Club Obi Wan

Ozraptor

Yes, I too would be keen to see any Adventurbilts that have been delivered recently.

Ozraptor

Let me say this, I know firsthand that Steve is working on hats like a madman, and he doesn't take any shortcuts on quality to save time. Every hat I've seen of his has been absolutely TOP NOTCH made with the utmost care and precision. So if someone had ordered a hat in March 2008 and not yet recei...

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Still waiting on my March 2008 order. Emailed Steve in June to confirm address, etc., and got a brief acknowledgement, but nothing since.

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I ordered my AB brown Crystal Skull from Steve in March 2008. Do you think I'll get it before the year is out?
[Edit: I meant March, not May]

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Yeah… I have sent a couple of emails. But a couple of months have passed and still heard nothing.

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So… if I ordered my brown Crystal Skull fedora in March 2008, will I receive it before September? I'm skipping the country around then and it would be a pain to have to send it overseas.

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Oh, right! Hadn't seen the first post. Thanks…

Yes, it was 16th of March 2008.

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Ozraptor wrote:I ordered my CS brown fedora on the 16th of March. At the time Steve promised that I'd get it before the end of the year; is that still likely to happen?

I don't think anyone commented on this the first time; my size is a 58 cm. Still possible that I'll get it before 2009?

Ozraptor

I ordered my CS brown fedora on the 16th of March. At the time Steve promised that I'd get it before the end of the year; is that still likely to happen?

Ozraptor

I honestly think the Wested version has more character than the film-used jacket. Although Peter still hasn't got the pockets looking as good as they can. Why does it have to be an extra-special request every time in order to get nice shapely pockets? Are they harder somehow? Those pockets look pret...

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This girl seems to be in Australia (although maybe California!).

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I wonder how he coped wearing the new heavier jacket in Hawaii? Perhaps being in the shade (relatively speaking) it wasn't so bad…

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Pretty sure the consensus is that they forgot to remove it for filming! I guess it was done in a rush.

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Are his Aldens the same as the regular ones? Or do they somehow differ?

I would also be interested to see how much postage to Australia would be… total price, including shoes, actually.

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I just put in an order for a size small…

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Regardless of what US Wings says, I suspect that have modified the cut to be closer to the new jacket. Collar, sleeves (they seem to taper much more at the cuff than usual)… pockets look the same as usual though.

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Is the side seam meant to look that way? On the Wested's they are strong overlapping seams like those on the shoulders - here they are different. It does look like a smashing jacket, however. Wested didn't make the original. Cooper(s?) did, in the USA. I personally think it's a smashing design too—...

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So, you're saying the shirt won't go down from $58? Or is that the new cheaper price anyway? Given that the buy-me button is not up on the website, how do I go about ordering one? Any news about the different colours? I'd love a blue or dark brown or green one. Who will win the Democratic Primaries?...

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WOW. Magnoli really has all the styles nailed. Could be one of the film-used jackets pre-distressing! Are you going to rough it up so much the collar starts to split in half

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Don't. Just wear the "Prepare to see Kali—in ####!" out of it.

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I just got my Magnoli bag yesterday—it's beaudiful! But because I could not bring myself to pay $35-45 on the strap I have a very ghetto temporary one—a brown belt held on by keyrings (the round metal ones). The best news is that it perfectly fits my travel scrabble set in one compartment and a nalg...

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I know a 75 year old who's in better shape than me. #### Alaskans! Who do they think they are, smoking their own salmon…

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For some reason I can't read that. It's like they're speaking a different language, or something...

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That's really interesting. I'm glad Bernie didn't go for as much of a 'cowboy hat' look with regards the sides of the brim, and the degree of upwards curl—is it just me, or does the hat in LC look incongruous with a suit because of that 'cowboy curl'? It makes it look less like a dressy hat to my ey...

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So if the Aldens are so hard to wear due to lack of traction, how can Ford and his stunt doubles manage all the running, jumping and falling down?

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Nice! I think you may want to tighten up the side-straps if you haven't already, though.

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Is novapelle as tough as regular cowhide?

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Yeah, exactly, except mine is a lot more worn-looking. For instance the "VII" lettering has faded a lot. I think it adds character. I have decided to keep the original strap on for now—cheaper, plus I think it looks cool. Darth Indiana will be pleased to hear that I have a Magnoli bag on o...

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The problem with this jacket in the first place was that it was too soft and supple, because the leather was absurdly thin and stretchy. Sure, it didn't look too bad, but it sure felt strange to handle. It took a couple of water treatments to dry out a bit and start to look and feel more like real l...

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Note the fossil fish on my bookshelf

And the copy of Alexander to Actium, several hieroglyphic dictionaries, the Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, and numerous other archaeology texts, along with a stack of Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology issues

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Alathea wrote: I guess it was more the fact that I don't wander in and start messing with things on people's desks, or eating candy out of their bowels, or whatnot.

