Club Obi Wan

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just a piece of advice: go for the head. DON'T put zombies on fire, it doesn't work, plus you will have FIRE zombies tackling you. not good.

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I don't know...it doesn't look right on you...I think you better send it over to me so you don't have to take anymore pictures... http://knowyourmeme.com/i/6942/original/Massimolold.jpg?1248858470 @djd: :tup: it's part of the fun of having an Indy hat: crease it, recrease it, adjust it, start over ...

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strange crease anyway. the hat seem to be a crossover between Raiders and Last Crusade. the front pinch is too much relaxed for my taste to be a Raiders :-k if I may give you some advices, I would suggest to: - Lower the back crease: it's too high and it causes back taper - Sharpen the front pinch -...

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c-c-c-combo breaker!!

(sorry guys, I HAD to do that

too many multiquotes)

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Well, I'm an italian after all. You all know the stereotype that wants us all elegant and classy :lol: I actually had the suit custom made on my body specs. I had to choose the cloth first, and I choose one that matched the color of my AB the best :P costed me a bunch of money, but I don't spend muc...

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ok, let's show some pics of my henry. these are from last december, the day I graduated: it was a beautiful and sunny day, the hat seemed to shine in the sun. (warning: very high res) http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/8963/dscn2295w.th.jpg http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/673/dsc05532w.th.jpg htt...

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This is the new color that we will eventually use for the Henry, because I thought the Henry was a bit dark for my own tastes, although felt does lighten up over time. I agree 100% :tup: the Henry is indeed a great hat, but it's too much "chocolate" brown to pull off a good indy feel. the...

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well band director, let me say first: congratulations for your loss of weight. finding yourself with a bunch of clothes that don't fit anymore is a fair price to pay for a healty body ;) now, for your hat. you lost a very good amount of lbs, so even if you grow hair and/or fin another way to make yo...

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this is so pathetic. the seller claims this jacket has been used in KOTSC and MAYBE also in Raiders.

I mean, if you are planning a fraud, gather some info first

who is he trying to chisel?

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No need for me to add anything else. I'm glad you stepped back, I accept the apology and I won't bear malice toward you. I'm just 22 but I'm old enough to have learned that there is no reason to suffer rage and bad mood because of the Internets. We often tend to exaggerate with words and cross the l...

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I had my Wested Lamb go through a couple of washing machine cycles (40°C) plus tumble drying. It didn't distress too much nor did it shrink. I don't have a dryer because I live in south Italy and we don't have this kind of machines here - no need for them, we have plenty of sun - so I can't say if t...

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I can grant you she was not that stunning, compared to other cosplaying girls at the event. Italian beauty + Japanese schoolgirl outfit = Restless Dreamer crying for joy

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Recently, I've been to Romics, a cosplaying event taking place in Rome every year. Obviously, I wore my Indy Gear. Here are some pics (I'll post them here to show how good and SA can be a Christy's). Group photo: http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/8218/immagine002o.th.jpg Didn't have a gun nor a whi...

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I agree with Erri. The brim is initially stiff as a cardbox, and it almost cracks when you try to mond it. But the felt will soon break, and it will become wind floppy, be sure!

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ravencrow wrote:what are yous guys talking about hand warmers, do you mean the pockets?

yeah. there is a distinction: the cargo pocket are the front ones, the ones with the flap. the hand warmers are the side ones, in which you can easily put your hands

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some updates, even if probably nobody cares. I went to a taylor, but he said he couldn't alter my jacket due to the particular pattern. So, I found the ultimate weapon: shoulder pads. http://www.merceriaannachiara.it/images/SpallinaUomoOvattaGiro.jpg now the jacket fits just fine, plus I look like R...

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and always note that often sizes of different brands don't match. as I said in another topic, I have a Henry 58 which fits me a little big, and a 59 Christy's that fits me just right. there's always a bit of randomness, in hat sizes!

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Does anyone really doubt that Peter was involved in a jacket for Raiders? Well, in my opinion, IF someone does doubt about it, it's just for one thing: the fact that the standard jackets sold by Wested are NOT an exact replica. The Certificate of Authenticity states that the jackets are cut followi...

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ajocampo wrote:Although I can't read Italian...thanks for the link~!

look on the right upper corner of the page: there should be a british flag. click on it and the page will be translated

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is that a M4 custom?

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well keep in mind that yes, the felt resisted not that long, but it was put under the sink. a light rain or even a brif downpour would not have affected it. I don't know if Panizza is located only in Italy, but they don't seem to make any Indy-style hats. The waterproofing spray has no actual name. ...

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there a way to waterproof a christy's hat? or any indy hat? well many believe that christys' felt is very sensible to water and then to taper, but I used a waterproofing spray on it and now my hat is quite resistant to water. I put it under the flow of the sink and the water just slipped on the sur...

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Thank you guys

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Hey guys. Just wanted to show some comparison pics of my Christys' before and after the conversion from CS to Raiders. Here is the CS bash http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/161/28092009144.jpg and here the same hat with different bash http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/9351/30042010166.jpg Sorry for th...

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a whole day has passed since the water treatment, but I can't see any shrinkage. the sleeves are still long, the jacket still runs big on the shoulders. but I managed to get a little wrinkled look. not much indeed, I expected the leather to react differently to the treatment. seems that this lambski...

