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Hi S!

19 years has it been that long? My goodness.

Great event, brilliant memories. Xx

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Been a while, COW. It’s not the years….

Just wanted to share my new Wested Raiders predistressed hide.

Absolutely perfect service and product from Wested, I really couldn’t be more happy. Bring on Dial tomorrow night!!

Fortune and glory kid, fortune and glory.
Al xx

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Hi, Canyon!

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What Michaelson said!

This fix is for a WESTED jacket.

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Loose or non-functional pocket flap poppers (press studs) on your jacket? Here’s an easy fix. Push the poppers together, turn the jacket over into a flat surface and through the jacket lining, give each popper a careful hit with a hammer. Result, perfect fix. At least it worked for me! I googled and...

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I'm realise that I'm very late with this post, but have only just heard of Peter's passing since buying a new Wested this very week. Back in the day (I think it was '06?) Peter and his wife, plus all at Wested, made us Indy fans feel very welcome, even opening up their home to us and putting on a bu...

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I've got one. Honestly, it's not a top quality hat compared to all the high-end Indy fedoras, but it's good for the price.

Don't worry about all the expensive versions, or get too obsessed with accuracy - for now, just enjoy your hat and wear it well! That's all that matters.

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The Pen is mightier than this post! Or vice-versa...

Nice post my friend, very informative. I'm generally a Biro man myself, having developed a dislike for fountain pens in Latin class at age 11, but I can appreciate their beauty and charm now.

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I guess this is for a Sideshow PF figure?

Great work, very nice indeed.

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It brings to mind Gareth's phone holster in "The Office"! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ollBdmG0qhU I know you are talking about a modified, much less obvious thing, I'm only poking a little gentle fun. :lol: One option to consider might be a local leather craftsman - you have to keep in ...

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Instead of the airsoft, you can buy a rubber or resin prop revolver. Great for costuming or display, better than any airsoft in terms of legality.

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Ha - when I sold Adam this lid I just knew it would end up on TV. Too cool.

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Well, all leather is animal skin so it will stretch, shrink or dry up depending upon what you subject it to. Putting any leather, regardless of type, through a wash and dry cycle will do funny and unpredictable things to it. It might also ruin it. Washing and drying temps. vary depending upon your m...

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I'm fairly sure that Watson's service revolver in the Granada series of Sherlock Holmes was the same revolver too - maybe that exact one, actually, as they were both ITV drama presentations.

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Money.

I was raising cash for a new PA for the band.

Well, I also got out of the habit of wearing a hat.

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If I had spotted this earlier I could have cleared up any mystery.

AB Deluxe.

Used to be mine. Great hat.

Al

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I got the prototype from Indy a while back and was very, very impressed with the quality and the fit. Superb.

I'm sure his jackets have only got better since then, too.

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Jackets are so moreish!

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Looks like more of a display piece.

As a licensed piece, it looks like it would work well as a wall display, in a prop room etc.

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My condolences to his family.

I talked with him several years ago when he was thinking about offering gear items again to our community, I recall that he was very courteous and seemed like a real professional.

Rest in peace.

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Nice find! I can see the argument for leaving it 'as is' and I'm sure there's a lot of sense in doing that...but if it were mine I'd be sorely tempted to send it for a Raiders reblock and change the ribbon to something SA! It'd make such a unique Indy hat! How strange too that it's already got an In...

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The only difference is the deluxe uses the better quality felt, then?

Is there also a colour difference between the regular and deluxe?

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Maybe they could see if a hat will stay on one's head after three waterfall drops..?

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Indeed - I'm waiting for it to show up on TV so I can bore my good lady with cries of 'Look! There's my hat!'.

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Keep watching 'mythbusters'.

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We're so lucky these days, there are such a lot of great options out there!

The more the hobby develops, the better for the fans.

I'm (once again) hatless at the moment as my AB deluxe found it's way onto a 'celebrity' head, no less!

But I'm looking at a Fed IV for my next hat-related purchase.

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Wow - nice hat, well done!

You should consider making those, they look great.

Are you using the same style block as AB?

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That's a very nice looking jacket, congrats!

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Texas Raider wrote:Why would you want to buy anything related to this movie!?
I'm fighting urges to sell or burn everything I own that's Indy related!

TR

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Manufactured by: Dorfman Pacific...

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Great lookin' lid, congarats!

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Nah - I love the gear and all, but I'll probably turn out in a pair of jeans and a Raiders t-shirt.

Costuming is cool at cons, parties or organised fundraising events etc., but I wouldn't feel comfortable going to see KOTCS in full gear.

Kudos to those who will, though - all power to ya!

Al

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Yup, my experience with hatsdirect has always been very positive.

Bet's are, it's on it's way to you already or being processed, as Michaelson says.

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This proves nothing, but in this picture of Richard Swales in the shop, with stacks of hats, the short stack to the right of, and the one to the left of his head, the hats on top are bashed. http://www.raidershat.com/richard_swales.JPG Maybe the ones underneath are not.- But maybe they are. We coul...

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I dunno..the gussets don't look screen accurate to me.

Wonder if they come with personalised nametags..?

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Only kiddin'!

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Man, I can attest to how well Pecards works. Last week I bought from a garage sale a pair of 30 year old binoculars. The leather strap was as stiff as an Englishman! It stunk up 3 applications of Pecards lotion before stopping but now its as soft as new. The other thing I like about Pecards is that...

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Can someone post some good pics of the sword - detailed pics please.

It's possible to replicate any prop, with the right reference material.

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More UK members now than you can shake a stick at..

Welcome to the forum, everyone.

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I think he missed out the 'V'. Should have read:

well i cant see the 3 drainers at the bottom so it must be a mkVii

It's a MKVII, good find and good score.

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Welcome to COW Steve.

Lost-ark, if I remember correctly, is/was owned by a member here, Indiana Dudley.

I ordered a strap from them some time back and was quite happy with it. It's probably worth shooting them an email first to check they are still up and running.

Regards

Al

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Looks good - it might also be useful to have a testimonials page from satisfied customers.

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Isn't it all just supposed to be the same gun?

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A good idea in principle, but yeah..what Bink said!

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Looks great as it is, to me.

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I've always considered that scene as an out-and-out homage to Bond.

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Check out 3K's post here: viewtopic.php?t=24605

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So I'd like to know what in your view makes it so distinctive?

Distinctive, as in unique to Indy IV. Different than the Raiders, TofD or LC jackets.

My wife would say they all look the same, including the new one, but we know different right?

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My thoughts are this; whatever anyone here thinks, be it positive or negative, it IS an Indiana Jones jacket now and part of the gear history. Personally, I think there are lots of improvements over the LC gear - the new fedora looks so much better and I'm glad they dropped the necktie. I think the ...

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In this one the holster is outside the jacket, pushing it up:

Also, this shot is with the zipper fastened. Obviously this effects the perceived length too.

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