Belloq's Panama

Jack Scorpion · Post by **Jack Scorpion** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 11:19 pm

What's the low down on this lid?

I don't know anything about it.

I think I like it more than Indy's. Don't hate me though.

Kentucky Blues · Post by **Kentucky Blues** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 11:23 pm

YOU SON OF A @%&*&#@@!!!!! :evil: :evil: :evil:

I guess we can't hate a guy for coming to COW and loving Belloq's clothes more than Indy, though I strongly disagree with your decision

I don't know anything about the hat either, but I never get the one liner joke things around here, and I figured this was my chance

Welcome to the forum

High Regards,
Daryl.

IndianaGuybrush · Post by **IndianaGuybrush** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 11:59 pm

from what I understand it is a very com-fort-able hat, isn't that right? Yes, it is very com-fort-able.

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 12:05 am

from what I understand it is a very com-fort-able hat, isn't that right? Yes, it is very com-fort-able.

I love it!!

Fedora

Indiana Jerry · Post by **Indiana Jerry** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 12:26 am

Interesting that Indy was in monochromatic/earth-tones and Belloq was in black and white...hmm...

Good guy = dark hat, bad guy = white hat???

Yeah, I love that hat, too. Somehow he manages to pull it off without looking like a pimp, too.

J

Indiana Jerry · Post by **Indiana Jerry** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 12:37 am

Okay, I dug around w/ the search engine (see 'Search' at the top of your page), and while I didn't nail the hat type and source, I figured out this much:

Dakota Ellison has one. If you're stuck, I'd PM him and ask him to take a peek at this thread.

Minnesota Jones has one, and refers to it as "my Montecristi (Belloq style) panama ". Ditto w/ him, he's also a mod, so he'll probably see this thread soon.

And Indy Magnoli showed off some hats in an older thread, and one had those colors, but was more of an Indy style...so he *might* or *might not* have some info. He too is a staff member here, so he'll probably hit this soon.

Hope that helps at all.

Oh, and welcome to COW! KB's response was right in line w/ our typical humor here, take everybody w/ a grain of salt!

You had me going, KB!

J

Jack Scorpion · Post by **Jack Scorpion** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 1:28 pm

Well, don't get me wrong. I've been looking at my bank accout statement recently and wondering how much I'd miss $200 bucks in exchange for an Indy fedora.

But yes, hopefully I can learn what kind of hat this one is. I love Belloq.

Indiana Jerry · Post by **Indiana Jerry** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 3:48 pm

This might come across as heresy here, but I'm experimenting w/ a cheaper hat...certainly a Dorfman-Pacific 551, even unmodified w/ the standard shaping and (arf) tear-drop bash, is good enough for Halloween.

But don't pay any more than $30 bucks for it! You'll see it out there for $50 and higher, but DON'T. The 554 is an actual fur version, and you'll see that for $100 and more, but don't pay more than $50 for it. You can find it for that. (If you are going to spend $100 or more, read below, I've got a hint for you.)

But I'm shaping a 551 based on a lot of the GREAT advice on this board to see if it's passable enough until I figure out where in the yard I buried all those old silver dollars...

...if it comes out passable, I plan to post pics and explain 'the way' for those of us Indy-On-A Budgets...

I too have a bit of issue w/ a couple hundred bucks for a hat, but let me at least help you calibrate a bit. See that guy that posted earlier - Fedora? He'll be opening an online hat store soon, and his work so far (BEFORE the shop) looks like some of the best Indy-based stuff around. So his quality will be HIGH, but his prices, although still starting over $200, look like the best bargain for the high quality.

(Hope I'm not embarrassing you, Fed, just calling it like I see it.

)

J

EDIT: But as I understand it, he'll only have brown to begin with. If you are ONLY interested in a Belloq, he may not be making those.

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 9:24 am

Good guy = dark hat, bad guy = white hat???

don't forget the Storm troopers in Starwars, and Chewbacca was wearing similar colors to Indy. :junior: -IJ

Canyon · Post by **Canyon** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 9:44 am

Hi Jack. Welcome to COW.

I'm sure you'll have a great time here!

Minnesota Jones · Post by **Minnesota Jones** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 10:29 am

Yes, I got a Monticristi from Optimo in a "Belloq" style. It's a wonderful summer lid. It's quickly becoming the favorite of all my hats (including the Indy fedoras too). Here's a couple pics of it...

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 10:57 am

I've seen Minnesota's hat in person and it is NICE! Beautiful to the touch and looks like a million bucks, to boot!

bink

Indiana Jerry · Post by **Indiana Jerry** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 11:16 am

That IS a beautiful hat, MN...hmm...maybe *I* can be the bad guy, too...

jts1031 · Post by **jts1031** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 11:59 am

Indiana Jerry wrote:That IS a beautiful hat, MN...hmm...maybe *I* can be the bad guy, too...

How about a combination of Belloq and Indy for All Hallowed Evening? Get the Belloq hat, and suit, and shoes, then put a MK VII bag over it and a whip on your belt. It would be....interesting...

Indiana Jerry · Post by **Indiana Jerry** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 12:15 pm

jts1031 wrote:
Indiana Jerry wrote:That IS a beautiful hat, MN...hmm...maybe *I* can be the bad guy, too...
How about a combination of Belloq and Indy for All Hallowed Evening? Get the Belloq hat, and suit, and shoes, then put a MK VII bag over it and a whip on your belt. It would be....interesting...

Or just do quick changes upstairs, and keep walking around looking for the other guy all night...

Jack Scorpion · Post by **Jack Scorpion** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 7:41 pm

Beautiful hat, I agree.

My only qualms is that Monticristi = "$$". Where my wallet = "!?" What I am trying to say is... errrr... I'm jealous.

You think the actual movie prop hat that Belloq wears was Monticristi?

Post by **Ken** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:02 pm

There's just something about that style of hat that suits the bad guy - we used same idea in the fan film:

Hat here belongs to T.E.Lawrence

Ken

Indiana Jess · Post by **Indiana Jess** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:07 pm

Who's the hat maker Ken?

Post by **Ken** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:17 pm

I am afraid I have no idea - we need T E Lawrence to chime in here!

Ken

Mattdeckard · Post by **Mattdeckard** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 11:41 pm

Nothing like a Panama to make you look like the bad guy Minnesota.

I like it.

Minnesota Jones · Post by **Minnesota Jones** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 8:25 am

Mattdeckard wrote:Nothing like a Panama to make you look like the bad guy Minnesota.

I like it.

I'm a bad guy?

Yeah, it's easily my favorite. The color is washed out in those pictures above, looks almost white. In the real world, it's more ivory in color, like Belloq's.