Club Obi Wan

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Like many here, I never met him, but once had a conversation on here where I mentioned having an odd dream where Steve was sitting at a store front inside some sort of futuristic mall of sorts and yes, he had hand crafted hats for sale. He told me that oddly enough, he had had a similar dream before...

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That'd be the pride and joy of anyone's collection. Well done, beautiful jacket!

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Indiego Jones wrote:Well... that's it
That's the jacket we based our last Raiders replica style.

Not in the archives, as far as we know.
In hands of a private collector.-

Ok, thanks, if anyone would know, you would.

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Thought it looked pretty legitimate, it seems you always see the jackets sitting on a dark gray backing when it's in the archives too. I really like the collars and the pocket flaps on the jacket. It's lightened up quite a bit with time, still I never liked super dark Raiders jackets.

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Anyone else see this photo recently?
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It varies a little. Some say it looks lighter on Blu-Ray and insist that is the correct color. Myself, I think it looks best if the hat and the jacket are similarly colored. But I'm probably in the oddball minority. I think most vendors tend to make the jacket too dark these days (whereas they used ...

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Hopefully this is OK to post here. I've been watching as of late, and the British Pound vs. the US Dollar is really dropping like a rock. It's almost a 1 to 1 ratio, which means if you're in the market for a Wested, now would be a good time to buy, at least for Americans...(if they aren't shut down ...

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He changed the name of his youtube channel to Evert Films, he posts sporadically on there. I am still subbed to him: https://www.youtube.com/user/purewhips1/videos" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Oh boy, I get to opine on this 10 years after the fact. I think Pecard's is fine for the lifetime of a human. If you want to preserve your jacket for longer than 100 years, then perhaps the oils and waxes, etc. will start to degrade, discolor etc., but probably nothing a fresh coat of the stuff woul...

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Am I missing something, I don't see any photos?

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WPG's run pretty big and they have three locations they ship from, one location is in California. Also Britain and United Arab Emirates. Much better color than other shirts (in my opinion.) It will be interesting to see what Magnoli has up his sleeve though. He's usually Mr. Screen Accuracy.

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All of these are on the newer side to me, although that does not mean they are new and no one has ever heard of them. http://www.steele-jones.com.ar/en/sombreros.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; https://www.advintage.de/index.php/2018/05/17/harrison-fedora-2018/?lang=en&q...

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Flying Cross makes a Uniform shirt I really like, It's got seams down the front and epaulets. I own one in tan and one in gray Is this it? It actually looks halfway decent in their silver-tan color: https://flyingcross.com/fx5120" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Not the full...

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My money's with Hufvud and Advintage, but nothing wrong with a Penman, he's still the one to base the modern standard on, if you can afford it, go for it. To answer the original question, my opinion is that Herbert Johnson would be good for a generic, amorphous Indiana Jones look, just wouldn't rely...

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Haven't logged in here in years, first time I do, first thread I open is this.

RIP.

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Michaelson wrote:
bigrex wrote:Great buy, can't beat it with a stick.
SURE you can. Folks seem to do that all the time to their gear around here.

HIGH regards! Michaelson

I guess I stand corrected

Peanuts, popcorn, crackjack, sandpaper or baseball bats anyone?

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I received one of these last weekend and may have to eventually post a few pics. XL with liner, all I have done to it is lightly damp the outer arms and scrunch them up with a small fire extinguisher inside the arms to keep the shape. Let it sit one day and then hung it back up in the hot garage to ...

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Neither is distressing with sandpaper, acetone, sandblasting, or heavy doses of radiation. Since I have never subscribed to ANY of those suggested possiblilties that Todd posts above, my stand is consistant with everything I've stated for the past 15+ years regarding care of gear....especially me s...

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I voted for #5 just because it seems like a less over-the-top version of #4. Although it is maybe a little harder to picture that as an Indy jacket due to the leather color. I think the #4 texture would be too much all over the jacket, selected penitent patches of it might pass. In my mind something...

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Are all these photos taken at the same scale? It seems like #4 is more "zoomed out" to me.

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The "best" way might be a tad impractical, showing up on his doorstep

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Good luck, I hope you are able to contact him, I've had troubles in the past, but eventually was able to get him, does take perserverence though, busy guy.

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Sometimes it helps to air frustrations, I can sense a mixture of frustration and relief in your writing. I too would probably go the tailor route you are taking, your logic sounds sensible to me. In my mind you've given Wings more than ample benefit of the doubt this time around judging from your st...

