Club Obi Wan

lpa53

I was about to do some distressing this morning when I discovered my sump pump had stopped due the outlet under the deck being frozen solid. I had to roll and crawl around underneath to get to the darned thing and thought the process might be considered an "adventure" and that I should wea...

lpa53

I've been away from COW for awhile as winter and family issues got in the way. It's been too cold to wear my fedoras here in Chicago but of late I've put them on again and in the past few weeks (finally) got two comments, both positive. The first one was regarding the Akubra Carbon Grey FedIV I wore...

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mrkaboom wrote:... Lets face it everyone dresses the same these days, continent to continent we all look like drones dressed in Levis and GAP.

And it's ironic that those who do dress the same usually think they're the hip "nonconformists"!

lpa53

you don't have to bust the center bar to put the buckles in. just find a really good tailor that can utilize the same holes for the new stitching. i did that on my washed goat wested. she did a bang up job on it....kinda pricey, but it was very well done. My wife sews a lot and I think she could do...

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Indiana G wrote:that keppler beaver raiders is gonna be one bad mamma jamma when the orders start falling on to people's heads. great job lee!!!!

I agree. Mine (got it last month) certainly is:

lpa53

i'll admit that when new, the sliders look better than the buckles.....but i've grown to like the buckles. I'd like to be able to find some buckles like ones used on trenchcoat straps except not plastic. I'd want to be able to split the middle bar, though, so I could slip it on and not have to unst...

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Looks good, LPA. How you liking your jacket? I do like it. The leather is so soft I wonder if it'll ever wrinkle quite like the real one. The odd thing is that now I'm wearing it, I notice brown leather jackets everywhere! Of course none just like this one... With the rectangular sliders if you pul...

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I just put rectangular sliders on my Wested, using the complimentary ones Gemma sent (she's been great to work with). But now that they're on I'm wondering whether I might like the flat black ones from Strapworks better. The upside of those from Wested is that the color is like that of the zipper an...

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But possibly more "Screen acurate" as I beleive some of the buckle hardware was painted by wardrobe along with the zippers... Thanks, J!m for helping put being SA in perspective. I wonder if painting my dark brass standard Wested zipper a nickel color it would be harder to actually zip? I...

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If you call and ask, wested will send you the rectangular rings. You can easily change them yourself with a pair of pliers. Gemma at Wested actually offered to send me some without my even asking! I expect them next week. I did order some from a company here in the US but didn't like them that much...

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I have a carbon gray. The color is like a cross between a moonstone and a navy blue. One of these days I'll get around to posting some pictures. Here's my carbon grey Fed IV that I've posted elsewhere on COW. http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/lpa53/Akubra%20Fed%20IV/FedIV1.jpg I was interest...

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Indiana Joyce,

You've probably thought of this already but it's happened to me and, I think, to others on COW - have you looked in your email's Spam folder? Not neccessarily from Wested, but I have gotten order responses sent there. I usually never look before I clean it out but now I do.

lpa53

one more day until the "end of the week" as quoted by Gemma. as of today, im pretty sure im never getting this stupid thing. serves me right for trying to do what others have happen so easily. Jacket late, buttons lost, need new laces ... Cheer up and look at it this way - you've got 358 ...

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I just dropped off a pair of Westeds and a pair of NH pants to the tailor to have her hem my pants and I asked for a 3" hem. I think if you are going for SA pants it's a must for the 3 to 4 inch hem . Just my 2 cents. Since the Westeds come with the unfinished leg at 35" and I'm a 31, AND...

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Indiana Joosse wrote:The seller, Dead Men's Spex was very helpfull and has quite a few other models as well, so it's worth checking him out for a Henry senior model.

Thanks, I've found his web homepage here:

http://www.deadmensspex.com/index.htm

and will drop him a line to see what he may have available.

lpa53

The trouble with the jackets, is, well, it's an addiction. So bad, in fact, that we should probably have an Indy Anonymous or something. I now have 2 jackets, with 1 on the way. I'm on my 2nd pair of Aldens, I've got way too many hats, shirts, pants...blah...blah...blah. Good luck!!! Thanks 007. I ...

