Club Obi Wan

Rich Johnson

Im on like my 4th Kepplar and i need a new one. I ran into Tod the other day on vacation and he was admiring my Indy gear. He mentioned Le Kepplar had passed. I lived near Lee and just picked my stuff up from him. Sad to learn that. Any way, nice hat, whats the website for this guy? Im interested in...

Rich Johnson

>"Did Lee bash it or did you?" Lee did all the work, I will just wear it out! >"Hey (in another thread -- somewhere -- give us details about the bike the military collectables....please ;) ....thanks, in advance!) Really nice lid :tup: ! " For the military stuff see this post and...

Rich Johnson

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Rich Johnson

Thought I would bump this. The dirty marks on my shirt that comes from my bag strap is dirt, not dye. Every time I wear it. I think it must be something with the tanning or leather oils that collect the dirt. I have tried laquer thinner to dry it out and re oil it but has not worked. I got this stra...

Rich Johnson

Ive been away for a while, been busy, not so busy with life etc. I wear my Kepler fed every day and its worn out, especially after some major repair from the dog getting it. Well, I got my hat in 08. It eventually shrank and tapered from wear in the rain and looks a tad odd for a true radiers hat. I...

Rich Johnson

Ive contaced Keppler for help. He lives near me.

Rich Johnson

Ok so here is my Fedora before starting. It look pretty nasty. http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t145/RichJohnson/IMGP4052.jpg And then after using alcohol and a very soft cloth in several appliations. The alcohol soaked all the way through eventually but got alot of the stain and dirt out but left...

Rich Johnson

Great, I will try it. My fedora cant look any more worn than it is so it wont hut unless I remove dye. Funny, I have always worn good quality cowboy hats growing up and up to a few years ago when I found a good fedora I could afford. My cowbody hats were always black, and I wore them in the same har...

Rich Johnson

I have a Kepler Fedora, and by now it has gotten severly sweat stained, all the way to the top of the band in front, and part way down the brim and sides. Is there any way to clean the sweat stains out of it?

Rich Johnson

Yes, I know a mag light or shurefire is not even a comparison to this old thing... but its for the ambiance and romance of an era and keeping the costume period. I acctaully appreicate the yellow glow the flashlight lites up a room. Im going to try it out in Smugglers cave once I have it finished, a...

Rich Johnson

Ok, so here is what I found on the net after doing some research. On Flashlight museum .com, (Yes there is such a place, lol) I viewed the Winchester collection. I can see where mine fits in. They have one just like it with the "Question mark" hanger circa 1930 and, its supposedly focusabl...

Rich Johnson

Yeah guys, I know it could have been made later, but probably not much after the mid 30s. The way the collars screw together would have been easier to make by the time WWII came around.

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Rich Johnson

Ok fixed the size, what a pain in the ### Microsoft Photo manager is. I always just clicked the one stop resize for documents. Trying to get it to zero in on 640x480 is impossible. but got it done and them reloaded to the web and all. They fit better now too.

Rich Johnson

Nothing can ruin a good costume appearance than an item that is modern and out of place. Like when I was on my way back from an event and two girls at a gas staion said I looked like Indy except for the cell phone on my belt. :( Ok so here is something that caught my eye one day. Im into antique mil...

Rich Johnson

I dont know if its the dye or dirt coming off that stuck to the back after cleaning with leather treatment. I dont want to say where I got my strap and bag from, I dont want to endanger his business in any way, but I got my custom indy holster from him too, made for a full length 1917 new service re...

Rich Johnson

Ever since I got my bag, the leather strap has been making my shirt dirty along the button strip and pocket flaps. Im not sure if its the dye or dirt sticking to it and rubbing off on my shirt. It may be coming from the rough side more than the tanned smooth side. I have cleaned both sides with a cl...

Rich Johnson

Wile I was working in construction, we were doing a demo job in a house that was a serious pain the ###. One fella said it would be so much easier with a light saber, which I thought was funny coming from him. Later that day a bunch of us drew up plans for the Craftsman Adjustable Light Sabre for us...

Rich Johnson

Im bettin that the whip is just a less used prop from the filiming maybe never was on screen.

Rich Johnson

"CALABASAS, CA -- Luke Skywalker's lightsaber from "Star Wars," Indiana Jones' hat and whip from "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and Batman's cowl from "Batman Begins" will soon be up for auction. The lightsaber is expected to sell for at least $150,000. Oth...

Rich Johnson

Here is my bulwhip.

How can I find this Joe Strain fella.

Rich Johnson

Bad purchase decison, also followed them on ebay for a few months as I learned about whips. Liked this style and it was only available in 8ft and 12 ft. Go figure.

Rich Johnson

A while back I bought a really nice 12ft whip. Its 16 plait I think, if I remember correctly. I have only been able to crack it once since Ive owned it. Its just too darn long. It spends most of the time being used, sitting in the dirt, its kind of more like flinging it than getting it airborne and ...

Rich Johnson

Saw Lee at the local gun show. Yes, hes really busy moving houses. His vioce mail fills up fast. Just so you know, I placed and paid my order in about feb, and got my hat mid last month. The hats dont take that long to make, but I was in on the ground floor of the retooling to the new product. His l...

