Club Obi Wan

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2015 is going to be the year I finally order an AB...All the amazing pictures in this thread will just have to hold me over until I can get one wrapped around my melon...

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Alto man myself... As far as the brand goes I'm going to say King (For young Indy that is)... He didn't own the one in the cabin but did use it to save the day and get the sacred pipe back. That was one thing I thought was just a little TOO coincidental - to find a soprano sax in a happened upon cab...

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The Natural Chrome leather is very forgiving as well...With time it will stretch out...

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I'd be interested if they are in fact SA to the raiders temple scene...Just like the pics that Cajun posted...If they are I'll take a pair Stefan...My 1st run AB's have seen better days anyway and are going to need a rebuild here fairly quickly...

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I am tempted... There's really no risk. Whether you use Pecards or Lexol it's a very natural process for leather to darken over time. I believe that sunlight does most the work, while the leather treament product simply replenishes what the sun takes away. Just my theory. ;) Whips, belts, straps, b...

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Just discovered this thread as I don't get on the forums near as much as I used to these days... Anyway here is an old pic I took of my 405's, AB's, and Custom "Pumpkin" Orange 405's...Might be what you were looking for but I'd be more than happy to take some more pics for you if you like....

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Good on ya mate!...Your original pair is how a pair of Indy boots should look...and perfectly SA IMHO...

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geez sneakertinker, That's a great amount of information. I'm especial interested in the run down of what model shoes were worn when and by who in what film. Now the boots worn by Indy in the truck scene (where we see the close up) definitely do look like the redder colour, more so than the AB's at...

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Been a very long time since I've posted anything (Great to be back by the way)... Decided I'd throw my hat in the mix here as it were and offer up a little bit of extra information. This is what I've been able to rundown over the years from Alden connections I've been lucky enough to make. A little ...

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Very nice boots you have there...

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Don't post near as much as I should anymore but had to stick my head out for this one...Amazing store and an amazing staff...Purchased all my Indy's from them (Custom and standard) and they have always been the best bunch of people to deal with...

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Don't stop by in here near enough anymore...At any rate for those that know me they also know that my favorite piece of gear (and most functional imo) are the boots / shoes... That being said those are just what a pair of Aldens should look like...nevermind treating them like they are made of gold.....

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I had one that I purchased because of the connection with Mr. Ford but I ended up selling it as I never wore it...Have 2 Omega's that I never take off...In particular I have an Olympics Limited Edition Omega watch that my wife purchased me as a surprise and that one gets worn a great deal...

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Could have been some left over pairs from that little QC / Leather Defect bump we hit in the road a while back...Sounds about right for some of the problems people were having with their bad pairs...

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Very nice...I still love the older models...

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To clerify for Mr. Schmidty... The 403's and 404's are indeen scheduled for a spring release but will probably start shipping the first part of the year... As for the 405's they have begun shipping at random...I know of at least 3 people who have ordered the 405 from various places in the last month...

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You fellas should find all the info about the upcoming 405 "Update" models set to release the first part of next year...I already have my order in for the 403's...Long story short there will be 3 versions of the 405 each with variations...Also the cloth lining is gone on all the models inc...

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So they actually start life this colour? http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/alden_factory_01.jpg Different shoe model...Different leather...Different color...That picture is not the 405 boots that we are all acustomed too seeing...In point of fact I believe that those are the "Roy" Boo...

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Castor Dioscuri wrote:I'm a little confused on this, does this mean that from now on, all 405's and their "offspring" (i.e: 403, 404) will have leather lnings instead of cotton?

Yes...They will all have leather lining's...

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Also here is a little preview of how the Cromexcel Leather of the 403 should look with some wear. This is a pair of Leathersoul's Ultimate Indy's which use the same leather. The only thing that kept me from getting a pair of these was the lack of the cork sole...Seems that problem will be taken care...

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While I love my AB Aldens I think the new 403 might be the model for me. Like I said the new leather lining is warmer but as far as comfort is has the old cloth lining beat. Plus to me it seems like the tongue slipping problem is nowhere near as bad when the boots have a leather lining. At any rate ...

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From what I was told Chris look for them around the end of January into Feb of next year... They are all going to be fully leather lined like most of the Leathersoul Hawaii pairs are...So instead of the cotton cloth lining that the 405 has now it will be fully leather...Very comfy but a bit hot in t...

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Well I just got finished speaking with my Alden rep and the price of the 403 model is going to be $378...Not that much of a price hike

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Can't say I'm 100% on the leather lining but hey it is what it is...Leather lining is more comfy but it sure does get hot when it's warm outside...Just have to wait and see though... I've been pretty much able to generate the color of the 403's with my current boots but there is something to the tex...

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I just got my Hawaiian Stomper from Tom, these are a great pair of shoes. They break immediately, the leather is very supple compare to my 405 and the color is really nice. The leyton last is indeed narrower than the trubalance but it's not a problem for me, the fit is perfect. The only thing is th...

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Less than a $100 mark up from the standard 405's is a great deal...Especially with the leather lining and a Screen Accurate boot color. Count me in G. I'm sure this is the price the Schmidty's pair would have been close to if his wen't through...These are going to be more accurate though. Let's get ...