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Added to the "what's so special about the pants" line, I was reading on the Indygear pants page that the normal hem for a military pant (and for the movie) was around 3-4 nches. You can see it in the pics but I wonder how noticable it is "in person". It looks like not even Wested...

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I'll be saving this post's info because just a few weeks ago I was searching the web and COW for a source for frames. My square frames just don't scream "Henry Senior", I'm afraid: http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/lpa53/Oldindy1.jpg But since I had cataract surgery several years ag...

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Thanks all for the positive comments. Coming from the experts it means a lot. When debating the Todds/Wested issue, I specifically remember someone saying "Listen to Michaelson!" and I'm glad I did! I've also seen other posts with folks having trouble with Wested, especially when they orde...

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Thanks Holt & Ipa, I think my next purchase will be the dark lamb. That's a very nice looking jacket. J- If I were to get a secnd one I'd ask for recangular sliders at the side vents instead of D-rings, the more scalloped shape pocket flap seen in many of these threads, and I'd have the back yo...

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Does the pocket flap shape vary scene to scene and/or movie to movie?

The flaps here look a lot more pointed, and deeper at the point, than what I see being sold as authentic.

lpa53

I just got my OTR Wested and discovered that the snaps are indded very tight. I just may leave them unsnapped. A short question about your rack goat. Was it one of the "specials". I'm wondering because it has the more scalloped pocket flap (which I would hav liked on the regular). http://i...

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Here's my post on the Wested Raiders Dark Brown Lamb I got just a few weeks ago. It was off the rack size 42 with no customization. I was worried too about the dark brown being too black but now I wonder how light the Authentic brown is. I think you'd like it and others who have them do, too. http:/...

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I see the Wal-Mart one on their site but not on the Wrangler site - odd. What are the SA essential for pants, anyway? The originals were Noel Howards, 2 pleats, wool, "officers pinks" scolloped flap back pockets, button fly. As to shade, well the best visual reference would be the use of ...

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New to the pants thing here and since I made the effort to get a Wested jacket and Keppler fedora, I am thinking of the Wested - but is the wool fabric only for fall and winter wear?

(on an older-guy side note, how fast can one get those buttons undone !!!?)

lpa53

I see the Wal-Mart one on their site but not on the Wrangler site - odd.

What are the SA essential for pants, anyway?

lpa53

Just took this pic of my new Carbon Grey Fed IV - on my head rather than my hand. I'll watch the DC scenes of Raiders this weekend and maybe tweak the bash. To get a sharper pinch (if I want it) should I steam it and maybe use clothes pins? It's sooo comfortable, but darn ... am I really that old ? ...

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I just received my Carbon Grey Fed IV today after returning the first one which was too big - I needed a 56 rather than a 57 and this one fits much better. This is my first try at bashing and for a model I used what Lee Keppler did with the hat I got from him a few weeks ago. In comparison to Lee's,...

lpa53

It looks good! It'll look better with age. By the way, what kind of hat are you sporting? The hat is my first, a Keppler. I measure 22" and got a size 7. It was perfect right out of the box and Lee was great to work with. (I just got a grey Fed IV today and will posts shots in that thread.) .....

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I orderd my jacket from Wested around October 3rd and received it last week, so it took about three weeks. I had great communications with Gemma the entire time. It may have helped, though, that I had ordered a standard off-the-rack jacket - no customizations. I'm going to put rectangular sliders on...

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Indiana Holt wrote: ok now I am fed up with the hand jokes.I will lose the 'karate chops' hands and pose like every time I show of a jacket.

then we will see how many jokes there will be.hehehe

After seeing that pic, I, for one, will never use the hand joke again ...

lpa53

I would change those Drings into rectangulars for more SA look. Yes, I have a link from another thread for where to get some rectangular "rings". It sure seems odd though that you can't find three-bar buckles like seen on trench coats, or on Todds jackets. Wait a minute, on that other thr...

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I absolutley love it. congrats. great fit.great sleeves.great length.great jacket.love it!! I would change those Drings into rectangulars for more SA look. and as for the hands..yeah I see that you are trying..a little more practice and your good to go my firend! Thanks, Holt. I know I didn't get t...

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spenyk wrote:Out of curiosity what is your height?

