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Alkali Jones

Hey indydude 18,

You don't need a seam (or top stitching) to do what fedoraraiders did, you can just push the fabric into the pocket flap and sew it shut again by hand, add top stitching and iron. It would work. 'Nough said.

Dan S

Alkali Jones

Hey indydude 18, I'm no expert, just some guy on the internet, but both have errors (of the N.H. and M.B.A. pictures shown). I agree with you that KT Templars pants pictures are probably "Raiders." It is amazing to me that no one has gotten this right so far. I think Magnoli's are the best...

Alkali Jones

Rascal!

Alkali Jones

I've just read through my posts, and I'm puzzled. Where and when did I ever say I considered a .45 ACP was 'light'? :-k Please show me so I can correct that statement. :shock: I said I prefer revolvers, and that preference is the .44. :M: :tup: Regards! Michaelson Hey Michaelson, With all the camar...

Alkali Jones

Hey Michaelson & _, I'm starting to wonder how big you guys are?? :-k I'm a little guy (I guess), 5' 10", 150 lbs soaking wet. I'll be 52 in about a month. I love the 1911 .45 ACP. (I'm a little miffed Indy hasn't used one yet!) I find .357 a little hard to control. I never touched a .44 ma...

Alkali Jones

Easy. The S&W 45 from Raiders. A powerful modified revolver. Lots of power and modified the way a mercenary would. The Web is just so impractical. It's inaccurate. It's bulky. Who but a British officer would carry one? Nope... The S&W 45... That's the gun. Personally? I think the real Indy ...

Alkali Jones

unplugged wrote:Wow, I didnt know that cross- dominance was that common. I too am dominant in my right hand and left eye.

Me too.

Dan S

Alkali Jones

Hey All, Indiana MarkVII, wecome to the wonderful world of shooting! Just remember, it all happens in the mind before it happens in the hand. I've been shooting since I was eight (over forty years ago). I'm in armed security at a nuclear power plant and I re-qualify every year. I love snap caps! I p...

Alkali Jones

Hey All, Texan Scott, I'm with you on the color, but Magnoli has the details better. The sloped shaping seam over the back pockets, the false waist band, number of belt loops and the fact they have no top stitching- Magnoli has those details really right. Check out this thread: http://www.indygear.c...

Alkali Jones

Hey EU,

Does this help?

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=33962&p=479545&hili ... er#p479545

Dan S

Alkali Jones

Hey All, An Atlanta Cutlery catalog came in the mail the other day and I saw this near the back: http://www.atlantacutlery.com/images/PRODUCT/medium/2249.jpg http://www.atlantacutlery.com/images/product/medium/2249_2_.jpg I know, it's not a WG, but it's one of those "close enough" things t...

Alkali Jones

Hey indianaandrews,

Nice WG, shame about the "deactivation," though. I think you'd be safe calling the "Browning" reproduction an "Inglis" reproduction. I don't believe Browning (FN) ever made sights like those.

Dan S

Alkali Jones

Hey All, I believe I've read on these very boards that finished leather has a light coating of laquer on it from the factory. If that"s so, then a couple good wipes with alcohol should remove it. This might explain 1). why leather when new is slightly shiny, and 2). why tekors had little succes...

Alkali Jones

Hey nihil,

Try here: http://www.dharmatrading.com/ They have all kinds of stuff for dyeing fabrics. Maybe they can help.

Dan S

Alkali Jones

Hey Zoltar, They look good. Maybe I missed this, but what pants are they? Did your tailor know how to do a military hem, or did you tell him? Can you show a picture of the inside of the hem so folks can see how it's done? It's a good looking ensemble. Are you going to disstress your gear, or break i...

Alkali Jones

But, I was just told and as shown by magnoli's officer pinks. Officer pinks don't have pleats, so what Bing wears can't be officer pinks. What I meant was really a reference to another thread about how does indy replace his clothes, etc. Someone stated that he bought the shirt, and pants, through m...

Alkali Jones

Hey raider 57, Thanks. Me too. Custom? Maybe- If you watch old movies, especially those made or set in the '30s and '40s, you see these pants all the time. I don't think it would be any problem to purchase a pair of "Indy pants" anytime during that period. Just watch "White Christmas&...