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well, gave it a hot shower. then a drying cycle in the washing machine. then a short washing cycle at 30° and another drying cycle. now i'm letting the jacket air dry...so far, I can't see many changes in the leather. some wrinkles, but not a real distressing :-k but I'll wait for it to dry before d...

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Yeah...and that's the reason why I already added an extra half inch in my order

BTW Holt, being you the jacket guru here, what do you suggest for a well done hot water treatment?

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I did some more research and I found out that putting the jacket in a dryer will shrink it alot. problem is: here in Italy we don't even know what a dryer is :lol: So I guess I should stick with the hot water treatment. The sleeves are a little long too (WHY does Wested always add that extra half in...

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Hey guys. I recently bought a custom Wested, but only to find out that it is too large on the shoulders - too bad the order form in their site only asks for sleeve, back and chest :tdown: If I recall correctly, a hot shower could shrink the leather, but I did a little search and wasn't able to find ...

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about the LC distressing...yeah, it looks artificial, but... what if Indiana Jones simply bought a pre distressed jacket? :D I don't know if back then there was already the trend of pre distressed clothes, but if so...one could assume that IJ just went for a pre distressed jacket in the beginning. \...

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Zoltar wrote: Disney really does make you regress to your childhood. .......and spend your cash on usless @#$%

Disneyland is a sacred place U_U

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that is a dorfman pacific. don't be fooled by the photo: it looks MUCH better than in reality ;) However, for those of us in the know, that WAS funny, dreamer! ;) no wait, maybe I wrote it the wrong way or you got me wrong, but what I was trying to say is that the DP looks quite nice in that photo,...

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that is a dorfman pacific. don't be fooled by the photo: it looks MUCH better than in reality

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Ken wrote:I believe there is also a lamp shade trick but I have never used it myself - I will let an expert chime in with that one.

I head about it too, but there is risk of taper

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And from my point of view, your sleeves are a bit too long :-k I read a lot on the forums about sleeves getting shorter with wear, so I added some length to them before my final order. If after a year or so they're not where I want them, I may stop into a tailor to have them shortened, but I'll let...

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Nice jacket - great leather. A better pattern then my LC from 2003. But the pockets are still terribly wrong. It's what I was going to say :? I'm no jacket expert, but when I saw the pockets I thought "hey, are they really supposed to be THAT huge?" :shock: And from my point of view, your...

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Well I have a Henry, size 58, that is a bit too large for my head

And a Christy, size 59, which fits me perfectly.

You can never tell with sizes...

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I might have said this once already, but then you'll hear it again

fedoraiders: you make THE MOST SA SOC HAT

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Fedora wrote:and if that doesn't help, I shoot it between the eyes and bury it quickly

I just figured this scene in my mind. Awesome

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I have one of those hats, a dorfman - fur felt. I tried to flatten the brim ironing it, but as a result I left some marks on the felt. Plus, now that hat looks like a sheriff's hat, the brim being EXTRA flat all around :lol: I think, but I'm not sure, that you could do the trick by steaming the brim...

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this topic can be resumed in one word:

Nechturebillin.

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So did I, and its my story! I swear, one of these days I'm going to start the Netchurebillin Hat Co. They will all be made of leather and without bows. Sweats installed by hand on a machine, of course. How does $400 sound? They will come with the SoC treatment already done. All you have to do wait ...

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Ok guys, this may seem a little off topic, but I THINK I might have found a wested jacket in this movie. I refer to the one worn by McMurhpy (jack nicholson) during th prologue.

It seems a Raiders jacket to my eyes. I'm no expert, but still there is some resemblance to me.

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Maybe I've mentioned this before, but I reckon that fedoraiders creates the best SOC hats ever. Please guys don't kill me, but it's my opinion that he beats Fedora, Mark and Oak. Their hats are sure very nice and made with the best materials, but fedoraiders is THE SOC hatter.

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not to sound arrogant, but I always said that the color of the Henry did not convince me at all. I mean, I LOVE its color (very classy) but it's not a Indy brown, let alone a Raiders brown. Indeed, I think the Christy's Sable is much more a SA color. just one thing I would change about the blockshap...

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RD, you can fiddle around with it yourself, but I've found 9 times out of 10 it's due to a broken/misaligned tooth, and not much can be done to keep it 'fixed'. this is so frustrating :( I hate when I can't solve a problem by myself, I always want to know _what_ is wrong and _how_ to make it right....

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What really bugs me is when a hat has "Hand Made" on the sweat even though it was given the Henry Ford treatment. Thank you David. Thats the point. If it's not hand made it shouldn't say it all over the hat. it's what I was trying to say in my earlier post. I can't stand the fact that a D...

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well oak, you clarification is very useful but can be misleading too. and not that this is your fault! bu just think about the Dorfman Pacific: the sweatband states "handmade", while we all know that DPs are factory made hats. the key is all here Now this doesn't mean there can't be a com...

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well oak, you clarification is very useful but can be misleading too. and not that this is your fault! bu just think about the Dorfman Pacific: the sweatband states "handmade", while we all know that DPs are factory made hats. the key is all here Now this doesn't mean there can't be a comb...

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I did a search in this section using "zipper" as keyword, but didn't find anything useful. I wonder if there is a home made solution to repair a zipper pull on a leather jacket. When I pull up the zipper pull, the theeth don't line up right. this is an example of what happens http://z.abou...

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