Club Obi Wan

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..and yet. I was in a pawnbrokers' shop a few weeks ago. They had a second hand starter pistol for sale it was black [illegal] and .38 [illegal] but, "It's OK we can sell it, 'coz it's second hand, the local police ordinance officer said so when he was in the other day". There is indeed so...

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often when people who don't wear hats want to try my fedora [once I've confirmed they don't have a hat size that will stretch it] they put it on the back of their head - which indeed does look goofy. I think this is because they think it should follow their hairline. It may be as simple as finding t...

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Fifthchamber, actually I do like it here. The weather allows me to wear all my favourite clothes most of the year, not just Indy stuff - I can indulge my passion for Victoriana. In any other country I'd look out of place, here I'm just taken to be eccentric, perhaps a penurous aristocrat

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Yes I must admit we are 'blessed' with a Temperate Climate [read, unpredictable,wet and windy all year round] here in the British Isles.

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I have a cotton Wested, I waxed it to LOOK leather and it's not hot to wear at all.

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The Federation seems A LOT heavier than the AB. Wouldn't that make it hotter underneath?...KC I've been using the same Federation standard quality for three years now, winter and summer. Now I admit we dont get tropical heat here in England but July and August can be scorchers. Yes the Fed is warm ...

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After years of trying varous gimmick, multi-blade, gel-coated razors -yes they really are sales gimmicks that make no difference - I returned to using a safety razor with blades by Wilkinson Sword and get the best shave I ever had. No soap or brush, just water then moisturiser even on my thick stubb...

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. Now, I see that every year it is naturally morphing slowly into that cairo hat I fell in love with on film with just natural wear and tear. Told ya so. [-( ;) Regards! Michaelson Nothing like putting the hat on your head and just wearing the thing is there. Agreed. My one hat has become an old fr...

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I'd stick with the only hat I ever had. The Fed IV standard, reblocked mind you.

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Just sharing few pics of a quick fix. I wanted a cotton fedora for the summer that would keep its shape. I bought a cheap one -£8- on a market, the one with the roomiest crown that was all cotton. I bought it one size too large to help with stretching it taller. I wet it through and stretched it ove...

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Why not? You'd be the darling of every stitch counter who resides here! :lol: ;) Regards! Michaelson I think the persons best suited to discuss the exact dimensions or SA-ness of the cotton Wested are... Wested... and they are [quite rightly] too busy running a business to indulge such OCD. s far a...

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I think you have an opportunity to blaze a new trail by posting some informative info. about that jacket, EW. Just a thought. I have already posted a thread about how I waxed and textured the cotton. http://indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=47569&hilit=" onclick="window.open(th...

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yup, and it's a cotton Wested I waxed to look leathery. I love it. http://www.indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=47569&hilit=+wested" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href)...

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Nice pic there, Woody! Looks like you are ready for the Hovitos chase, but your facial expression is reminiscent of LC ? ;) http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2995948800/tt0097576" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; That hat is ...

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yup, and it's a cotton Wested I waxed to look leathery. I love it. http://www.indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=47569&hilit=+wested" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/en...

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I have discovered that a little neutral moisturiser cleans off the sweat and dirt without drying the leather.

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originally a smart country jacket could be unbuttoned at the cuff to aid in rolling it up out of the way for dirty work. it's called a working cuff and ironically it's only likely to be available now on a top quality bespoke tweed suit. http://www.savvyrow.co.uk/products/1996-bespoke-bold-check-gree...

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Interesting they leave the hole in the lapel these days, but no corrsponding button. Interesting too how original intentions in designs of things get lost in history, and though the item still exists, the original intent is lost. Regards! Michaelson I think though some of the original uses are forg...

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It was also used to attach the button end of a hat trolley cord, especially on hard hats like bowlers that were more prone to blow off in a high wind, if you want to get even MORE technical about it's original use. ;) By the way, NONE of the suits I've ever owned with the button hole EVER had a but...

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Yeah, that's pretty much what the dress coat lapel button hole was for too... Watch fanatic. :roll: What about a boutonnière? [-X And go back far enough and it was actually used as a button hole to button the flapped lapel closed. [-( :Plymouth: Magnoli it's also an excellent point to fix the butto...

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I had never seen Cabaret before. It's set in Germany 1931. Michael York plays an Oxford professor [but not of archæology]. His hat is what caught my attention. I'd be prepared to swear It's an HJ 'poet'. The whole look including the suit and trenchcoat is uncannily familiar. Marcus Brody wears his p...

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In fairness, Hornet Hats emailed me today to say they had received the returned hat and agreed with me on the size issue. They will be taking it up with Christies. Considering Christies' reputation I hope for all hat fans sake's it was a one-off error due to a Christmas rush and not the thin edge of...

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And I'm sorry to hear about your troubles, enigmata , but I must ask, if they are roughly 50 miles away from you then why did you not just go in person to their place of business and get one in your hands rather than rely on the post? It's one of those bizarre things that going to Hornet's shop fro...

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There was plenty of apologetic communication, just none that was actually informative.

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It may just be that I was the wrong person in the wrong place at the wrong time, but I'm not risking a replacement. To thieir credit they have already arranged the refund.

