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Oildale Jones

It's the color-shifting Clipper model!

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That looks pretty good. I bought the resin (rubber?) version from Western Stage Props and it's terrible. Lots of bubbles in the casting. I'm working on making it look nicer.

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I'm talking to Mike about making a xrxaxbxbxixtx BEAVER fedora like the one on the left, probably steel gray with a black ribbon. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v381/Max_Deployment/uglymugs_zps2339ee03.jpg I'm wanting it with period-appropriate specs (as long as I can still get the look I want, i...

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Fantastic! Love that mottled look. I think I need to be less gentle.

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Very interesting. I just started looking for a vintage (or vintage-style) gray fedora for a 1942-era event and Northwest came up...and then I found this thread. I, too, wondered about the beaver price. I don't think I can pass that up. This Mike fellow does some great work. And maybe I'll add a beav...

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I'm a 46 and it's not snug; maybe just a hair too large. I think a wash would make it perfect, but it's so beautiful right now I don't want to risk it.

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Well, since I already posted pics in another thread, I might as well tell the whole story. I drove up to Bakersfield in April of this year and "stopped in" at Todd's to check out the new jackets. (I put quotes around "stopped in" because it's not exactly on the way; it's about a ...

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This is my XL from the newest batch.

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Months and months of questions and indecision and waffling... I understand if you feel like you only have one shot to get this right, but unless you're scraping and scrimping for just one jacket, it's just not the case. I started with a used Todd's (too small), bought a new US Wings (not Indy enough...

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Now how come the leather on that jacket looks right to me (color, shine, drape), and few others do?

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Of course I want to see the jacket. But what I would really like to see is the leather. I want to see the back (flesh) side of the leather, specifically the color. Then I want to see areas of artificial distress in light, medium and heavy. Take some sandpaper to the finish and let me see how it look...

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I got sniped on the gray. Ah, well.

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Texan Scott wrote:There is a Todd's XL that is up for auction on Ebay now, cheap. Looks like Todd is selling it.

No! That one is TOO SMALL!

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Great jacket, and it looks great on you. I love that "marbling."

Now why can't I get a Todd's in that leather?

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I'm a 46 and an XL Todd's fits me very well. I can't imagine an XL would fit you. However, I believe Texan Scott had an XXL in the Bazaar before the site reset.

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I am really torn about my "Tibor Special" Hero. It's a beautiful, practically brand new jacket and it fits very well, but I'm hesitant to do anything to it in case I decide to sell it. My earlier post with pictures got nuked, so here are a couple again: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...

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Maybe now that the Blu-ray is out, we can finally get some good shots of the Indiana Jones logo pin!

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Looks great. Love that back shot!

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Plus, some of the potential source straps (like rifle slings) have grooves (technically "creases"), which may have added to the confusion.

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That is a heck of an idea. Thanks for that. I thought plain black might be a little too plain, and silver isn't an option, but a little Rub-n-Buff would do wonders. Cheers!

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Thank you, sir!

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I can't wait to wear my new Hero.

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Thanks for the response. I have a 5-footer (shown in this thread http://www.indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=55034" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) that I like; I think I'd want something similar as long as it lends itself to what I'm trying to do. My concern (possib...

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Thank you for the thoughtful responses, gents.

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And Baby makes three? Point taken.

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Thanks for the info. I'll get some good ribbon and go from there, even though at this point I'd rather just hand all my hats over to a milliner and have it done right. But I'd like to keep the cost down and also gain that sense of satisfaction from doing it myself. (Which, IMO, is overrated.)

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Again, I spent last weekend at Wasteland Weekend, blah blah blah... Late Saturday afternoon I was in "on duty" in my Elite Guard gear, and another guard and I stood outside the Wasteland gates and cracked our whips. The Captain of the Guard liked our impromptu display and we decided that n...

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As I described in another post, I met Anthony De Longis at Wasteland Weekend, which takes place outside California City, in the middle of the desert. The ground is dirt, sand and rocks. I wanted to take a whip with me for both my Wasteland Indy and Elite Guard outfits, but didn't want to take either...