I'm about 5-10 and weigh about 170.

lpa53

Well, I got my first jacket ... or is it yet? Having read tons of threads here but having never even touched an Indy jacket, I was a little wary of asking for custom features features, I went ahead and ordered a Wested off-the-rack 42R Raiders Dark Brown Lamb. Now I'm not as fit and young as most I ...

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Yep, the side bashes are the key. I tried to get that look here http://www.theraider.net/showimage.php?ImageUrl=http://www.theraider.net/films/indy4/gallery/screens/ij4_33.jpg Am I imagining it , or do Ford's brims always appear smaller (shorter?) than those on most commercially available hats? Is ...

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brown first, definitely brown. The gray looks really nice, I agree, but the brown is so...Indy... -M I got a brown first (a Keppler) because I wanted something to wear with the (upcoming) jacket. However, I frequently in the winter use a long grey overcoat and thought the carbon grey would be nice ...

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Going too SA at work (where I am most of the time) would make me feel like I was trying to really be someone else. I sit at a computer all day programming - I think a whip and a bag worn by a guy doing that would look just a tad creepy ... :twisted: Now for Halloween I do eventually want the full ge...

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I wore my new Keppler outside the house for the first time today. Since it's cool out now, and I haven't much on top anymore, it felt good to have a hat on. Surprisingly, no-one said a thing or even gave it a look - at least that I could see - which is fine. That people weren't aware of it that much...

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Well, though Lee's site says it's "grand" opening was to be yesterday, it's still not up:

http://www.adventure-supply.com/

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I was agonizing tonight, hoping I made the right choice a few weeks ago when ordering my first jacket, a Wested standard cut Raiders dark lamb. I was thinking at first of the 80s cut but went with the standard because in cooler weather I may wear a light sweater beneath and i really do like wrinklin...

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I ordered a wested Raiders dark lamb a few weeks ago. It'll be my first jacket so hope I did the right thing.

How does the Wested dark lamb color compare to the color of a Todd's sStandard? is Todd's closer to the Wested authentic brown?

lpa53

Well, at least negative comments received by posters here have the movie character right. I got my new Keppler fedora this week but haven't yet worn it to work, instead opting today in the cooler weather to wear an Irish walking hat that was my dad's. Thinking I may have looked a bit like Henry Jone...

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If you want to "believe" that the hat is a thinking entity capable of coming back to it's "master", go right ahead. You're bringing some perspective to the Indy movies that I'm not on board with. I'm just saying that I view them as different hats throughout the the series, and t...

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spenyk wrote:Do they alert you when they ship it, or is that what they mean by processing?

I'm in the States and I got a "Processing" email 10 days ago for an OTR and haven't heard anything yet.

lpa53

I can believe a hat could last all of those years and through all of those adventures. I just don't believe Indy managed to hang on to it through all of those years and through all of those adventures. Besides, it's how I cope with the different looks we see. And don't we all look different as we a...

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DR Ulloa wrote:Beautiful hat, lpa. All these Kepplers look simply great!

Dave

Thanks for the positive remarks. It's starting to get chilly here in Chicago, too so will be wearing it soon. Am wondering though, whether to wait until the Wested comes ...

lpa53

theinterchange wrote:...This is after a couple of good rains, and earlier today I used the Keppler hat softening method.

And that method is ... ?

Sitting on it? What?

lpa53

Actually, as I recall, it was not only something added as they 'went along', but something Peter and co. did when they kept getting complaints that the strap kept pulling out of the seam of the jackets with use. It just made sense to make the change for the stronger 'x' box and eliminate that tear....

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Well, I finally got my Keppler, which is also my first Indy fedora. I think it fits well and am surprised that I don't feel overwhelmed by its height. Lee does the bash for you so that's great in that it'll give me something to work toward when I get another (unless of course, the other comes from L...

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Finally Some Comments

About those Pockets

Re: Wested Raiders, busted.

Three Week Wested Turnaround

Wested Raiders OTR Dark Brown Lamb - now what?

Brown then Grey, But Dark or Light?

Geek with a Whip?

Still waiting for a reaction

Still not up ...

I'm With Holt - Hopefully

Wested Dark Lamb and Todds

The Inspector?

Re: Believe

Nuttin Yet

Believe

Sitting on It?

Keppler Arrives