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The very first link is the current 405's Alden is offering and you can get those shoes from Alden directly for the same price. The other ones I am not too sure about, they look like a lighter color. These are Aldens, but the AB Alden is a horse of a different color. The boot/shoe is very different ...

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With Pecards they will last forever...Worn my Original pair a great many times in the rain and general wet conditions with no adverse reaction...Feet stay nice and dry...

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Since we are posting pictures of our darkened Alden's...This is the reason I won't be buying a pair of the J Crew's...Because my self darkened pair looks almost just like them with no extra stitching and no price mark up... J Crew... http://mistermort.typepad.com/.a/6a010535d07789970c01156f665b06970...

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Seems Alden marks up all their items if it's a custom made order...Like these J Crews for example... Look at it this way...In order to complete a custom run of 405 boots, even if it's just the leather color, that means Alden has to go out of their normal routine to get the material needed adding man...

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Also the price being quoted at $200 is wrong as well...I believe the actual price was somewhere in the range of $395 to $425... For those of you interested J Crew also has a few pairs of Aldens Long Wing Model shoes for sale now in limited edition leathers and colorways...Very nice indeed...Not sure...

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Guys I think some of you are under the impression that those are close enough's or altered after they were produced...In fact that is an Alden Indy boot...Just in a special makeup done by the folks at J Crew... Much like Leathersoul has their special make ups...Adventurebilt has theirs...and Schmidt...

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Very nice my friend...These boots really do get better with age and wear...To be honest with you they are the only boots I ever wear.

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Very Nice! With age those should look very very nice...

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Great to have a second pair of AB's (That we know of) in NV Mr. Nolan...Welcome to the club my friend...

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Chris, just my PERSONAL experience here, so please do as YOU like - just sharing my experience here, that's all. Here's what I did: when I got my two pairs of AB Aldens in October last year, I tried to avoid wearing them two days in a row, so they had a day or two to rest. Everything I used in term...

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VERY stylish!!! I had NO idea that they'd go THAT well with a black suit :clap: The die I referred to is the Logo on the inside of the boot. The first batch had the current version of the Alden Logo inside of the boots, now we have the same logo as it was used on the boots 30 years ago :D Otherwise...

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Old pics of my favorite Alden's (AB's of course)... http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1374/5625212/21375171/364322985.jpg Pic with flash... http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1374/5625212/21375171/364323223.jpg They are much more well worn now but the camera is currently not willing to work with me...I...

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When can I order another pair Marc...I'm ready...Plus if you could get the vintage dye...

Let me know...

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indynoob2009 wrote:Awesome shoe collection you have

whats the size of your shoes ? they look great with this kind of jeans.

Long time no post...I'm an 11E in my Alden's....

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If Indy were based on Bond then considering the time that GL and SS were plotting the whole thing up (Late 70's pre Bond Omega) I would peg Indy as a Rolex man...Maybe something like a Rolex Explorer like Sir Edmund Hillary wore to climb everest, a nice understated tool watch that could take a beati...

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Been in a desert setting as well as a forrest setting on more than one occasion and my first pair of Alden's have been with me the whole time...Never any slipage and never any trouble...

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yeh I used a blow dryer on low heat, maybe I was doing something wrong......these are the steps I took in this order. 1) used blow dryer to warm up the leather 2) applied pecards and rubbed well in whilst the leather was still warm 3) repeated the same process on each boot 4) used the blow dyer aga...

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Congrats my friend...Those boots are going to get nice a molded to your foot then your never going to want to take them off...I guarantee it...

They have become my favorite piece of gear...now I'm up to 4 pairs and thinking of getting a pair done in snuff suede...We'll see though...

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I tried the old pecard and heat treatment over a number of days on my Todd's boots but it doesn't seem to have made any difference to the colour....if it has then it is only slightly and not very noticable. So either I am doing something wrong in the process or the leather on the boots won't darken...

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Little Update on the color of my Special Order 405's...I added a couple coats of just Natural Shoe Cream and polished them up real nice...The color is turning into a nice caramel color which is what I'm shooting for...Here is a couple pics from back when I first polished them up...I'm really happy w...

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I've worn my first pair of 405's with everything...Including a black Tux at a wedding...

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They're beauties! Congratulations. Thank you very much Sir...I do hope they wear like the pair that jeremy3178 posted because I love the way naturally distressed Aldens look and to me those are just about perfect... <<<<Just noticed I'm officially an Archaeologist now...Finally!! Now I can get out ...

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How do you plan to test this? I mean you can look and say one leathers' thicker or one feels softer, etc. The only reasonably fair test would be like Consumer Reports does; maybe a machine to simulate six months of wear or some other destructive experiments to show how the stitching holds up. Other...

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I do look ahead to owning a pair of Todd's though and will post an in depth comparison between the 2 when I get them Other than how they look, I have no interest in comparing $400 shoes to $75 shoes. :lol: Sorry...For those of you interested I will be posting an in depth review when I get the Todd'...

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