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Good gravy, the plaiting is so smooth! Beautiful whip, gentlemen.

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I was out of the Wested Owners' Group for a while, but I'm back in now, having scored Tibor's size 46 Hero in seal brown lambskin. It looks brand new and fits beautifully, and the leather is luxurious. The sleeves are a tad too long but it's barely worth mentioning. I had long considered a Hero for ...

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Guy makes some of the best hats in the world and he thinks he can talk to me like that? What a snob.

Thanks, John. I will get some quality ribbon.

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Before I begin, I'll take a guess: I'm using the wrong ribbon. OK, so I want to put a new ribbon on a couple of fedoras I have (one vintage, one new straw). I bought polyester grosgrain ribbon from the fabric store; the problem is that the fedoras taper slightly so there's a gap between the top of t...

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I made a meme. Not really; I just used the Meme Generator to make a picture. It's already blowing up on Facebook.

I'm ready.

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Me. I probably wouldn't have if it hadn't had that thick plastic piece in it that acted as a greenhouse, but it came out with little resistance—almost as if it wanted to.

I haven't touched the liner in my Garrison.

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Single PDF page for the listing: https://www.facebook.com/download/41308 ... 20whip.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

If you can't access the file, I'll try something else.

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I will 'ditto' that comment from Mitch -- great photo! You look a bit like Bruce Willis here doing an 'Indy' vibe with the girafe! Great shot :clap: ! W> Thank you, gents. I'm getting more comfortable with wearing my fedoras, but I have to keep reminding myself that they look better on me from a di...

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My Fed saw some action at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park today.

I have the distinct feeling I'm being watched...

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I was working on a big reveal, with a complicated narrative to go along with it, but I figured I should just get the pictures up and worry about the details later. During the aforementioned trip to Nowak's shop, someone (it was either Riley or his friend Jay? Jason?) handed me a heavy, stiff Raiders...

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OK, you've convinced me. Did I say "going out of business?" I meant "closing the shop and getting rid of overstock." My understanding is that Riley is still operating the business (concentrating on the core Arnold Classic promo stuff) and the actual fabrication has moved elsewher...

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Maybe not so roomy in the cuffs, but the lower sleeves look sorta puffy. FWIW.

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I figured it was about time to post this up. Riley Barrie (Tony Nowak's stepson) had a "going out of business" sale a few months ago and I met a couple of guys (including K-Wad) at the shop. They didn't have much left as far as Indy stuff, but I happened to spot an LC jacket. http://img.ph...

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That's funny; that's the exact opposite of my experience with Todd's jackets. In fact, I think earlier in the thread there's discussion about widening the sleeve diameter with V8 cans. I wouldn't mind having a little more room in the lower sleeve myself.

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My son has graduated from the abominable, bottom-of-the-barrel Rubies Indy hat to the slightly better "deluxe" Rubies Indy fedora, and although it's decent for what it is, and I replaced the ribbon, it's still way too floppy for my taste. He's only five, so I wasn't going to spend a lot of...

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Outstanding!

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Great posts, folks. Thanks for the support. Olidale Jones, Father and son bonding with their hats and at a zoo. Fantastic! Memories that last forever. :tup: LLS :TOH: I'd love to get my son a real fedora to replace his floppy Rubies, but I'm afraid he'd outgrow it too quickly. But I'll keep an open...

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I wore my Garrison fedora on a safari park trip this past weekend and nobody said a thing to me, although my wife did compliment me on my Indy-ish military/safari shirt. (What are those things called?) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v381/Max_Deployment/Indy/Logananddad.jpg Sorry about the blur. N...

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To my eye, your plaiting work looks better (tighter) than what I've seen on whips costing twice as much (or way more). Is it the beveling of the strands that makes them fit so tightly?

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My wife planned a cool overnight getaway to San Diego Zoo Safari Park's "Roar & Snore." I took my Indy gear because I thought there might be some good photo ops, but it was way too hot to go Full Indy. (Not for my son, though—but what does he know?) Still, I wore my Garrison to expose ...

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Looks great!

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