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JockThePilot

I've actually just gone through an emotional rollercoaster of buying a Fed IV, and I had a similar initial reaction to you. It felt WAAY too big, despite me having sent them my measurements. Now, I had heard that they do shrink over time, but this felt like it had a looooong way to go. I did express...

JockThePilot

backstagejack wrote:My fed was too big on me when I bought it but my size is between a 7 and a 7 1/8 . So I put in the foam strips. It took a lot of wearing and I had to take the strips out. Now after years of abuse, I'm having to use a hat stretcher to make it fit again.

How many years are we talkin'?

JockThePilot

My suggestion would be to turn on a space heater in a small room such as the bathroom or closet, totally soak the inside and outside portion of the hat where the ribbon and sweat are and leave it to dry for a few hours. Trust me, I had the same problem with my Fed being too big but the heat solved ...

JockThePilot

I've posted this in the past, but will do so again as a suggestion to keep in mind next time you order......give them your exact head measurement and ask them to match a hat to that measurement, instead of just giving them a hat size. That way they have to pull out a tape measure and check a hat be...

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Return policy no good with hats direct? You can't exchange for a smaller size? Unfortunately no once it's been bashed. To be honest I found the experience a little frustrating because they advised me to bash it and that it would probably shrink/fit/look better once that was done. Of course, once th...

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Well this is good to hear. I just ordered my first Fed IV Deluxe, and while the size ended up being a bit big, I am in love with the hat. That said, I am going to try selling my hat and ordering a smaller size. Perhaps I'll go for the regular over the deluxe to further cut my losses. Especially if t...

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Just got a Fed 4 Deluxe this eek and was surprised how soft and floppy it was. Nothing like the Standard I picked up here on the forum. Is yours new from Hatsdirect? Interesting that yours would be so floppy and mine so stiff. Also, how was your ordering experience size-wise? I'm now thinking I did...

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Turns out you're right - by this morning it had stiffened right back up!

It is really stiff, although I don't have anything to compare it to. It does feel like a solid piece of art that sits on my head, which I kind of like. It feels like bullets might bunch off this thing! $\:D/$

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Make sure your center debt are at 4 1/2 in the front and 4 in the back. Once you get that set then start the side dents. Try tweaking as you go rather then putting in anything too sharp. Thanks! I measured my heights, and it turns out I was pretty bang on just doing it by eye. I did take another lo...

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Thanks for the advice! I'll give it a shot when I get home and post the results!

JockThePilot

Hey Gang, Well, I finally got my first "real" Indy hat after years of wearing one I made myself from a $30 fishing hat. (I was actually pretty proud of that one, but that's a story for another time...) I recently received my Akubra Fed IV deluxe, and I gotta say I am thrilled with it. It f...

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I would not go smaller myself. Man it is so easy to add more foam then to have a hat too tight and even using a hat stretcher or size retainer will (could) mess it up. Thanks Jeremiah! I do feel like it looks a little big, but Trudi also mentioned that it will shrink up some, and it will look bette...

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Okayyyyy... so I just got my fed 4, and it does feel quite big. Even with some (but not all) the foam padding in it feels a bit like it's hovering around my head. Can anyone say from experience whether that's normal for a new fed 4, and it will shrink up with time, or should I go for a smaller size?...

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My dad happened to mention it to my grandfather and next thing you know my grandfather dug through an old box in the garage and came out with an exact match that was rusted to perfection. Much to my grandmother's chagrin he triumphantly said, " That's why I keep everything ." Ha ha that i...

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April Fools a month late :lol: :rolling: I'll admit as I was writing this up I was thinking, "I wish this had happened a month ago!" But really, isn't the best April Fools one nobody sees coming? For example if it happens in May! Joking aside, it was a lot of fun to distress my new "...

JockThePilot

So like many of you, I get a fever to upgrade a certain part of my gear from time to time. Recently my web belt has been in need of replacement/upgrading. Believe it or not, I've been doing this long enough that: A) I've now worn my way almost all the way through a web belt, and; B) I got my belt ba...

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But don't all hats shrink a little over time? Is that true?! That explains why the homburg I inherited from my grandpa is too small when I try it on. (If anything his head was larger than mine, but I don't think he wore the hat in years before it came to me.) And thanks for asking the question anin...

JockThePilot

That looks awesome!

Where'd you get that holster, and what's filling it?

And what about the Indy GI custom figure? Where's that from?

Great collection wonderfully displayed!

Jock

JockThePilot

Here's a picture of the holster now that it's been wet blocked. I'd say it's actually slightly darker in real life than it appears. http://imgur.com/yQC3Qbg I think I may hold off on darkening with shoe polish for now, as I'm getting busy than other stuff. I would recommend the WPG holster. It's not...

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Will do! I'm wet blocking it as we speak!

JockThePilot

I just received my "orange" Raiders holster from WPG, and I have to say I'm pleased with the colour. While it's definitely not a chocolate brown, it is more brown than I was expecting and I think it looks great! (Although I'm still going to give it a polish with some brown polish.) JockThe...

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Thanks Bookman!

To be honest, both holsters look good. I think I may go with the "orange" Raiders version and try darkening it myself.

Really appreciate the feedback.

JockThePilot

Thanks! I knew it must've been discussed somewhere…

Maybe I'll go with the Raiders holster and brown it up a bit.

Best,

JockThePilot

JockThePilot

Hi All, I tried searching COW for info about the What Price Glory holsters, but what I'm after either isn't there or I can't find it. I'm considering adding an Indy holster to a WPG order I'm about to place, but I'm having trouble choosing between the Indiana Jones Style Holster http://www.whatprice...