Yuk! I wouldn't eat candy out of anyone's bowels. Ergh…

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I was an EAP student at UCSB. In CA, USA. LOL. OK, so here are shots I just took of my Todd's Standard, using PhotoBooth: http://www.picattic.com/files/yacs9nnkhndascp502bs.jpg http://www.picattic.com/files/5v062mvp7zhsrpplb86v.jpg http://www.picattic.com/files/pnwmybm70idewkuwynen.jpg http://www.pi...

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I'll see if I can borrow a digital camera. Mine's stuffed. In the meantime… http://www.picattic.com/files/2qgy35j17cdwhiodp26s.jpg And here's my Wested, which is not distressed: http://www.picattic.com/files/5fuvzvh8nyschzaxxyud.jpg http://www.picattic.com/files/gl1da7hgk1rfet5btkox.jpg http://www.p...

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Yeah, I have. Both artificially and naturally. I soaked and sanded it (looked much better—hated the look of the leather when I got it, since it seem to have been ironed flat!!). The pigment comes off extremely easily. As in, I can scratch it off with my fingernail if I dig hard enough. The only majo...

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Wasn't an AB, was it? That would inhale water or air bigtime. What sort of job do you work? Is it worth complaining to a boss?

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Yup, I see what you mean now! I hadn't noticed that feature when I first received my Wested LC and thought there was something wrong! I'm sure you've noticed, but the LC has unusually long sleeves—either that, or he wears it hanging off a bit, but the cuffs come down to his knuckles—like in the abov...

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You know, I just flicked through TOD, and every single scene seems to have the same Cooper's jacket. I don't think Wested makes a single appearance!

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thanks. you really can see the details on this ''smithsonian'' jacket. look at the high placement of the straps.the rounded pocket corner the pointy big collar.the low placement of the backpannel. the no seam on the bottom of the jacket. wow! Holt The shallow action pleating too! It's probably even...

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Have a look at the TOD jacket. It has tiny pockets compared to the other jackets! I think this is pretty screen accurate. Only slight difference compared to the Noel Howard TOD jacket is the pocket placement—slightly higher on yours; otherwise very very similar! I want one. You should use water trea...

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Great to hear. Indy magnoli must be the best dressed chap in all new Zealand given what he has on offer! I could easily spend five grand on suits, jackets, shirts, pants and shoes (the explorers boots look phenomenal). Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go and rob the local petrol station.

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I think that, properly distressed, the Magnoli would look more accurate than most Wested LC jackets! But do you really want to do that? Why not wear the buggery out of it and have the pride of a naturally-distressed jacket decades down the road? This is why youngsters getting a tough jacket at 17-20...

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I was thinking of getting a Magnoli Vintage Adventure Jacket—the LC jacket looks great but it's a bit out of my price range. If a goat Vintage Adventure would hold up as a motorcycle jacket, then I'm sold. Of course, I'd wear it in the field mostly (though you never know when you're going to be jump...

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Since it's goat and "almost" impossible to distress, would it be suitable to wear on a motorbike? Ignoring the absence of padding, would it prevent the wearer from being skinned alive if they were to take a quick trip across the asphalt? I don't ride a motorcycle, but I think that should b...

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Yeesh. As an Australian, divorced from American gun-culture, I can tell you right now that this is kind of worrying…

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Have you thought about soaking those pockets and stretching them out into a more Indy-like shape? Wested's pockets can look a bit yucky and formless compared to the shapely beauties on a Todd's standard, for example! But you can change that, quite easily.

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I'm sure the leather is pretty indestructible, being goat, but how's the stitching? Think the lining will hold up too?

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I've been having all kinds of trouble trying to upload my video files to YouTube. Maybe because of the HD video size, and the fact that it's about 10 minutes long. I did manage to post the whipcracking demo with my CS jacket on MySpace: http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&...

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Darth Indiana wrote:get a magnoli bag. it's more accurate, and six dollars less than the WPG bag.

(i am in no way affiliated with Magnoli Clothiers, i just buy his stuff sometimes.)

No, actually the WPG bag is real! As in actual WWII. Not a reproduction.

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So, if you could get hold of one of the steel-cored bullwhips as used in the film stunts, would it still work even remotely like a regular whip? Could you flick it round a branch, and THEN swing? Or would it have to be secured by hand in between camera shots? Enquiring minds want to know (although I...

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Sorry, I thought another post had also implied that there was supposed to be a shot of the back...

It does look like a dead ringer for the LC jacket (albeit darker and brand-spanking new).

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Indiana Holt wrote:yes!this is it!!

you can also see how the armhole seam sits on under my shoulder bone.exacly like how the jacket hanged on Ford!

bests
Eric

I can't see that, because I can only see two photos, and both are front-on!

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