Rich Johnson

I love my shirt and plan to oder two more. Ive worn mine on a few adventures so far, including hiking around the grand canyon for 3 days. Yep three days in the same shirt. I started to think it might become a TOD replica if I wore it too many days without washing it. But seriously, its a good shirt ...

Rich Johnson

I wear a black cowboy hat, so I get the Howdy and the Yee Haa's from the jerks. Now that I have a good fedora (Not Disneyland) I wear it regularly. So far, only my boss has noticed because shes an Indy geek too. Only kids have commented on me looking like Indy. I toured the Grand Canyon a few weeks ...

Rich Johnson

With some more work I was able to shallow out the center groove, which accentuated the front bash too. The rear pinch has some wrinkles in it from being in different positions unfortunealy, but its soft so hopefuly it will work out, maybe when it will take some rain to do it. Thanks for help guys. I...

Rich Johnson

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Rich Johnson

Ok so I took all your photos and pinched and bashed my hat more severely. It does look like your pics now, minus the shading fron dust and dirt. One thing I gotta say in my defense, I bet that collage has at least 5 different prop hats in it. They all look so perfect because there are a million peop...

Rich Johnson

Yeah, I see that the bash is much more severe on the raiders hat than mine. After I repiched the rear of my fedora (after the pics) the curveture of the crown and bash heights are comprable to the pics. I think it is a TOD looking hat. Kepler was showing me the different looks on my hat as he bashed...

Rich Johnson

Thanks Mitch, I do look kinda sharp these last couple of years since I joinned up Uncle Sam. I dont look like Hank Jr. any more. I had a nice Grizzly Adams since about 10th grade, my wife finally got to see my face.

Rich Johnson

His email is ROTLA007@aol.com to order one right now since his web site got hacked. Acording to Kepler the front is supposed to be 4 1/4 inches tall. Yes, the rear pinch got flattened up, I made it more pointy now rather than like a flat spot. The center dent is fine. Kepler delivered mine to me in ...

Rich Johnson

WPG shirt LL Bean Chinos San Diego Leather Jacket Factory "Indy Jacket" Kepler Fedora Kepler bag Kepler gunbelt and custom longer holster. I love the jacket. I wear it alot, even when I dont need to. Even in regular clotes it looks cool. Especially when you drive an open jeep alot. I alway...

Rich Johnson

I have one, and have used it in Airsoft. I normall do Nam reinactments in airsoft, but I was Indiana Jones in a themed game with tomb radiers and all. My gun shoots very straight, much better than my WGC M1911A1. I can get abbout 60 shots off one filling of gas. Yes I can only shoot 12 bbs at one re...

Rich Johnson

Somebody put a whip around that guys neck and pull him off stage.

Rich Johnson

Bump for pics.

Rich Johnson

I think the dye washing out may have come from the fact that I didnt DRY them......Ok stupid me. THough the dye from the first round a week ago washed out too. Ille have to try it all again. But after I pull them out of the dye solution, they need a rinse cycle in the washer to even out the mess, th...

Rich Johnson

I had to wait since February. But that was while he was changing everything and waiting for his proofs to be perfect. It was worth the wait. Pics will come I promise. http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t145/RichJohnson/IMGP3157.jpg EDIT: :o God, I look retarded, my eyes really arent that crooked, se...

Rich Johnson

Well, I dyed the pants again, and gave them a few washes, and guess what. Almost all the dye washed out. even from the first dying. They are back almost the same color they were before. Huge bummer.

Rich Johnson

I just got my new Kepler Fedora. (Adventure Supply).

Its revised from a new maker and supposed to be exact to the Raiders hat.
I look so killer with it on.

Just a plug for a good quality dealer from a happy customer.

Rich Johnson

Mine didnt shrink at all, but the ones I orderd were I think called natural fit, they are real baggy to begin with as opposed to the other sytle that looks cut tight in the but.
My wife does not like how baggy they are on me.

Rich Johnson

The other day I dyed my pants. I used RIT liquid brown since that was all they had. I used just more than half of the dye and the perscribed amount of salt. I used about 3 gallons of hot water in a 5 gal bucket and stirred it for a while. They came out darker, but not dark enough. There is a deffina...

Rich Johnson

Duh, I should have followed your link.

So you wound up having to get several packs of dye and do it in the washer machine? Was that on the same pants you had already dyed, or antoher pair.

Rich Johnson

Ok so how do we go about dyeing them?
Im all for trying it at least once.
What kind of dye did you use, how durable is it? Does it fade in washing?
Whats the process?

Rich Johnson

I got a pair of the LL Bean Chinos a little while ago. Im trying to decide if I should keep them or not, so even though I have had them for a few months I havent worn them. They fit a bit baggy, moreso than I think they should, and the color is too light, more of a greyish khaki than a brownish pink...

Rich Johnson

A neat Idea would be to see if S&W would sell a new barrel to ya. couldnt be much, then cut it down to fit on even an origianl S&W M1917. Also, in case you like the full length, I have a colt M1917 that I bought at a discount price because it was beat up, well it doesnt fire too well :x , bu...

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