Alkali Jones

Indiana Holt wrote:okay. here is the ultimate screen test. I dulled the brightness down a bit.

Hey Holt,

How did you get Indy to stand in front of your bedroom door??? And who's the guy on the right? Great work!

Dan S

Alkali Jones

Hey Indy Magnoli,

That is excellent news! Well done sir! Keep it up!

Now about those belt loops...http://indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=44513

Dan S

Alkali Jones

I hate to contradict, but the false waistband on the recently new pants that I had Magnoli make do indeed have the correct detail. When you compare the waistband of the NH next to the ones I had made, you can see what he did to copy it. Indiana Jake Hey Indiana Jake, I can see that your pants are d...

Alkali Jones

Has nailing the color always been the biggest roadblock in getting SA Raiders pants? No, the biggest was getting the back pockets right. The colour has hardly been a problem because there has always been Noel Howard's product as reference. Hey All, There have been other problems besides the back po...

Alkali Jones

Wow Jake,

Those look great! Too bad the fabric is gone at B Blacks. Well done.

Dan S

Alkali Jones

Hey rover smith, So the bunching isn't down by the hem edge, it's up by the hem stitching. How are you sewing this? Is it a machine "blind hem"? Or are you hand stitching? It seems it must be a machine doing the stitching. Machine "hemming" is hard. It takes practice. It looks li...

Alkali Jones

Hey All, I thought since there were lists of jacket details (agent5, Holt's list, etc.), I'd like to see a list of Indy pants details. Also, the Mods keep deleting links to the other site where I did this originally. I make costumes with some regularity and know these kinds of lists are really helpf...

Alkali Jones

Hey rover smith, The problem you have is solved by "easing-in" the seam. As you have rightly said, the "inner" piece is slightly smaller than the actual pants and so causes them to bunch somewhat when slid on. Since you have cut the "military hem" (it has a slight angle...

Alkali Jones

Hey Todd,

Can we see the business end? Does it look like this:

Excepting some orange paint, of course.

Dan S

Alkali Jones

Puppetboy wrote: This might take a while. Sorry.

Hey Puppetboy,

Nobody apologises for fine wine. Nobody apologises for fine art. Some cathedrals took hundreds of years to complete. They didn't say, "Sorry"; they said, "Patience".

Dan S

Alkali Jones

Hey All, I must say, this forum is nothing if not entertaining! I really love the back and forth that happens here. :lol: Everyone says that Westeds are nice pants, so I'm sure they are. Really. And everyone says Magnoli makes a great pair of pants, and I'm sure they are. Really. But Todd, if you do...

Alkali Jones

Hey Matt,

It looks like 100% wool is the hands down winner. Dry clean only. Sorry.

How did your pants turn out? I know you planned some modifications. Were you able to complete them? Do you have pictures?

Dan S

Alkali Jones

Hey Indiana Jake, That looks really accurate. Well done, good work. You probably have the most accurate Indy pants on the planet (except, of course, for Indy's pants!? ;) ). The color photographs well. If they're too dark, I'd never guess it. I hope Todd's come out as well as yours did. Still waitin...

Alkali Jones

Hey Indiana Jake, I got my eight foot nylon bullwhip from classicwhips (James Emory) after having owned an Austalian eight foot kangaroo hide stock whip. I remember the 'roo hide breaking in much faster than the nylon! I have bad shoulders from over twenty years in the garage door industry (winding ...

Alkali Jones

Hey James,

I think this whip has a much smoother taper than the previous ones. It looks quite good. By the way, the whip you made me has quite broken in now and is very easy to crack. I'm really enjoying it! Keep up the good work!

Dan S

Alkali Jones

Hey frogman, Have them fitted. You know they spent real money making sure HF's stuff fit him perfectly. You should do no less. Go see a tailor. Have them fitted. Bring a copy of the "Military Hem" thread if he doesn't know how to do it. The change will be amazing. Even if they can't be let...

Alkali Jones

Hey Indiana Jake, Wow, they look nice. The color doesn't seem that dark at all. You know, I really envy you guys who just walk into B. Black and Sons (and you know who you are). The Chicagoland area is a long way away from LA. But wait, :-k something is wrong... Wait... I know- you're not wearing th...

