Club Obi Wan

IndyBlues

Honest mistake, really. It is a pretty misleading title. If I were BW, I would never get rid of that hat. If he loves it, he's lucky he got it back. I guess the old saying is true: "If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they’re yours; If they don’t they never were." or in t...

IndyBlues

He stated:

"the circle of life or I don't like my new Penman..." in the topic heading, and continues the statement with:

......"I love it!!!!" in the post.

I read it as: "I don't like my new Penman...I love it!!!"

Mike

IndyBlues

Very nice, Croft! Every one of these so far seems to be a winner.
Mike

IndyBlues

Thanks Holt, just what I needed to know. Ian was kind enough to supply some measurements from his 2XL. Now to decide which to go with. The leather and the cut of the jacket really looks outstanding.
Mike

IndyBlues

Holt, any chance you could give a chest measurement for that XL? I'm trying to determine my size, either an XL or a 2XL.
Thanks,
Mike

IndyBlues

Beautiful jackets guys! I'm very envious.
Mike

IndyBlues

These jackets look really great. I'm thinking of ordering one, but worried about the sizing. Any of you guys where a size 48, and if so, which size worked out for you in USW sizing?
Mike

IndyBlues

I'm absolutely in for one, but curious if the back panel is going to be attached closer to the shoulder seam on the Collector jacket?
Mike

IndyBlues

My son has a Wested kids jacket. He loves it, and it looks great on him.
Mike

IndyBlues

RCSignals wrote: there's a reason for that Mike.

Tony Nowak made the Fan Club jackets???

IndyBlues

I have one of those with the Indiana Jones label, but it's in a nice crinkly lambskin. Looks alot like what TN offers on his Raiders jackets.
Mike

IndyBlues

I think the sleeves folding onto themselves in that way isn't a design flaw, as much as it has to do with the very smooth soft leather G&B uses. G&B leather is very soft and drapey, but it's tough to get it to hold a wrinkle. There is no real "stiffness" to the skin, so it doesn't ...

IndyBlues

That was great, Marc. Thanks so much for sharing.
Mike

IndyBlues

The jacket looks like a perfect fit for you, congrats. Not everyone can look great in the Indy jacket, but you are one of the lucky ones.
Congrats,
Mike

IndyBlues

Oh, Mike, your replacement rabbit hat I will finish up this morning and get her mailed out either today or tomorrow. I know you have waited for way too long on it, and I am sorry dude. Got you the 5 1/2 inch crown with the larger brim that your last one needed. This hat would be more film accurate ...

IndyBlues

Indy Blues, I just got in your rabbit body, so email me your head measurement again, and which hat you want. I think this is a replacement hat for you, and you kept the first one, which is ok. I think I saw something that did not look right on your first hat, and I said I would replace it. At the t...

IndyBlues

Hmmm

...Any chance we could make this my replacement hat? It is rabbit, after all.
Mike

IndyBlues

Looks great, EchoSix! Can't wait to see the pics after you've beat it up a bit.

Mike

IndyBlues

I wear my Indy jackets all winter long. If it's too cold, I add a sweatshirt , hoodie, or sweater underneath, and whatever other "stay-warm" accessories that are needed. Ear muffs, scarf, gloves, etc. I'll agree with Michaelson, that the cowhide is usually my colder weather choice. Goatski...

IndyBlues

I've owned them all, and I have to say my G&B goat Expo is my all time favorite Indy jacket. As a matter of fact, it is a very rare jacket I bought from Rundquist. It has a red lining, and it looks amazing.
Mike

IndyBlues

Vast improvement. So the special sauce is.... (could be, might be) PECARDS! LOL Thanks KT. It does seem a whole lot better. I was hesitant on putting standard Pecards, because pre-d leather usually just reverts back to it's normal state after it dries up. Hopefully the brown tint will help. Mike

IndyBlues

Raider S wrote:Blues, that collar looks killer now! I really like the difference!

Thanks RS. That was just a quick application, it's not total coverage as you can see. I am going to wait until it dries thoroughly, and see how it turns out. Either way, I'll do the whole jacket.
Mike

IndyBlues

Great compario pic, Orb. Yeah, that looks closer to mine, but still more of a "sheen" to it. Raider S, I just applied some brown tinted Pecards to the underside of my TN collar, and I figure even if the shine wears off, the color in the Pecards will remain enough to add some darkness to it...

IndyBlues

Either way, I definitely prefer the finish on Orbs jacket over mine.
Kind of a bummer, since I asked Tony for the darkest cowhide he had, AND minimal distressing.

Orb, wanna trade for a size 48??? You could just eat alot of ice cream and pasta, and it'll fit you in no time. ;-)
Mike

IndyBlues

LOL, I totally understood that, though.

Anyway, I asked for very minimal distress, and that's what I got. However, the entire jacket has a very "pre-distressed" overall look to it.
Almost a soft, suede like look at first glance. Hard to explain.
'Blues

IndyBlues

Great looking hat, Kokopelli.

I bet it would look awesome with the front of the brim flipped up. I have a stingy brimmed Stetson I wear that way, and get nothing but compliments on it. It's a piece of @#$% hat, but people seem to dig it. Looking to get another in a quality brand.
Mike

IndyBlues

Actually, Orbs latest jacket DOES seem to have the shine to it. Wonder if getting that leather is just luck of the draw?