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Just a comment, if anyone wants to turn over your place in line to someone else, or sell your spot to them, Steve is all right with that arrangement. I'm going through that process right now as someone make a couple payments to me and has contacted Steve for an order in my stead.

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Yeah, fit looks nice, but now that you point that out, that does look funny.

or unusual, was that a foreign job?

Ok, just reread the original post, yep, imported, I would be disappointed as well, especially on a jacket that turned out well otherwise.

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You can get one from me if you don't mind redying it, or you can pick up the same stuff here in larger quantity:
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I sent money for a hat on 2/11/08 and requested a paypal refund on 11/13/10, guess it's time to call Mr. Delk You could probably sell off your spot. Always an idea. jnicktem, Yes, I was contacted by someone offering to take my place, that sounds like a win for everyone if acceptable. I know Steve i...

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I sent money for a hat on 2/11/08 and requested a paypal refund on 11/13/10, guess it's time to call Mr. Delk

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Sarge said he doesn't want to given them because other vendors would try to copy the Cooper pattern before his even hit the market. When they start to arrive then we'll all know and some one will post them. Until then, the few who have received them have been asked not to give specs for said reason...

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Anyone know what the length and width of the pockets on these jackets run? I won't get into a debate as to whether the dimensions are "good" or "bad", I'll keep that to myself, but I was kind of interested in that info., I haven't managed to stumble across it in the discussions o...

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I would love to see a Bison jacket in a seal brown. The texture of the bison looks AMAZING! I would be all over a seal brown legend...then I could use the Hero for my LC jacket. Thanks for inquiring with Roz about getting the Bison done in seal. It really is amazing how generous you are with the me...

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Ok, now I see, naked cowhide is my favorite

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Darn, I can't get that link to work

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I don't know. We're slowly being overun by feral wild pig in the U. S., so an outlet for making jackets out of their tough hides may help erradicate some of the problem. It would be a very tough wearing leather, that's for sure! Make them worth 'harvesting', and it will help control the wild pig po...

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If the sizing is really off, you would chuck it in the dryer with full heat, (like I did) otherwise, the lower the better. It is true that it will shrink in time on it's own due to perspiration, getting caught in the rain, etc. the sleeves also seem to shrink even more, but this is mainly due to the...

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"Scrumptious"and lovely looking jacket. The grain and look of that leather is superb.

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Whoa, if the hats are positioned on the same side for each photo, I actually like the older one better, looks like a less conventional fedora to me, but that's just me being honest, they both look great.

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They sell black leather shorts, they must be evil.

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It's really futile anyway. The jacket is an illusion - it's a movie prop viewed through a Panavision lens. It's an illusion that only exists on screen created in the magic land of make-up, duct tape, spray paint, and pixie dust. And it only exists for 115 minutes, no more. Everyone's perfect jacket...

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Cute!

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Spot on reproduction, looks good enough to transform the wearer into Indy on the set of the Temple of Doom.

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mcmanm wrote:Figured as much when it came to the November 08 nonmember orders.

Matt

Isn't that Nov. '07

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Hello COWers! I've been away for awhile... Sorry about that... finishing school it's heavy!!! :Dietrich: I just wanted to ask all of you about your AB orders. I order mine on Sep 10th, 2008 and haven't received any news (or hat) yet... :roll: Does anyone have info? Many thanks in advance and greeti...

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I think it depends on the person which might look best on them.

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Is it just me, or am I the only one who doesn't like the way this particular YJ hat looks? No offense, Blooze, I am glad you're happy with your purchase! Maybe the angle is what's throwing me, but I look at it and go: "Meh. I like the AB better." Also, no offense to YJ, I know you do fine...

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Lol, for a wings that's tight, length actually looks good.

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Wow, a real gun in CA, that's awesome and you're awesome

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Good stuff, I also have to say your hat looks good from side view.

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It is just like on the wings 'Hero' jacket. the only thing is that on the wings jacket both pockets are pushed far back. small detail I know.... eh, wings pockets still look bigger to me. your not following my friend. i never said they where the same size. the pocket on the stormflap side is not pu...

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Indiana Holt wrote: It is just like on the wings 'Hero' jacket. the only thing is that on the wings jacket both pockets are pushed far back. small detail I know....

eh, wings pockets still look bigger to me.

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I tend to think it's a mixture of INTJ personality type with a possible "pinch" of Asperger's syndrome thrown in... The wife refers to me as high functioning but often inappropriately honest... Don't read "bravery" or "boldness" into what I say - I just don't know any ...

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