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What a shame! On the plus side I can say nothing but good things about Akubras customer service yes I should have gone with my first instinct to use Akubra again, but I thought Hornets were worth a try. I foolishly believed that as they are just 50 not 12,000 miles away I'd get a quicker service. ]...

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For my birthday my wife ordered me a grey Christies Adventurer through Hornet hats. I had already been in touch to be sure I'd order the right size by giving them my head measurement of 57.4 cm - I queried whether a 58 or 59 - to allow for shrinkage - would be best. I was assured a 58 would do. Horn...

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I have a Russian surplus winter coat with a zip in lining made of felted wool. It's WARM. I wonder if a clever seamster[ess] could fix up something similar?

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It doesn't seem to work well with 'Eurocaps' but I'm going to order some altogether 'punchier' caps from the USA and experiment

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Here is a link to the VCR act with regards to imitation firearms http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/38/part/2/crossheading/imitation-firearms If we go on about it this thread will be locked and cleaned :anxious: I am a licenced firearm and shotgun holder in the UK,and I know a bit about such ...

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djd wrote:Lol! They're wrong according to their own legislation.... That said, your backside is now well and truly covered with that email!

Well done Derek

Given what I was told I may as well get a blank firer now, as you say, I'm covered.

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Well I did my research and even emailed the Police for a clarification. I quote; I am putting together an 'Indiana Jones' themed theatrical act for events, carnivals and private parties. I am also looking into setting up 'Murder Mystery Evenings'. The dramatic effect of these would be greatly enhanc...

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Perhaps if we didn't all rub cat litter on our hats?... Ha ha ha! Actually I've read that biological washing powder will break down cat pee. But it would mean washing the hat and that would ruin it anyway. I wonder if you could just rub the washing powder in, leave it to work, then brush it out? Or...

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we're not all Indy shaped so improved fit makes sense to me.

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anyone can BUY fashion but it takes a real personality to CARRY OFF one's own style

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Perhaps if we didn't all rub cat litter on our hats?...

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Just arrived home after work and thought I may illustrate what I stated earlier this day. ;) http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/9867/img74602b.th.jpg http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/817/img74671b.th.jpg Hey Jens! These pics are great! I LOVE the antique effect ;) Me, I'm seeing Arthur Dent. But ...

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It's British Royal Mail. You do realise that means Her Majesty has to deliver every package personally? [she gets Christmas Eve off]

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All these patched together laws could be replaced by a MUCH tighter control of the illegal import and sale of ammunition. - no bullets = no casual gun crime. If the armed forces and police were confident no one else but the most organised hardened crims had ammunition, a lot of shootings of [stupid ...

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Here in the UK realistic replica guns af any sort - basically anything that can possibly be adapted for firing live rounds - are now illegal unless you can prove you need them for theatrical or re-enactment use. This is a GOOD thing but a bugger for us. Blue or orange plastic is about the best you c...

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That is pretty disappointing, I had a similar experience with their Raiders knife. The handle looked much too light and may have been bone rather than the expected horn. Rather than make an issue of it [the postage to return it to the USA wasn't worth it] I just crafted into it to make it more SA. I...

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In defence of Wested's email response reputation; for me they were very good answering specific questions about their products, but I did not get a reply to emails of a more, "wouldn't it be great if you could..?" nature. Quite rightly I felt, as I myself have had to put reminders on my p...

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The flashlight is very bright in the sceens and the lamp that Mutt used had a very bright quartz light used for filming, so the flashlight may have been modified to accomodate a higher output. From what little experience I have shooting film, it takes a lot of light for correct exposures, I really ...

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OOPs. The no ebay links rule slipped my mind in my eagerness to help. I imagined that only applied to one's own wares.
Apologies.
Search for "1950'S RETRO VW CAR FLASH LIGHT 1950'S 1960'S" on the "site-that-shall-not-be-named"

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Canyon wrote:Hurrah! More proof that us gals can pull of the lids!

Awesome job on the hat, btw.

My wife occasionally wears my Fed IV and proves also that women actually look better in fedoras than men do. [The fedora was originally a ladies hat]

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Recently I took delivery of a flashlight exactly like Indy's in Crystal Skull, as far as I can tell comparing it to stills. Apart from the Indy association It's a well thought out piece of design. The batteries are held firmly connected by a sprung contact pad - not just a spring as in many modern t...

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Hi Enigmata, any closer to posting some pics? I'm interested as I was just about to dye some cheap chinos my wife bought me from BHS. They're a classic 'chino' off-white / beige colour. I was just going to use a light brown dylon colour, but now I'm intrigued about the grey & terracota mix you'...

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whipcracker wrote:Yup, I think that Todd has the best replica out there without spending an arm and a leg...

though the colour of the handle on mine was very light - before I worked on it
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=44468&hilit=+knife

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Just wanted to show off a very near enough tie [to the one Indy wears with his Washington scene suit] I picked up in a Salvation Army second hand shop - for £1!
It's definitely worth keeping your eyes open.

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Homebase are selling unlined, leather, mustard yellow, gardening gloves for £13. I'd post a link but they don't have that particular product on their website.
Here's how they look after a bit of gardening.

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