Still, I want to get a similar appearance out of mine.

Mike

IndyBlues

After watching Crystal Skull again the other day, I couldn't help notice the apparent "shine" of Indys jacket in most scenes of the film. My Nowak CS jacket lacks this, and from all the pics I've seen, so does everyone elses. Remembering back when I ordered my jacket from Tony, I recall as...

IndyBlues

Couldn't tell ya.
Mike ;-)

IndyBlues

Shave your head. Works for me

Mike

IndyBlues

OK Steve, here's the info for my replacement. Head size: 22 5/8" Brim: 2 7/8" X 2 5/8" 5 1/2" Open crown, with no turn in the ribbon or sweatband please. When I have a turn, it distorts too much, because of my egg shaped head. So please, NO TURN. I can bash it myself, as a Raven ...

IndyBlues

Rabbit felt you say?!? Steve, does this mean you have a rabbit body you can make my hat out of? If so, Woo Hoo! hey Mike, email me your head measurment again. I have misplaced it. Along with which hat you want. Might be a good project to show LLS how to work rabbit, instead of beaver. Very, very ni...

IndyBlues

The rest of the day I spent separating the rabbit felt and had to keep the shop door shut when I did this. Fedora always says "Don't want to be caught splittin' hairs!". :lol: :lol: :lol: LLS Rabbit felt you say?!? Steve, does this mean you have a rabbit body you can make my hat out of? I...

IndyBlues

All very valid points, and I understand there is a long wait time for an AB from Steve. Thing is, when should I start to be concerned that the wait is TOO long? Is it ever too long? April will be 2 years for me. If I don't get it by then, should I just be patient and wait another year? If you look ...

IndyBlues

All very valid points, and I understand there is a long wait time for an AB from Steve. Thing is, when should I start to be concerned that the wait is TOO long? Is it ever too long? April will be 2 years for me. If I don't get it by then, should I just be patient and wait another year? If you look a...

IndyBlues

Then why start this list? What's the purpose? Lack of communication. There are tons and tons of threads and posts here asking how to get ahold of Steve. Worried people that know it is wrong to complain about a vendor. I've had several emails after I started the first list, of people thanking me for...

IndyBlues

Mike, I certainly think you do. To be honest, though, everyone on this forum has told you to contact Steve about this becuase it is most probably an oversight. If you don't tell him about your hat, he may never realize it was skipped, or whatever. You shouldn't be afraid to ask Steve about your hat...

IndyBlues

Let's see a pic of you wearing it, so we can see what it looks like on a person.
Mike

IndyBlues

The other thing we need to consider is Steve's feelings. What if he makes a mistake and has to redo a hat and that person gets bumped for a little bit. You just made it public. Maybe Steve doesn't mind but for some reason it bugs me. Just my 2 cents. Well, I'm one of those folks that was bumped for...

IndyBlues

Actually, this was originally an AB thread, not AB deluxe. The reasoning was there wasn't enough communication coming from Steve, so a list was helping us get an idea of wait time. The AB Deluxe doesn't belong on this list.
Mike

IndyBlues

nicktheguy wrote:I'm up for the challenge!

Thanks Nick. It's all yours. Please take care of it.
Mike

IndyBlues

ATTENTION: Looking for a responsible individual to take the reigns of this thread. If someone would like to step forward, all they need to do is cut and paste the first post in the thread, and start a new one. The pages following are mostly updates from folks, that were put into the list. I'm going ...

IndyBlues

Wow, this is just unbelievable! I never met him, but knew that he was the "go-to-guy" when it came to bullwhips.
Sad day in Indy fandom.
Mike

IndyBlues

i believe indyblues also has a pair.......you may want to PM him and see if he's been running around the white stuff lately. I do have a pair of the Alden AF64's, and I love them. I can't help with this thread yet, as we haven't really had any snow yet. We had an ice storm last night, but by mornin...

IndyBlues

Forget the Fed V,....I want to know if they will make a Fed VI??
Isn't that really the question???

Seriously, you post some strange ####.

'Blues

IndyBlues

I've been using mine for about 2 months, every day at work. It's been holding up real well, and haven't had to sharpen it yet.
I think it's worth every penny.
'Blues

IndyBlues

I ordered my CS brown fedora on the 16th of March. At the time Steve promised that I'd get it before the end of the year; is that still likely to happen? I don't think anyone commented on this the first time; my size is a 58 cm. Still possible that I'll get it before 2009? Did you order this year, ...

IndyBlues

indy1936 wrote:
IndyBlues wrote: ...just make sure you keep me in my rightful spot,..at the top of the list. ;-)
Mike
Did you receive your fedora? Your name is way before others but listed as not received

Go back a few posts for your answer,...all will be revealed.
Mike

IndyBlues

I don't think the "list" has been updated in quite a while. If someone wants to make the effort of updating and relisting it, it might be worthwhile. There haven't been many people posting that they got theirs. In this thread, anyway. If I missed anybody, please shoot me a PM. If someone ...

IndyBlues

indy1936 wrote:Didn't see my info on page 1 yet. I posted this awhile back but here it is again:
ordered: 1/15/08 7 3/4 Raiders idol grab

Sorry about that Indy1936. Can't believe I missed you.
Thanks MJ

Mike

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