Well, you just did it again. We should call the SoC hat simply "The Holt"!

Now I have to abuse my hat... again!

Erri wrote:Thanks a lot ][ndy, I've never seen one of that brand... looks like in great condition!

You're welcome, Erri.

Yes, the condition really is great. Before I distress it, I try to get my hands on another one and then distress the worse one .

Hey folks, I would like to add some pictures of my MKVII to this wonderful collection. It is a J. & A.H. from 1942 http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d28/Indy1701e/01.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d28/Indy1701e/02.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d28/Indy1701e/03.jpg http://i32.photo...

Although it is possible that someone is trying to register AB in China, isn't it more likely that this is a phishing email trying to get you to sign up/pay for a fake Chinese trademark? Very true! Lots of mail provider have been targets of phishing in the last days. On the other hand, you might thi...

From the front it looks also ok. I go with Bullitt und would suggest to bash it deeper at the back, if it looks to big for you.

Well, for me it looks like a perfect fit. Maybe you show us a picture from the front, so we can see more angles of it.

As for this perspective, I don't see, why this hat should be too big for you.

If you want to think of it in terms of reality Indy would have just given his stuff to one of the porters/diggers to carry it. That's part of what he was paying them for. No one is carying anything but tools, and that's the lot of 'em. So how does the hat get on top of the Map Room? Compare turban ...

Thanks for the new pictures, Eric! They really help, to get a look of how deep or how far back, you bashed the sides. No matter how hard I try, I just don't get the right look on those side dents and I just can't put my finger on it, why... However, I really admire your work, but as good as it look,...

Holt, I just pull my hat! Even then, when everyone thinks, you can't get any closer, you pull of something like this. I really like it and you really have an eye for figuring out all the little details of the SoC fed. How deep do you bash the side dents? I tried and tried and they just never look ri...

good first effort :tup: . but let me just say there is way to much turn in the hat. the bow is almost at the front. what you can do is take of the ribbon and bow and replace it. Thanks for the tip. I already replaced that bow to get a more raiders like look on that, but never thought of putting it ...

I can't buy into the folded theory. His hat would have to be a couple sizes too large to do so, and still fit. Rabbit tends to shrink, not expand, so..... :D If what I am seeing is the top of the sweat, that sweatband is only about an inch wide. Not common in hats, that I have seen. If the ribbon i...

First I really thought that hat was full with fuller's earth, but after a closer look, I noticed the fur.

I hope shaving is coming along nicely.


btw. did they just use a whole rabbit for this?!

Now, sweats don't generally come this narrow, so it looks like the sweatband was actually cut down, in height, for some reason. And that may help explain the dent you see on the left side of the front crease, where it looks to go under the ribbon. A sweatband that is 1 1/2 inches wide would push th...

Thanks for those pictures, Mr. Holt. You really can see how done (distressed) the hat actually is. I am just wondering, why your Fed4 is shifting towards red, while mine is just dark brown. Maybe they changed the fur. @McFly: That is a nice hat and it suits you very well! @Chewbacca Jones: That pict...

I took a closer look on the picture Fedora posted. http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/9210/hat6edit.jpg The red lines shows the ribbon, the green one is the top of the brim. You can see, that the ribbon slid up quite a bit. The blue lines, show some kind of edge. I am not sure, if this is because of...

Also, you will get a hat, that will last! I really don't understand this. Coming from someone both Penmans and ABs, the quality and cratfsmanship is the same. the Penman is an AB with a different name. That isn't a knock at John, that's a compliment. There are nuance differences like how tight the ...

I would spend the money on an AB too.
(Almost) Everyone here wants to have a fedora, that was used in the movies. With the AB you really can have that (ok, the one you get was not actually used in the movie, but you get the idea).
Also, you will get a hat, that will last!

Well, the color on the AB looks ok, but in my opinion a bit too light. I like the silky look of it and it looks very noble. Beeing a Raiders fan, I would prefer a darker color, as seen in most pictures. It is a tough decision between the middle and the right side, but I prefer the one on the right s...

The one that I posted near the bottom of page 1. :lol: I really like that picture. The brim seems a bit too wide for a SOC, but that ist just my opinion and beeing a n00b around here, that may not count. What I really like is the hole setting and atmosphere that picture has. Since there is nothing ...

I'm sure that the best high front pinch for a SOC is maximun 4 1/2 inch. I agree with you on this point. When I got my Fed4, I took a picture of the SOC hat and tryied to figure out, the different dimensions. As a constant, I used the ribbon. http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/7269/front1e.jpg The ...

[...] when I lay the hat flat on the table and then measure I get the front brim at 2.75'' and the sides at 2.5''. maby this is correct... [...] I'm just curious, but when you are referring to the front brim, you mean the original front brim before you turned the hat and not the new, slightly turne...

If I am not mistaken that would be:

Yellow: I have no idea, what that part could be named.
Red: front pinch
Blue: side dent
Pink: center dent / center crease
White: bow

btw. Did I say this is an awesome hat? It IS an awesome hat and it really suits you!

Say more about trimming the brim. Which part of the Fed's brim is too wide? B the sides are to wide. you need to take of a 3 or 4 mm.. cant remember... Cool. I'm assuming you mean "too wide for the Raiders hat dimensions" right? B Well I just checked my Fed4 (non-deluxe) and the dimension...

The thing about my hats is even with me changing blocks, the hats still look the same to me! You take my first hats, from 04 and compare them to 09, and it would be hard to tell which from which. [...] Well, even to me, beeing a big n00b around here, those little, almost not noticably, changes tell...

Nice hat. I strongly recommend beating it up. dont worrie it can take it... beat it so much up that it becomes limp and soft. then give it the turn and start working on the bash. Im sure people are sick of seeing this picture but I show it anyway... The Fed 4 is a hat that can be done a major trans...

Thanks for the input! I wll try making some nice pictures of me wearing it. But atm it is quite dark and rainy and with a crappy cellular cam, the picture are becoming too grainy.

Hey folks, I guess it's time that I show my very first Fedora. http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6118/67129955.th.jpg http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/6567/40019442.th.jpg http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/1066/82436822.th.jpg http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/8292/23025600.th.jpg http://img27.images...

That is some impressive work you did there ! I also like the color better, than that of your (and also every other) FedIV. But that is just personal taste.