Alkali Jones

Hey All, KT, you've said in the past that Wested's current offering were very close in color to the screen used ones. Hey puppetboy, NH experienced quite a bit of "detail creep". Go with the photo's. I don't think NH was able to make those pants personally. Others did the work for him with...

Alkali Jones

Hey Puppetboy, Wool. 100% wool all the way. Polyester blends will pill in time. That looks so cheap. Puppetboy, if you get this right, I'll stop making and developing mine. I'm with those who said 5" of extra hem fabric. Please consult KT Tempars' pictures often. If your details deviate from th...

Alkali Jones

Hey All, Magnoli's pant's are "close enough", but really no better than Westeds. Magnoli does have good looking back pocket flaps. And he has added the sloped seam above the back pockets, but it slopes the wrong way! Further, the seam stops at the "added on" waist band. The seam ...

Alkali Jones

Hey enigmata_wood,

Clever, very clever.

Dan S

Alkali Jones

Hey bruce wayne, Indy's pants taper. (Jumping up and down stamping both feet, hard! :x ) I don't know who started this "they don't taper" thing, but they're wrong. If you look at KT Templars picture below, (Feeling calmer already, breath in breath out. :oops: ) you can see they taper. Not ...

Alkali Jones

Hey All, Just a word gentlemen. Indy's pants must taper. They must. If you go from a thirty-six (or thirty-four) inch diameter hole, (the waist) down to two eighteen inch diameter holes, (the leg openings) the legs taper. The problem here is that we are all (almost all, anyway) built differently fro...

Alkali Jones

Hey android, Wow! Just... wow! Can I have it? Wow. :TOH: Dan S Not if you live in Chicago... You know better!!! :cry: Hey android, Since I'm about forty miles south of Chicago in the nebulous "Chicagoland Area", (Custer Park) now can I have it? ;) Really though, what a great find. Enjoy e...

Alkali Jones

Hey android,

Wow! Just... wow! Can I have it? Wow.

Dan S

Alkali Jones

EIGHT!!

So, Wested makes pants with six, seven, and eight loops. Now that's accuracy! Todd, if ever we needed you, it's now. (Or for those who are financially endowed, AdventureBuilt.

)

Dan S

Alkali Jones

Hey fedoraraider, How many total belt loops did you start with? I've heard that some Westeds start with six loops and some with seven. If you started with six, how did you get the seventh? Hey Risu, If you let the hem all the way out, do you have enough fabric to hem your pants correctly without the...

Alkali Jones

Hey fedoraraiders, Amazing! Wonderful work! It's such a shame this kind of treatment is needed at all. The tailoring word for "belt loops" is "carriers". What you called "wire" we call "thread". But I don't think anyone was put off by your english at all. You ...

Alkali Jones

Ill take pics when I can, but, I love this jacket most of all. So comfortable, I wore it all day yesterday under my freezer clothes and slept in it last night. Which, I plan to do for the rest of the week so I can have it broken in by this Saturday. Hey, Indiana Joyce, I really want to see this jac...

Alkali Jones

Hey RaiderZee,

Excellent observation! Challenging assumptions should be a national sport. Well done.

Dan S

Alkali Jones

Hey RaiderZee, I would guess that the Inglis Indy carried had a very worn original finish. That, of course, is a guess. Here is the e-mail in full. You can decide if it's difficult or not. Hi Dan , I hope you received the info O.K. ? If you have any problems I will talk you through it . When drillin...

Alkali Jones

Hey RaiderZee, Sorry about that RZ, I was asleep at the wheel. A fellow I e-mailed over at http://www.hipowertalk.com sent me this for modifying my HP. Here is the recipe for reproducing the Inglis finish devised by Parker ( now the Pyrene Co Ltd , High Wycombe England ) and recommended by the FN te...

Alkali Jones

Hey RaiderZee, Brandon's picture above (the smaller one) is about as good as you'll find without the book. The book does not show an Inglis. It's either a Browning or an FN (I know, not much difference except what's stamped on it). The gun in the book picture doesn't have a thumbprint, either. A not...

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