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Darth Indiana

I figure the Proraso soap will be good for travel in the plastic bowl with lid. I don't have a way to conveniently travel with the brush. I kept the plastic box it came in so I figure that'll work for now. ... Regards, Indiana Jeff i recommend a large Rx pill bottle. drill a hole or two in the lid ...

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TRY THIS ON AN EXTRA PAIR FIRST! -apply mink oil generously. -microwave in ten second intervals until oil is absorbed. -rinse and repeat a few times. -let sit overnight. in addition to making the gloves shrink, this will also give then a distressed appearance without any actual wear and tear, quite ...

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i keep my most-used gear on the back of my bedroom door: http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h10/erikbrock/Indiana%20Jones/IMG_1514.jpg http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h10/erikbrock/Indiana%20Jones/IMG_1513.jpg http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h10/erikbrock/Indiana%20Jones/IMG_1510-1.jpg if i'm usi...

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very nice!

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indeed.

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they're all trained on the litter box. it must be a territorial thing; the three younger ones are always hissing about something(or, more commonly, nothing).
i suppose i could give the hat to a bloodhound and see which cat it goes after.

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honestly i'm not going to bother trying to clean it, since it's on it's last legs anyway -a hole worn in the front, working on another in the back- so i'll just go ahead give it the funeral it deserves. For those wishing to attend, services will be held on Saturday. speak of the devil. i just got an...

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yeah, first thing i did(after my rant) was check the Bazaar for hats.

i don't even know what naptha IS. something tells me it's bad for me and i'd be better off getting another hat.

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You better double check what you just typed. "27 1/4" ??? :-s I wear a size 7 3/8, and my head measures 23". Size 59 is usually a 7 3/8 on their sizing chart and what I've always received from them for my head size.. I HIGHLY suggest you take an actual measurement of your head (have ...

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size 59, which i think is 27 1/4".
Pretty much just looking at Akubras for the durability. the Squatter, Bushman, and Adventurer look pretty good. anyone own these?

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Indiana MarkVII wrote:She's a loser in my book Strider. I would not mind seeing ths shut down, but this is a place for hat lovers to vent. I think she is out of line and not worth my time anymore.

+1

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budget is $120 or less. so i'm looking at Akubras. not going with the Fed 4. nice hat, but the dimensions don't suit me.

yeah, i know it'll never come out, hence the RAGE. worst part is that part of the counter gets hit regularly, which i KNEW, but i still left my hat there.

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THE &$#*ING CAT WIZZED ON MY FEDERATION!!!!! THE LINER AND BRIM SOAKED IT UP LIKE A GOD**** SPONGE! THERE'S NO WAY THAT'LL EVER COME OUT. MY FIRST AND FAVORITE LID, RUINED!! IF I EVER FIND OUT WHICH ONE KEEPS PISSING ON THE COUNTER(we have four cats), SO HELP ME IT'S GONE. I MIGHT EVEN DO IT MYS...

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Thanks Steve; I wasn't aware of this. Will it even out with time? I'm not too fond of the effect to be honest. for the short while it stays down properly it has a very pronounced transition from back to front, very attractive to my eye. Chewie, thanks, but given the newness of this lid, i'd like to ...

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As promised in my last thread, here are some more pics of the fedora i found at the antique mall. http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h10/erikbrock/Hats/greyfed1-001.jpg http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h10/erikbrock/Hats/greyfed1-003.jpg http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h10/erikbrock/Hats/greyfed1-...

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FFR, it's an Israeli paratrooper bag/briefcase. i used to have one as my indy bag years ago.

http://www.imsplus.com/israeli-paratroo ... r-bag.html

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Someone said pics? ;) http://hatsdirect.com/cgi-bin/products.cgi?view=29&returncat=Akubra+Hats&returnpage=2 http://www.davidmorgan.com/product_info.php?products_id=82 Funny thing is that even with shipping, it's cheaper to get it from Hats Direct overseas than in the States! i was actually ...

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does anyone have a Squatter? i'd like to see one in real life.

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various parts are everyday wear, but i've only worn my full gear (in public) once, at the KOTCS midnight premier. no, make that twice; i wore the whole thing again at the "normal people" premier the next day(or later that day, if you like).

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i was looking at feds on hatdirect and i thought the "Squatter" looks a lot like the Federation III, especially the picture of the carbon grey option. is this just wishful thinking, or has my favorite hat been reincarnated?

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i was looking for an ammo pouch and happened across this site that sells miniature gear.

http://stevostoys.com/ww2.htm

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Absolutely. 100% Government surplus. Now, given the time frame, 1930's prior to WWII, the canvas pistol belt and .45 mag pouch will be made out of tan colored cotton rather than "O.D." which did not come about until 1943. Also all the metal fittings on both will be brass, anodized black. ...

