage yet, you will. Ask Peter how best to measure for sleeve length when using leather. He will tell you what Michaelson did as well. And, since it was ignored above, ...

Abner1925

When you ordered your Wested, who came up with the sleeve length for it? Did you specify a length or just ask for a medium length jacket sleeve? I ask that in jest, because I know Peter doesn't work that way. He deals in either coat sizes (38,40,42,44,etc..) or specified sleeve lengths to determine ...

Abner1925

I'm not trying to get under your skin, I promise. But, you're not getting it man. G-Mann ordered a medium sized jacket and received one. It fits his arm length, so how can you say a medium size human being has arms that are are shorter then his? :? I'm not sure how you came about the length of G-Man...

Abner1925

Platon, I still don't think you read my post. Since you only have one Indy style jacket at this point, maybe you just don't know this. The jacket's sleeve length is supposed to be measured to the first knuckle of the thumb. This allows for future shrinkage of the leather, so that the sleeve winds up...

Abner1925

Pardon my intrusion, but how can you say the sleeves on Todd's jacket are too long? The sleeve length must reach the end of a person's arm, just past the wrist. If you and I have very different length arms, how can the jacket that fits me correctly be too long, just because my arms are longer than y...

Abner1925

I hate to be the one beating a dead horse here but, you don't need to buy a porkpie hat to get the wrinkles on it. All you have to do is squash or sit on the hat, period. Deborah said they sat on it and it really works everytime. The Bushman would make a fine Indy fedora with a few alterations, but ...

Abner1925

I agree about the jacket and the Darth Vader mask!

Abner1925

DeWayne, I'm sorry to hear about the varying pocket sizes you have. I'm afraid to go and measure the other pocket of both Wested's, for fear that one will be different! :? That's really weird about the flap shape being different too. Anyway, it looks like Todd is very much on top of trying to get th...

Abner1925

Abner1925, that's a good point, I've seen some wested pockets that looked way too big, but I like the size of my pockets because I do use the side entry pockets and I think they look good in proportion to my jacket size. What are the pockets like on your Expeditions? Todd did you change the size of...

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