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I have a similar problem with my pleats and I've emailed wested asking if it was possible to fix it in any way and have yet to hear back. </run on sentence> So I'd also be interested in what people say. (P.S. : Haven't posted in years, but I've been lurking again for the past month or so. Hello!)

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I live on the west coast, so I am also very unfamiliar with the extreme cold that my countrymen to the east are forced to endure. Today the weather in B.C. is bright and sunny.

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Reggie is fine, thanks for asking. :) I think that i will let J-Crew know all those things if they do call me. They should at least do a size exchange (if the size is still available) on clearance items. But oh well. I ordered my normal size. Now just to wait out the 12-17 day travel time for orders...

JockThePilot

HALF!! of course. I was thinking it was some width measurement, but couldn't for the life of me think of what "H" might stand for. Thanks to both of you for your quick help.
so 7H-M would be bigger than just a straight 7?

thanks again,
JockThePilot

JockThePilot

Hello all, I am currently bunked down with the flu, and so I've decided I need to do something to cheer myself up and end my boredom. The result: I am about to order a pair of the J-Crew Deckers boots, but I have a few questions, which I can't seem to find answers to on the J-Crew website. 1) can an...

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I just completed what I will call an "Indy Bag". I made it out of a heavy duty olive drab (waterproofed) canvas. I actually got the material from an apholstery shop. Anyways, I made a pattern just from pictures and measurements of MK-V's. The bag turned out remarkably well, and it is defin...

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What are you folks using to replace the sights after you saw the barrell down? Are you finding the appropriate size and shape of plastic and just glueing it on? If so, where are you finding these little sights?
Regards,
JockThePilot

JockThePilot

Thanks for the tip off on the gloves, I will have to go check them out.
And yes, it is a tan belt, but it works for me.
Regards,
JockThePilot
*heads off to Canadian Tire*

JockThePilot

I know that Indy's web belt is a fairly standard item, and hence not that hard to find; but I thought I'd give a heads up anyways. I just picked up a Levis belt that is a dead ringer for Indy's, except that the metal end of the belt (not the buckle, the other end) has "Levis" printed on on...

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Good Call on the matress bits. I may even have a matress i'm getting rid of soon, i'll have to check it out. The only problem is how to get them onto the bag? Most metal inserts like that are a one time sort of application, i think. Either way, matress parts would make an interesting story for when ...

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Great reference pics. Thanks alot!
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JockThePilot

What do you mean by hat piece? I've never seen a bag in person. I was just going to take my measurements off the specs on the main Indy gear page. I take sewing lessons, and my teacher is really good at figuring out what size fabric you'd need to cut to make something a certain size. I figure with h...

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Has anyone ever attempted this? It seems like Indy's bag would be easy to replicate, or at least approximate. The pattern seems excessively simple. The difficult parts would be: finding the fabric. (for this i think i would buy a used military back pack or something of the same material, that i coul...

JockThePilot

Happy birthday.

many happy returns,
JockThePilot

JockThePilot

Well, i went to AE, i checked it out. And they don't sell shoes in Canada. Bummer. i *may* order a pair over the internet. and i was wondering if anyone who has a pair noticed anything i should know about the sizing. specifically do they fit big or small compared to other shoes? i think it's tragic ...

JockThePilot

I'm in B.C. which is about as far away as you can get from Toronto and still be in Canada.

regards,
Jock

JockThePilot

That's true, most people's costumes are "revised" from the film. I guess my question more accurately would be "has anyone changed anything substanial about the details of Indy's costume on purpose to make theirs represent a different kind of Jones?" (Also, you can't get those Ame...

JockThePilot

Hello All, I hope no one has posted anything like this before, but here goes nothing. Has anyone ever put together or researched a "revisionist" Indy costume? What got me thinking of this was a post about the American Eagle alternative for Aldens boots posted by Fiddler_Jones (http://www.i...

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Those look pretty awesome, and considering I don't have the money for a pair of Alden's, I think I will go look into those today.
Thanks for posting them,
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JockThePilot

Flightsuits seem more and more apealing, the more i read. does anybody know if they are very durable? where would they be placed in terms of durability next to wested, and US wings?

thanks,
JockThePilot

JockThePilot

Kent, Ohio huh? i guess i'll have to look harder at their website for some more info.
thanks for the info, both for d-rings and us wings location.

thanks,
JockThePilot

JockThePilot

Good evening gentlemen, I know i keep asking questions that may seem obvious, however, i'm going crazy over here trying to pick a jacket! (durability, accuracy, style, what is most important? i don't know! ahhh!) Anyways, I have two more questions to add to the roster.. Does "the" jacket h...

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I have a finicky question about the sidestraps on Indy's jacket. (isn't that what we're here for? :lol: ) i know that in Raiders, the straps originated right by the pockets. was this true in the other two films? There are two reasons I ask this question. 1) The US wings jackets have the strapped pla...

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Alright, I plan to purchase my first wested soon. I've done alot of research. But before I ordered anything I wanted some advice from the most knowledgeable people on the subject. Practicality is my main concern. I want a jacket that not only looks like Indy's, but can behave like his (within reason...

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Thanks for the welcome.
After some "research" I was able to deduce what was meant by your message. If that doesn't make a guy feel like Indy, what does?
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JockThePilot

Thanks all for the speedy replies. I think the Akubra Federation may be the route I'm going to go. when I was looking at the info on it before I wrote that post I didn't realize the Fed had an acceptable ribbon right out of the box. The main reason I wanted to know about the Disney hats was that I c...

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