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ok then.

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yeah, perlod-accurate gear would be tan, but l'm golng on the actual concept art, so l'm matchlng the colors to that. MKvll lsn't perlod-accurate elther, after all. to ROTLA, anyway. ;) l thought the average Gl holsters were canvas and the leather ones were for hlgher-ups? why has thls been moved to...

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(note: l'm not lnsertng random uppercase "eyes" for fun. my "eye" and "7+1" keys are messed up so "L" is "eye" for the moment. tried uslng !, but that's a PlTA.) l've been putt!ng together a set of gear based on the concept art(on wh!ch i based my fi...

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You DO know that some of the buckles such as ToD were actually distressed so finely that they turned silver right? Kyle pardon? does this mean that brass will look like shiny silver if given a fine-enoug polish? i've got a buckle that's stamped as 'solid brass' but started to look like stainless ne...

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That would be a cool alternative costume. Of course, I bet you a bag of doughnuts most people would A. immediately recognize you as Indy and B. not understand there are differences from the 'concept' look to the final. Regards, Indiana Jeff i'm working on it at the moment. pics later. actually, THA...

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Insomniac wrote:Better safe than sorry he probably has a pair of water wings and inflatable raft in there to !

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period accurate straps!

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d'oh!
i meant second from the bottom

though now i look again, the bottom two look too small, and the other looks closer proportionally.

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while i was looking at belts i came across this site, http://mosinnagant.net/finland/The-Finnish-M27.asp and one picture in particular caught my eye. http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h10/erikbrock/Indiana%20Jones/m27_rifle_slings.jpg anyone seen this? the second one from the top looks very familiar...

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my first Indy hat was a wool felt from Cabela's. I wore that thing all day every day for two years, rain or shine. It was with me through summer camp, camping, exploring the woods, everything. While I was at school it was in my backpack. If I was out of bed and that hat wasn't with me you could assu...

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wow. that's hideous. and i mean that in the best way possible.

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i'm gonna go with Travner and Jens on this one. he was in a more civilized area(though still prefered to random, clumsy blaster

) so he dressed more civilized ie. add a tie.

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My worst tapered hat was my first Indy hat, a wool felt from Cabela's. I wore that thing all day every day for two years, rain or shine. It was with me through summer camp, camping, exploring the woods, everything. While I was at school it was in my backpack. If I was out of bed and that hat wasn't ...

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Hollowpond wrote:At last...someone to share our pain

pretty sure they got seniority on us for SA suffering though.

threads like this always make me glad i shoot for Indy-esque rather than SA for ''non-iconic'' gear.

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i wish i'd been older during ebay's heyday; there used to be so many good deals there. Nowadays you're more likely to find a bargain browsing actual shops. i got an old knox for $15 at an antique shop(the real kind, not one of those fleamarket types that put a price tag on anything with rust on it.).

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bit late to this thread, but i wanted to throw in my 2cents. the only real difference among those paracord(apart from the small diff in diameter) are the number of inner strands - the stronger ones will have more inner strands. since you're going to de-core the paracord anyway, i'd say go with the 5...

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hat - Fed III - wear it everywhere except the shower. jacket - CE - weather permittin i wear it constantly. MK-VII - MGVII - so handy i bought a second one. gunbelt - Todd's - wear it as my regular belt(great natural distressing :) ) bullwhip - cuz it's fun shirt and pants i just get close-enoughs s...

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I've had my Fed III for about a year now, and recently it's started to taper rather noticeably due to post-rain-neglect. Funny thing is, I've been getting a lot more "nice hat" comments recently, and I'm thinking a bit of taper must suit me better than the straight-sided Raiders style.

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jacksdad wrote:very interesting guys, I love the history of the hat, one question...what is bespoking?

"bespoking" means custom tailoring a piece of clothing to a customer's exact specifications.

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i did something similar. these are brand new gloves; the only spots of actual distressing are on the fingertips. http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h10/erikbrock/Indiana%20Jones/gloves.jpg I threw them in the microwave oven for about half a minute to get them good and hot, applied generous amounts of...

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that be the one i spoke of.

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what about the wool Christy's? it'd be more accurate than anything from DP.

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IIRC, the application on those isn't very good and is likeyl to scratch off with just mild abrasion.

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Travner Ravenweird wrote:Are you watching Discovery too?

yup. now i'm enjoying Mythbusters.

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Visible sonic booms, explosive bullwhip cracks, and is that Adam I see?

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Herr Jones, you are completely insane my friend; that is awesome.

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BAD DOGGIE, BAD!!

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